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March, 2007
Mary Lou Gripshover, former president of the National Daffodil Society,
shared her passion for daffodils with Mrs. Konz' fourth grade class last
spring. She brought in a new variety she had hybridized and asked
the class to vote on a name that she will register. She will then
provide bulbs for planting this variety on the school grounds. The
students voted to name the new variety, Tigerdil – for the orange coloring
and Loveland team names. |
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Class Garden Coordinator, Jody Maher, shows
students where the seeds will form in the daffodil.
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Mary Lou Gripshover assists students as they
dissect
daffodils to better understand plant
parts.
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May 2007
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Left: Mrs. Gripshover
returned to the school to announce that ‘Tigerdil’ had been accepted as
a new variety and was registered with the Royal Horticultural Society in
Great Britain. Since 1804, the Royal Horticultural Society has collected
information about plants and has advanced horticultural practices.
In 1908, the first publication for naming cultivated plants consisted of
a list of daffodil names. We are proud to have ‘Tigerdil’ added to
this registry. You can check it out
here.
Center: Jody Maher, our class garden
program manager coordinated the project. With her is Tait
the student that suggested the name "Tigerdil."
Right: The students give Mrs. Gripshover
a huge "Thank You" card. Then we all shared the daffodil cake Mrs.
Konz' made. |
October 2007
 Mrs.
Gripshover returned to Mrs. Konz' class with daffodil seeds and a bag full
of Tigerdil bulbs. She was accompanied by a photographer from the
Cincinnati Enquirer!
The students planted some of the seeds and will
watch them germinate over the winter. They were amazed to learn that
they would probably be in high school before the bulbs that developed from
the seeds were large enough to produce flowers. She also brought
a few other daffodils that she cut in half so the students could see the
new flowers forming inside. |
Click on the photos below to enlarge.
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Then we went out to the gardens where we
planted Tigerdil bulbs in some of the flower beds in front of the elementary
school.
 
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