组织定位与历史
美国 德克萨斯水仙花协会 (Texas Daffodil Society, 简称 TDS) 是 1969 年在德州成立、专门致力于水仙花推广与鉴赏的区域性园艺组织，总部位于达拉斯都会区 (Dallas–Fort Worth)。TDS 是美国水仙花协会 (American Daffodil Society, ADS) 在德州的隶属机构，与 ADS 西部及南部区域的其他水仙花协会 (北加州、佛罗里达、佐治亚、华盛顿、圣路易斯、明尼苏达、中西部等) 保持长期协作。组织常年通过四次的会员聚会、春秋两次鳞茎展销、年度水仙花评选展示以及全州范围内的园艺市集信息摊位，向会员与公众普及水仙花的栽培、选种与展示知识。
春季展示与公众开放活动
每年 3 月中旬，TDS 联合 Designers with Flair Study Club 在达拉斯植物园 (Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden) Rosine Hall 举办为期三天的 ADS 区域性水仙花评选展 (Small Standard Flower Show)，分为园艺 (Horticulture)、设计 (Design)、植物艺术摄影 (Botanical Arts Photography) 三个分部，向 ADS、TDS 与美国国家花园俱乐部 (NGC) 会员及公众开放。展期还安排 ADS 评级学校的现场教学 (2026 年为 School II)，并由资深评委演示水仙花的修剪与陈列技巧，是德州规模最大的水仙花公众展示平台之一。
年度聚会与会员福利
TDS 实行年度会员制，常规年会费为成人 25 美元、20 岁及以下青少年 10 美元、终身会费 200 美元。每年 10 月至次年 5 月在达拉斯都会区的 Northaven Gardens、Forest Green Branch Library 等场地举办约四至五次专题聚会，内容涵盖水仙花盆栽养护、鳞茎分级与运输、春季展示前的修饰陈列，以及气候、土壤、伴生种植等本地化议题。协会每月出版通讯 (newsletter)，并维护成员鳞茎交流计划 (Test Bulb Exchange) 与年鉴 (Yearbook)，为会员提供持续的栽培与展示支持。
公共花园与品种推荐
TDS 与德州北中部多家公共花园建立长期合作，包括达拉斯植物园、沃斯堡植物园 (Fort Worth Botanic Garden)、Weatherford 的 Chandor Gardens 与 Clark Gardens，以及 Farmers Branch 的 EarthKind 玫瑰展示园等。协会根据本地气候与黑土带土壤条件整理出适合达拉斯及北德州的十大水仙花品种推荐 (Grand Primo、Erlicheer、Tahiti、Avalanche、Tete-A-Tete 等)，并收录由 Texas A&M University 园艺专家与资深会员多年测试的复花品种列表 (Misty Meadow、Pink Declaration 等)，为本地种植者提供经实践验证的选种参考。
隶属网络与教育推广
作为 ADS 南部区域 (Southern Region) 成员之一，TDS 与全美及国际水仙花组织保持密切联系，包括 DaffSeek 水仙花数据库、英国皇家园艺学会 (RHS) 国际水仙花登记系统、新西兰与北爱尔兰水仙花组织等。协会积极参与 ADS 全国大会 (2025 年于内华达州里诺、2026 年于伊利诺伊州芝加哥举办)，并通过校园与社区花园项目 (如 McKinney 市 Imagine Academy Charter School 的青少年示范种植园) 推动水仙花走进学校与城市公共空间，扩大水仙花在德州的认知与种植基础。
官网: https://www.texasdaffodilsociety.org/
Organizational Identity and Membership
The Texas Daffodil Society (TDS) is a regional horticultural organization founded in 1969 and dedicated to stimulating interest in, and developing appreciation of, growing daffodils across Texas. Headquartered in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, TDS serves as the Texas affiliate of the American Daffodil Society (ADS). It is led by a board of officer chairs (Co-Chairs, three Vice Presidents for Membership, Flower Show, and Programs, Secretary, Treasurer, and Parliamentarian) plus committee chairs for Yearbook, Newsletter, Judging School, Bulb Selection, and Social Media/Webmaster. Annual membership is open to anyone interested in daffodils, with modest dues covering adult, youth, and lifetime categories. The society publishes a monthly newsletter, distributes a Yearbook, and coordinates a Test Bulb Exchange program to circulate trial bulbs among members across multiple seasons.
Spring Daffodil Show and Public Events
Each March, TDS co-hosts a three-day ADS Regional Small Standard Flower Show at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden, open to ADS, TDS, and National Garden Clubs members as well as the general public. The show features three divisions (Horticulture, Design, and Botanical Arts Photography) and incorporates an ADS Judging School session. Volunteer opportunities include clerks for horticulture, design, and photography divisions, plus greeters and setup crews, offering hands-on learning for members at every level.
Year-Round Meetings and Member Activities
From October through May, TDS convenes four to five themed meetings at venues in the Dallas area, including Northaven Gardens and Forest Green Branch Library. Programs cover bulb selection for Texas climate, container cultivation, transport and grooming for show entries, companion planting, and past-climate analysis by guest meteorologists. Spring and fall bulb sales supplement these meetings, and an annual field trip in May visits a North Texas public garden or sculpture venue. Monthly newsletters and archive access through the TDS Google Drive keep members connected between gatherings.
Public Garden Partnerships and Local Cultivar Recommendations
TDS maintains long-standing partnerships with leading North Texas public gardens, including the Dallas Arboretum, Fort Worth Botanic Garden, Chandor Gardens and Clark Gardens in Weatherford, and the EarthKind Rose Display Garden in Farmers Branch. Drawing on decades of regional trial data and input from Texas A&M University Extension horticulturists, the society curates a Top 10 list of daffodil bulbs suited to the Dallas blackland soil and Gulf Coast conditions, alongside member-tested reblooming varieties developed over more than three decades of North Texas observation.
Affiliate Network and Educational Outreach
As a Southern Region member society of ADS, TDS engages with regional, national, and international daffodil organizations, including DaffSeek, the RHS International Daffodil Register, and national societies in New Zealand, Northern Ireland, and the United Kingdom. The society sends delegates to the ADS National Convention (recently held in Reno and upcoming in Chicago) and supports community and school planting initiatives, such as the McKinney youth demonstration garden, to broaden public awareness of daffodils throughout Texas.
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