Lambert Genetics

I am incredibly taken with Dr. John Lambert's introductions. I think that the gene pool he has left us is incredibly rich and many more interesting seedlings are there to find. As well as the more popular 'proven' parents, such as 'Prague Spring' or 'Asterisk' I am trying some of the lesser known ones to explore their gene pools. I'm particularly interested in 'Maude Peacock' and 'Patterns'.

'Maude Peacock' is the parent of Brian Mahieu's 'Jungle Expedition'. 'Patterns' is parent to two Brian Mahieu 2003 introductions: 'Lilywood Orchid Tones' and the stunning 'Vincent Van Gogh' as well as another Lambert intro 'Luckenbooth'.

Persiflage x Summer Wind

PERSIFLAGE (Lambert) 1989 DOR DIP (Aquamarine X Patricia Wheeler) Lovely flowers in a dark pinky lavender with an overcast of blue with a blue-lavender eyezone. Cream throat that extends far out onto the petals and sepals. Early midseason, 6.25” bloom, 36” scape. Pod parent of Chanson De Pan.

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SUMMER WIND (Bryant) 1982 DOR DIP (Amy Stewart X Sdlg) Rose pink blends to pale creamy yellow and into a triangular creamy chartreuse throat that deepens in color as it goes to the heart. Gorgeous gentle ruffling. Reblooms with extended bloom. Midseason, 7” blooms, 30 inch scapes.

Satin Bird x Family Portrait

SATIN BIRD Childs 1982 dip 28" Mre 6" Violet and blue purple bitone. The hard to find sib to TRAHLYTA!! Beautiful REVERSE bitone!

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FAMILY POTRAIT Lambert 1944 26" M Dor 6" Lilac blue self. Lambert's parent to CERULEAN STAR. Just a lovely plant that gives great babies.

Maude Peacock x Mama Cuna

Maude Peacock x Mama Cuna

Maude Peacock x Prismatic

Maude Peacock x Prismatic

Patterns x Prague Spring

PATTERNS (Lambert ) Dor, Dip, E/Re , 4.5" on 26" violet with deep belladonna eye-zone, large citronella throat. Fast increase and tons of blooms. Parent of Brian Mahieu intros.

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PRAGUE SPRING (Lambert ) DIP, Dor, Mid. Spatulate, spider variant, ruffled 7” lavender and cream-green blend, with cream watermark and midribs, large pistachio green throat,great branching on strong 30" scapes. Pod parent of Amethyst Squid and Purple Corn Dancer, pollen of Coyote Laughs.

Prague Spring x Blueberry Breakfast

PRAGUE SPRING (Lambert) 1986 DOR DIP (Patricia Wheeler x Cerulean Star) Pale greenish fleshy pink to almond colored unusual form. Reflexed and quilled greenish yellow sepals. Pistachio green throat. Midseason, 7” blooms, 30” scapes. Legendary parent that often gives up it's color to pastel and pure colors in pink, near white, lavender, grey-lavender blends. Throws crispate forms.

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BLUEBERRY BREAKFAST (Rose) 1988 DOR DIP Stunning slate lavender with triangular shaped magenta purple eye. Triangular chartreuse green throat. Midseason, 5” bloom, 22” scape.

Super Special Seeds

Sometimes you meet the greatest people through shared interests. I have met a number of really great people through daylilies. None - absolutely none! - has been as wonderful as the person these seeds came from...

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We share so many similar goals. Getting to grow out seed from her seedlings will be a great boost to my hybridising!

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Grey Witch x Little Witching Hour

GREY WITCH (Margo Reed) 1999 DOR DIP (Trahlyta x Unknown) Spider variant. 4.22:1 ratio. Grayed reddish lavender with a purple long chevron eye. Creamy yellow star shaped throat fading into a chartreuse green heart that appears on sepals as well. 15 buds on 2 way branching. Spectacular northern performer. Early mid-season 6” blooms - smaller for me, about 4.5” blooms, 30” scapes.

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LITTLE WITCHING HOUR (Salter EH) 1988 SEV DIP (Enchanters Spell x Seedling) Small flowered, rose lavender recurved petals. Deep violet defines and outlines the triangular washed light lavender rose eyezone which appears on sepals and petals. Apple green heart. Midseason. 3.25” blooms, 18 inch scapes.

Unknown (ST-not) x Seedling (#53)

ST-not (unknown) EM 36" DOR received from Clayton Burkey as SILVER THREADS, who got it from Curt Hanson as SILVER THREADS, it has finally been determined that this narrowish 7" near white is not SILVER THREADS. No one knows what it is, but it has excellent rigid scapes with 2 laterals and 19 buds. Just a tad less white than JOAN SENIOR.

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SEEDLING #53 (Pink Super Spider x North Wind Dancer) Pure rose color with a big white eye and green throat. Average height, 7 inch blooms, 15 buds.

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Unknown (ST-not) x Ledgewoods Calico Blues

ST-not (unknown) EM 36" DOR received from Clayton Burkey as SILVER THREADS, who got it from Curt Hanson as SILVER THREADS, it has finally been determined that this narrowish 7" near white is not SILVER THREADS. No one knows what it is, but it has excellent rigid scapes with 2 laterals and 19 buds. Just a tad less white than JOAN SENIOR.

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LEDGEWOODS CALICO BLUES (Abajian, G) 2006), SEV DIP (Crystal Blue Persuasion x Wildest Dreams) This exquisite bloom is a pale vanilla cream with an explosive layered blue violet eye, outlined in magenta with a large lacquered citron-green throat. Early. 3 3/4 bloom, bud count of 25. 4 way branching.

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What's What x Ledgewoods Calico Blues

WHAT'S WHAT (Lambert) DOR DIP [Uwharries X (Laura Lambert X Lippinzaner X Sdlg)] Great color purple with prominent darker purple veining. Gently ruffled petals and a blue-purple brushed chevron eyezone. Cream sepals are brushed with blue. Green throat. Mid to late midseason, 4” bloom, 28 inch scape.

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LEDGEWOODS CALICO BLUES (Abajian, G) 2006), SEV DIP (Crystal Blue Persuasion x Wildest Dreams) This exquisite bloom is a pale vanilla cream with an explosive layered blue violet eye, outlined in magenta with a large lacquered citron-green throat. Early. 3 3/4 bloom, bud count of 25. 4 way branching.

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Flutterbye x Greywoods Toothache Purple

FLUTTERBYE (Childs F) 1981 DOR DIP Petals are deep lavender with a wide, lighter lavender edge - can almost appear near-white - and slight ruffling. Creamy yellow throat fading to lettuce green heart. Sometime the sepals actually recurve into themselves and appear paler in color than the petals. Early to midseason. 6” blooms, 26” scapes. Sorry! No picture of Greywoods Toothache Purple, but take my word for it, it's a beauty.

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GREYWOODS TOOTHACHE PURPLE (Wilkinson 01) Dor. 30” late midseason - late bloomer. Hybridizer Darlyn Wilkinson writes: a spidery 7 1/2”+ UF that twists and rolls - a hot lavender violet that turns iridescent by evening. A big yellow center blends into a cream applique halo and joins the whitish midribs. Vivid green throat. Moderate bud count, but lots of scapes and it blooms into mid August here. Fertile and a most unusual color.

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Seedling (#102) x Seedling (#20)

SEEDLING #102 (PSTR)

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SEEDLING #20 (Indian Giver x Pink Super Spider) Great performer. Lots of buds, lots of scapes, lots of saturated color blooms with darker rays of color coming out from a big green throat. Fast to increase.

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Seedling (#21) x Seedling (#53)

SEEDLING #21 (Yazoo Wild Violet x Ya Ya Girl)

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SEEDLING #53 (Pink Super Spider x North Wind Dancer) Pure rose color with a big white eye and green throat. Average height, 7 inch blooms, 15 buds.

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Seedling (#20) x Seedling (#53)

SEEDLING #20 (Indian Giver x Pink Super Spider) Great performer. Lots of buds, lots of scapes, lots of saturated color blooms with darker rays of color coming out from a big green throat. Fast to increase.

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SEEDLING #53 (Pink Super Spider x North Wind Dancer) Pure rose color with a big white eye and green throat. Average height, 7 inch blooms, 15 buds.

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Indian Giver x Seedling (#53)

INDIAN GIVER (Ferguson) 1991 SEV (DOR zone 4 and 5) DIP A true purple and a terrific parent. Ruffly, palest lavender-white edge on all segments and pale watermarked eye. Darker veining lines radiate from throat. Small green heart. Prolific bloomer and reblooms with extended bloom. Early to midseason bloomer, 4.5” blooms, but seems a bit smaller here, 20” scape.

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SEEDLING #53 (Pink Super Spider x North Wind Dancer) Pure rose color with a big white eye and green throat. Average height, 7 inch blooms, 15 buds.

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Indian Giver x Seedling (#59)

INDIAN GIVER (Ferguson) 1991 SEV (DOR zone 4 and 5) DIP A true purple and a terrific parent. Ruffly, palest lavender-white edge on all segments and pale watermarked eye. Darker veining lines radiate from throat. Small green heart. Prolific bloomer and reblooms with extended bloom. Early to midseason bloomer, 4.5” blooms, but seems a bit smaller here, 20” scape.

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SEEDLING #59 2005 (Holly Dancer X Helga Bjornerud Burkey) A reverse bitone open form. Creamy pale pink blooms with darker raspberry stippling on the outside of the sepals. The stippling varies in intensity from bloom to bloom appearing on the petals as well as the sepals. Grass green throat outlined by a small halo of yellow. Slightly ruffled petals. Early midseason. 5-6” blooms, 28” tall.

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Miss Jessie x Seedling (#53)

MISS JESSIE (Hardy) 1956 DOR DIP [(Dorothea x Su-Lin) x Seedling] Legendary parent including parent of bitones Orchid Visitation and Orchid Hunter. Ratio: 4.0:1 - 5.0:1. Cream and orchid-mauve bicolor with hints of a blue halo in a chevron pattern. Butter yellow throat. Excellent growth and increase. Rebloomer. Midseason 5-6” flowers. Really tall 40” scapes.

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SEEDLING #53 (Pink Super Spider x North Wind Dancer) Pure rose color with a big white eye and green throat. Average height, 7 inch blooms, 15 buds.

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Seedling (#128) x Stargate Portal

SEEDLING #128 (Dallas Star seedling x Orchid Corsage) Late-midseason blooming. A pale icy lavender blending out to dark lavender edges. Gives the appearance of a whitish eye. Green throat. 3-way branching and so-so bud count will no doubt be improved by...

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STARGATE PORTAL (E. Shooter) 2000 DOR DIP Reddish-Violet with blue-lavender watermark outlined in magenta and a large light cream and chartreuse throat. Deeper purple veins. Excellent substance. Three-way branching with 22-25 buds. Mid - midlate season, 5.5” bloom, 40” scapes.

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