Seed to start this year

No blooms on seedlings last year - what a horrendous year all around for the garden, so no big surprise. In spite of that, I've narrowed down the areas that I want to work with and have a much more focused selection of seeds to start this year. I'll post photo entries soon.

The main focus areas are:

1) Splashes and Stripes and Patterns on open flowers. Preferably the Spatulate form.
2) Pale watermarks with white edges on UF forms.
3) Tall black stemmed, pale pastel flowers. Spidery or trumpet shaped.

Flutterbye x Military School

FLUTTERBYE (Childs F) 1981 DOR DIP Lavender self with a pale lavender eyezone. Creamy chalky yellow throat fading to lettuce green heart. Petals are deep lavender with a wide, lighter lavender edge - can almost appear near-white - and slight ruffling. Recurved sepals are pale lavender also with a lighter edge. Sometime the sepals actually recurve into themselves and appear paler in color than the petals. A good bloomer with well branched scapes. Excellent plant habits. Early to midseason, 6” blooms, 26” scapes.

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MILITARY SCHOOL (Santa Lucia) 2006) DIP DOR (Spanish Fandango x Seedling) Burgundy purple with a chevron patterned eyezone. Yellow throat fades into a green heart. Transmits chevron pattern well. A major breakthrough for spidery patterned daylilies. Midseason. 6” bloom, 20 buds. 30 inch scape, 2 branches.

Military School x Chin Whiskers

MILITARY SCHOOL (Santa Lucia) 2006) DIP DOR (Spanish Fandango x Seedling) Burgundy purple with a chevron patterned eyezone. Yellow throat fades into a green heart. Transmits the layered chevron pattern well. A major breakthrough for spidery patterned daylilies. Midseason. 6” bloom, 20 blooms. 30 inch scape, 2 branches.

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CHIN WHISKERS (McRae) 1992 DOR DIP Dusty rose UFo with large undefined and brushstroky chartreuse green throat and thick lighter colored creamy midrib. Gently recurved form with big open 1/8” ruffles. Excellent bud count and northern rebloom with extended bloom. Has produced some wonderful seedlings. Early midseason. 5” bloom, 30” scape.

Seedling (#20ellis) x Military School

Sandy Ellis seedling #20 (Indian Giver x Pink Super Spider) Absolutely fabulous performer in my zone 5/6 garden. Lots of buds. Blooms over a long period, saturated color blooms in a dark red overshot with purple with darker rays of color coming out from a big green throat. Velvety substance. Fast to increase. Mid to late season, 5 inch bloom. I think the watermarked eye, which isn't very visible in this picture, will pick up the pattern of Military School, at least thats what I'm hoping.

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MILITARY SCHOOL (Santa Lucia) 2006) DIP DOR (Spanish Fandango x Seedling) Burgundy purple with a chevron patterned eyezone. Yellow throat fades into a green heart. Transmits the layered chevron pattern well. A major breakthrough for spidery patterned daylilies. Midseason. 6” bloom, 20 blooms. 30 inch scape, 2 branches.

Seedling (#3) x Military School

SEEDLING #3 from 2006. (Linda Michael's Dallas Star seedling x Trahlyta) Held onto this one for the fabulous color and the wire edge of near white. Fantastic red color, not sure how to describe it, maybe carmine red? Watermarked eye with a pencil edge of darker purply-red. Star-shaped yellow eye fading into a good green heart. A little on the short side but the color is fabulous.

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MILITARY SCHOOL (Santa Lucia) 2006) DIP DOR (Spanish Fandango x Seedling) Burgundy purple with a chevron patterned eyezone. Yellow throat fades into a green heart. Transmits chevron pattern well. A major breakthrough for spidery patterned daylilies. Midseason. 6” bloom, 20 blooms. 30 inch scape, 2 branches.

Military School x Chokecherry Mountain

MILITARY SCHOOL (Santa Lucia) 2006) DIP DOR (Spanish Fandango x Seedling) Burgundy purple with a chevron patterned eyezone. Yellow throat fades into a green heart. Transmits the layered chevron pattern well. A major breakthrough for spidery patterned daylilies. Midseason. 6” bloom, 20 blooms. 30 inch scape, 2 branches.

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CHOKECHERRY MOUNTAIN (Roberts) 2002 SEV DIP UFo, Dark wine red with dark purple eye zone. Yellow fading into a green throat. Very dramatic in person as this large bloom twists and turns. Extended bloom. Midseason. 8” bloom, 34” scape.

Seedling (#14) x Military School

2006 SEEDLING #14 (UNK) This one has been a wonderful performer for me. I'll see it's first kids bloom next year. Very large, very pale pinky peach with a huge green throat. Exhibited pinching, twirling. Lots of buds, average height. Looks like maybe a Golliwog kid? Early midseason, 7” bloom.

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MILITARY SCHOOL (Santa Lucia) 2006) DIP DOR (Spanish Fandango x Seedling) Burgundy purple with a chevron patterned eyezone. Yellow throat fades into a green heart. Transmits the layered chevron pattern well. A major breakthrough for spidery patterned daylilies. Midseason. 6” bloom, 20 blooms. 30 inch scape, 2 branches.

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Yazoo Wild Violet x Heart Effect

YAZOO WILD VIOLET (Gates-Smith) 1985 SEV DIP Smooth, medium bluish-lavender with a wide white ruffled edge on petals and sepals. Big greenish yellow throat. Reblooms. Extended bloomer and a long bloom season. Midseason 5.5 blooms. 20” scapes Produces seedlings in a range of pink, rose, red and purple. Most are narrow and many are large.

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HEART EFFECT (Elizabeth Shooter) 2003 SEV DIP (Stargate Portal x Seedling) Such a delicate color and sweet pattern. A light lavender with a creped watermark of chalky blue in the shape of a heart. Chartreuse throat extending toward the watermark, dark lavender veins and a hairline edge of silver. Fragrant. Reblooms. Late. 6" bloom, 19 buds. 32" scape, four-way branching.

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Tuxedo Whiskers x Star Child

TUXEDO WHISKERS (E. Shooter) 2002 DOR DIP (Seedling x Magical Swirls) Royal red-purple with black veining. Triangular grass green throat fading outward into chartreuse with a dart magenta appearing over white. A silver rim edges both petals and sepals. Tiny gathered ruffles on both petals; and sepals. Velvety texture and sheen. Excellent substance. Fragrant. Reblooms. Three way branching. 18-22 buds. 4 1/2” blooms, 28” scapes.

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STAR CHILD (G Stamile) SEV DIP {[(Little Sensation x Little Print) x Wee Wizard] X (All American Baby x Little Fat Cat)} Grace Stamile writes: This little “white face” is a delightful rosy mauve with a large greyed white watermark. Fertile both ways. Very pretty and striking. Midseason, reblooms. 3.5” bloom, 22 buds. 26” scape, 4 way branching.

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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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