2014 Daylily Introductions

'Spirit Zone' x 'El Desperado'  The bloom on this plant is a pale orange with lighter midribs intersecting a wine coloured eye.  The yellow throat has green undertones.  The flower is a good EMO even on cool mornings.  The plant has 4-5 way branching and 25 buds.  This is a very good addition for late season blooms because it opens very well and the high bud count extends the bloom season significantly.   A nice garden addition when most of the other daylilies have finished blooming for the season.  $14(Double fan)

'Lady Bandit x 'Delaware Doosy'  This flower is a very pale pink cream that lightens during the day.  It has a large dark pink eye that is echoed in a narrow strip on the edges of the petals, which are enclosed in a darker gold filigree rim.  It is named after our friends' and neighbours' Samoyed  dog.  3-4 way branching and 18 bud count. 

'Spirit Zone' x 'Neon Rainbow'  "Harbour Lighthouse' is a peach self with a yellow applique throat, surrounded by a pale burgundy eye.  There is a yellow wire edge on the petals and to a lesser extent on the sepals.  The brightness of the applique throat reminds me of a lighthouse searchlight.  It has been a hardy evergreen in my garden, having gone through many winters without protection, however, I recommend dividing it only in springtime.  3-4 way branching and 20 buds.  $15 (Double fan).

This daylily is a cross between 'Ruby Spider' x 'Cloud Chaser'.  This Unusual Form (Pinched Crispate) is a very dark purple self with a noticeably darker chevron pattern on the petals and sepals.  The large golden yellow throat with hints of green, spreads outward on the petals and sepals.  Dark veining is clearly evident on all of the tepals.  A light coloured, slightly raised midrib is barely noticeable on the petals.  3-way branching and 14 buds.  $16 (Double fan)

This cross involved bringing the hardiness and great plant habit of 'Spirit Zone' (pod parent) into the magnificent flower of 'Gavin Petit'.  The resulting seedlings were eliminaed one by one, with this one dominating for its acquired hardiness, large-sized flower and overall good plant habit.  It is a large bold peach flower, with a showy dark wine eye that extends out to a point on the midrib.  The dark wine colour of the eye completely surrounds the petal edges, but with a light cream outer edge.  The large eye feathers outward on the petals and sepals.  It is named after a friend, Nova

'Ruby Spider' x 'Cloud Chaser'.  This Unusual Form (Pinched Crispate) daylily is a very dark purple self with a yellow throat that spreads outward in a starburst fashion on the petals and repeats on the sepals.  Light coloured midribs bisect the petals, and to a lesser degree the sepals.  Dark veining is evident on the petals where the two colours meet.  The colour is very clear and holds up well in the sun, making it stand out in the garden.  It is named after our beautiful black garden kitty that was suddenly taken from us in 2013.  2-3 way branching and 15 buds.  $15 (Double fan)

A lovely rose/pink self with hints of lavender and a darker violet rose band surrounding a golden yellow throat, with a hint of green that darkens as it fuses with the violet band.  The ruffled petals have a rose-violet edge bordered with a pale cream rim.  Named to honour my mother it has 3-5 way branching and 15 buds.  The pod parent brings in the hardiness and great plant habit of 'Spirit Zone' and the pollen parent brings in the beautiful flower form of 'Delaware Doosy'.  $12 (Double fan)

This is a cross between one of my previous introductions, 'Red-Edged Sunrise' with 'Gavin Petit'.  It has a peach coloured flower with a very large dark maroon eye.  There is a very thick matching maroon edge on the petals that narrows as it extends outward from the throat, and is bordered by a light cream coloured rim.  It has a greenish yellow throat with a prominent peach-coloured midrib extending out into the maroon eye.  The sepals have a hint of maroon on the edge bordered by a narrow gold rim.  It has been a hardy evergreen in my garden, having survived five winters with no protectio

This cross between 'Spirit Zone'and 'Carpet Bagger' is a beautiful peach self with a large wine/rose lightly feathered eye on the petals and a matching outline on the sepals.

TO ORDER PLEASE SEE THE DAYLILY CATALOG This daylily is a beautiful yellow cream blend that lightens during the day.  It has a three-lobed yellow throat with a dark wine eye notched at each apex.  The petals are edged in wine with an outer gold edge.  The flower is an early morning opener (EMO) that recurves beautifully and every flower opens well and looks great even on cool mornings.  The pod parent is 'Spirit Zone' and the pollen parent 'El Desperado'.  The plant has 3-5 way branching and a great bud count of 20-25.  It was named by members of our local Coastal Voices Men's Choir and all