2016 Daylily Introductions

This daylily has a dark burgundy purple flower. A large golden yellow throat is surrounded by a chalky blue/gray chevron pattern halo that is not always visible. The yellow throat has a starburst effect on the petals and sepals.  A white pencil-line edge surrounds the petals and sepals. From a distance, the very large (8") dark flowers are reminiscent of giant spiders. When in bloom, the plant stands out because the scapes are 48" tall. It towers above most of the other daylilies and truly resembles 'Tarantulas On Telephone Poles'. It is a Pinched Crispate Unusual Form Daylily.

'Out Of The Fog' is a very reliable grower and bloomer. The flower is a crimson purple with a green throat fading to yellow as it expands outward. The yellow throat is surrounded by a blue/slate halo. The flower exhibits pinching on all 3 petals most of the time, but also consistantly displays cascading on the sepals, making it a Cascade Unusual Form daylily. Numerous qualities make it a good addition to northern gardens. The flower colours hold up well in the sun and the rain. The scapes have 4-5 way branching, giving the blooms a good spaced out appearance.

This daylily is named to honour Niki Jabbour, a Nova Scotia garden writer, authour, and radio host. The flower is a beautiful peach/cream blend with ruffled petals. The outer edge of the petals has a thin white, pencil-edge outline surrounding a quarter inch wide, dark purple edge. The flower has a huge clear-coloured dark purple eye, with a raised midrib that pierces the eye with a narrow peach strip. The dark eye and edge give this flower a stand-out look in the garden. It is green deep in the throat with purple veins leading out to the bold eye.

This daylily is flesh pink with a slight green tinge at the bottom of the throat that turns to yellow as it expands outward on the tepals. There is a large, dark wine eye and also a dark wine edge on the petals. The dark edge is outlined in a pale cream, pencil-line edge. The petal edges also exhibit tight ruffling. Midsummer Blooming Bouquet is a great colourfast flower, even on very hot, sunny days. Although there are flowers that look similar, it is an outstanding plant and surpasses many that are on the market.

I wish my camera skills were such that I could capture the true essence of colour in this daylily bloom. I am not completely satisfied with any of my photos. The dalily bloom on 'Luscious Lavender Lips' is a gorgeous cream coloured flower. It has a large lemon yellow throat that is surrounded by a very large light purple/lavender eye. The lavender/purple colour traces the outside edge of the gently ruffled petals. The beautiful shade of purple on the eye and edge of this daylily is very showy and not that common for eyed and edged daylilies in my garden.

'Lords And Ladies' has a very clear coloured bright yellow bloom with a dark wine eye. Raised midribs bisect the eye with cream coloured spears that pierce the eye and pull the wine colour out further onto the petals, giving the eye a larger, pointed, triangular look. A thin, dark wine coloured edge envelopes the petals. As a mature clump this daylily puts on a great display and blooms over a long period of time. It has 3-4 way branchig and an average of 15-20 buds per scape. The flowers always open well on this plant.

'Lavender Space Journey' is a full sibling to 'Out Of The Fog' and my 2015 introduction, 'Emerging Star'. The parents are my 2014 introduction 'Meenoo's Wings' and Jamie Gossards ' Super Model'. All of these dayliles have high bud counts and excellent branching. They are all rock solid hardy dormants. 'Lavender Space Journey' has a beautiful bi-tone flower with pale lavender petals and lighter sepals. The throat begins as green and merges into a pale yellow. There is an applique eye that is often visible surrounding the yellow throat and that feathers out to form a slate gray halo.

The bloom on 'Intricate Matrix' is a lovely pale cream with a hint of yellow. Deep at the base of the throat the flower is an emerald green colour that merges into a full lemon yellow throat extending one third of the way out on the flower. The yellow throat is surrounded by a dark violet band that is only slightly echoed as a thin line on the sepals. The violet band is notched at the midribs and the darker violet veins in the band contrast with the lighter violet of the band to give it an overall stained glass effect. The creamy pale yellow petals and sepals exhibit gently ruffled edges.

This daylily has a stunningly beautiful clear-coloured dark rose pink flower with a large dark wine eye. It has gentle ruffles around the petals and to a lesser degree around the sepals. The dark wine colour of the eye surrounds the outside of the petals and an additional light cream, pencil-line edge is also visible on the outside rim of the petals. A large green throat enhances the deep wine colour of the eye.

This wonderful daylily is named to honour Brian Smith, the first major daylily grower in Nova Scotia selling to the general public. Brian has promoted daylilies for decades and he is an important founding member of the Nova Scotia Daylily Society. The flower is a dark regal purple, with heavy ruffling and mouse ears on the petals. The dark yellow colour emanating from the throat merges with the purple petals to form a chalky, blue, slate halo with purple/wine veins. The sepals have a thin, pencil-line cream edge. The petals have a creamy yellow heavily ruffled edge.