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A 'Cascade' Unusual Form daylily.

This daylily resulted from a cross of my ‘Quasar Caught Dining’ x ‘Last Fool Standing’ and that seedling was crossed with Brian Culver’s ‘Dragon Master’.  The resulting daylily gives a very solid orange colour with a large orange red eye. With very good 4-5 way branching and a bud count often well over 25, this daylily will bloom in your garden for a long period of time from early midseason through the entire midseason until the beginning of late season. The strong contrasting colours make this a vivid daylily that stands out from everything else in your garden. Instead, it makes a statement and draws your eye to it.

It is named to honour Alice d’Entremont who is the owner of Ouest Ville Perennials in West Pubnico. Alice has a diploma in Landscape Horticulture from the NSAC and she has been growing perennials for more than 30 years and has also been active landscaping many properties on the Acadian Shore and in the surrounding area. She is a familiar face helping at garden club events or horticultural conferences. Besides being a member of the Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture and Greenhouse Nova Scotia, she is also a member of the Nova Scotia Rock Garden Club and the North American Rock Garden Society. When not active in her gardens and greenhouses you can most likely find her at the ocean in her kayak or helping cats in need. The daylily ‘Alice’s Paradise’ recognizes her significant contribution to landscape gardening in Nova Scotia.

Add this daylily to your garden and visitors will notice it right away and will want to know where you got it!! $65.00 DF (Double fan)

It is difficult to get a photo that truly represents the burnt orange and red tones of 'Arcturus Embers'. The coloration is unique and it is a rare reverse bitone with copper orange ruffled petals and red orange sepals. There is a darker burnt orange/red eye and a green/yellow throat. Many guests to the garden commented on the unique coloration of this daylily and expressed their hope that I would register it one day. It is named after the star Arcturus which is known as an orange star. The multiple layers of orange tone colours made me also think of embers as a fire dies down, thus the name 'Arcturus Embers'. This daylily originates from a cross between one of my seedlings (Flying Trapeze x Heavenly United We Stand) as the pod parent and 'Red Volunteer' as the pollen parent. If you're looking for a daylily that will stand out in your garden and draw the attention of onlookers, this is that daylily. It is classified as an Unusual Form Pinched Crispate. Another great quality of this daylily is that it helps to extend the daylily bloom season in the garden and blooms (mid-late) August into September in my coastal Nova Scotia garden. It really has to be seen to be appreciated as a stand-out daylily. $50.00 DF (Double Fan)

An Unusual Form Crispate.

Lots of buds and branching on this one from a Nova Scotia hybridizer.

Blooms later in my garden.  A great bloomer! 

Listed as a rebloomer by the hybridizer.

Listed as a rebloomer by the hybridizer.

This daylily is out of my registration 'Mary E. Banks' as the pod parent and 'Flying Trapeze' as the pollen parent. Both parents are very northern hardy daylilies and they bring those genetics into this offspring. As well, 'Flying Trapeze' continues to pass on unique designs in many of its offspring, which is the case with 'Bill Wilgenhof'. The flower opens well even after cool nights and is a dark rose pink flower with a chalky pink notched watermark and a green throat that brightens to yellow as the throat emerges outward on the petals. There is a bit of a white edge on the petals, especially on hotter days as the flower fades slightly over the course of the day. The plant has good branching which separates multiple blooms nicely when it forms a clump. The bud count of 18 is fairly high so it will give a fairly long season of bloom, often to the end of August or beyond in my garden. I am pleased to name this one after another Nova Scotian plant person.  Bill Wilgenhof and his wife Sharon Bryson, have run Willow Garden in Antigonish for many years and he was a founding member of the Antigonish Garden Club. He has always been willing to share his gardening knowledge over the years and he has done that for many of his 97 years! Over those years he has grown many seedlings from seeds that he obtained. This included many azaleas and rhododendrons but also a huge array of other garden plants, including daylilies! Often, these plants were shared with other gardeners. I am pleased to name this daylily after a person who was generous with sharing plants and his knowledge about gardening with other gardeners and aspiring gardeners. At 32" tall and 5.25" flowers it will show off nicely once established in the garden.                                       $30 DF (Double Fan)

A reliable rebloomer in my garden and interesting black buds and scapes.  Foliage has a tendency to be a lighter colour green than usual, early in the season.  Nocturnal.

A cripate-cascade Unusual Form.

Listed as reblooming by the hybridizer.  Extended bloomer. 

This daylily was produced by crossing my 'Emerging Star' as the pod parent with pollen from 'White Eyes Pink Dragon'. It has more of a spider look to it than its full sibling 'Joni Guptil'. However, it is registered as an Unusual Form daylily and has been an outstanding plant in my garden. It actually fits all 3 UF classifications as a Cascade, Spatulate, Crispate Unusual Form and that's why I included Trinity as part of the name. Of course it's star-like look inspired the word celestial and thus 'Celestial Trinity' seems fitting. This daylily has a lot of fantastic qualities that make it a superb garden plant. Most scapes have 5-6 way branching and over 20 buds. Now that's a lot of blooms. Adding this plant to your garden will give you a season of delight as it will bloom from 4-6 weeks as an established clump. A further rarity is that it blooms later in the season so when many other daylilies are winding down for the season it is performing really well! As a dormant, it is a very hardy plant and will come through the worst of winters. The flower is a dark rose pink with a slate halo with a wide lemon yellow throat with hints of green deep at the base of the throat. The yellow extends outward and lightens to near white on the raised and pinched midribs. For a really great plant that will add a sense of motion to your garden in a slight breeze, choose 'Celestial Trinity. Double Fan (DF) $40.00

Spatulate UF.

  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 proceeds go to support the choir.

Sorry no photo. A photo can be found by typing in the name in the following address. https://daylilies.org/DaylilyDB/

The daylily 'Darwin's Grapefruit Curd Tart' has proven itself a very garden worthy plant. It is a cream flower with hints of pink tones and it has a golden yellow elaborate braided edge on the petals. This daylily has a good bud count of 15, but its bud count is enhanced by the fact that it regularly pushes up immediate rebloom scapes while the first set of scapes are still in bloom. This quality, I believe it inherited from its grandparent 'Forever the Optimist', from fellow Nova Scotian hybridizer Don Longton. It is a cross between 'Martha Chamberlain' and 'Queen's Petticoat'. It's a short plant ideal for the front of the garden but the flowers are always held well above the foliage in my garden. It is named to honour Darwin Carr and his significant contribution to landscape gardening in Nova Scotia. He has been the owner of Colchester Tree Service for over 25 years. Until his recent retirement he was the botanical garden manager for the Nova Scotia Agricultural College ( now the Dalhousie Agricultural campus). It's very easy to like this daylily for it's hardiness, long season of bloom, early morning opening, and its beautiful flowers. If you're looking for a daylily to shine in the front of your garden and to provide a long season of bloom, 'Darwin's Grapefruit Curd Tart' can fill that role. $75 DF (Double Fan)

Listed as a rebloomer by the hybridizer.

Sorry no photo. A photo can be found by typing in the name in the following address. https://daylilies.org/DaylilyDB/

From the first time I saw this daylily I loved it. I am pleased to be able to register it and introduce it because it has qualities that make it unique. I don't do much hybridizing with diploid daylilies but I got 2 seeds from a pod a number of years ago and this one was selected for further evaluation. Unfortunately, the tag was lost and I am uncertain of the parentage. It is a unique flower because it is a reverse bitone, which are relatively rare among daylilies. It is also a late blooming plant which helps to extend the season when the bulk of daylilies are finished blooming. The flowers are classified as Unusual Form and it is further classified as a Twisted Crispate. The scapes have good branching which provides a lovely bouquet effect when multiple flowers are open. The plant has a good density of scapes so even though the bud count is not extremely high it produces lots of flowers. I am happy to name this daylily after one of my good gardening friends, Donna Evers. Donna is a literal encyclodedia of knowledge about plants. She is not only an encyclopedia but a real gardener too. She and her husband Duff have gardened together for their entire married life. So, Donna's knowledge goes beyond sitting at a computer doing plant searches. She and Duff have actually filled their property with whatever shrubs, trees, perennials, annuals and bulbs that would grow in their varied conditions, from bog, rock walls, shade and sun. Their garden looks like it is right out of a gardening magazine and has been visited by countless garden groups and individuals. An educator by profession, Donna is always ready to guide and educate those visitors. Many people have been the recipient of her very generous heart, receiving all kinds of plants and even some of her handiwork or scrumptious baking! Recently, she and Duff spearheaded an effort to turn a section of Halifax Regional Municipality land beside their property, into a beautiful meadow. It was a wonderful success and was recently featured in Saltscapes magazine. For her great contribution to landscape gardening in Nova Scotia I dedicate this daylily to Donna Evers. $50.00 DF (Double fan)

Listed as a rebloomer by the hybridizer. 

Listed as a rebloomer by the hybridizer.  Fragrant. 

This daylily is a beautiful dark wine purple self with a green starburst throat fading to yellow as it extends outward on the petals and sepals. A chalky violet halo on the petals and sepals encircles the star-shaped centre. A slightly raised narrow, white midrib extends to the ends of the petals. This daylily is a vigorous grower with excellent plant habit, and as a dormant is very hardy. It has a very good bud count of 18 with 6-7 way branching. Although a midseason bloomer, the high bud count helps to extend the bloom season into mid-late. It is both pod and pollen fertile and combines my 2014 introduction 'Meenoo's Wings'  with 'Super Model'. $15 DF (Double Fan).

This daylily has been a standout for visitors to the garden and for those who have seen photos of it.  One of the parents is a seedling of mine that has a unique coloration. Unfortunately, that plant has not been hardy enough to register and distribute in my gardening zone. However, I believed that its gene pool carried distinctive qualities that were worth trying to capture, but I needed to breed hardiness into the offspring. After analyzing what might preserve the unique coloration of the seedling but also add hardiness, I crossed the seedling with 'Mahogany Belle' using both plants as pod parents but I only got seeds from (Spirit Zone x Gavin Petit) x 'Mahogany Belle' and not from the reverse cross. I need to explore this cross further but sometimes work gets in the way! From the seed that I got 'Etched Mahogany' stood out as a hardier plant than its pod parent, but it also preserved some of the unique coloration from that parent. The flower is a reverse bitone burnt orange mahogany with a very dark, almost black etched eye. There are hints of green in the golden yellow throat and a starburst effect with the dark, etched lines from the eye. The petal colour becomes lighter toward the edges and there is a pencil line darker edge on the petals that has a secondary rim of light cream on the outer extremity of the petal edges. The petals are also slightly ruffled. The flower appearance can change slightly from day to day and in different amounts of heat but it remains a standout unique flower. If you're looking for something a little different, this daylily may appeal to you. In addition, it is a mid-late season bloomer so it will help to extend the bloom season in your garden. It has an average bud count of 14 with 3-4 way branching on the scapes. Double fan (DF) $52.00

This large flowered daylily with 6.5" blooms is a very good show stopper since it has very good 4-5 way branching and up to 20 or more buds per scape. As a mature clump it puts on a great show, blooming over several weeks. The flower is pink with a very large wine eye and a matching wine edge with a slight hint of cream around the outer lip of the wine edge. It is a full sibling to 'Cupid and Eros', combining the genetics of my 2016 registration 'Cherry Blossom Discovery' crossed with 'Hello Screamer'. Although there are similar looking daylilies on the market I am pleased with the hardiness, the multiple blooms, and long bloom season of this made in Nova Scotia daylily. 'Face Plant' was named due to the dark purple eye on a flesh coloured daylily, reminiscent of anyone who happened to unfortunately take a face-first tumble and receive a black eye as a battle scar.               $30.00  DF (Double fan)

Fragrant.

Although it is not registered as a UF or spider, it does have very narrow petals and sepals. 

Extended Bloomer.

Listed as a rebloomer by the hybridizer.  Fragrant.  A really great plant and a huge flower - a real show stopper!

Fragrant. 

Listed as a rebloomer by the hybridizer.  A very slow increaser in my garden. 

I've been growing this lovely, delicate looking daylily for about 6 years and wondering whether I would register it or not. Many customers who came through the garden expressed how much they liked it and I decided since I now had quite a bit of it, that it would make a good fundraiser for an appropriate group. I have been involved in choral singing for many years and it is one my passions, so I decided to help out a newly formed men's choir in Halifax, the Halifax Gay Men's Chorus. The choir provided the name for the daylily and I am happy to say that all proceeds from the sale of this dayliliy will go to their choir. The 5" flower is distinctive and is great in combination with a variety of other flower colours. It is of medium height at 30" tall and therefore versatile for landscaping purposes. It begins to bloom early in the season and with an average bud count of 15 per scape, it will continue blooming for a fairly long period of time. The flower is a bitone pattern with petals that are rose coloured with darker rose veins and sepals that are cream with rose streaks. 'Gay Harmony'comes out of my 2011 introduction 'Violet's Army' crossed with 'Ethereal Light'. It has proved to be a very hardy plant and a vigorous grower.            $25 DF (Double fan)

Fragrant.

Not quite as white as it appears in the photo, but a nice near white.

This daylily is a very hardy dormant with very good vigour. The 30" scapes carry the large (5.75") flowers well above the foliage. It has a 12 bud count with 3-4 way branching. The dark golden yellow flowers with their large dark burgundy/wine eye and edge stand out in the garden. A lighter pencil rim edge surrounds the dark burgundy edge on very nicely ruffled petals. Light golden yellow midribs extend out from a green/yellow throat. It combines the great plant habit of my 2011 introducton, 'Red-Edged Sunrise' with 'Gavin Petit'. $18 DF (Double Fan). Although the bud count isn't exceptionally high, this has been a favorite daylily among customers who have purchased it. I have received many positive comments about how much people like it.

Listed as a rebloomer by the hybridizer. 

Listed as a rebloomer by the hybridizer.  Extended Bloomer. 

Listed as a rebloomer by the hybridizer. 

Fragrant.  A great rebloomer in my garden!

Unusual Form Cascade. Fragrant.

Fragrant.  Cascade UF. 

Listed as a rebloomer by the hybridizer.

'I'se the B'y' is a very nice bi-tone daylily. On hotter days there is some fading of the colours which intensifies the contrast between its petals and sepals and actually makes the flower look even better. The petals are a dusty rose colour with dark veins very distinct cream midribs. The cream colour of the midribs is also echoed on the sepals as the primary colour but they also have a light blush of rose colour. At the base of the petals and sepals the throat of the flower is a lemon yellow. This is a very hardy daylily, and relatively slow growing, even though both of the parents are very quick to clump up. The pod parent is my 2011 registration 'VIolet's Army' crossed with the pollen from Nancy Oakes' 'Miss Underestimated'. As a fairly tall daylily it will stand out in your garden with it's height and the contrasting colours of the petals and sepals. With a bud count of 17 it has a fairly long blooming season starting before the midseason and continuing to bloom for several weeks. The 3-4 way branching help to give the clumps a fairly good bouquet appearance. For naming this one I borrowed from the popular folk culture of Newfoundland. The name 'I'se the B'y' is a well-known traditional Newfoundland folk song often performed internationally with several choral arrangements available. "I'se the B'y' which means 'I'm the Boy', is also a play on words as the flower is a bitone bloom and therefore 'I'se the B'y' could be interpreted to mean 'I'm the Bi' or bitone. If you'd like a few more early season blooming daylilies, this one could fill that role well.                                                                                     $30.00 DF (Double Fan)

Listed as a rebloomer by the hybridizer.  Fragrant.  Not registered as a spider/UF but looks like one. 

Fragrant.  A nice late daylily.  A very good increaser. 

‘Inextinguishable Flame’ is a great daylily. It is the result of a cross between my introduction ‘Lloyd’s Hillendale Sunrise’ and Jamie Gossard’s ‘Heavenly United We Stand’. The very large 8” flower is a reverse bitone with red sepals and orange red petals. The green-yellow throat opens outward to a dark red eye. The petal edges are slightly puckered giving a lacy look. Its 46” tall scapes have 3-4 way branching with up to an amazing 35 buds per stalk. This daylily has one of the best bud counts of any that I have introduced. If you’re looking for a daylily with height and great presence and that also blooms for close to 2 months this one won’t disappoint you. It really lives up to its name! ‘Inextinguishable Flame’ is a hardy dormant daylily that begins blooming mid-late in the season and continues blooming into the fall. If you add this one to your garden, once it is established you can expect it to provide blooms from midsummer into the fall, day after day! Honestly, who doesn’t want that kind of performance in their garden!   $60 DF (Double fan)

This daylily was noted for further evaluation from the first time that it bloomed. It is difficult to capture in a photo the full intensity of the saturated, beautiful dark colour of its flower. The petals are a slightly ruffled deep wine colour with a very intense black eye. Dark veins radiate inward from the eye into the throat, giving a starburst effect. There is also a dark edge on the petals that matches the dark eye of the daylily and the edge has a pencil line lighter, outer rim. Surrounded by yellow or lighter coloured daylilies or perennials in the garden, this daylily will literally draw you into its inner dark beauty. It is a cross between one of my seedlings ('Gavin Petit' x 'Loaves and Fishes') and Bryan Culver's 'David White'. There is an average bud count of 15 with 2-3 way branching on the scapes. I am very pleased to dedicate this daylily to the memory of Jimmy Kidson, an excavator operator extraordinaire, who sadly lost his battle with cancer in December 2021. Jimmy learned to operate excavation equipment at a very young age from his father, and went on to practice his craft for over 50 years. I was very privileged to have Jimmy work on much of the transformation of our property from rugged hillside to its present garden beauty. I was also privileged to work together with Jimmy on several landscaping projects on other properties. The Eastern Shore and surrounding areas have been a convas bearing testament to his skill. From septic fields to beautiful gardens, rock walls and sea walls, as well as ponds or rock sculptures like his huge Inukshuk in Oyster Pond, Jimmy has left his mark on the landscape of the Eastern Shore. It represents a  lifetime of work that may persist for centuries to come! For his contribution to landscape gardening and landscaping in general, I am glad to honour the memory of Jimmy Kidson with this daylily. $60.00 DF (Double Fan)

Unusual Form Crispate-Spatulate. 80% polymerous.

This Cascade Unusual Form daylily is named to honour my friend and a great gardener, Joni Guptill. A quick google search of Joni Guptill's name reveals a lifetime of accomplishments related mainly to her profession as a medical doctor. She was very involved with Medicins sans Frontieres (MSF) (Doctors without borders) both in the field in a variety of countries and at home in setting up the Atlantic Office of MSF.  She also served on the Board and as president of MSF Canada. She received the Distinguished Alumni award from Acadia University as well as an honorary doctorate. She ran a medical practice in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick and continues a family practice in Nova Scotia. Like Joni, this daylily has been outstanding. It is a full sibling to 'Celestial Trinity'. The flower is a very large 8 inches on tall 40", scapes so the size of the flower and the height of the scapes gives this flower presence in the garden! It is a very hardy dormant that really helps to extend the daylily bloom season because the average bud count is over 20 per scape and it is a late blooming cultivar. If you're looking for a plant to add colour to your late season garden this one is for you! Additionally, the scapes have 4-5 way branchng, giving all those flowers great spacing on strong sturdy scapes. The deep wine red/pink petals have a large slate pink halo that is echoed on the sepals. A tinge of green deep in the throat of the flower turns to bright yellow as it extends outward and then fades to cream as it travels along the raised midribs. The parents are my 'Emerging Star' crossed with 'White Eyes Pink Dragon'. Double Fan (DF) $30.00

A crispate unusual form daylily.

The daylily Linda Marie was created from a cross between 'Flying Trapeze' and 'White Eyes Pink Dragon'. Both parents have contributed excellent qualities that make this a standout daylily in the garden. Everything from the saturated colour that holds up in the sun, down to the wonderful design of the face of the flower, to its hardiness as a plant, make this a daylily to be desired. The colour is a clear dark pink with a green-tinged yellow throat that joins with a strikingly beautiful chalky light pink watermark. The flower provides one of the most pleasing colour palettes from any of my introductions. The scapes have 3-way branching and and an average of 14 buds. Linda Marie is named to honour Linda Smith, a good friend who served on the board of the Nova Scotia Daylily Society during my time as president, and who with her husband has worked selflessly for the promotion of daylilies in Nova Scotia. $50 DF (Double fan).

UF Cascade. 

Sorry no photo. A photo can be found by typing in the name in the following address. https://daylilies.org/DaylilyDB/

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 protection.  It is named to honour my father and has 3-4 way branching and 14 buds.  $12 (Double fan)

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. The scapes have 3-4 way branching and it has a good bud count of 15. It is a full sibling with 'Midsummer Blooming Bouquet' having come from a cross of 'Arabian Trail' and 'Clarification'. $16 DF Double Fan

Listed as a rebloomer by the hybridizer. 

Fragrant UF Crispate. 

Listed as a rebloomer by the hybridizer. 

Listed as a rebloomer by the hybridizer.

'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)

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. It is a very hardy dormant plant with 5-6 way branching and a bud count of 25. The combination of great branching and bud count, help to give this plant it's name. It starts blooming in midsummer and blooms profusely with the flowers well-placed, like a bouquet. Midsummer Blooming Bouquet is a great garden addition for someone looking for a standout plant with plenty of blooms. It is a full sibling with 'Luscious Lavender Lips'  from the cross of 'Arabian Trail' x 'Clarification'. $22 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.   

Listed as a rebloomer by the hybridizer. Fragrant. Sorry no photo. A photo can be found by typing in the name in the following address. https://daylilies.org/DaylilyDB/ Near white self with cream throat. 

Listed as a rebloomer by the hybridizer. 

Listed as a rebloomer by the hybridizer.  Fragrant. 

An excellent late bloomer.

Listed as a rebloomer by the hybridizer. 

'Nova Niamh' is a great one of a kind daylily. The flower colour is a beautiful combination of mauve purple with a unique blend of pastel colours reminiscent of Easter. From the dark mauve on the sepals your eye is immediately drawn towards the green throat. The green throat then expands outward where it coalesces with several shades of yellow before opening into a very wide chalky white watermark. The flower form is classified as a Crispate Unusual Form daylily. It is a full sibling to my 2018 registration 'Linda Marie' and is out of 'Flying Trapeze' x 'White Eyes Pink Dragon'. It has a bud count of 11 and 2-3 way branching. The word 'Niamh' is of Irish origin (pronounced Nee ihv) and is a feminine given name meaning bright or radiant. Beacuse the plant was hybridized in Nova Scotia I added Nova to Niamh. I want to thank my good plant friend Heather Knight for suggesting Niamh. Niamh is the daughter of the Sea god Manannan and was known for her bright golden hair. At times the flower form resembles a pixie or fairy and this was another reason for choosing Niamh. I think this is the most unique looking flower that I have registered. For those who want something a little different, it's a treasure!      In the late summer of 2020 several of my Nova Niamh plants sent up rebloom stalks that continued to bloom into early October.                                             $50 DF (Double Fan)

Flesh pink lemon taupe bitone with stippled taupe band above sunny lemon to bright kiwi throat.

'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. The bud count is 20+, giving it a long season of bloom. It starts to bloom in mid-season and extends into the late season when many other daylilies have already finished blooming. The flowers always open well and the plant is a very hardy dormant. The parents are my 2014 introduction 'Meenoo's Wings' and Jamie Gossard's 'Super Model'. $22 Double Fan

Fragrant, listed as a rebloomer by the hybridizer.

Fragrant.  Listed as a rebloomer by the hybridizer.  Has rebloomed somewhat in my garden. 

Sorry no photo. A photo can be found by typing in the name in the following address. https://daylilies.org/DaylilyDB/

Listed as a rebloomer by the hybridizer.

The pink triangle pointing down was used to mark homosexuals in German prison camps starting around 1933-34. Thousands of homosexuals were incarcerated and it is estimated that 40-60% of those incarcerated died. After the war, many were re-incarcerated because they were homosexual. During the 1970's the pink triangle pointing down became a symbol of solidarity among many groups in the Queer community and what had once been used as a symbol of shame was used with pride in an effort to push back against a society that scorned homosexuality. The AIDS activist organization, Act Up, used the pink triangle pointing upwards. In the 1980's the West German government began to acknowledge the mistreatment of gays during Nazi Germany and apologized to the gay community in 2002. Although many countries around the world have moved to entrench gay rights and offer protection against discrimination based on sexuality/sexual identity, the heartbreaking reality is that many countries are still very repressive against members of the Queer community. Worldwide, discrimination and incarceration and even the death penalty for members of the LGBTQ+ community continue. Therefore, I wanted to name this daylily 'Pink Triangle' in an effort to stand in solidarity with the struggles worldwide for the LGBTQ+ community. The triangular shape of the flower and especially the triangular yellow throat of this beautiful pink daylily make it an excellent choice for the name. This daylily results from a cross made between Ontario hybridizer Brian Culver's 'Inspiration Rd.' and my 2016 introduction 'Lavender Space Journey' (incidentally, both hybridizers are members of the LGBTQ+ community). I had many seedlings from this cross but all of the other seedlings came out as lavender flowers and this was the only one that was an obvious pink. It is a full sibling to my 2020 introduction 'Bitonal Symphony'. The plant is a very hardy dormant and the flowers open well in all weather conditions. At 30" tall and with a 6.5" flower it's not easily overlooked in the garden. It has 4-5 way branching on the scapes and a really good average bud count of 20 buds per scape. This is another one of my plants that begins blooming in the mid-late season, so it will add colour to the garden when the flush of midseason bloomers begins to decline. This daylily should appeal to people for many reasons. Double fan (DF) $50.00

Listed as a rebloomer by the hybridizer. 

Listed as a rebloomer by the hybridizer. 

Listed as a rebloomer by the hybridizer.  Extended bloomer. 

A reliable rebloomer in my garden.  A great all-round plant that blooms early and grows very well. and then reblooms. 

A rebloomer in my garden.  Fragrant.  This plant is an evergreen, and I don't recommend purchasing after June 30th. Spring planting for this one is best.

Listed as a rebloomer by the hybridizer. 

Crispate UF.  Maroon bicolor with yellow midrib and yellow green throat.  

‘Ravenmaster’ has been a standout daylily having proven itself for many seasons. It is a full sibling to my 2021 introduction, ‘Nova Scotia Ice Wine’ from the cross of ‘Inspiration Road’ and my introduction ‘Emerging Star’. It has a good mid-sized height of 31” and a large 7” flower. The colour is an intense very dark purple black and a green-yellow throat. When it comes to blooming it is no slouch, as it has an average bud count of 30 per scape! Besides having a great bud count it also has 5-6 way branching on the scapes, which holds the blossoms apart and provides a fantastic show on an established clump. It begins blooming in mid-season, but the high bud count carries its bloom time well into mid-late and late season. The intense almost black colour stands out wonderfully when planted with yellow, near white, and bright orange flowers. The flower form is a Pinched Crispate Cascade, Unusual Form. The name comes from the title given to the person in charge of taking care of the ravens in the Tower of London, the ravenmaster. This is a great daylily with superb intense colour, guaranteed to add another dimension to your garden.    $60 DF (Double fan)

Regal Diva's Eyeshadow is a plum colour with a lighter slate mauve watermark. The green throat turns to pale yellow as it extends outward toward the watermark. The flower has pale cream raised midribs and there is a narrow, creamy white edge surrounding the petals and sepals. The scapes have 2-3 way branching and an average of 20 buds. It has been a very hardy plant with 'Forever The Optimist' as the pod parent and 'Supermodel' as the pollen parent. This is another very good daylily for extending the bloom season as it blooms mid-late and has a very healthy bud count that provides blooming over a long period of time. At 41 inches tall and with a large flower, it has proven to be a good plant for the middle or back of the landscape. $20 DF (Double Fan)

Listed as a rebloomer by the hybridizer. 

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 eliminated 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 Scotia business owner and great plant person, Rob Baldwin. 3-4 way branching and 15 buds.  $16 (Double fan)

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Fragrant.

Fragrant.  While it is tall it has never grown to the full 72 inches tall in my garden. 

I’ve been waiting for many years for a daylily that had spectacular qualities that I could name to honour my partner. Well folks, it’s here with the introduction of ‘Shane’. This beautiful purple wine flower has a large soft yellow throat that is echoed on the sepals in a very visible effect. The throat has hints of green and is surrounded by a very large slate pink watermark extending out ¾ of the way on the flower petals and a hint of the same watermark is noticeable around the yellow on the sepals.  It’s an exciting milestone as a hybridizer to use two of my previous introductions to produce an outstanding new daylily hybrid. Using ‘Sugilite Sensation’ and ‘Linda Marie’ as parents, proved to be a winning combination resulting in the daylily seedling now registered as ‘Shane’. ‘Shane’ is a daylily that is very hardy and vigorous. The flower is always an early morning opener with great clarity of colour throughout the day, whether it’s cool or hot. The scapes are strong with a good bud count of 24 while the scapes aso have 4-5 way branching. Best of all for me, I just went through one of my best summers for amazing growth and beautiful blooms in my newest seedlings, many of which were offspring out of the daylily ‘Shane’. There are many beautiful clear coloured daylilies with amazing scapes and bud counts that have been tagged for future consideration and there are more to bloom in the future. It’s exciting to see this plant and it’s offspring perform so well in my garden. Whether you’re a garden enthusiast or a daylily hybridizer, this daylily comes highly recommended. $80.00 DF (Double fan)

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Deep maroon with slightly yellow midrib and small yellow green eye.

Listed as a rebloomer by the hybridizer. 

This one is a fairly tender plant without snow cover in my garden, but a really great grower once established in a clump.

Hose in hose double.

This daylily is a Cascade and Pinched/Twisted Crispate Unusual Form. It is a cross between one of my seedlings ('Flying Trapeze' x 'Heavenly United We Stand') crossed with 'Red Volunteer'. I have been breeding with reds to try and get improvement in bud count over some of the reds that are presently on the market. In terms of the daylilies that I grow and many that I have seen, this one appears to be an improvement. It has 5-6 way branching on many of the scapes and a great bud count with more than 27 buds on many of the scapes. It begins to bloom in mid-late season and with its high bud count, blooming continues well into the late season. The colour is a nice clear fairly dark red but with some orange tones especially along the edges of the ruffled petals. The flower has a wide yellow throat with hints of green and a darker red eye surrounding the throat. If you're looking for more colour in your garden later in the season and colour that lasts for a good 4-6 weeks, this one should do the trick! Double Fan (DF) $35

Listed as a rebloomer by the hybridizer.

Rebloomer.  Extended bloomer.  Fragrant. 

This cross came from my 'Lavender Space Journey' as the pod parent and 'White Eyes Pink Dragon' as the pollen parent. The result is a very large flower where the ancestry of 'Supermodel' shows through. The flower and the plant are very impressive. This is another very hardy dormant daylily that blooms in the mid-late season. The scapes have 4-5 way branching with an average bud of 20 or more per scape so the bloom season lasts into late season. The intense colours and the very large 6.75" blooms on 34" scapes make this plant outstanding in the garden. The flower is dark to medium wine in colour with a green to lemon yellow throat. Above the throat is the very large violet slate halo on the petals with a pink slate halo echoed on the sepals. The name 'Sugilite Sensation' comes from the purple shaded and rare gemstone 'Sugilite' which is sometimes available in jewelry. While I have some cultivars in my garden that are similar, 'Sugilite Sensation' has the largest sized flower of any of them. Double fan (DF) $55.00

Unusual Form Crispate. Listed as a rebloomer by the hybridizer.

A great budbuilder.  The last one blooming in my garden every year.  Starts blooming in late August and blooms through October. 

Every daylily garden should have this daylily for extending the season late into the fall. A truly great plant.

Usually blooms late in the season in my garden. 

Listed as a rebloomer by the hybridizer. 

This daylily is the result of crossing 2 seedlings which I no longer grow. Sometimes the offspring are an improvement in many ways over the parents.  The parents are (Lady Bandit x Magnify the Lord) x (El Desperado x Dragon Flight11). The flower on this daylily opens well even after cool nights and and the scapes have 2-3 way branching and an excellent average bud count of 25 per scape.The light cream colour of the flower is accentuated by the dark wine eye and edge. It starts blooming in midseason and because of the high bud count it blooms later into the season. I named it 'Tardy Hardy Flower Party' first of all because it starts to bloom later in the season, thus the word tardy. There are some similar or even better looking cultivars on the market but they haven't proved themselves hardy in my climate, unlike this daylily which is very hardy. Because it has a high bud count and very good branching, an established clump in bloom does look like a wonderful flower party! If you're looking for a flower that opens well, blooms later in the season and has blooms for many weeks, and that is also a very hardy plant, then this one is for you! Double Fan (DF) $40.00

Listed as a rebloomer by the hybridizer. 

Listed as a rebloomer by the hybridizer. 

'Timberdoodle Sunset' was named by Bernard Jackson and is registered in his honour. Bernard Jackson came to Newfoundland in 1958 and served on the Wildlife Park Advisory Committee and helped to form the Salmonier Nature Park. Memorial University of Newfoundland asked him to develop the Oxen Pond Botanical Park (renamed MUN Botanical Garden) and he oversaw its development from 1971 to 1993. After moving to Truro, Nova Scotia he designed and helped install the rock gardens at the Dalhousie Agricultural Campus in Truro and helped to establish the volunteer group Friends of the Gardens to help maintain the campus gardens. Bernard is a wealth of information about plants and has made significant contributions to landscape gardening in eastern Canada. Therefore, he is especially worthy of having the daylily 'Timberdoodle Sunset' registered in his honour. Timberdoodle is actually another name for the Woodcock. Bernard remembers from when he was younger, seeing woodcock flying out of the woods at sunset and this inspired the name 'Timberdoodle Sunset'. The parents of 'Timberdoodle Sunset' are 'Lloyd's Hillendale Sunrise' and 'Heavenly Orange Blaze'. This daylily is an early season bloomer with 3-4 way branching on the scapes and an average bud count of 15 buds per scape. The flower is a bitone with dark burnt orange petals and lighter orange sepals mixed with golden yellow. It has a bright golden yellow triangular throat that maximizes the distinctiveness of the bitone flower. It is of average height at 32" tall but the flower is fairly large at 6", which helps it to be quite noticeable. If you're always anxious for the daylily bloom season to begin, this is a variety that blooms early and is a good choice for kickstarting your daylily season with a distinctive standout flower. Double Fan (DF) $45.00.

Listed as a rebloomer by the hybridizer.

Unusual Form Cascade - 90% double.

'Tricuspid Passion Release' is a lovely cream coloured daylily flower with a green throat turning to yellow as it extends outward towards the light fuchsia wine eye. Bright cream rays pierce the eye and extend outward along the raised midribs creating a starburst effect. There is a golden yellow filigree edge on the petals. The scapes have an average of 16 buds which are spread out well with 3-4 way branching. The name emerged from the eye looking heart shaped and of course being in three segments with a starbusrt effect created by the rays. This is another dormant and very hardy plant in my garden where freeze/thaw conditions prevail in most winters. If you're looking for a midsized plant with a lighter coloured, but patterned daylily flower, this one has a good length of bloom season. It is a cross between 'Spirit Zone' and 'Dragon Flight'. $18 DF (Double fan)

Listed as a rebloomer by the hybridizer. 

Listed as a rebloomer by the hybridizer.  Nocturnal.  Extended bloomer. 

Fragrant.  Nocturnal.  Listed as a rebloomer by the hybridizer, however, it blooms too late in my garden to rebloom.  Nevertheless, it is a fantastic plant - one of my favorites!  You need at least a 3 yr old clump before it really starts to shine with great branching and a terrific bloom show late in the season. 

UF Cascade

Reliable rebloomer in my garden. 

Although it is not registered as a budbuilder, it did perform as a budbuilder the summer of 2011.  This was a summer characterized by ample rain throughout the season.  Both parents are budbuilders, so the genes are definitely there. 

Fragrant. 

Fragrant.

Crispate UF. 

Crispate UF.

UF Cascade. 

Fragrant. 

Style arms very blue, light blue crests veined blue, multiple, upright; Falls, wide white veined blue, yellow signal.  

Blue white, veined blue purple, edge white, signal yellow green; style arms multiple, dark blue lined white; ruffled. 

Falls violet tinted white, heavily veined purple violet especially at edges, very narrow white rim, deep dark-violet halo around deep yellow signal; style arms deep violet, few light marks on edge of crests.

 Listed as a rebloomer by the hybridizer (very late in the season).  Full violet blue, wide lines of nearly white and yellow signal; white styles tipped violet.    

Very early and floriferous ruffled red-violet self. 

HM 1995

Light blue-almost white, dark blue veins, heavier at edges, blue dusted halo, dark yellow signal; style arms dark blue, upright.

Ruffled light pink, darker pink veining, light yellow green signal; style arms pink, lighter midrib, laced styles.

White, feathered crimson-red in centre; yellow signal.

Near white ground.

Slightly ruffled pure white, with deep yellow signal radiating into five central veins.  

Ruffled, rose edge with wide white centre, white veining near edge, hidden yellow signal; style arms white, multiple and upright, crests tipped violet.   

Mid blue-violet. Veined white, white area around yellow signal; white style arms, pale yellow in centre. 

HM 1991.

This Japanese iris was given to me.  It is a very vigorous grower and increases very quickly.  I have not been able to identify its registered name, if it has one.

Light and medium blue, white centre. 

This was the first japanese iris that I grew.  I have not been able to identify the proper registered name, if it has one.  It is a great vigorous plant with a lovely flower. 

Medium rose violet, veined darker; multiple style arms light violet, large crests dark violet. 

White self. 

Light lavender, washed and veined darker, pencil line light rim; style arms deep purple.

Falls blue violet veined bluish white; signal bright yellow; style arms cream tipped blue violet, anthers have small petaloids.