(Ted Petit - 2008) Photos of Ted Petit's cultivars can be viewed at Le Petit Jardin.

This photo compliments of Earthly Treasures Daylily Gardens, Angie Bowald.  Thank you!!

(Pat Stamile - 2008) Photos of Pat Stamile's cultivars can be viewed at Floyd Cove Nursery.

(Tholian Web x Bit Of Blue) 31” EERe. emo.nofr. Ev. 5.25” x 2.5” x 1.75”. 5-way branching. 35 buds.
    Totally unlike its sib BARCODE with its distinct bands, MARSEILLES WATERCOLOR always reminds me of a watercolor. The colors are so soft and seemingly melt into each other so it is difficult to discern where one color ends and the other begins. The exception, of course, is the bright fuchsia outer eye band which repeats onto the edge.
    One of the earliest patterned daylilies to bloom in the garden, MARSEILLES WATERCOLOR displays great floriferousness with multiple branching and bloom providing terrific color impact, great bud count and branching. Fertile both ways.

Alexander-Caldwell 1994. 30", 6", M, Rebloom
Semi evergreen, Pink self with green throat

No pic on web to pull...

(Frank Smith - FALL 2006) Photos of Frank Smith's cultivars can be viewed at Frank Smith Daylilies.

TET (Front Porch Swing x Spanish Wedding Gown), semi evergreen. 6-1/2" — 7" flower, 4-way branching. 28 buds on a 30" scape.
MISS LULA MAE is a HUGE very flat flower. The center half of this large polychrome flower is a beautiful waxy green. The outer edge of the petals is a contrasting citron.
Fertile both ways

(Pat Stamile - 2008) Photos of Pat Stamile's cultivars can be viewed at Floyd Cove Nursery.

(Azure Wings x Linguini)  37” Ere. emo. Ev. (11” wingspan)  10” x 1” x .75”. 5-way branching. 30-35 buds. Classic spider. Spider ratio 5.0:1.
   MORPHO’S DANCE is a bitone but with rich clear lavender petals and pale lavender sepals. I believe bitones and bicolors are under-utilized in the modern daylily. This is especially true in the spider class where you can so clearly see the sepals since they are rarely overlapped by the petals.
    One of my personal favorites among this years spiders MORPHO’S DANCE is sheer joy in the garden. Fertile both ways but a very difficult pod parent.

(Frank Smith - FALL 2006) Photos of Frank Smith's cultivars can be viewed at Frank Smith Daylilies.TET (Believe In Magic x Sea Biscuit), semi evergreen. 6" flower, 5-way branching. 30 buds on a 32" scape.
MOUNT RAINIER is a very flat near-white flower with a distinct ruffled gold edge. A great garden performer.
Fertile both ways - $75

(Karol Emmerich - 2008) Photos of Karol Emmerich's cultivars can be viewed at Springwood Gardens.

TET (Taken By Storm x Born to Reign), 34”, M, Sev, fr, 6”, instant Re in GH and some MN rebloom, average 3-way branching with 2 well-spaced laterals and 11-21 buds with average of 15. Rose cranberry bitone with etched pink watermark and small gold edge; yellow to green throat. All blooms consistent on a given day, but every day is different in terms of the color range – hence the name Rapid increaser. Fertile both ways but difficult pollen parent.

(Ted Petit - 2008) Photos of Ted Petit's cultivars can be viewed at Le Petit Jardin.

(Susan Pritchard Petit x Gary Colby) x (Richard Taylor Yates x Unlock the Stars) Sev. 6.5" fl. 26" sc. M 20 buds. What beautiful, rich color in a double flower. The self color is a dark, saturated plum to burgundy purple. At the center of the flower is a deep green throat. The petal and petaloid edges are nicely ruffled. Adding to the beauty are the bubbly gold edges surrounding the petals and petaloids.

(Ted Petit - 2005) Photos of Ted Petit's cultivars can be viewed at Le Petit Jardin

(Magical Passes x Tet. Dragon Dreams) Sev. 5” fl. 20” sc. M. 20 buds.  Ocean’s Eleven has the bluest eye of any flower in Petit’s garden.  He has  often described previous introductions as having “blue violet” eyes.  He had  never before used the word “navy” in describing the color of any of his  cultivars.  But, to his eye, Ocean’s Eleven has an eye of dark navy blue (hence the name) with layers of charcoal, surrounded by a burgundy mascara band.  The base color is a very pleasing cream yellow.  These flowers are strongly recommended for blue eye breeding. 

(Ted Petit - 2008) Photos of Ted Petit's cultivars can be viewed at Le Petit Jardin.

Tihs photo compliments of Stardreamer Daylily Gardens, Carol Sarginger.

(Pat Stamile - FALL 2007) Photos of Pat Stamile's cultivars can be viewed at Floyd Cove Nursery.

(Cerise Masterpiece x Roses And Gold) 30” ERe. emo. no fr. Ev. 6 ½” x 3 ¾” x 2 ½”. 5-way branching (3 laterals + terminal Y). 25-30 buds.  This is one neat flower. It is always admired in the garden but no two flowers are quite alike even though all are beautiful. It is not the color that varies but rather the form of the flower. Sometimes the flowers display elaborate “angel wings” along with normal flutes and ruffles. At other times the flowers display “pillowing” where the edge is raised off the surface of the flower before it is edged in white.

    The flowers are a deep raspberry. Those who might remember rhubarb know the color I am referring to. Outside the chartreuse throat is a blue rose halo. There are also occasional white sharks teeth and sometimes the edging is displayed in both white and gold. In short, this flower has it all – just do not expect the form to be consistent. A good breeder. Fertile both ways.

(Ted Petit - 2007) Photos of Ted Petit's cultivars can be viewed at Le Petit Jardin

[(Susan Pritchard Petit x Formal Appearance) x Nature’s Crown ] [(Unlock The Stars x Inner Space)] Sev. 6.5 - 7” fl. 28” sc. M 15 - 20 buds.  This has been one of my all time favorite doubles since its maiden bloom.  I have always loved the formal look of hose-in-hose doubles, and Richard Taylor Yates is probably my finest creation to date.  These flowers combine formal doubling with a heavy popcorn gold edge.  The flowers are a beautiful rose pink with a lighter pink watermark.  Very special indeed, and fertile both ways.

Biery 1972 20" M, 4", dip dor ext spd
Light Yellow self

(Pat Stamile - 2008) Photos of Pat Stamile's cultivars can be viewed at Floyd Cove Nursery.

(Wild And Free X Scarecrow) 38” EMRe. emo. Ev. 10.25” x 1.875” x 1.25”. 2-way branching. 14 buds. Spider. Spider ratio 4.3:1.
    ROLLING RAVEN is our blackest spider to date. Rich red black, velvety and sun resistant ROLLING RAVEN is outstanding. Unlike most black spiders which tend to be small or have trouble opening flat ROLLING RAVEN at 10” is huge and flowers open flat right from the throat which is chartreuse as opposed to yellow gold.
    The form on ROLLING RAVEN is outstanding with large open flowers with no overlap in the throat and small closure numbers. The petals and sepals twist and curl to give the illusion of a pinwheel.
    ROLLING RAVEN is also important for its relative ease of fertility. Tet spiders are notoriously difficult to set pods on. ROLLING RAVEN, while not as east as say WINDMASTER or some full forms, is an easy pod parent. For a true spider of this size to be an easy pod parent is remarkable. Pollen Fertile as well.

(Pat Stamile - FALL 2007) Photos of Pat Stamile's cultivars can be viewed at Floyd Cove Nursery.

[(Rose Fireglow x Magic Lake) X Roses And Gold] 31” MRe. Emo. Ev. 6” x 3 ¾” x 2 ¼”. 5-way branching (3 laterals + terminal Y). 50 buds.  There is a fiery orange undertone to this clear vibrant rose red that underscores its name. The image shows a typical flower early in the season. Like all edged varieties the edge will double as it gets warmer. The edge is a bright gold that becomes a more orange gold as the weather becomes increasingly warm.

    A wonderful parent with fabulous scapes and excellent plant habit and plant balance. ROSE HEAT has been helpful in our gold edged red program to get size and excellent scapes into the brighter gold edged reds. Excellent. Fertile both ways.

(Karol Emmerich - 2008) Photos of Karol Emmerich's cultivars can be viewed at Springwood Gardens.

TET 31002 {(Lifting Me Higher x Absolute Treasure) x (Senegal x JT Davis)}, 30”, late-mid, Sev, 6-6-1/2”, Re, mixed scapes with average 3-way branching (1 lat plus V) and 18 buds (range of 14-24). Pink lavender with lighter pink lavender sepals; dark lavender band; small lavender and larger yellow ivory edge; yellow to green throat. Very, very ruffled (see GH picture on inside front cover), but almost always opens well. Very hardy and nice spring foliage. Emerges very late - don’t worry – just leave it alone – it seems to know not to poke its head out until the last frosts are gone. Below average increaser. Starts blooming here in early August, as do most of its kids, so a real season extender for the garden. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED as a hybridizing flower - a BREAKTHROUGH PARENT for extravagant ruffling in northern hardy kids with good scapes.   Fertile both ways, but pods don’t usually carry a large number of seeds.

Miller, M. 2007   Cultivar info and photos can be viewed at Small World Gardens.

Tet ('Ferengi Gold' X 'Tar and Feather') Re, EM, Ev, 28", 6", 4 way branching carrying 25 buds.  Named for my Great Uncle and a wonderful man. Bold bright yellow flower with green cast to it. Should be a great parent for that green that everyone is looking for.  Great branching and bud count.  Fertile both ways.

Miller, M. 2007   Cultivar info and photos can be viewed at Small World Gardens.

Dip ('Wilson Spider' X 'Green Widow') Re., E, Dor., 45", 6 1/4", UF, 4 way branching 28 buds. 'Small World Grasshopper' is an awesome unusual form with its vibrant green throat and nice movement.  It has great plant habits and is a very showy garden performer.  Both pod and pollen fertile.

Michael Miller 2006.   Cultivar info and photos can be viewed at Small World Gardens.

Tet., (‘Eye Catching’ X ‘Mildred Mitchell’) M., Ev., Re., 28 in. sc.; 5.5 in. fl.; 5 way branching carrying 30 buds. Very showy in a small clump, its show scapes can have as many as 20 blooms open in a day. Excellent breeder for patterned eyes and double-edged seedlings.  ‘Small World Heartthrob’ is easy fertile both ways.

(Karol Emmerich - 2006) Photos of Karol Emmerich's cultivars can be viewed at Springwood Gardens.

TET [{(Clothed in Glory sdlg x Larry Grace) x (Seminole Wind x Better Than Ever)} x Reason for Treason], 28”, M, Dor, Re (but not in MN), fr, 5”, 5+way branching (2 lats with V’s plus W at top) with average of 35 buds (25-40+). Clear tomato red (often blood red early AM) with darker etching around lighter tomato red watermark; white “twinkle” midribs near throat; ruffled edge; mostly green throat. Consistent, flawless blooms that hover above the foliage; don’t show insect or water damage and hold great in the sun. Good opener by 8AM. Great foliage all season. Large, vigorous fans. Very fertile both ways.

(Pat Stamile - FALL 2007) Photos of Pat Stamile's cultivars can be viewed at Floyd Cove Nursery.

(The Terminator x Zephyr’s Song) 29” MRe. Emo. Ev. 7 ¼” x 4” x 2 ¾”. 3-way branching. 18-20 buds.  This is simply our heaviest, most ornately ruffled pink to date. First flowers on this monster are close to 8”. Looking at it you would think it had to come from JUDY FARQUHAR but no, it’s THE TERMINATOR with ZEPHYR’S SONG that gives its massive size and substance with incredibly wide and chubby petals and sepals.

    This was easily one of the visitor’s favorites this season. To see a row of these huge blooms is to witness something quite extraordinary.
    The color is a salmon pink. The flamboyantly arranged ruffles are laced in gold. If you like big flowers THE HULK is your flower. Fertile both ways.

(Pat Stamile - 2008) Photos of Pat Stamile's cultivars can be viewed at Floyd Cove Nursery.

(Windmaster X Linguini) 41” EMRe. emo. Ev. (15.5” wingspan). 12” x .25” x 1”. 6-way branching. 30 buds. Classic spider. Spider ratio: 6.2:1.
    If you like tall stately spiders with strong erect scapes you will love VERTIGO. It easily passes my scape strength and flexibility test which I give to all my real tall spiders.  I take the top of the scape and pull it 12” from the vertical. If the scape does not bend or crack and springs back to vertical it has both the necessary strength and flexibility that I like to see in really tall daylilies.
    VERTIGO is one of my narrowest true spiders with the size and gentle twisting that make it a standout in the garden. The color is a plum lavender with a true lavender watermark and citron green throat. Excellent. Fertile both ways but a difficult pod parent.

Webster & Cobb 2003 - Picture provided by Stardreamer Daylily Gardens.

Tet 34" M 13" SEV Pink self, UF.

(Frank Smith - FALL 2006) Photos of Frank Smith's cultivars can be viewed at Frank Smith Daylilies.

TET (Believe In Magic x Front Porch Swing), semi evergreen. 6-1/2" flower, 4-way branching. 30 buds on a 28" scape.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE is a beautiful cream-colored flower of very flat form. It has a large deep green throat and wide golden yellow ruffled edge.
Fertile both ways

(Karol Emmerich - 2005) Photos of Karol Emmerich's cultivars can be viewed at Springwood Gardens.

TET (Totally Tropical x Wolf Eyes) 22”, M, Sev (but with lots of dormancy), Re, fr, 5”, 5-way branching with 15-30 buds and average of 20. Apricot with a cranberry eye and loopy Victorian edge; yellow green throat. A very distinctive flower and magnificent in a clump (see picture on website) - one of the most commented on flowers at Springwood. In some areas it might take a couple of years to get established and really show its stuff (so you might wonder if you got the right plant or why I introduced it), but trust me, it’s worth the wait! Minnesota rebloomer. Fertile both ways.