ELLER, N. 2010 - Nancy & Don Eller Daylilies

(N. Eller) Tet, 26" SEv 6" Early, Reblooms, Fragrant. Pink with Cream ruffled edges tipped in Gold Wire, large Lime Green throat, and heavy substance. 3 way branching, 22 bud count. 97% dbl. Fertile Both Ways.  [(Glazed Porcelain Truffle x Peaceful Serenity) x Treva In Pink]

(Pat Stamile - 2007) Photo and description courtesy of Floyd Cove Nursery.

*ALASKAN MIST (Stamile,P.) TET 36” ERe. emo. no fr. Ev. 6” Light pink base.  Beautiful edges are very prominent in this large, very overlapped, and extremely ornate daylily.  The ultimate in “fancy” with color, ALASKAN MIST is not just a pretty face.  High bud count and branching along with rebloom add to an extremely long blooming cultivar.  Plant proportion and habits are exemplary.  Fertile both ways. 

6-way branching (4 laterals + terminal “Y”).  40-45 buds.  

(Ted Petit - 2007) Description courtesy of Le Petit Jardin

(Glacier Bay x Tet. Siloam Ralph Henry) (Belle Cook) Sev. 7 - 8” fl. 30” sc. M 30 buds.  Despite its beautiful gold edge, April LaQuinta rarely, if ever, hangs. While many of the modern pinks have thin substance, April LaQuinta has a heavy waxy substance. It is also fertile both ways, easily setting pods. I have taken it to every color, and it has been my best parent for huge, ornate flowers on tall scapes. A magnificent flower and plant.

Cultivar can be viewed at Nicole's Daylilies.

Aquadisiac

HARRY, N. - 2010 - TET (Mystical Illusion X Seedling) Sev. 7 ¾” flowers, 30” scapes, 4 way branching, 30 buds.This cultivar represents blue eyed breeding taken to a new level, in that this flower is absolutely huge on large, very well branched and budded scapes. Aquadisiac sets a new standard for large blue eyed breeding. Listed at 7 ¾ but frequently approaches 9 inches. If blue eyed breeding is in your program AQUADISIAC is a must have! Stunning in the garden! Nicely fertile both ways.

Stamile, P.  2005 - 32" TET 4.75" E RE FR EV

Nasturtium orange with red eye above green throat.

ART A FACT (Ludlow Lambertson 2010) - Art Gallery Gardens

TET 5.5" SevEMRe26" [Orchid Octopus X Seedling]
ART A FACT is a very magical flower which started blooming in April and as I write this in late August is STILL blooming! ART A FACT is a bitone with light gray-lavender petals and very light cream-lavender sepals. A fascinating slate blue-purple eye and edge come out of the very green throat. ART A FACT has 4-way branching, with 25-plus buds. Fertile both ways.

ART GALLERY ETCHING (Ludlow Lambertson 2010)  - Art Gallery Gardens

TET 8" SevEERe30" [Intergalactic Interlude X Seedling]
ART GALLERY ETCHING, a UF cascade, greets the garden season with extra early blooms. ART GALLERY ETCHING is a prolific bloomer with light yellow petals and sepals. An intriguing patterned red-purple etched eye has blue-purple veins and is outlined in purple. A grass green throat, 3 & 4-way branching and 20 buds complete this beautiful composition. Fertile both ways.

ARTIST APPLIQUE (Ludlow Lambertson 2010) - Art Gallery Gardens

TET 9" SevERe36" [Aerial Appliqué X Seedling]
ARTIST APPLIQUE is my favorite of the appliquéd eyes that I've created. ARTIST APPLIQUE, a UF cascade, has very interesting color with grayed-lavender petals and light lavender sepals. The astonishing gray-purple eye is huge with the yellow appliqué setting the eye off. Very large green throat with 3-way branching and 20 buds. Fertile both ways.

(Frank Smith - Fall 2006) Photo and description courtesy of Frank Smith Daylilies.

TET (Mandalay Bay x Seedling), semi evergreen. 6" flower, 4-way branching. 32 buds on a 30" scape.
Aunt Ethel is a sibling to Princess Diana. This flower is a beautiful lavender pink with large yellow ruffled edge. The brilliant chartreuse-to-green throat makes the overall color glow in the garden.
Fertile both ways.

(Patrick Stamile - FALL 2008) Photo and description courtesy of Floyd Cove Nursery

*BART ROBERTS (Stamile,P.) TET 5238-C (Aragon X Tetra Peppermint Delight) 27” EERe. Emo. Ev. 6 ½” x 3 3/8” x 2”. 4-way branching (2 laterals plus terminal Y). 25-28 buds.

What Tetra TERRY LYNINGER did to the appliqué throats Tetra PEPPERMINT DELIGHT has done for large eyes on large flowers. Thank you to Jack Carpenter for creating two wonderous diploids which when converted are revolutionizing the world of tetraploids.

BART ROBERTS is a very large orchid rose with a huge velvety blue red eye. In both clarity and vibrancy of color I know of no other eyed daylily with such color presence. BART was used extensively this May to capture the bold saturation of colors. We will see next year what this will bring.

Siblings to BART ROBERTS also had prominent white sharks teeth outside the red border so I expect BART ROBERTS may be useful in structural edges as well as borders.  Fertile both ways.

(Ted Petit - FALL 2007) Photo and description courtesy of Le Petit Jardin

* BATMAN'S SHADOW --  (John Peat x Tricou Fedora) (Adventures with Ra) Sev. 7” fl. 29” sc. M.  I love the shadowy irregular patterned watermark in this flower which always reminds me of Batman’s image beaming up against the night sky. The very large clear purple flowers have a heavy substance and open flat. At the center of the flower is a green throat. The wide petalled flowers are nicely ruffled, carrying a gold edge. Unique and different.

(Ted Petit - SPRING 2009) Photo and description courtesy of Le Petit Jardin

*BELLA ISABELLA -- [(Spacecoast Sea Shells x Gary Colby) x (Rippled Oasis x Casper’s Shadow) Sev. 5.5" fl. 28" sc. M 20 buds.  Ah, yes, Bella Isabella, which means Beautiful Isabella in Spanish. Named for Bella, short for Isabella, our occasional garden helper and the lovely daughter of Reyna, our garden manager.  These ivory flowers have a very dramatic chevron applique that extends far out onto the petal self.  Outside the applique is a lavender violet patterned eye. The eye is surrounded by a dark purple mascara band that streaks inward.  The pattern eye is mimicked on the sepals and continues as a double purple and violet picotee around the petal edges.  The picotee edge is surrounded by a third bubbly gold wire edge. Striking and dramatic.

BIRD TALK (Lambertson ’05) Tet 6.5” Sev EM Re 24” - Art Gallery Gardens

([Blue Eyes Glance Sdlg x Cretaceous Crunch] x  Mildred Mitchell)                                                
BIRD TALK is a really spectacular patterned daylily! This very large flower of cream pastel with its’ stunning eye of smoky slate blue has points bursting out onto the petals. Red purple is etched around the outer eye. The petal edges have all the colors of the eye and are very sculptural, rising up and down with the outer edge having small gold teeth and serrations. BIRD TALK has 4-way branching, 25 buds. Fertile both ways. Fantastic complex eyed and edged kids! Wow!

BIRDWALK (Ludlow Lambertson 2010) - Art Gallery Gardens

TET 7.5"SevMRe24" [Bird Talk X Seedling]
BIRDWALK is what I do everyday in the woods surrounding our home- something always happens to excite my soul. A walk in the garden and gazing on BIRDWALK- a child of the famous BIRD TALK- is also an exciting experience. BIRDWALK is a huge flower with amber-lavender petals and lighter sepals. Three bands of color show distinctly on a very large eye and edge composed of grayed blue-purple bordered in grayed-purple with an outer edge of gold on the petals, occasionally has some teeth. BIRDWALK has a big green throat with 4-way branching and 28 buds. Fertile both ways.

(Karol Emmerich - 2006) Photo and description courtesy of Springwood Gardens.

TET (Joan Derifield x Robed in Majesty), 28”, M, Sev, Re, fr, EMO, 6”, 3-way branching (2 laterals plus top). Very clear, saturated, velvety, dark raspberry with etched pink raspberry eye and indents at the outer midribs; small white midrib “twinkles” at the throat; pink raspberry plus white edge; yellow to green throat. Very distinctive color and noticeable from a distance. Very fertile pollen; average to somewhat below average pod fertility.

BLUE DIAMOND MINE (Ludlow Lambertson 2010) - Art Gallery Gardens

TET 5.5"SevERe28-30" [Blue Hippo Seedling X Indigo Bunting Seedling]
BLUE DIAMOND MINE is the name of a song sung by an Irish friend of ours from Dublin town. BLUE DIAMOND MINE, the flower, sings its own miraculous song with pale lavender petals and lighter sepals. The eye and edge vibrate a stunning blue-purple with an outer gold lacy edge on the petals. BLUE DIAMOND MINE has a rich green throat with 3-way branching and 20-plus buds. Very fertile both ways- an important blue breeder. The kids are fab!

Stamile 1990 - 28" Tet 5" Mid Dor Fra Bright orange with bold red eyezone and green throat.

(Jack Carpenter - SPRING 2008) Photo and description courtesy of The Lily Farm

TET 33”-EMRe-6.5”-EV - Stately large flat-faced flowers of excellent substance.   Pink flowers which have bold eyes and edges of a magenta color, with a lovely green throat. Three-way branched scapes bear 17 buds. The cultivar is fertile both ways.

Pickles, Lee, 2000, 26" 6" M Re, SEv TET
Bright chrome yellow w rich old wine eye with edge, lime green throat

Kaskel 2001, 26" 5.5" EM Rebloom, evergreen  TET
24 buds, 3 branches, cream with lavender Rose Eye above green throat

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

TET (Lifting Me Higher x Shaka Zulu), 26”, M, Sev, instant MN rebloom, fr, 6-1/2” (to 7”), 5-way branching (3 laterals plus V at top or 2 laterals plus W at top), 15-25 buds with average of 20 (25 some years). Cranberry purple with rose pink watermark; white edge with gold filigree; yellow gold throat with green heart. Striking, distinctive, and usually a fancier edge than pictured. Produces beautiful, hardy kids and grandkids with great color.

Cultivar can be viewed at Nicole's Daylilies.

Call Me Blue

HARRY, N. 2010 - (Ivan Attitude X Bluegrass Music) 33"  TET 5 1/2" Ev. 3-4 way branching, 25 buds. Call Me Blue is another example of my blue eyed program that displays excellent characteristics. Tall scapes, great color, and wonderful plant habit are a few of its traits.

Cultivar can be viewed at Nicole's Daylilies.

Call Me Carla

HARRY, N. 2009 - ((Sundays Sandals X Crazy Ivan) X Linda’s Magic) 28" TET 6” SEv 4 way branching with 45 buds. CALL ME CARLA really puts on a show with its candelabra branching, heavy substance, and overly round with blunt sepals give this flower a very diploidesque look. The flower color is creamy orchid with a lavender purple eye and edge. Fertile both ways.

(Ted Petit - SPRING 2009) Photo and description courtesy of Le Petit Jardin

TET 24” Sev.  6”  M 20  buds.  Like the beautiful golden sunsets of Captiva Island, this flower is a bright beacon in the garden.  The flower color is a glowing coral gold, with hints of pink and orange.  The petal edges are very ruffled and crimped with a sparkling gold filagree.  The gold edges continue around the petaloids as well. The gold, glittering edges all over the flower, combined with the very bright flower color, produces a glittering image of a molten sunset.

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

30” EMRe. emo. Ev. 6” x 3 ¾” x 2 ¾”. 4-way branching (2 laterals + Y) 30-35 buds. This gorgeous rose violet with a blue lavender eye and double edges of blue lavender and white has been a standout in the early garden that is not especially known for purple.  Early blooming purples are especially valued and CELESTIAL SHORE has both the size and drama to garner your attention, easy pod parent and has proved to be a wonderful parent for purples. Easily fertile both ways.