New Introductions – Signature Daylilies

New Introductions . . .

CARBON BLACK
Sdlg 32-20 (sdlg x sdlg) 24″ M. Re. Dor. 7″ 4 br 24 buds

Without a doubt, this is the darkest daylily, full-formed or otherwise, that I have flowered in this garden. It is not a tall daylily, but it is extremely sun tolerant and full-formed, which makes it an outstanding flower to have in your garden either for enjoyment or for hybridizing. The flower opens fairly flat and maintains its shape all day. Its sun resistance is outstanding for its color, and sun and heat are required to give it the carbon-paper black color. It has a beautiful smooth finish that resists temperatures well into the 90’s. One downside of this plant is that it actually requires heat and strong sun to bring out its saturated black color. In cooler weather, it tends to be a purplish black brown. That soon clears up when the temperature rises into the 80’s and 90’s. It is a moderate increaser, and some years it can be quite fertile, with many pods, while in other years it can be reluctant to set pods. It’s shorter stature of 28 inches is, to me, its only other fault, if you can consider that a fault. It has good healthy strong foliage and fairly quickly make a good clump. ($150.00 s.f. 2025 Spring shipping).

CRINKLED SILK
Sdlg 87-19 (sdlg x sdlg) 32″ M. Re. Dor. 6.5″ 3 br 15 buds

Of all of the flowers that I have bloomed out in this garden, this is one of the more unique flower forms. If you like wide, blunt sepals, this is the cat’s meow! The combination of huge blunt sepals and magnificent wide ruffled petals set it way above most other flowers, in my opinion. It has a refined looking texture, but at the same time has a crinkly overall surface to the petals, which make it look extra-ruffled. It opens up with very slight challiced form in cool weather, but it opens very flat in warm temperatures. It’s color can vary considerably from deep coral-red to a coral-orange, depending on weather conditions. It always maintains its voluptuous form. Perched on top of strong scapes, the blooms always catch your eye when viewed in the garden. It has excellent sun resistance, it is pod and pollen fertile, and does rebloom. The plant has very healthy shiny dark green foliage with arching form. It does pass on blunt sepals to many of its kids. ($150.00 d.f. Spring 2025 shipping)

FOUNTAIN OF YELLOW
Sdlg 67-12 (sdlg x sdlg) 36″ MLa. Dor. 6″ 4 br 20 buds

I wasn’t planning on introducing this flower; I was planning on keeping it for myself. As I sit in my La-Z-Boy recliner watching T.V. (which isn’t often during the day), I can look outside through my tropical room glass doors and see it in bloom. It is just a big blast of yellow! I have been enjoying this plant for many years. It never ceases to amaze me how it can show such abundance of blooms for such a long period of the season, such sun resistance, and the ability to retain its color throughout the day. The only reason that I decided to introduce it is that a good customer stopped by to make a purchase and told me that he had to have a piece of this plant for a bonus. In the first place, I didn’t want to dig into the large clump, and in the second place, I don’t like to give away unnamed seedlings. But I was persuaded, and at that point, I decided that this plant was worthy of naming; I named it Fountain of Yellow and gave my customer a named and registered daylily. It has been the backbone of my yellow hybridizing program; it is extremely pod fertile, and was selected out of many dozens of yellows as my personal “Best in Show” for many years. I have several other futures that have it as a parent, with large size (up to nine inches), and outstanding sun resistance with virtually no fading. This plant has very upright scapes and high bud count. The foliage is fairly upright, deep blue-green, and has high rust resistance. It has shown rust on several occasions, but only a small amount of rust and very late in the season. It has taken me many years to get a rust-resistant yellow as this color was one of the most susceptible to rust early in my hybridizing program. It has moderate increase and instant rebloom. ($150.00 d.f. Spring 2025 shipping)

INDIGO EYES
Sdlg 69-21 (sdlg x sdlg) 38″ M. Re. SEv. 6″ 4 br 20 buds

This has been a truly lovely flower to see each year. It has tall scapes with wide angle branching which provide a wonderful framework for display of these lovely creamy white flowers with blue and purple eyezones. The flowers are EMO, and open flat and hold flat all day. The flowers have excellent substance and good sun resistance; the base color does vary according to temperature, showing a deeper cream color in cool temperatures and a lighter cream color in the heat of summer. The eye color, in shades of deep blue and purple, remains consistent throughout the bloom season. The flowers have an open look to them, you never see any crowding. Pod and pollen fertile; foliage is medium green, and has been shown to have good rust reistance with arching form. It has moderate increase. ($150.00 s.f. Spring 2025 shipping)

WINE GARDEN
Sdlg 17-21 (sdlg x sdlg) 32″ E. Re. Dor. 7″ 3 br 12 buds

This is, without a doubt, one of the prettiest flowers that we have seen in this garden. It is truly a breakthough in pattern breeding because it has such a strong lovely pattern which remains stable throughout the bloom season. Although it does vary in small amounts from day to day depending on the temperature, it retains the same similar pattern on every bloom. The flowers are relatively large, open flat, and face out for easy viewing. They bloom in such a way throughout the season that you rarely see any crowding. The rich strong color, accentuated by the large intricate eye pattern really catches your eye, more so than many other flowers. It is extremely sun resistant and shows little fading even after long hot days. An EMO, it opens well even on cool mornings. It is very rust resistant and I have never seen rust pustules on it. It has moderately heavy substance which allows it to maintain its form each day throughout its bloom cycle. It has medium green foliage. Its upright scapes hold the flowers well above the foliage. It is a moderately fast increaser. It generally will send up instant rebloom and occasionally has extended rebloom. Pod and pollen fertile. If you are looking for a plant to expand your patterns in reds and purples, this could be a good choice to use in hybridizing. ($175.00 s.f. Spring 2025 shipping)

MASKED AMIGO
Sdlg 150-17 (sdlg x sdlg) 34″ L. Dor. 6.5″ 4 br 24 buds

This flower, although not a new color in the daylily world, was a new color in this garden several years ago. It blooms at the end of our bloom season, in July and August, and its performance is stellar in such scorching adverse conditions. Its contrasting colors makes it a standout even at a distance. If I were to find a fault in it, it is that the flowers only tilt slightly for easy viewing, and do not face out as most of my other flowers do. On the plus side, the black eye in the flower is extraordinarily sun resistant and does not burn or fade in the hot summer sun. The plant is relatively tall and has strong stout scapes; the flower has good substance and holds its flat form all day. It is pod fertile, but difficult; it is easy pollen fertile. The foliage is dark green, almost blue-green, and very upright; this allows the plant to be planted close to other plants without crowding its neighbors. It has been shown to be quite rust-resistant. It is a unique flower in the sense that it blooms and holds up well under the most extreme hot summer conditions. ($150.00 d.f. Spring 2025 shipping)

APRICOT SENSATION
Sdlg 72-19 (sdlg x sdlg) 34″ M. Re. Dor. 7.5″ 3 br 15 buds

A breathtakingly beautiful flower, this huge 8 inch flower has captured my heart. It is an EMO and greets you with its tender soft apricot peach base color and huge bold pattern. The deep cranberry red pattern with striking variations is punctuated by a lovely green throat. Its lightly ruffled petals and sepals produce a beautiful tailored look. It has instant rebloom and faces out for easy viewing. With good substance and outstanding sun resistance, this consistently large flower is truly a magnificent bloom to display in the garden. It has instant rebloom, opens flat and holds flat; it has outstanding sun resistance and good strong scapes that hold all season. It has medium green arching healthy foliage. Easy pod and pollen fertility, moderate increase, and so far has been shown to have good rust resistance. ($150.00 s.f. Spring 2025 shipping)