Great grower with good budcount.  Its form and color saturation always please!

This Ned seedling was selected for introduction in 2008, but that didn’t happen.  4 ½”, 24 ½” Ht, maroon, 19 BC, 3-way branching in FL. 

Please note the vast difference between this seedling and Long Tall Sally – one of my favorite pics!:)

The intense curling and the unbelievable green throat are outstanding.  I love the green on the inner sepals!

This Ned seedling was selected for introduction in 2008, but that didn’t happen.   FL stats: Early, 4”, 21” Ht, dark purple, yellow/green throat, curly sepals, 13 BC in FL. 

Definitely higher BC up north, but someone/something cut off the top part of the most mature scape this year.  Secondary branch had 10 buds.  Extremely good substance and all around good plant.  Fertile both ways.

My personal favorite among the small dark reds and purples, this image shows more red than the deep purple that my eye sees.

[NR-JPS03] This Ned seedling was selected for introduction in 2008, but that didn’t happen.   5”, 32” Ht, purple, yellow/green throat, twisty sepals, reflexed petals, 13 BC, 3-way branching in FL.  (May be higher up north(?))

(Bachman, 2007)  Height 35", bloom 4.5", season M, Dormant, Diploid, 20 buds, 3 branches,  Reddish purple with darker halo above yellow green throat. (sdlg × Charon the Ferryman)

(Roberts-N., 2009)  Height 28", bloom 5.75", season MLa, Dormant, Diploid, 17 buds, 5 branches, UFo Crispate ,  Rose bitone with yellow pale ruffled edge above green throat. (unknown × unknown)

Countess of Cute is one of the most recent registrations of Ned Roberts and has yet to be released. 

This has gained enough attention, I am proud to feature it on the 2012 National in Cindy Osman’s “Lady Hybridizer’s Bed.”  The flower is only 5-6”, but it is sweet, sweet, sweet!  Just look at those ruffles!  Height is proportionate, about 28”.  Pod difficult, pollen fertile.

(Whitacre-JA., 1988)  Height 30", bloom 4", season M, Dormant, Diploid,  Bright blue pink and pale yellow dusted pink bitone with cerise and deep cream eyezone above green throat. ((Frances FayE × Evelyn Claar) × (Dorcus × Ringlets)) 

Just look at the color and the size!  Good budcount!

(Reinke-B., 2004)  Height 34", bloom 3.5", season E, Dormant, Diploid, Fragrant, 35 buds, 5 branches,  Golden copper blend with gold edge above orange throat. (sdlg × Nutmeg Elf) 

Extremely fertile both ways.

(Benesh, 1955)  Season M, Dormant, Diploid,  Deep ruby red self. ((Wekiwa × Kanapaha) × Chivalry) 

While the AHS Checklist does not give a size, it’s 3-4”, about 28” tall and well branched in my Zone 5 garden.  I highly suspect that Ned Roberts used it in his small program.

Warrell, 2009  Height 42", bloom 5", season M, Dormant, Diploid, 14 buds, 3 branches, Unusual Form Cascade,  Near white self above green throat. (Frozen Mert × sdlg)

New to the garden in 2010, I planted it too close to a killer peony.  That peony has since been divided and hopefully will give Ibis more room to breathe.  It still was a trooper though, it's pod fertile.:)

(Reckamp, 1963)  Height 24", bloom 2", season EM, Dormant, Diploid,  Melon pink, cream, yellow and orchid polychrome with orange throat. 

Fertile both ways.  I am using this because of its size and hoping to bring out its colors in the UF's.

5", dark red with yellow/green throat, UF.  No more stats available this year.  This seedling has got to be out of (Nutmeg Elf x Spider Miracle) x Brer Rabbit's Baby.  I expect it to be reasonably branched, as its parents.  Fertile.

This one knocked my socks off this year with its color.  Fertile both ways too.:)

5", no other stats yet.  Probably out of two seedlings (fleischel's black x Red Rain) x (Nutmeg Elf x Spider Miracle)  Both pics are on my website.

3", burgundy red with dark eye, yellow throat, UF.  Unknown parentage, but most likely out of (Nutmeg Elf x Spider Miracle.)  What a small, small size and cute form!

3.5", dusty rose with yellow throat, UF.  No more stats available this year.  Probably out of (Nutmeg Elf x Spider Miracle.)  Pod fertile, don't know about pollen.

All I can say is that this is out of spider breeding, probably has bridge plant Nutmeg Elf x Spider Miracle in it.  Approximately 3.5" flower.

4", yellow UF.  (Nutmeg Elf x Spider Miracle) x (Nutmeg Elf x Spider Miracle).  No more stats available this year, but I expect it to be well branched and very fertile both ways.  WOW, what an improvement in form over Nutmeg Elf!

Ned laughed back when he heard the cross, but was approving of the appearance of the bloom.  Always having been a bridge plant for me, I’ve gotten some interesting things from it because it does give up its color.  Extremely fertile both ways.

6”, MLa, orange infused with red, green and yellow throat.  UF, fatter and redder than Small F and Small I.

6” red spider, extended yellow green throat.

5" spider, sorry, but didn't take accurate stats this year.  I’m hoping that the lack of color in this one might enable it to give up its color and take on others.

It was only at the end of this summer that I realized that this is BR No. 10, a Ned seedling that was selected for introduction in 2008, but that didn’t happen.  

EE, 4 ¼”, 30 Ht, coral red, green throat, very curly segments. 3x rebloom!!  54 BC, 7-way branching. 

One of my personal favorites of the smalls, still in evaluation up north.