Reed, 1997 - 28' La 5.5" sev.dip. Light rose with lemon throat, recurved, very late HM, SFA

Reed, 2005 - 30" M 4" dor.dip. Spider. Red self, green throat. Small spidery

(Reed, 2010)  32”  EM  6”  dormant, diploid

Richest rose pink, with a green throat, this bloom presents itself nicely.  On the hottest days, it becomes a lighter rose pink, but holds up perfectly.  Its strength is the scape, which is usually 3 or 4-way branched and holds the blooms apart.  A beautiful Blue Ridge rose with lots of ruffles.  Pod and pollen fertile.

Reed, 2007 - 38" EM 7" dor. Dip. Crispate UF Apricot gold consistently pinched, fertile.

Reed, 2006 - 30" M 4" ev. Dip. Polytepal rose pink with variable blooms, and fast growth. Fertile.

BANJO BIRD is out of OKLAHOMA KICKING BIRD, and has the rose color of its parent, and some evergreen tendencies. It has been hardy here in zone 6. It is a pretty bright rose pink, with good branching. But its main interest is the degree to which it has polytepal blooms. In 2005 more than 50% of the blooms were polytepal; in 2006 the percentage was much lower (along with other polytepals in the garden, for no defined reason). With no guarantee of consistency, I offer this cultivar with potential for breeding polytepals in rose pink colors.

Reed, 2006 - 38" M 5" dor. Dip. Polytepal 25% Alleman/ Reed intro. Rosy cream, red blush eye.

Reed, 1996 - 50" M 6" sev.dip. Spider. Very tall gold with large red eyezone.

Reed, 1994 - 34" MLaRe 5.5" dor.dip. Rose pink with cream to green throat. Late.

Reed, 1999 - 36" M 6" dor.dip. Spider. Brown with black eye and gold throat HM

Reed, 2005 - 40" Mla 7" dor.dip. UF/pinched crispate. Black self, gold throat.Hard dormant, excellent plant habits.

Reed, 2005 - 42" M 7" dor.dip. Pale gold with dark wine-red eye, yellow throat

Named after my favorite daughter, the softball player, this daylily has a black eye! The bloom is very ruffled and has a narrow, exotic form. The dark wine-red/black eye is in high contrast to the pale gold/parchment background color. There is the slight beginning of a picotee edge in the dark color. This daylily presents many different faces, but it is always very showy in the garden. Fertile both ways and often reblooms.

Reed, 2005 - 40" Mla 6" dor.dip. UF red with dark red eye, yellow edge and rib, fancy

Reed, 2005 - 45" Mla 7" dor.dip.Dark red purple self, great substance and form, well branched. Excellent garden plant, always showy and reliable, excellent scapes.

Reed, 2008 - 36" EM 6.5" dor. Dip. Soft pink with creamy ruffled edges, 4-way branching

Soft pink, with a cream throat and midribs, and creamy ruffled edges. Out of Loch Ness Monster, the ruffles are on all segments, and the bloom is gently recurved and narrow. The garden name has been Pink LNM. With wide 4-way branching and 18-20 buds, it displays the blooms nicely. It is named after my mother, who was the first person I knew to grow daylilies. If only hers in the 1950's had been this pretty! She would love it. Fertile.

Reed, 1994 - 38" EMRe 6.5" dor.dip. Spider. Orange with orange-red eyezone, olive green thr HM

Reed, 1999 - 34" M 7" dor.dip. Spider. Purple with white rib, cream lemon tht., recurved. HM

Reed, 2003 - 36" M 8" dor.dip. UF Light pink with light rose eye - cascade, exotic. Very clear color, long blooming, one of Margo's favorites.

Reed, 2005 - 55" Mla 6" dor.dip. Warm pink above cream yellow throat, tall

Dancing eye to eye, or nose to nose, you will not have to bend down to look at this warm pink exotic bloom. 3-way branching, and sturdy scapes support the blooms that are nicely ruffled. This one brings flamingo pink color into the very tall group of daylilies. Fertile both ways.

Reed, 2005 - 60" Mla 8" dor.dip UF/cascade - gold yellow with rose-peach blush eye, gr.th.tall

Truly standing above the crowd, Dances with Giraffes is at least 5 feet tall when established. The large blooms cascade and curl down from the tall scapes, golden yellow with a rose-peach blush eye above a green throat. It is registered as an unusual form/cascade. Difficult to set a pod, but the pollen is good. This makes a statement in the garden!

Reed, 2006 - 38" M 7" dor.dip. Black ruffled spider, sunfast

This 4.1:1 ratio spider is a solid black, ruffled star with a green throat. It is taller and more spidery than its parent, Chief Black Hand. It is very sunfast, holding its color well on 98 degree days. The finish on the bloom is velvety and satiny. 2-way top branching, 15 buds. Fertile both ways.

Reed, 1994 - 34" Mre 5.5" dor.dip. Near black with yellow to green throat.

Reed, 2003 - 32" M 6" dor.dip. Purple spidery with black-purple velvety eye, green throat. The latest and showiest in the Eggplant series. Jim's favorite.

Reed, 1996 - 36" Mla 6.5" dor.dip. Eggplant purple with cheese-yellow throat. HM

Reed, 2005 - 40" Mla 7" dor.dip. Black purple with black eye, green throat, UF pinched crispate. Named for Margo's middle son Stephen, this plant performs away, reliably, every year. 

Reed, 1996 - 36" EM 7" semi.dip. Spider. Cherry pink with green throat.