(Murphy 2011) 16” EE 6” Dormant diploid Unusual Form Cascade

 This plant starts blooming before all daylilies except three in our garden, and is in full bloom when Stella starts. It is a pink and cream bitone cascade with green throat.  Note, this is a large flower, not your more typical small extra early. It is nocturnal, opening at midnight and closing around 7pm the next day. Gorgeous blue green foliage, 3 branches, 18 buds. Pollen fertile. Out of PINK RAIN DANCE by unknown. 

Double Fan $80

(Murphy 2011) 45” M 6” dormant diploid 

Very eye-catching and different!  Cream to light tan in the morning, with a light purple jagged eye pattern. Tiny purple edge on the petals, chartreuse throat, and sunfast to 100F. On hot days it turns cream. 3 branches plus terminal, and about 27 buds. Vigorous, fertile. Out of GREY WITCH by a Jack Carpenter patterned seedling. Excellent parent for unusual patterned kids.          

(Murphy 2011) 43” MRe  8” SEV diploid

This large purple near-spider is held on very stiff scapes.  It has a black band and lemon throat, instant rebloom, and is very close to sunfast. It is an EMO, CMO, and extended, so, basically always open. Two branches and and 26 buds, with a 5 week bloom season here. Out of GREY WITCH by BLACK ICE.  Pollen fertile. 

 $125 for large doubles

(Murphy 2011) 52” EM 8” Dormant diploid UF Cascade

Cream to light pink with a purple eye and chartreuse throat, cream midrib. Starts blooming early mid-season and bud-builds for a long time. Won Best Seedling, NCDC flower show this year. Fertile, sunfast at 102F, opens well at 50F.  3 branches, 23 or more buds.  Only 10 plants available.                                                                                                

$175 for a double fan

(Murphy 2011) 61” EM 7”Dormant diploid, U F Cascade 

Very tall lemon yellow cascade with green throat, ruffled edge, and creped texture. Early morning opener, and extended bloomer, blue green foliage, and strong scapes. 100% sunfast. 2 branches and 21 buds. Blooms 5-6 weeks here.  Fertile, out of MONACAN TRAIL by JUST JESSIE. 

$100 for a double fan

(Murphy 2011)  30” M 6” SEV diploid Unusual Form Cascade

What a surprise from this one - it opens at midnight with dark red tepals and huge dark green throat, and as the day progresses, it reflexes or curls back until mainly the throat shows. The tepals curl and re-curl. Cream edge, yellow midrib.  Sunfast at 100F, Opens well at 50F. Fertile, out of (YABBA DABBA DOO X DEVILS ADVOCATE) x  NATHAN SOMMERS  With this parentage, it might not be hardy in zones 4 and under, but completely hardy here with no winter damage. 

$90 for double to triple fan

(Reed, 2011)  50+”  MLa  8”  dormant, diploid, Unusual Form

         Exotic Ruby red, with a darker red eye and a large yellow-to-green throat, this bloom is a huge cascade Unusual Form.  It can easily reach 60”, with 2-3 way branching and a bud count of about 16.  This one stands up to thunderstorms and impulse sprinklers, but not recommended for high wind areas.  It’s tall, huge form would tempt the winds!   It is a variable form (would measure larger but it recurves and cascades), ruffled and curling.   Holds up to sun and 100 degree temps fine.     Parentage:  (“ASD” seedling  x  Kirsten Madeline Burkey).    About ten plants available.    

(Reed, 2011)  45”  EM  7.5”  dormant, diploid, Unusual Form

      This light purple cascade with a very green throat began in early June, and is finishing at the end of July (a bud builder!).  A cool color, with diamond dusting, it recurves and cascades.  2-way branching with a bud count of about 20.  Parentage unknown.