Very pretty Laurie.

Shelley

Congratulations Laurie, you must be a proud momma ;)

Sharon

Thanks Sharon and Shelley. It's been really exciting waiting for these babies to bloom, and there'll be a few more to come, so I hope people won't get bored with me posting all of by "baby" pictures!lol

Another seedling opened today of Prairie Blossom. Same seed pod as the first picture, but very, very different. I'm suspecting that Ice Carnival, a white one, may have been the father, as that was the year that when ever an Ice Carnival flower was open I pollinated every other bloom in the yard with it.

Sharon, I know you've got daylily seedlings too, do any of them have scapes?

Two seedlings from 'Open Hearth' opened today.

Seedling OH #1

seedling OH #2.....at least the grasshopper likes it!lol

Those are all very pretty! I see the grasshopper ate some already. Elizabeth ate a whole bloom of Gentle Shepherd yesterday... my mom was aghast but daylilies are fully edible and actually quite tasty.

I can't say that I've tried tasting a daylily....maybe Elizabeth's on to something? Maybe that's what I'll do with the seedlings that I don't like.;0)

Seriously Laurie, try a petal sometime - they taste like sweet lettuce. Some people on the DLs forum discuss the merits of different varieties for eating but I have only tried the one because I have a lot of it. Plus the pale yellow just looks more appetizing than some of the bright colours. hee hee.

Ok, you got me curious and I just went out and had a petal of Double Cutie, which is a pale yellow, and you're right it certainly does have a sweet taste to it. It also has quite a sweet lingering aftertaste as well. I'm with you on not wanting a bright colour though. Some of those dark reds and purples have the dye seeping out of the mushy mess that is left the next day, and that certainly isn't very appealing to me....yuck!

I don't think I'll disclose to my boys that daylilies taste good though.....I can just imagine what horrors I might have to deal with!lol

I wonder if we could come up with some recipe that involves unsuccesful daylily crosses and toaster shakings...

I like Seedling OH #1.

My first seedling bloomed today for me, however the bloom is not quite open. If I wake up early, maybe I can get a better photo in the morning. Or perhaps the other blooms will be better. (I find that the first blooms are not always up to standard anyways ')

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#11 Mixed Diploids - seed from Heather, thank you!
I do like the lime green throat in this one.

Sharon

That's great that you've got some seedlings blooming too, Sharon.....I thought I heard some whooping and hollering coming from the west?!lol

Wow, what a big change in that seedling. I really like the second picture....looks like a keeper to me!

I had a third seedling from Open Hearth open yesterday, and it's different from the other two.

OH #3

It's so cool to see how different some of these seedlings are. Especially since they were from the same seed pod.

"some recipe that involves unsuccesful daylily crosses and toaster shakings..."

Gillian, we'll call it the "spent my last dollar on daylilies stew" ;0)

It is exciting Laurie! OH#3 is sooo cool too!

I'm hoping more will bloom, we had such a good rain and now lot's of sun for the weekend.

Sharon

I'm going to have to start dabbling next year.

You girls have some lovely blooms happening.

Shelley

I think #2-1 and #5-2 are my favourites Sharon. They've all got potential though, and you never know how much they might change for next year too.

I had a couple more seedlings bloom yesterday.
Here's Open Hearth seedling #5.

And the first and only, seedling to bloom this year of Jersey Spider. I'm thinking it was crossed with either Open Hearth or Red Ribbons which are in the same bed.

I've got quite a few seed pods forming on plants this year. There's even a seedpod on Forestlake Raggamuffin and I used it's pollen on a couple of other plants and they seem to have taken as well. Let's hope for a long fall!

I'm bumping this thread up because I'm so exciting what's to come. You're right Laurie about how they might change as they mature.

What is your Forestlake Raggamuffin planted near by?

What a difference in your siblings!

I forgot about this one.

Sharon