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Catching up on Monday

We have been super busy here and I just didn't get all the photos cataloged so I haven't had time to post. I'm still not done with the photos but have plenty from yesterday and today to post.


Articulate Matrix is looking good today.



Barbara Dittmer is a pretty small-flowered one.


Bonibrae Seymone is pretty but it has not done well for us.

Cinderella Story is another one that has not done well. The flowers are nice though.



I'd better put the rest in the comments.

Nancy

Comments (13)

  • 8 years ago

    Cosmic Sensation does very well here.

    Four Beasts in One is showing its pattern today.

    Gasping for Breath has been gasping for breath for years and this is the best flower it has ever had. It just doesn't like our garden in any location it has been.

    Geneva Purple Haze doesn't like our climate. It heard us talking about getting rid of it so it produced this knockout flower.

    Flaming Flamingo is a bright color.

    This is the best pattern we have ever seen on Get Jiggy.

    We have been enjoying Entering Warp Speed this season.

    Krakatoa Katie is looking good this year.

    I was afraid John Basilli would be too tender to survive in our climate but it is doing ok.

    This is Maynard Max's ffe. It was hybridized by Greg Lough, who is a member of our local club.

    More to come . . .

  • 8 years ago

    Lots of interesting ones on this post, including patterns. Are you hybridizing for patterns now too? My favorites are Purple Umbrella, Red Eyed Queen and Second Horizon. I like the looks of the second seedling!

    Debra

  • 8 years ago

    Really nice and impossible to pick favorites. You have some major teeth showing, and some nice patterns. Your seedlings always look good, I prefer the 2nd one today.

  • 8 years ago

    It is impossible to pick from these. You have some real beauties. Gasping for Breath has been on life support for me for three years and I think I am about ready to pull the plug. The best bloom I ever had was when I first got in and potted it. I do like the colors of John Basilli. Seedlings look good too. A wonderful post to scroll back and forth.

    Kate

  • 8 years ago

    Lots of nice ones, Nancy. John Basilli & Flaming Flamingo are my favorites of these.

  • 8 years ago

    Another interesting post. How vigorous is Red-Eyed Queen? Some Waldrops are very slow multipliers here. Keep us posted on the Horsing Around seedling. Now or Never is appealing, but very few DeVito cultivars do well in the North. In fact, I don't think I have any. Maynard Max size, height? I don't see much about it online. Looks like a bitone.

    Appreciate all your evaluation, even if tentative.

  • 8 years ago

    Now or Never is beautiful in your shot. I had to look it up. Yours looks much different then the limited amount of photos on NGA. I'd buy yours if the color proved stable here (big IF), but not the one on NGA. I keep looking for an apricot/melon base with a lavender pattern and that's how yours looks on my monitor.........Flaming Flamingo opened my eyes and my pores. That's a hot looking orange.......4 Beasts in One and Geneva Purple Haze round out my favorites............Maryl

  • 8 years ago

    A lot of them are very pretty, Nancy, For some reason, StrawberryLightening reminds me of an orchid. Articulate matrix is a beauty. Geneva Purple Haze was a gorgeous bloom.I really liked Red Eyed Queen and Strawberry Romance...a bevy of beauties today.

    kay

  • 8 years ago

    Like Red Eyed Queen, Krakatoa Katie, and Cosmic Sensation.

  • 8 years ago

    Debra, I would say we are dabbling with patterns. We really don't have many in the garden. Bob and I just find so many characteristics of daylilies interesting that we can't help ourselves. If Get Jiggy is sitting there, I just have to put some pollen on it.

    Mantis, Red-Eyed Queen is too new to really make a sound judgment about it. We planted it last spring and it bloomed for us. It came through the winter ok, but it isn't even close to its registered height and hasn't increased much. I wanted it for breeding so if it comes through the winter and blooms, I am satisfied.

    Maynard Max is also too new. We planted it last spring. The hybridizer gave us a good division and it grew well last year but didn't bloom. When I go into the garden tomorrow, I will get you some stats on it. It was bred here in Indiana so I expect it to perform well for us.

    Maryl, I think my cell phone camera made Now or Never look more peach than it actually is. I would say the base color is more pink.

    Nancy

  • 8 years ago

    Lots of unique blooms! Hard to choose a favorite, but I do see several I am going to look up. My top picks include Articulate Matrix, Krakatoa Katie, John Basilli, Strawberry Romance, and your seedling queen. Beautiful post!

    Lori

  • 8 years ago

    I love a lot of them - That John Basilli is pretty.