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Something to pass the time--Richard Norris introductions

I am getting really bored, especially when it's not nice enough to go outside and work in the garden. So I thought I would start a thread about some of my favorite hybridizers. Richard Norris is the first. Richard's garden was the first hybridizer's garden we visited when we started in daylilies. He has been very gracious to show us around his place and tell us about his hybridizing. We consider him a long-distance mentor (he lives about 6 hours away from us).


His intros do very well in our garden. Here are some of our favorites. Feel free to add any of yours.


Remembered Kisses is probably my absolute favorite.


Richard doesn't work for orange but when Ashwood Inferno showed up, he had to introduce it.


Ashwood Rings of Saturn has an interesting pattern.


Ashwood Summer Sunshine was one of the first Norris plants we purchased. We use it a lot in hybridizing. One of our intros has it as a parent.


But Wait, There's More is a fabulous plant. It usually starts blooming single, but later flowers are double.


Although we don't grow many diploids, we had to have Daniel Howard Norris. It is in Richard's flat-faced diploid line.


I'll put the rest in the comments.

Comments (22)

  • 6 years ago

    I believe Flight of the Raven was Richard's first introduction.

    Mary's Baby has excellent color, but it's really hard to catch the color correctly in a photo.

    We have gotten some nice babies out of Mitch Lynd.

    Quiet Wyatt is an excellent example of an edge no eye daylily.

    Sam Abel is one of Richard's best daylilies.

    The rest are in the next comment.

  • 6 years ago

    I'd love to add Daniel Howard Norris at some point. I saw a clump of it blooming last summer, and it was magnificent.


    Empire of Desire is an excellent performer and multiplier here.



    Sam Abell is a wonderful cultivar!



    Mary's Baby was new here last year and got attacked pretty bad by slugs. I hope it will do better this year.



    Coral Majority always puts on a show in the late season.



    I used to grow Mary Lightfine. It was a wonderful late. Unfortunately I lost it one winter in a pot. I'd love to acquire it again.



    Debra

  • 6 years ago

    Coral Majority is one of our top performers here. Empire of Desire is one we don't have. I like the sculpting on it.


  • 6 years ago

    Do nice to see blooms!

    kay

    So

  • 6 years ago

    I think I've made it clear by now how I love, LOVE, Mary's Baby. It just does so well...... I have Coral Majority too and it's a nice one........I've tossed Marietta Warrior and Daniel Howard Norris back and forth on my long list for years as they look similar. Maybe one day.....Ashwood Rings of Saturn is so pretty with that subtle pattern....I was interested to see that Oakes now carries Richard's color changer 'Pigment of the Imagination'. I've heard that its overall performance would not be to my liking, but still that one stage of coloration it gets intrigues me.........If I had room I'd try more of Norris's hybrids that's for sure.......Maryl

  • 6 years ago

    Maryl, your Mary’s Baby photos are always gorgeous! I have Sam Abell, Coral Majority, and Remembered Kisses. I would like to have But Wait, There’s More and Empire of Desire. And maybe Daniel Howard Norris! Those are on a “maybe” list I have. But wow on Ashwood Inferno!

  • 6 years ago
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    I grow several of Richard Norris cultivars. Initially I added them not really knowing who Richard Norris or his cultivars were . I just liked the looks of the plants . However after adding a few I came to really love the way his dayliies perform here. I have never been disappointed in any of his cultivars that I have grown here.

    I have grown Coral Majority for many many years


    Substantial Evidence - love the open flat face of this one .


    Mary's Baby -Sorry can't find any of my images ( must be on my other old computer )

    Pigment of Imagination


    Ashwood Still Night


    I grow Mary Lightfine ( same issue with image as mentioned above) I added Ashwood Plum Crrazy last season so anxious to see it bloom this year and I am excited to add Belief in Vein to my gardens this year.

  • 6 years ago

    I forgot to add my new one from last year, Purple Passion's Promise.



  • 6 years ago

    Wow on that Purple Passion's Promise Debra. How is the sun tolerance?...............Maryl

  • 6 years ago

    I second that MaryL Wow! on PPP. What a gorgeous bloom

  • 6 years ago

    I also have Coral Majority but never can quite get a good pic of it. The other Norris I have is EVIDENCE OF ALIENS. It has always made me smile since it looks, when fully recurved, like it went through a wind tunnel.

    Julia

  • 6 years ago

    That's a pretty one too Julia. I love the analogy on how it looks. Funny...........Maryl

  • 6 years ago

    wonderful rich colors on Evidence of Aliens Julia ! Norris is producing some really lovely plants


  • 6 years ago

    Apparently Houzz does not like me at all. Still will not let me use my phone to post here, the words just disappear as I type. Anyone else ever have this problem? I am logged in to my computer and posted some pictures, hit submit and the whole post just disappeared.

  • 6 years ago
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    Maryl - I don't know about the sun/heat tolerance on Purple Passion's Promise. We had an unusually cool summer last year, and it's planted where it gets shade most of the afternoon.



    Debra

  • 6 years ago

    I really should pay more attention to hybridizers. I realize now that I have a few Norris daylilies, and they are all among the best performing plants, multiply and bloom well. Mine have all been shown already. Sam Abell is one I have thought of adding, this makes me want it even more

    Ashwood Still Night


    Pigment of Imagination in morning



    POI at about noon. A vigorous daylily, not sure how much I like it, but my husband likes it quite well


    Mary's Baby


    Coral Majority


  • 6 years ago

    Remembered Kisses and Sam Abell are my two favorites from Richard. I named Pigment of Imagination.

  • 6 years ago

    Pigment of Imagination is a great name. We just got it last year and I can't wait to see it bloom this season.

  • 6 years ago

    Dick - That is a great name for it!

  • 6 years ago

    As far as I know this is the only one I have, Coral Majority.

    Brad

  • 6 years ago

    That is a great daylily.