Intros and blog announcement

3 years ago

Now that Bob is retired, he has time for something he has wanted to do for quite a while. He has started a blog, which now has several entries. He has been writing about various aspects of daylily growing--growing from seed, hybridizing, planting practices, white daylilies, etc. Check it out at cherryhillgarden.blogspot.com.

We finally have approval for our two new intros.

The first is Cantaloupe Capers. It is is a 6.5 inch flower on 38 inch scapes with 3 way branching and 15 buds. It is a mid-late, semi-evergreen tetraploid. It is Up Against the Sun X Carrots Forever. It will make a showy clump.

The second one is Last Train to Clarksville. It is a 5.5 inch flower on a 24 inch scape with 3 way branching and 14 buds. It is a late season tetraploid dormant.

Both of these are good garden varieties, making nice clumps as you can see from these photos.

I am looking forward to the alphabet posts. Stay warm!

Nancy

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Comments (5)

shive
3 years ago
Both of those intros look great at clump strength. Congrats on registering those! I'll take a look at Bob's blog later today.

Debra
Brad KY 6b
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
Wow is Cantaloupe Capers a show stopper! Glad you got approval on that. The other one is nice too. I read the article on hybridizing with Fulva on Bob's blog. Most interesting. I am unable to log in with google to comment there for whatever reason [maybe my high security on my computer] but I can at least comment here.

I found it most interesting to see the various varieties you were able to get from first or second generation crosses, and that you can cross it with both diploids and tets. One thing the article didn't mention was the bud count. Is it high using fulva? While the ditch lilies are average in bud counts, I know some of the species daylilies have an amazing bud count. Perhaps you haven't tried those yet.

Brad
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sherrygirl zone5 N il
3 years ago
Great news Nancy! I will check out Bob’s blog. I hope the new intros are successful, such nice clumps!

Sherry
mantis__oh
3 years ago
What is the parentage of Last Train? How would you compare Cantaloupe Caper with parent Carrots? Let us know when your spring list is updated.
hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)
Original Author
3 years ago
Mantis, the parentage of Last Train is Cactus Blossom X Never Too Late.

Cantaloupe Capers is taller than Carrots Forever. Its color is a softer shade--more melon than orange and it blooms a little earlier. One characteristic of Carrots is that it doesn't open real flat. Cantaloupe Capers doesn't seem to have this problem.