I had 11 first-time blooming seedlings this year. Could have been more but some got the sickness. All of these but one are those that took 3 to 4 years to bloom. And I should note that last year's crop was prettier ;) Anyway..
#1
seedling (medium purple with darker eye) x Born to Reign
good size and height, opens well, did not get an edge from either parent
#2
sdlg (dark red with watermark) x Kingdom Without End
Good size, height, opens well. I like that cross, the siblings are all nice.
#3
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis x Raspberries in Cream
not what I wanted, yes nice soft colors and tall but the flower is small
#4
from crossing siblings which are dusty rose pink with watermark
flower on the small side like parents, color is clear but I have lots like this already
#5
Bombay Silk x late dark red sdlg
too light of a red considering parents, I was hoping for a nice red, slow to open and when not hot only to a tulip form (like Bombay Silk but somehow BS is pretty even when not fully open), and small size, good height and scape though
#6
seedling which was out of Heartbeat of Heaven (just lavender self) X Heartbeat of Heaven
Pretty colors and edge, but not a big bloom.. good height and instant rebloom (just a few buds)
#7
seedling (another one of those dusty rose pinks with watermark) X All Things To All Men
I couldn't form an opinion on this one. good size and height and actually scaped as supposed, in second year. I have way too many lavenders from ATTAM (All things to all men), not my favorite color most of the time
#8
((Chance Encounter x Red Friday #1) X Heartbeat of Heaven) #2 X All Things To All Men
tall but small..
#9
seedling (light peach with faint eye) x ATTAM
good size, form and height and the best scape, but just like another cross of that light peach with a good scape - the color is neither here nor there. Just so hard to get a nice light pink! Purples, lavenders here you go, but whites and light pinks are elusive so far
#10
((Chance Encounter x Red Friday #1) X Heartbeat of Heaven)) #1 X All Things To All Men
Pod parent is (was) my favorite seedling, I even gave it a name last year.
Good size and height and the edge looks quite white
#11
seedling (big rose pink with a watermark) x ATTAM
can't figure this out either, what on earth is that color. It looks like Red Friday without its edge, which is actually one of the parents of the Pod seedling. Pleats in the beginning
I also had a registered FFE. I bought a few new daylilies last year. I thought I was getting better last spring, but nope.. To do that I had to move out several of my old ones sadly. Nothing wrong with them, but I thought maybe some new ones would cheer me up. Here is one of them that bloomed this year for the first time
I'm So Excited (i was!)
Thanks for looking!
lilykate7a