This great plant is many colors. Overall, a reddish lavender bitone, it has a strongly yellow throat, and cream edge, that becomes much whiter in hot weather. Sunfast in all conditions here. 4 branches and 29 buds, and very fertile. I have some very nice seedlings out of this, in reds, lavenders, and purples, all with some color patterning of this type. In 2017, it bloomed from 6/22 until 8/1 on first scapes and is currently blooming on August 15th, with more scapes coming. If you live north of here, don’t expect rebloom, except rarely, but South of here, you should have reliable rebloom on scapes with 20-30 buds. It will bloom a long time north or south. NEGATIVE IMAGE by (COMPLICATED X MARGO REED INDEED)
Murphy, 07 - 37" Vla 5.5" dor. Dip. Extremely late clear pink, cream edge, ruffled and creped
Truly a breakthrough plant. Clear Pink, and starts blooming as late as any cultivar that I know of. It will bloom alone in most gardens, in late August, September, and October. Clear Pink, cream edge, ruffled and creped, with a rounded recurved form, sometimes triangular. Four branches and 21 buds, held perfectly above the foliage on strong scapes. Out of AFTER AWHILE CROCODILE by SUE ROTHBAUER. Very fertile, excellent parent for very lates. ONLY 2 LEFT. It has rebloomed here every year since intro. I have several very late future intros from this.
(Murphy 2013) 44" VL 6" Dor Dip Ext UF Cascade After watching this clear lavender pink for several years in the very late garden, I am convinced of its worthiness for introduction. The cream midrib and cream edge combine with the clear tepal color to make the overall look one of cool and clear. It has a chartreuse throat and is sunfast. 5 branches and 20 buds. Fertile both ways, and the parent of many clear colored very late seedlings. Out of MARGO REED INDEED by HEAVENLY CURLS. Hard Dormant
Wide,lemon cream blooms with small green throat and white midribs. Fragrant, extended, with many blooms , 3 to 4 way branching and a very long bloom season. I thought it was a very late, but it just blooms that long! Fertile. Out of AFTER AWHILE CROCODILE by SUE ROTHBAUER.
Blooms into mid to late August here. HARD DORMANT BLUE GREEN FOLIAGE that is late freeze resistant.
(Murphy 2013) 44" M 7" Dor Dip Ext UF Cascade Very bright red color with a sharp green throat. Sunfast at 98F at 7pm in our climate. 4 well spaced branches with 16 well spaced buds. What attracts me the most about this flower and why I selected it over 3 or 4 other reds is consistency. It always looks good and always grows well. Fertile. Out of BRILLIANT IDEA by KIRSTEN MADELAINE BURKEY.
GOOD BRANCHING
Excellent parent of highly branched reds.
Lemon cream with darker yellow center and along midribs. Heavy bloomer in the very late season. After most plants are done for the year, a clump of this is in full, heavy bloom for 6 weeks. Outfacing, consistent, sun proof and rain proof blooms. Check out the clump images. Strong scapes; 3 branches, 27 buds. Fragrant. Parentage: (Running Late x Starfish Prime).
2021- Up to 5 branches and 32 buds. Blooming heavily on 8/20/21.
Murphy, '06 - 38" Mla 7.5" dor. dip. UF-cascade. Clear lemon with huge green throat.
A big, gorgeous, clear lemon cascade with huge green throat, and a lighter ruffled edge. Very fragrant, diamond dusted, EMO blooms. Two branches, 18 buds, lots of proliferations, and some rebloom. Sibling to Rocket Science. Fertile.
This is an impressive, easy to grow clear lemon, very reliable.
Yes, I admit it, another yellow cascade. This one has some big merits. Clearest lemon, with very green throat, ruffles, EMO, Extended. It has excellent 4 way branching, with 22 buds on strong scapes. Very fragrant, very close to a spider at 3.9875/1. Fertile, out of SUNNY SON by SPIDER MIRACLE. Good grower.
(Murphy, 2024) 40" MLa 7" dormant diploid
4 branches, 23 buds, Parentage: (Poison Ivory x Thank you Dad)
Cream to light lavender reverse bi-tone, light green throat. Fades to cream on hot days. Definitely eye-catching, no matter how hot it is. Completely sunfast here. Fertile, with great late kids in light colors.
Buy both this and Be A Lert and get an extra recent intro bonus plant!
Murphy, '06 - 48" M 9" Sev dip. Spider. Huge,reddish lavender spider with great branching, good bud count, and long bloom season.
Huge, lavender spider with a darker lavender band. Waxy green throat, changing to yellow on petals. Diamond-dusted blooms, with excellent 3 - 4 way branching, and 16 - 22 buds. Extra-beautiful blue-green foliage. Fertile. Has won awards in several flower shows.
Cream with a rosy-violet pattern – an etched, jagged eye pattern, and chartreuse throat.
Tall, with well-spaced branching and excellent rebloom here.
Out of (Busy As A x Opal Road), two very good parents. It is producing some great, tall, patterned kids. Pollen fertile and somewhat pod fertile. 4 fans and 14 buds.
Last year and this year, we had at least three sets of scapes in our gardens in 5 different areas. I think that it will reliably rebloom in zones 6-8, and might in 4-5. 2022 we had 5 sets of scapes on two clumps and 4 sets on another.
Many reblooms in Maryland also. Jim
Murphy, '04 - 44" Emre 5.5" Dor. Dip. Narrow Yellow dotted with brownish purple dots. Green throat, very different look.
This is the supreme gardener's plant, with the best foliage, good scapes, perfect flowers, and very vigorous growth. The flowers are unique, the base color being dark yellow, but with large areas of the petals having hundreds of purple to brown dots. The sepals are edged in the same dots. These are regular, consistent patterns. The edges are ruffled. The green throat sets off the colors well. The scapes are slender and strong, and there is instant rebloom here, making for a long season. There are two branches and a terminal Y, with 24 buds, on average. This plant is unique and will not be mistaken for another. Parentage unknown.
Makes small fans- we send plenty.
(Murphy-JP, 2023) 45" ERe 7" Dormant Diploid, UF Cascade
Eye catching black-red-purple with very large, elongated green throat. The black intensifies further out towards the petal tips. This plant is visible from a long distance due to the distinctive color contrast. Quite sunfast. 2 branches and 16 buds but can have more with good culture. Fertile both ways and an impressive parent. I have several future intros from it.
Named for our good daylily friend from Keysville, Va. Louise saw this in a flower show where it won Best Seedling, then loved it in our garden. Bill Hurt and I agree that Louise is one of the true daylily ambassadors in our region.
Out of (Squid Ink x green-throated seedling).
One plant available for 2024.
Murphy, '07 - 32" Mla 7" sev.dip. UF - cascade. Reddish purple, white ribs, white edge
LUCKY STREAK has been watched carefully since its first bloom. It is the stark contrast between the cascading reddish purple petals and the white of both the midrib and edge that attracts all the attention. Wide semi arching foliage, and surprisingly fragrant. This EMO is sun resistant, but not sunfast on extreme days. Great parentage from AFTER AWHILE CROCODILE by PLANET MAX, with 2 branches, and 18 buds, it has a surprisingly long bloom season, and is fertile both ways.
In 2017, it had 3 way branching and 25 buds. Sold out for 2020 and 2021~ wish I had more.
MADE IN VIRGINIA ( Murphy, 2016) Fall
45” EM 7.5” Dormant, Diploid Extended, UF-Cascade
Out of ((Margo Reed Indeed X Skinwalker) x Ocean Spirit)
This cultivar is a reddish lavender, but clean colored, with prominent cream midribs, ruffled cream edge, and a light green throat. Won Best Seedling at the NCDC show. Tall, with erect strong scapes, 5 branches with good culture, and 25 buds. The bloom season was long this year, at 6 weeks. Fertile both ways, but not too easy on pods. Excellent parent for tall and well branched UF’S. Sunfast to 95 here. Double fan
Murphy, '06 - 48" Mla 9" semi.dip. Spider. Huge melon yellow with lav.red eye. Reblooms. Striking green throat mellows to chartruese on hot days. Sunfast. Registered as Sev, but hard dormant.
Huge, 9" yellow to melon spider blooms with lavender-red eye and waxy green throat. Blooms mid-late with sunfast, twirling blooms with ruffled edge. An early morning opener (EMO), two branches, 20 buds, and beautiful, narrow, blue-green foliage. Fertile and reblooming.
Parentage: Soraya Seline X (Radiant Moonbeam x Mountan Top Experience)
Murphy, JP 2022 7" E Dormant Diploid 39" UF Cascade
You can see this one in a crowded daylily garden from 100 feet. Distinction is being able to identify it anywhere and this has it. Purple with very large cream and green throat extending more than halfway out the tepals. Very good branching- 6! with 23 very well spaced buds. It blooms for about 6 weeks here. I have not brought it to a flower show, but it would be a good candidate. Fertile. Great parent. Out of Ocean Tides x ( Evil Gnome x Negative Image) Kathryn June Williams
Murphy, '04 - 28" MLaRe 7.5" semi.dip. Shocking cream-white cascade UF, ruffled edge. Award winner, long blooming. Superlative parent.
When I walked out of the house on July 12, 2000 to do my hybridizing, I was shocked, then got goosebumps. I knew that this flower was THE ONE. I was so excited that I left work early that day to see how it looked and to take photos. The next day, about 5 people were as excited as me. I was going to name it something cool with snow in the name. Margo asked me to name it for her. Actually, didn't ask ... It is a very light creamy pink on cool mornings. Most days, and all hot days, it is a cream white. The edge is very ruffled and whiter than the petals. The throat is chartreuse to green. I registered it conservatively with 3 branches and 19 buds. It can have many more with good culture. The scapes come up at different times, ensuring a long bloom season. It does some rebloom two weeks later. The parents are some of the best for ruffles and late bloom. It is a good parent. It proliferates heavily, down in the foliage. Two minor faults - it blooms just at the top of the foliage and sometimes has too many buds on the scapes to allow them to open freely. IT PROUDLY WON AN Award Of Merit, an Honorable Mention before that, and in 2016, the Lennington All America Award.
Parentage: AFTER AWHILE CROCODILE X LOCH NESS MONSTER( triple fans for 20 bucks.)
Murphy, '05 - 49" EM 8" dor.dip. Huge creamy beige, striking purple band, green throat, long bloom period. Bud builder extraordinaire, can bloom for 80 days. One of the best parents of my introductions.
Huge creamy beige blooms have a striking purple band on the petals, bisected by a cream midrib. Green throat, tall scapes, extended bloom, and fragrance help this flower to spell winner. This cultivar bloomed longer in the garden on original scapes than any other due to bud building. It bloomed from late June to late September in 2010. Three way plus branching and 26 or more buds, up to 45. Out of GREY WITCH, so expect fast growth. Named for the Indian trail, now Highway 29, near us. Pollen parent initially registered as unknown, but believed to be MARGO REED INDEED.
I have over 10 introductions with this as parent or grand parent.
( Murphy, 2021) 52" E 7" Dormant, Diploid, Unusual Form Cascade
Very tall pink with rose red cherry eye extending far out onto the petals, bisected by cream midrib. Color is more prominent on the petals, sepals have an eye line. Light green throat.
Excellent strong scapes with 4 branches and 22 buds. A riot of color in the early garden - see the clump images!
Out of (Jim’s Evil Grin x Stephen Smith)
Pollen fertile and somewhat pod fertile, with excellent kids with branching and color contrast.
Has won Best In Show multiple times.
Murphy, '04 - 53" ML 6.5" Dor. Dip. Brilliant red Unusual Form with tremendous branching, cream edge
I haven't seen a registered daylily like this one. It is cherry red with a darker red eye, chartreuse throat, and green heart. The unusual part of the is flower is that it the petals have a creamy tan ruffled edge, and the sepals have a yellow ruffled edge. These edges change to wider cream edges on very hot days. The flower is completely sunfast. The bloom season is extremely long due to 3 branches, 22 buds and instant rebloom. The scapes are very strong, and stood after hurricane Isabel. The ruffled light edge came from the pod parent, and the fine red color from the dad. This edge is passed down as a dominant trait in the offspring.
34" E 6.5" Dormant Diploid Black Purple with a black band in hot weather, BUT greyed and red reverse bitone with black band in cool weather. Green throat, striking blue-green foliage. Sunfast to 90+, fertile, and a good parent. Very long blooming, with strong scapes. 5 branches, 26 buds.
Murphy 2011 37" M 6" Dormant Diploid Bicolor Cascade Unusual Form
This red, yellow, and cream bicolor with cream midribs and green throat displays a very complex color pattern. On hot days, like its parents SANTAS PANTS and COMPLICATED, the edge bleaches to white, contrasting greatly with the complex red petals. This cultivar has the highest branching and bud-count of any of this series; 3 branches and 19 buds in average conditions and up to 5 branches in excellent conditions. It is very close to a spider, has blue green foliage, and is easily fertile both ways, passing on the complex color patterns. Hard dormant. Excellent proven parent of 4 future intros of mine. Tiny fans, but I ship quite a few.
A purple bitone with chartreuse throat and black veins, this large near spider is extended, and sunfast on all but the very hottest few days of summer. Looks great in the evening, unlike many narrow dark tets. Fertile, but pod difficult. It is out of LAVENDER ARROWHEAD by PURPLE PEOPLE EATER. Grows fast, is reliable, and draws attention.
Night Glow opens as a very dark red-black with chartreuse green throat. It is sunfast here and turns a purple-black on hot days. It has showy red-black buds. Great parent for dark ones, fertile both ways. It is out of (Out to Get You x Grim Reaper).
(Murphy, 2013) 35" M 8.5" diploid, semi-evergreen, ext. Spider 3 branches, 25 buds (Chief BlackHand x Nathan Sommers) x Wired
This very saturated intense red spider with green throat blooms from midseason until August here. Well branched, well spaced blooms, and sunfast to the mid 90's here. A narrow, 5/1 spider, with few faults. Pod and Pollen fertile, good parent for sunfast red spiders. I have 3 future intros from this one, all are brilliant dark red. Purple Robe is out of it.
When you look out across the selected seedling bed, you ask what is that one with the green throat? The green really make this rose pink, recurved cascade Unusual Form stand alone. It is very recurved and blooms as long as any other in our garden due to strong bud building. It has yellow midribs, is fertile, sun resistant, and showy. 2 branches, 19 buds, sometimes more. Out of MAGIC OF OZ by NORTH WIND DANCER- superlative parentage. Fertile both ways. Sometimes blooms until September, one bloom at a time per scape.
(Murphy, 2017) 33" MLaRe 7" dormant, diploid; 2 branches - 20 buds (Incessant x Total Silence) UF - cascade.
Rose with cream midribs and cream edge, apricot throat, dark rose veining. This has been a reliable rebloomer in our garden for 4 years. Very few plants rebloom in our garden. Fertile both ways. Most kids have clear midrib and edge, resulting in "striped" kids.
RELIABLE September rebloom here.
Deep black purple with black band, big green throat, and cream midribs. Very sunfast for one so dark!
Stiff and erect scapes with 4 branches and 20 buds.
Striking color, and a long bloom period.
Out of (sibling to Squid Ink x Rose F Kennedy).
Very fertile and I have great dark kids in both near black and dark purple from it.
(Murphy, 2013) 48" M 7" dormant, diploid, extended blooms; Unusual form Cascade
Lavender Cascade with darker lavender band, large cream to green throat, cream midrib, ruffled edge. This long blooming, consistent, weather resistant cascade is a strong garden performer. It has done well irrigated and not irrigated, in hot, cool, rainy, and dry weather. Good branching and bud count. Pod difficult, pollen fertile. This year, bloomed from 7/3 until after August 1st.
Has proven to be an excellent parent in addition to an excellent garden plant.
Up to 6 way branching in good conditions.
(Sport Coupe x Ocean Spirit)
Double fans. 2019 One of the most striking plants in the garden this year, excellent parent. 4 future intros from OD.
2020 Murphy 42" M 7" dormant, diploid, Unusual Form
Grayed Lavender with purple band, and light green throat. Cream and pink midribs. Cherry Lavender on hot days. Unusual Form - cascade. Tall, with prolific bloom period. Tremendous branching at 7 well-spaced branches. Can have 9 branches when well grown. Bud count is around 37! Blooms very heavily for over a month. Out of Ocean Depths by Kathryn June Wood. Fertile
There is a clear color to this flower that calls from way, way, across the garden. It is a hard color to capture on film or digitally. Very clear lavender with some blue or grey in it, a striking purple eye, and lemon-lime throat. It has deep 3 and 4 way branching with very well spaced blooms, perfect for shows. It opens fully by early morning, and has a cream edge on hot days. 4 way branching, 26 buds. Fertile both ways.
Has won Best In Show twice.
Margo and I feel that this one is worthy of garden awards and growing in every garden. Award winner of HM and AM.
Lavender with purple eye and cream edge above chartreuse throat.
Parentage: (Grey Witch x Magic of Oz) X Loch Ness Monster
A rosy blend with silvery frosting in the morning, green throat, cream midribs, and curled petals. More burgundy in the hot afternoon. Very sunfast. Excellent 4 way branching with 26 buds. Long blooming. Fertile and a good parent. Out of (Ocean Depths x Amethyst Tears). Eye catching and unique!
2021 Rebloomed two years in a row.
I have 3 future intros from it.
Pink lavender blend with red-lavender band, cream midribs, cream edge, and green throat. Blooms a very long time on well branched scapes. Fertile both ways, and parent of two future intros.
Out of ((Margo Reed Indeed x Monacan Trail) x Thank You Dad).
Proven hardy in zone 5a in Wisconsin.
OCTOPUS TANGLES attracted attention on its first bloom, when 10 people were clustered around it exclaiming WOW! at its radical 14" bloom. The extreme quilled crispate blooms are a flashy gold, creped, folded, and twirled. Very green throat, and a small cream edge. Tall, with only one branch, and low teens bud count, but has reliable instant rebloom here. The huge blooms will mean a quick sell out! Midseason and EMO will equal a great show flower. Evergreen, out of two hardy parents, GREEN DRAGON by JANS TWISTER. Fertile both ways.
Murphy, '07 - 38" Vla 6" dor.dip. Very Fragrant, creped lemon with cream edge, sunfast. Another in my series of very lates. This one will bloom in most gardens in September when few daylilies will. Opens well in cold weather.
OLFACTORY EVIDENCE may not be the best name, but it aptly describes this flower. This very late lemon flower has a creped texture and a cream edge on hot days. There are very few daylilies that bloom this late, and the lemon color and crisp scent really attract people. Completely sunfast, with two branches, and 20 buds, and extended bloom. Fertile both ways with fragrant kids.
This tall reddish lavender has a purple band, small yellow throat, yellow midrib, and tiny ruffled cream edge. It starts blooming at Early Midseason and continues until late September in good conditions. It has instant rebloom. The most important characteristic of this plant, in my mind, is that it is a bud builder, nip and tuck with MONACAN TRAIL and JIMS EVIL GRIN. Branching is moderate at 2. Initial bud count is 19, but by the end of the season, with the scapes continuing to spiral and grow buds, can be 40.
In good conditions, Bud Builders can extend the season by months. In drought conditions, they will not.
Cream with a red-lavender patterned jagged etched eye. Light green throat and cream midribs. Strong scapes, rain-resistant blooms, very sunfast. Blooms a long time. Fertile both ways, and I have excellent future intros from it. Late-freeze resistant, dormant blue green foliage.
Out of ((( Mad Jacky x Faulkner seedling) x (Dream Sequence)) x Opal Road.)
One plant for spring 2024.
I am happy to introduce you to this great flower with a deep, wide green throat. Clear, light pink, with a rose band and that striking green throat. It is a 4:1 spider, with 2 branches and 16 buds under poor conditions, and more with good conditions. It is sunfast here, and fertile. It is out of MAD MAX by DESERT ICICLE, and should do well in a wide climactic range.
Very long bloom season. June 5 to July 24 in 2015. 2017- I love this flower with it's reliability in all conditions and great green throat. Long blooming and sunfast. June 8 until July 20 in 2022.
OUT TO GET YOU (Murphy 2016) 44” ML 5.5” Dormant Dip, 3 branches 30 buds, UF Cascade
Very dark black red cascade with a “ Sunburst” yellow throat and green heart. Good branching and a long bloom season when most are done for the year make this one stand out. In our garden, this is sunfast to 98F. Out of two nearly-sunfast parents: GRIM REAPER x FOCUS. Fertile, good parent for sunfast, dark, dormants. Very limited. Rebloomed in 2017-one of my most used parents, sets pods easily.
Not registered as a rebloomer, but is now reliably reblooming for us, usually more than once.
Light pink and stippled cream with a light green throat and ruffled edge. Unusual form cascade, that blooms for many weeks into the very late season. 100% sunfast; fertile. Stiff and strong scapes, long blooming. (Margo Reed Indeed x Heavenly Curls)
Some plants when grown in other gardens get a lot of comments. This is one that I have had many favorable comments from different zones.
(Murphy 09) 40" M 8.5" Sev Dip ext Cascade Unusual Form
"Striking" well describes this huge cream flower with chartreuse throat and yellow midrib. The first bloom ever on this plant was so big I couldnt believe it. It has the habit of putting out extreme first blooms on every scape, and calming down to a tiny 8.5" on last blooms. It is a low percentage polytepal, so expect some surprises. As with some huge flowers, this one has a minimal 2 branches and 12 buds in poor conditions. It can have much more with excellent care. Fragrant, extremely fertile, and an excellent parent for huge cascades. Out of a Benzinger seedling (Bmlwhuf), by LUNA. Sunfast.
This light pink cascade Unusual Form with stippled rose edge was my first introduction of many from MARGO REED INDEED by NORTH WIND DANCER. It is long blooming, extended, fragrant, and has 3 branches, with 15 or more buds. It is absolutely beautiful, both in the morning and on the hottest day until after dark. Fertile, but pods are not easy.
Still in bloom here in early August. This year, some plants have 5 way branching.
This stunning late bloomer is a cream to blush pink with green throat in the morning, fading to a cream near-white cascade with yellow throat on hot days. Nice gentle ruffles, completely sunfast. It is extremely well-branched (5 branches, 26 buds) and a great performer. Blooms 70 days under good conditions. It is out of Late Report x Just Jessie. Fertile.
Murphy 08 7" EM 33" Semi-evergreen Diploid Rose lavender blooms with lemon throat and lightly patterned purple eye. This showy bloomer has some rebloom here, ext., with 2 or 3 branches and 15 buds or more. Sibling to MAD JACKY, in a darker color, and is a parent of patterned children like its sister. It is out of MAD MAX by a Jack Carpenter Seedling. Long blooming and sunfast , fertile.
The ultimate in saturated, sunfast reds. It has a slight black sheen on the petals in the morning and a green throat. It had good rebloom this year. Late freeze- resistant blue green foliage. Three branches and 18 buds. Blooms a long time.
Out of (It Glows x Lava Stream)
Pollen fertile and somewhat pod fertile. Makes very sunfast kids, mostly cascades.
A fast and reliable grower- lower price now!
(Murphy, '06) - 56" La 5" semi-evergreen diploid. UF cascade, lavender purple with large pale lemon-cream face. Quite tall.
This is a most unusual color. Starts blooming late, after many have finished blooming. It is a dark reddish lavender first thing in the morning, with a striking lemon cream midrib. As the day progresses, the lavender gets much lighter and clearer, and the throat opens and fades to a striking lemon cream-white, getting larger as the day progresses. It has one completely hardy parent, and it showed no damage during our -10F open winter when it was a baby. 3 way branching, 18 buds. Fertile both ways.
PLAYPAL (Murphy 2016) 45” ML 7” Dormant Dip, 3 branches 31 buds, UF Cascade
A standout in the garden for 4 years because of the very appealing, unusual color that is hard to photograph or describe. Red to violet tepals, with some purple thrown in, and a muted darker eye. Lighter ruffled edge, dark yellow throat, and prominent veining. Very rapid growth, sunfast to the low 90’s here. Can be seen across the garden because of the unusual color. Out of EVIL GNOME by NEGATIVE IMAGE. Fertile both ways and is a parent of patterned kids. Dark Blue Green Foliage in the spring, and late freeze resistant.
