Jim Murphy Previous Intros

( Murphy 2014) 38" ML 7" Dormant Diploid Cascade UF

Smooth, light pink color, with distinctive apricot raised ridges on both sides of the light midribs. Very ruffled and curled, sunfast and rain resistant. Lightly fragrant, with 2 branches and 18 buds in spare conditions, more with better culture. Out of MARGO REED INDEED by NORTH WIND DANCER. Pollen fertile only. Long bloom period, until July 28th this year, starting around July 1.

(Murphy 09) 48" M 9" Dor Dip ext. Red Spider.

My long awaited first intro from BRILLIANT IDEA by KIRSTEN MADELAINE BURKEY is not to be missed in the garden. It starts blooming here about July 1st and bud builds until September 1st . Unlike many red spiders, it is wide open on cool mornings at dawn and blooms until after dark. It has a red eye, green throat, lemon midrib, 5/1 spider ratio, and excellent foliage. Fertile, and an excellent parent. Both Margo and I have introductions from this fine parent.

(Murphy, 2018) 51” M 6” dormant, diploid, Unusual Form – cascade.

Tomato red cascade with green throat and cream midribs. Longer blooming than almost any plant I have seen - 3 months this year. I was harvesting pods while pollinating new blooms. Sunfast to 95 here. Truly excellent parent of future intros. Freeze-resistant, blue-green foliage. Bud builder with big,strong, well branched scapes! Parentage: (September Flame x TNT). Limited supply.

Murphy 2011 39" MLRe 6" dormant diploid cascade unusual form

A sunfast lavender and raspberry with lemon cream throat and a ruffled cream edge. I went back and forth with whether it is raspberry or lavender and finally decided it is both. Registered with 3 branches and 18 buds, but more under good conditions, it also reliably re-blooms for us in September. Pollen Fertile, Pod Possible, out of MARGO REED INDEED by NORTH WIND DANCER.
Bloomed this year from about July 4 until August 15.

(Murphy, 2018) 45" EM 8" dormant, diploid, Unusual Form crispate.

Black-red variable crispate with huge cream to green throat and cream midribs. Excellent presence in the garden, with outfacing, sun resistant dark blooms. Very long blooming, fertile both ways. 3 branches, 15 buds. Parentage: (Buzzer Beater x Green Throated Robin).
Big and tall foliage that is BLUE GREEN and late freeze resistant.
Good grower.

(Murphy 2013) 32" M 7" Dor Dip Ext UF Cascade Introduced because of excellent plant habit, pure red color, and extremely green throat. The green throat dominates the bloom, fading to chartreuse near the edges, then melding into clear, bright red. Sunfast to about 95 here, with 2 branches and 20 buds. Highly fertile both ways, blooming for about 4 to 5 weeks here. Fast growing. Out of ROSE F KENNEDY by a Snooks Harville Seedling with excellent color

Murphy, 07 - 51" Late 7" dor.dip. Very tall purple with dark purple eye, 5-way branching

Quite tall, and just under the wire for very tall. Gorgeous purple, with lighter purple sepals, and purple eye, with yellow and green throat. Once established, this plant is a forest of scapes and branches. It has 5 way branching, and 38 buds, on very sturdy scapes. Vigorous, fast grower out of GREY WITCH by HELGA BJORNERUD BURKEY. Fertile. Excellent parent for branching and bud count.

(Murphy 2014) 5" ML 53" Dormant Diploid Double, UF- Cascade

Gold Self with doubling at about 90% or higher. Creped, ruffled, and sunfast. These flowers are held high on sturdy, extremely branched scapes into late August here. I can't name another 53" double, especially one with excellent branching. It is the only double registered at over 50". SIX branches and 34 buds. Out of CROOKED by ZADA MAE .

At least double fans

(Murphy, 2013) 33" EM 7" dormant, diploid; Unusual form crispate, Polymerous

This melon self poly is a pinched crispate. 90% poly, but this year almost 100%. I selected through 5 siblings to this one and it proved to be the most consistent garden plant and high percentage poly. Fertile both ways.

(Quad Quiddity x Carolina Flying Poly Possum) 2 branches, 18 buds

Double fans

Murphy '07 - 41" Ere 6.5" Sev dip spider ext frag. Light purple/pink spider purple eye, heavy bloomer.

Murphy, '04 - 37" Mre 7.5" semi.dip.frag. Complex lavender bitone, yellow midribs, rouge eye, green heart.

This gorgeous pinkish lavender bitone with huge rouge eye was named for a beautiful race horse from the Virginia horse country. This complex flower has lavender petals, light lavender sepals, a large yellow throat, green heart, yellow midribs, and huge rouge eyezone. The fragrant flowers are spidery, with a 3.33:1 ratio, and sometimes unusual form, but it is not registered as either. The scapes are strong and slender, carrying 2 branches and 17 buds in average culture. The blooms hover well above the beautiful foliage and are striking. Growth is vigorous, bloom is extended, and it is completely sunfast.

Parentage: RADIANT MOONBEAM X MOUNTAIN TOP EXPERIENCE

Murphy, '06 - 42" Em 8" dor. Dip. Brilliant cherry red spider, green throat, cream edge. 7/1! Ratio

This brilliant, clear, cherry red very narrow spider has been a wonder here. It measures at least a 7/1 spider ratio, rare in this color range. It is quite sun tolerant, sun-proof up to around 93F at 7PM. During hot days, it has a narrow white edge. The scapes are strong, and well branched, with lots of sometimes overlapping blooms. Reminds me of fireworks, and it does bloom here on the fourth of July. With dormant foliage, and an easy cool morning opener, unlike most reds, it also appears to be very cold hardy. 3 way branching, 32 buds. Pollen fertile.

Cherry red with cream edge above green throat

Parentage: Red Rain x Seedling

WOODHENGE NATURAL (Murphy, 2016) Fall
42” M 7.5” Dormant, Diploid, Extended UF-Crispate
Out of Negative Image by a vigorous patterned seedling.
An unusual patterned combination of colors- Red and rose dotted bitone with a darker red band, tan to cream edge, cream midribs, and yellow green throat. The dark red color and the edges fade during the hot days making the combination and pattern even more striking. Sunfast to the mid 90’s here. 3 branches, 23 buds, fertile both ways. Almost all of the kids have this type of patterning. An improvement on its very good parent, Negative Image, because it is quite vigorous.
Double fans or larger. $75

Murphy, '05 - 51" La 5.75" dor.dip. Gold, piercing red eye, lavender midribs, orange throat with green heart.

Gold blooms with striking red eye, unique lavender midribs, and orange throat with green heart. An awesome color contrast, on tall scapes with decent branching and a budcount of 20, makes this one stand out. Fragrant, out of a Benzinger seedling by NUCLEAR MELTDOWN. Sibling to BARNEGAT LIGHT and this year's COROLLA LIGHT.

Parentage: Benzinger seedling X NUCLEAR MELTDOWN

(Murphy, 2010) 48" M 9" semi-evergreen, diploid, extended, spider.

This gorgeous, sun-fast, tall purple spider has a lemon throat and cream midribs. It has very stiff and strong scapes, 3 branches and 22 buds. It is out of GREY WITCH X BLACK ICE. Pollen fertile.