Jim Murphy Spring 2026 Intros

GIBBS RULE FOUR (Murphy, 2026) 33” ERe 6.5” dormant diploid Polymerous
Reddish-lavender, purplish eye, cream midribs, green throat. 4 branches,
20 buds. High percentage poly with good branching and budcount- rare in poly’s. Great parent for polys in great red, lavender and purple colors. Several future intros from it. 90% Poly here.
Parentage: (Smoke Scream x Points of Compass)
$100 for double fans.

How Dare You (Murphy, 2026) 45” EM 6.5” dormant diploid, UF Cascade
Greyed lavender and greyed brown reverse bi-tone on cool days. Greyed
lavender and red reverse bi-tone on hot days. Chartreuse throat, purplish
band. Strong scapes. 3 branches, 17 buds. Fertile. Kids are spooky grey or brown or red or purple colors.
Parentage: (Formidable x Squid Ink)
Double Fans $100

Indelible (Murphy, 2026) 32” ERe 6” dormant diploid (“Blue two”)
Cream lavender with large saturated blue-ish purple eye. Occasional patterning, cream midribs, small green throat. 3 branches, 23 buds.
This is the long awaited “blue 2” seedling that puts an indelible stamp of a huge eye on almost every kid. Not only a supreme hybridizers plant, but a great garden plant too. Hard to pass it up with that look. It will pattern to a small degree, but mainly a solid eye. I have at least 7! Future intros from it! Reliable rebloom once established here.
Parentage: (Energy x ((Evil Gnome x Pale Behemoth) x (Bo Knows x Faulkner
seedling))).
We sold out of this one in less than a day, and have a waiting list. None will be available for at least one or two years. Jim

Makes Me Wonder (Murphy, 2026) 30” Mid-Late 6.5” dormant diploid
UF Crispate. Very saturated dark red with black-red towards toward the ends of the tepals. Red star above speckled yellow throat. 4 branches, 20 buds. Until I bloomed its seedlings, there were no more saturated color daylilies here. Quite sunfast, fast grower, easy parent. Great saturated color kids.
Parentage: (Aunt Gert x Garden Fairy)
Double fans $100

Marcia’s Blue Bayou (Murphy, 2026) 36” EM 6.5” dormant diploid UF Crispate
Cream with jagged blue-ish lavender eye, yellow throat, green heart,
Ruffled petals. 3 branches, 16 buds. Very clear light cream background color and excellent large eye. Blooms a long time- long and slow. Much admired at the National Convention. Excellent parent for very large blueish eyes and clean colors.
Parentage: (Energy x Janice’s Blue Eyes)
Limited availability. $150 for double fans.

Ocean Skies (Murphy, 2026) 32” M 5.75” dormant diploid, UF Cascade
Lavender-red bicolor with purple band, green to cream throat, and cream
midribs. 6 branches, 21 buds. Very well spaced blooms with an unusually long bloom season. Some rebloom. Sturdy scapes, smokey color on cool mornings, quite sunfast. Easy parent. Another in the Ocean line of my introductions. Ocean Spirit, Ocean Depths, Ocean Tides, Oceana, and this one. All are well branched.
Parentage: (Ocean Tides x Papa Cuna)
Double Fans- $100

Omicron (Murphy, 2026) 38” Early 6” dormant diploid
2 branches and 15 buds, but with a long and slow season of bloom. Lavender bitone with very large green to yellow throat. Sepal tips are sometimes pointed. This is a striking and eyecatching daylily in the early garden. Sepals are pointed during cold overnights and wet mornings. Extremely sunfast.
Parentage: (Shards of Kryptonite x Freaky People)
$100 for Double Fans

Organized Wine (Murphy, 2026) 38” Late 7” dormant diploid UF crispate.
Black- purple to wine. Lighter edges and midribs, light green throat. Exhibits
variable crispate forms. 4 branches, 18 buds. Blooms late for a very long time, with budbuilding. Has very three dimensional blooms- see images. Easy parent. Can bloom taller as it budbuilds in good conditions.
Parentage: (Darkest Night x Habanero)
Double fans- $100

The Long Run (Murphy, 2026) 37” ERe 6” dormant diploid, UF Crispate Cream with reddish-lavender multi-patterned eye, green throat, ruffled
petals. 5 Branches, 23 buds. One of the most reliable patterns that I have seen. Most patterns are not that reliably patterned. Wonderful scapes, long bloom period and rebloom to some extent here. Won an achievement medal this year at the Richmond Va flower show. Excellent, easy parent. Wonderful patterns. Parentage: (((Mad Jackie x Faulkner seedling) x Navajo Pony) ((( Military School x Faulkner seedling) x Starlight Splash)x Best Uncle))
$100 for double fans

Thomas Frederick (Murphy, 2026) 42” La 8” dormant diploid, UF Crispate
Cream and Lemon-cream reverse bi-tone with lavender eye, large green throat.
Bud Builder, produces proliferations. 6 branches, 44 buds! Thomas Frederick is named for Marcia Zech’s grandson. This plant starts blooming late, and bud builds until near frost with good conditions. It has big, healthy proliferations. On several scapes this year in a good location, it went from bud counts in the mid forties at bloom time to budcounts in the mid 80s via budbuilding. Sets pods, but not easily. Excellent parent for amply branched and budded lates with eyes.
Parentage: (Busy As A x Alice in Londonland)
Limited availability- $200 for double fans.