Murphy 08 7" L 36" Dormant Diploid
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.

(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

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(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.                                                                                                                                

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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.

Parentage: Sunny Son X Spider Miracle

Murphy, 07 - 47" Mla 7.5" dor. Dip. UF cascade, clear lemon yellow, green throat, EMO, EXT 4-way

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, '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 dormant blue-green foliage. Fertile. Has won awards in several flower shows.

Parentage: Miss Jessie X Possum Pogo

Murphy, '04 - 44" Emre 5.5" Dor. Dip. Narrow Yellow dotted with brownish purple dots. Green throat, very different look, and finally back in stock.

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.

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.

Parentage: AFTER AWHILE CROCODILE by PLANET MAX

Murphy, '04 - 39" Mre 7.5" semi.dip.frag. Cream to yellow cream with ruffled light edge, green throat, UF. Has proven to be an excellent parent for cream and light lemon very large kids.

The large cream to yellow cream flowers are set off by a green throat, and ruffled lighter edge. In full bloom this is a show stopper. The tall scapes are top branched with 2 branches on average, and 15 buds. It has instant rebloom, so it blooms for a long time with blooms at perfect height above the blue green foliage. It is completely sunfast on 95 degree days. It is not a spider, with a 3.1:1 ratio. I registered this spidery looking flower as an unusual form crispate. The petals pinch slightly and the sepals curl. It is a borderline UF, which in no way detracts from the look of the flower.

Parentage: RADIANT MOONBEAM X MOUNTAIN TOP EXPERIENCE

Murphy '07 - 54" Emre 6" Sev dip Pinched crispate UF, ext frag. Yellow with feathered purple red patterned eye. Has proven to be an excellent parent for patterned UF's. Some of my best future patterned intros have this solid, hardy plant as one parent.  Very, very long bloom season, budbuilder.

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, '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 A. M. THIS YEAR.

Parentage: AFTER AWHILE CROCODILE X LOCH NESS MONSTER

Murphy, '07 - 44" M 8" dor.dip. Spider. 5:1 big red spider, well branched, good bud count, gold tht.

MAXIMUM WARP has great big red spider blooms on a well branched scape, with ample bud count. It is a midseason bloomer with striking red blooms, huge gold throat, green center, and gold midribs. This tall, 5:1 spider ahs wide, arching, attractive green foliage. Fertile both ways, but pod difficult. 4 branches, 27 buds.

Parentage: FIRESTORM x RED RAIN

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. Limited, despite fast growth.

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 this year. 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.

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.

Parentage: CHESAPEAKE CRABLEGS X RED RAIN

 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.

Murphy 08 8" EM 50" Semi-evergreen Tetraploid
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.

(Murphy 2012)   45" ML   7"  Dormant  Diploid  Cascade

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.

Murphy, '06 - 40" Mla 7" dor.dip. Extremely clear lavender, striking purple eye, lemon lime throat

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.

Margo and I feel that this one is worthy of garden awards and growing in every garden.

Lavender with purple eye and cream edge above chartreuse throat.

Parentage: (Grey Witch x Magic of Oz) X Loch Ness Monster

Murphy, '07 - 46" Mre 9" ev.dip.UF - crispate. Radical twirled squash-blossom gold, green throat

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.

Parentage: GREEN DRAGON x JANS TWISTER

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 and October when few daylilies will. Opens well in cold weather.

OLFACTORY EVIDENCE may not be the best name, but it aptly describes this flower. All the good names about smell were obviously taken! The name also pays tribute to the well named "Evidence" flowers of Richard Norris. 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.

Parentage: AFTER AWHILE CROCODILE X LOLA BRANHAM

(Murphy,  2012)   51" EMRe   6"   Dormant  diploid  Extended

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, and sometimes, until frost.   It has instant rebloom. The most important characteristic of this plant, in my mind, is that it is a bud builder, continuing longer than any other in our garden.  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. 

Parentage Unknown.   Fertile both ways.    Grows fast, so it is cheap!                              

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Murphy, '06 - 54" M 7" dor. Dip. Spider. Red lavender, good branching and bud count, long bloom. Has a purple band and very long bloom season. Easily fertile.

This very tall dormant lavender has nearly phenomenal branching and budcount once established, the best reason for its introduction. The scapes have well spaced branching, with long, narrow blooms with a ratio of 4.8 to 1. The color of the petals is not completely clear, but is set off well with the contrasting purple band and yellow throat, with a touch of green at the heart. Blooms a very, very long time, standing well above the other daylilies. I have recorded an 8 week bloom season on an established plant. 4 way branching, 35 buds. Fertile both ways. It has won awards in many shows.

Parentage: Grey Witch x Watchyl Cyber Spider

(Murphy 09) 37" Ere 7" Sev Dip Spider

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.

(Murphy, 2010) 44”  MLa  7”  dormant diploid ext.fr.  3 branches, 24 buds.  

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. (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.