Murphy, '05 - 46" Vla 6.5" dor.dip. Spider. Black-red 6.5:1 true spider, striking chartreuse pattern tht.

This distinctive blackish red colored spider has a darker patterned watermark, yellow midribs, and striking chartreuse patterned throat. Sunfast, period. This starts blooming after SANDRA ELIZABETH and blooms for up to 2 months due to 4 way branching and 26 buds. This, along with BETTER LATE THAN NEVER and CAYENNE, would bloom alone in most daylily gardens, with fresh foliage, and fresh blooms in September.

Parentage: Benziger seedling X RED RAIN

Murphy, '02 - 39" EMRe 7.5" semi.dip. Happy faced yellow, UF, blooms a long time.

(Murphy, 2010)  36”  MLa  7.5”  dormant, diploid,  extended, fragrant.  Unusual Form – cascade.

This clear, light pink and cream cascade with a ruffled edge has a long bloom season. It has four-way branching, 27 buds, lots of proliferations, blue-green foliage, and it is 100% sunfast.  On hot days it becomes cream colored.  Out of MARGO REED INDEED X NORTH WIND DANCER, it is fertile both ways.

Murphy, '06 - 51" Mla 8.75" dor.dip. UF-quilled crispate. Melon yellow, purple overlay, late.

Complicated colors on this one include base color of yellow and melon, overlaid and stippled with purple and tan, with a beige to cream ruffled edge, and a yellow and green throat. This tall daylily has highly unusual bloom form, with quilled blooms facing out, in your face! It blooms mid-late, with 2 branches, 12-15 buds, and some rebloom. Fertile.

Parentage: (Yabba Dabba Doo X Devil's Advocate) X Helga Bjornerud Burkey

Murphy, 07 - 36" La 7" dor.dip. Bicolor lavender and reddish-purple. Fertile, good grower

This lavender and reddish purple bicolor has a purple eye and a chartreuse throat on well branched scapes with good bud count. It has an unusual look, and attracts attention from far away, like it's sibling, OCEAN SPIRIT. It is sort of that crazy relative that we all have on one side of the family, a little bit different, hence the name. Fertile, good grower, out of (Grey Witch x Magic of Oz) x Loch Ness Monster. This plant has proven to be an excellent bud builder, staying in bloom until frost. On hot days, the throat area of the sepals turns a cream color. I have never seen this on another daylily. Generally, petals and sepals fade equally in the sun.

Murphy, '05 - 44" EMRe 8" semi.dip. Clear lavender and creamy lavender bitone, dark eye, lt. green throat.

Smooth, clear lavender and creamy lavender bitone with a dark lavender eye, chartreuse throat, and green heart. This is the narrowest of the siblings, but did not make the 4:1 spider ratio. It is large, graceful, and tall, and has a very long bloom season. Three branches, 26 buds, instant rebloom, vigorous growth, and good foliage, makes this a winning daylily. It is fragrant, has extended bloom, and has sturdy scapes holding graceful blooms.

Parentage: RADIANT MOONBEAM X MOUNTAIN TOP EXPERIENCE

(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,

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 '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

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 Benziger seedling by NUCLEAR MELTDOWN. Sibling to last year's BARNEGAT LIGHT and this year's COROLLA LIGHT.

Parentage: Benziger 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.