(Murphy 2013) 57” MLre 7.5” Dor Dip Ext UF Cascade A buff cream base color with red purple band, and yellow and green throat. This quite tall flower has strong scapes and is sunfast at 98F at 7pm in our climate. Very well branched with 5 and up to 28 buds. It is an inconsistent rebloomer here. Out of MONACAN TRAIL by JUST JESSIE. Fertile

Triple fans

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 2012)   47"  ML   9"   Dormant  Diploid  Spider

STRETCH is a gorgeous cherry red 5/1 spider with an extremely long bloom season.  It blooms 7 or 8 weeks here once established, through bud building.  Tall, at 47", with strong scapes, and 2 branches, with 20 buds. It is extremely sunfast for us, and has a yellow green throat, and yellow midrib. Out of BARNEGAT LIGHT by KIRSTEN MADELAINE BURKEY.  Exceedingly fertile and makes huge, full pods. 

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 2010 41” M  7” SEV  Tetraploid Cascade Unusual Form

Thank you to Glenn Pollock for pushing me to introduce this one since its maiden bloom. It has proven to be remarkably visible in the garden, due to the tall scapes, bright orange color and striking, feathered reddish purple eye. It has colors matching Virginia Tech’s colors – blasphemy!, here near UVA! 3 branches and 18 buds, that bloom long and slow, for a long season. Sun-fast, out of (ISLE OF DREAMS x TET CORAL CRAB)  X FISH FACE.  Unique genetics make this great garden plant also a hybridizer’s tool. Pollen fertile and pod possible.  ONLY 2 PLANTS AVAILABLE.

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(Murphy 2012) 45" Late  9"  Dormant  Diploid  Fragrant  Spider

I consider this to be my best offering in several years, not only because of the grace and beauty, but performance as well. This lavender cream reverse bitone spider has lavender edged sepals, and faces out, toward you.  It is a narrow, 5.6/1 ratio spider, but doesn't look it.  2 branches, 19 buds. It is my best bud builder, going until frost some years. It is sunfast at 95, perfect at 9pm, rain resistant, and blooms up to 10 weeks. One of my best parents ever, but only pollen fertile. This will sell out, so order soon. Out of JELLYFISH JEALOUSY by NORTH WIND DANCER.

(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 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.

(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.

Double fans, very limited     SOLD OUT

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  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.