Reed, 1997 - 28' La 5.5" sev.dip. Light rose with lemon throat, recurved, very late HM, SFA This is one of the last cultivars to start blooming in our garden. We have more introductions out of this cultivar than any other. Excellent parent for all colors!

(Reed, 2011)  50+”  MLa  8-9”  dormant, diploid, Spider

         OK, I have gone over to the dark side:  a true spider!  Alien Stardust has a 5:1 spider ratio, with all tepals rolling back.  The form varies from open star to cascade.  So it is a spider, an unusual form, and an extra large bloom (and tall).  It has deep 3-way branching with about 24 buds.  The basic color is light yellow, with stippling/dusting of rose and a green throat.  Stunning light color in the late garden, the size grabs attention.  Parentage is:  (Kirsten Madeline Burkey x North Wind Dancer).  Limited: only about six plants available now.                                                                                                      

Reed, 2005 - 30" M 4" dor.dip. Spider. Red self, green throat. Small spidery

(Reed, 2010)  32”  EM  6”  dormant, diploid

Richest rose pink, with a green throat, this bloom presents itself nicely.  On the hottest days, it becomes a lighter rose pink, but holds up perfectly.  Its strength is the scape, which is usually 3 or 4-way branched and holds the blooms apart.  A beautiful Blue Ridge rose with lots of ruffles.  Pod and pollen fertile.

Reed, 2007 - 38" EM 7" dor. Dip. Crispate UF Apricot gold consistently pinched, fertile.

Reed, 2006 - 30" M 4" ev. Dip. Polytepal rose pink with variable blooms, and fast growth. Fertile.

BANJO BIRD is out of OKLAHOMA KICKING BIRD, and has the rose color of its parent, and some evergreen tendencies. It has been hardy here in zone 6. It is a pretty bright rose pink, with good branching. But its main interest is the degree to which it has polytepal blooms. In 2005 more than 50% of the blooms were polytepal; in 2006 the percentage was much lower (along with other polytepals in the garden, for no defined reason). With no guarantee of consistency, I offer this cultivar with potential for breeding polytepals in rose pink colors.

Reed, 2006 - 38" M 5" dor. Dip. Polytepal 25% Alleman/ Reed intro. Rosy cream, red blush eye.

Reed, 1996 - 50" M 6" sev.dip. Spider. Very tall gold with large red eyezone.

Reed, 1994 - 34" MLaRe 5.5" dor.dip. Rose pink with cream to green throat. Late.

Reed, 1999 - 36" M 6" dor.dip. Spider. Brown with black eye and gold throat HM

Reed, 2005 - 40" Mla 7" dor.dip. UF/pinched crispate. Black self, gold throat.Hard dormant, excellent plant habits.

Reed, 2005 - 42" M 7" dor.dip. Pale gold with dark wine-red eye, yellow throat

Named after my favorite daughter, the softball player, this daylily has a black eye! The bloom is very ruffled and has a narrow, exotic form. The dark wine-red/black eye is in high contrast to the pale gold/parchment background color. There is the slight beginning of a picotee edge in the dark color. This daylily presents many different faces, but it is always very showy in the garden. Fertile both ways and often reblooms.

Reed, 2005 - 40" Mla 6" dor.dip. UF red with dark red eye, yellow edge and rib, fancy

Reed, 2005 - 45" Mla 7" dor.dip.Dark red purple self, great substance and form, well branched. Excellent garden plant, always showy and reliable, excellent scapes.

Reed, 2008 - 36" EM 6.5" dor. Dip. Soft pink with creamy ruffled edges, 4-way branching

Soft pink, with a cream throat and midribs, and creamy ruffled edges. Out of Loch Ness Monster, the ruffles are on all segments, and the bloom is gently recurved and narrow. The garden name has been Pink LNM. With wide 4-way branching and 18-20 buds, it displays the blooms nicely. It is named after my mother, who was the first person I knew to grow daylilies. If only hers in the 1950's had been this pretty! She would love it. Fertile.

45"  M  7.25"  dormant diploid.  Rose pink with a darker rose-red band, green throat.  This has tall, deeply-branched scapes with 3 way branching and 26 buds.  Nice presentation of the blooms.  Pollen fertile, pods difficult but possible.   A garden favorite for years!

Reed, 1994 - 38" EMRe 6.5" dor.dip. Spider. Orange with orange-red eyezone, olive green thr HM

(Reed,  2012)   40"  Late  5.5"  dormant, diploid  UF – crispate/cascade, 4 branches,  20 buds, extended bloom

Soft peach cream ruffled blooms sit atop well-branched scapes, with blush-rose eyes and light green throats.  The blooms tend to be upfacing, and look like a cloud could land there comfortably! The only downside is that the foliage is a light green color.  Pod and pollen fertile.

Parentage:  CRYSTALLINE ENTITY  X  MARGO REED INDEED.                        

Double fans

(Reed, 2011)  38”  M  8”   dormant, diploid, Spider

       “New Tall Cherry” was the garden name of this one, and cherry-rose describes the color.  Almost rose-red in the morning, fading to pretty rose pink after a very hot day;  still blooming at the end of July, it has a long season of bloom.  It measures as a true spider (4.8:1),  but it is also a graceful, tailored, smooth cascade.  It has a cream-gold to green throat and cream midribs.  2-way branching, 15-16 buds.  It is named after a waterfall in the Blue Ridge.  Parentage unknown.                                              

Reed, 1999 - 34" M 7" dor.dip. Spider. Purple with white rib, cream lemon tht., recurved. HM

Reed, 2003 - 36" M 8" dor.dip. UF Light pink with light rose eye - cascade, exotic. Very clear color, long blooming, one of Margo's favorites.

Reed, 2005 - 55" Mla 6" dor.dip. Warm pink above cream yellow throat, tall

Dancing eye to eye, or nose to nose, you will not have to bend down to look at this warm pink exotic bloom. 3-way branching, and sturdy scapes support the blooms that are nicely ruffled. This one brings flamingo pink color into the very tall group of daylilies. Fertile both ways.

Reed, 2005 - 60" Mla 8" dor.dip UF/cascade - gold yellow with rose-peach blush eye, gr.th.tall

Truly standing above the crowd, Dances with Giraffes is at least 5 feet tall when established. The large blooms cascade and curl down from the tall scapes, golden yellow with a rose-peach blush eye above a green throat. It is registered as an unusual form/cascade. Difficult to set a pod, but the pollen is good. This makes a statement in the garden!

(Reed, 2013)   40”  M  7.5”   dormant, diploid.  

This one has narrow white, ruffled blooms like snowflakes on tall scapes.  Slightly pink cast in the morning gives way to white on the blooms.  Not famous for its branching, it has an adequate bud count of 12.  The bloom is an open, spokes-of-a-wheel or star form.  Unusual Form spatulate.  Out of Secretary Sand x North Wind Dancer.  Pod and pollen fertile.                                            

Double fans

Reed, 2006 - 38" M 7" dor.dip. Black ruffled spider, sunfast

This 4.1:1 ratio spider is a solid black, ruffled star with a green throat. It is taller and more spidery than its parent, Chief Black Hand. It is very sunfast, holding its color well on 98 degree days. The finish on the bloom is velvety and satiny. 2-way top branching, 15 buds. Fertile both ways.