Reed, 1997 - 28' La 5.5" sev.dip. Light rose with lemon throat, recurved, very late HM, SFA

Murphy, '03 - 32" EMRe 7.5" semiev. Dip. Huge twisting, curling cherry red UF on a vigorous plant

Murphy, '06 - 54" L 7" dor.dip. UF- cascade Tall light purple cascade that twists and curls as well as cascades. Strong, vigorous grower, with perfectly presented blooms.

I knew this one would be an introduction the first day it bloomed. A gorgeous 7" light purple unusual form cascade, carried high on 54" scapes with 2 - 4 branches, and 20 or more buds. The color changes on this one daily, starting out light reddish purple and end dark lavender, with vaguely blue-ish watermark. It has thick, strong scapes, with lots of proliferations, and it is a bud builder. Blooms have white midribs, yellow throat, green heart, and a ruffled white edge on hot days. Fertile and sun-resistant, with wide, dark green foliage.

Parentage: After Awhile Crocodile x spider seedling

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

Murphy, 2005 - 47" Mla Re 6.5" dor.dip. Clear red, tan & cream edges, yellow midribs, yellow throat. Fertile and an excellent parent for color patterns.

Clear red edged tan and cream, with yellow throat, green heart, and yellow midribs. For three years, everyone wanted me to introduce this one, and I resisted. It has a bud count of 10, is the reason. It can have more, with good culture, and does some rebloom. The colors are very clear and distinct, and the blooms are held high on tall, strong scapes. Good foliage, good blooms in adverse weather. An excellent parent.

Parentage: SCARLETT'S WEB X RED RAIN

Murphy, '05 - 39" EMRe 6" semi.dip. Clear lavender & creamy lavender bitone, purple eye, green throat

Clear lavender and creamy lavender bitone with a purple eye and green throat. ALLEGORY is the sibling to this year's THANKS MISTER WIZARD, and last year's LUNA, WIDE EYE BAYOU, and HOWS THE WEATHER UP THERE, hence the name. With 3 branches, 22 or more buds, and instant rebloom, it has a very long bloom season. Several people asked me to introduce this extended bloomer, out of RADIANT MOONBEAM by MOUNTAIN TOP EXPERIENCE.

Murphy, '01 - 42" EM 9" semi.dip. Huge yellow spider with tiny green heart, faint red watermark.

Reinke, '95 - 34" M 8" dor.dip.Spider. Clear lavender spider with cream apricot throat

Thomas, Dale, 1994 30" MLre 4.5" Dor Tet Frag, Noc. Ext. Scarlet Red, darker eye, great hot late color. Destined to be a classic. Excellent parent for late tets. Not many late tets are this good.

(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, 09) 36" M 6" semievergreen diploid, ext. sunfast

Intense bright raspberry red with ruffles and a yellow throat narrowing down to green. It has some branching and a good bud count. It is easily fertile both ways. Bright color and open, graceful form make it show-off. The pollen parent was NATHAN SOMMERS, which gives us some beautiful red colors, and the pod parent was a dormant, hardy seedling out of Lola Branham and some red and pink seedlings ("Red Lola" x "Hot Pink").

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

Taylor,D., 06 32" EM 8" SEV Dip Fragrant Double

This double pink near spider has a yellow eye and green throat. A hybridizers plant that almost guarantees narrow doubles. It is not a great plant for the average garden, and marginally hardy north of zone 6. It makes great kids with it's pollen.

Norris, R., 2004 28" ERE 5.25" SEV Tet Dark Purple self with great branching. Blooms a long time, hardy, carefree.

Knower, '73 - 22" M 6" dor.dip. UF Crinkly edge, gold yellow with lighter edge, late

Murphy, '05 - 40" Mla 8.5" dor.dip. UF smooth golden orange self, 20% poly, 20%double, 60% single UF. A good breeder for poly UF's, and fertile both ways.

Pinched Crispate Unusual Form. This smooth colored golden orange self has many different forms. Why? About 20% of the blooms are polytepal, 20% double, and 60% single, yielding the name. Although registered as having 15 buds, it blooms a very long time, with good scape production, and reliable instant rebloom. The rebloom scapes to have a higher percentage of poly and double blooms.

Parentage: LOIS BURNS X EASY NED

Gossard 06 34" M 5" Dor Tet Orange self with orange yellow eye. It is out of BLAZING LAMP STICKS by  PRIMAL SCREAM. It is one of the brightest orange flowers that I have seen. Blooms over 1 month. Fertile

Stout, '51 - 66" Mla-Vla 4" dor.dip. Extremely tall, very well branched, high performance, orange/yellow

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.

Sheets, '65 - 38" Vla 5" dor.dip.frag. Spidery, creamy yellow blooms 6-9 weeks until frost.

Murphy, '04 - 55" MLaRe 7" dor.dip.UF Huge orange and gold cascade with red eye, fragrant, award winning.

This is the one that won best seedling in the National Capital Daylily club flower show in 2003. It is bright orange and gold with huge red eyezone and a gold throat. The plant, scapes, foliage, and flowers are all huge. It bloomed this year from June 30 to October 1. The wide light blue green foliage is winter dormant. Interestingly, the stamens and pistil are orange. The scapes are massive, with 2 to 3 branches and 27 buds. Some scapes leaned during Hurricane Isabel, but none fell. I named it after a great lighthouse on Long Beach Island, off the NJ coast that can be seen a very long distance. You can see this plant in bloom from a long way. It is registered as a ML, but blooms right through Late and into Very Late.

Parentage: Benziger seedling "BLB/OI" X NUCLEAR MELTDOWN

Reed, 1996 - 52" EM 6" dor.dip. SPIDER Cream with purple eyezone.

Murphy, '05 - 44" Vla 6" dor.dip. Sunfast tomato red, orange throat, green heart, burgundy buds.

Tomato red blooms with gold throat and green heart. Intriguing burgundy colored blooms and attractive burgundy colored spent blooms. Needs no deadheading. Very sunfast, exceedingly bright and clear color, 4 way branching, 17 buds. Sibling to SKIN AND BONES.

Parentage: Benziger seedling X RED RAIN

Hanson, Curt, '99 - 36" M 3" sev.tet. Frag. Violet burgundy

Reed, 1997 - 24" E 9" sev.dip. Spider. Pale yellow spider with branching