(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.

This cultivar has proven to be an excellent parent for light colored and white spiders and UF's with excellent branching.

(Reed,  2012)   38"  E  6.5"  dormant, diploid  extended  UF-Cascade, 3 branches, 18 buds, ruffled

Very early, this is one of the first light pinks to bloom (after BEFORE!).  It has clear clean light pink color, and well-branched scapes.  It is tall and large-flowered.  Pod and pollen fertile.

Parentage:  CRYSTALLINE ENTITY  X  MARGO REED INDEED.                  

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Saxton '59 - 36" EE 4" Dor dip Purple red trumpets, deep yellow throat, extremely early.

(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

(Reed, 2012) 28"  EM  7"  dormant, diploid.

Pale as starlight, with a splash of broken color, this is a large, flat open bloom to display the pattern.  It has 2 branches and 15 buds, and a pattern that we have been watching for 3 years.  Better in cool weather, it usually shows some pattern.  It comes from unusual pattern breeding, and brings in genes from my CRYSTALLINE ENTITY (pink dormant) crossed with a seedling from Snooks Harville in Texas.  Pod and pollen fertile, we are using it in our program to get hardy patterns. 

Burkey, '91 - 30" M 8" dor.dip. UF Bright burgundy red UF that twists and curls

Belden, '88 - 26" M 5" dor.tet. Startling red bitone, cream halo, gold teeth, hardy

Stout, '56 - 60" M 4" dor.dip.frag.ext. Really tall, well-branched, clear yellow self

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. 

(Norris, 2005)  33"  M  6"  dormant, diploid.  Yellow with orange overlay above green throat.  Plastic-like substance, extremely flat throat, bloom open for a day and a half!

(Love, '94) - 30" Mla 7" semi.dip. Big, yellow, spidery UF, vigorous, good parent.

Blooms a very long time here, from ML to VL. Parent of 3 of my introductions.

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.

Hanson, C., '98 - 44" EM 6.5" semi.tet. Frag. Orchid with lavender watermark, highly attractive, good parent.

Reed, 2005 - 32" Mla 8" sev.dip.Large greenish light yellow, big green throat UF/spatulate

Warrell, '84 - 36" EM 7" dor.dip.fragrant, ext. UF Coral pink with lavender midribs

(Kovach, 2007)  24"  M  5.75"  dormant, diploid.  Well-branched bright yellow double.  Layered double.  Great performer.

Murphy, E., '04 - 32" M 7" dor.dip. UF Clear lemon yellow UF cascade, lighter edge. An excellent bloomer and very reliable.

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, '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 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.

Reed, 2007 - 72" ML 6.5" dor. Dip. TALL Milky cream with soft lavender violet eyezone, fertile.

special sale:  there are extra pieces in the seedling bed that need to be moved!

(Reed, 2013)  42”  EM  6” semi-evergreen, diploid (?) Unusual form cascade.  

The Light Dawns is a lovely, pearly cream with a light yellow appliqué pattern in the throat, and a subtle violet eyezone edging the appliqué.  It has 3 branches and 22 buds and is pollen and pod fertile.  The color is stronger on cold mornings, and in the heat it becomes almost white.

I registered it as a diploid, but it sets pods and produces viable seeds with both tets and dips. Because the parentage was unknown, and not many diploids have appliqué throats, I tested it with both dip and tet pollen to decide on its ploidy.  I still do not know for sure, since both worked.  In spite of its indeterminate genes, it makes a great garden display, and is fun to play with.  

Double fans

(Reed, 2005) - 55" Mla 8" dor.dip. Silvery lavender bitone with cream ribs and throat, tall

Very tall, stately serene lavender pink. The large bloom is a soft bitone, consistently large, and with a glowing cream throat finishing in green. 3 way branching, 18 buds.

Reed, 2007 - 36" EM 8" dor. TET! Crispate UF Large light red, dark red eye, yellow green throat.