(Murphy, 2010) 39”  MLa  7”  dormant diploid ext.fr.  3 branches, 23 buds.

Black purple with a black band, chartreuse throat, and ruffled edges;  diamond dusted.  Unsually sunfast for a dark color and a sea of blooms in the late season. Fertile. (Don’t Know Jack x Chief Black Hand)  The only cultivar with this parentage, and an excellent parent. Hard Dormant

Harding, '93 - 28 EMRe 5.5" dor.tet Pink with gorgeous gold ruffle, excellent parent

Roberts, N. 2002 40" ML 8" SEV Dip Frag. Ext. UF Very different purple bitone, that blooms for a long time. Unusual Unusual Form.

Reed, 2005 - 56" Mla 8" ev.dip. Gold orange with red chevron eye, ruffled, spidery

(Murphy 2011) 43” MRe  8” SEV diploid

This large purple near-spider is held on very stiff scapes.  It has a black band and lemon throat, instant rebloom, and is very close to sunfast. It is an EMO, CMO, and extended, so, basically always open. Two branches and and 26 buds, with a 5 week bloom season here. Out of GREY WITCH by BLACK ICE.  Pollen fertile. 

(Murphy 2012)   44"  VL  7"  SEV  Diploid 

This dark red star is named in honor of Fred Benzinger, who was a mentor to many in this area. It is out of two late Benzinger seedlings, and carries a lot of those famous Benzinger characteristics of  toughness, good scapes, and carefree culture.  It is somewhat old fashioned looking up close, but from a distance is one of the best reds in the garden, with yellow throat, yellow midribs, and lots of blooms.  5 branches, 34 buds, strong bud-builder, very sun-resistant, and in bloom until September. Very fertile and a good parent for very late reds.                                                                                   

Reed, 2007 - 28" M 6" dor. Dip. UF Crispate.  Palest lavender to near white, with a green throat. Radical form with quilled sepals.

Stamile, P. 2004 34" EERE 9" EV Tet Spider Huge Cream Yellow Burgundy Red Eye, Choice. This cultivar appears to be completely hardy here, showing no winter damage. Truly excellent parent, difficult pods.

(Paul Owen, 2010)  32" LaRe 8"  dormant diploid, fragrant.  24 buds, 4 branches.  Rose coral with triangular deep coral eye above large green throat.

(Huben, 2009)  34"  E  3.5"  dormant, diploid.  25 buds, 4 branches.  We love this plant!  It has dark scapes and buds, creamy round blooms, and excellent performance.

Reed, 2004 - 40" Mla 7" dor.dip. White with green throat, recurved, good plant habits

Reed, 2006 - 52" Mla 6" dor. Dip. Unusual form, pink with rose eye, quilled sepals sculpting

GNARLY GNOME has been affectionately known as "Scrunchy" for several years (garden name). A personal favorite, it is tall, well branched, and is a consistent unusual form (pinched and quilled crispate). The colors are soft - ancient pink shades with a cream throat. Its outstanding feature is the form - the sepals pinch and quill, and the petals "scrunch" a little near the throat. Definitely unusual, especially at its height

Wild, '83 - 23" Mla 8.25" dor.dip. UF Pink cream yellow blend, spatulate UF, HM.

Reed, 2005 - 30" M 7" dor.dip. Dark purple self above white to green throat

Reed, 2005 - 40" Mla 7" dor.dip. Velvety ruby red self, green throat. Ruffled, spidery. This has the heaviest velvet blooms that we have seen.

Reed, 2003 - 30" EM 6" dor.dip. Golden yellow with rose blush eye

Millhorn, '98 - 26" EM 3" dor.dip. Polytepal Pale grapefruit yellow, high percentage polytepal

(Reed, 2013)  38”  MLa  8”  dormant, diploid.  Unusual form cascade.  

Named for one of my favorite wild areas, this one is as strange and spooky as the name implies.   The color is an elusive grayed lavender blend with a green throat.  The bloom cascades in graceful curls, and throws polys often enough to be fun but I’m not committing to a percentage.  It has 3 branches and 14 buds, and is pollen and pod fertile.  Parentage unknown.      

Double fans

(Gossard,2006) 41"  EM  10"  dormant, diploid, spider.  25 buds, 4 branches.  Excellent red with green throat.  Clear color.

Gossard 06 39" EMRE 7.5" Dormant diploid 5/1 spider. Neon green above green throat. Excellent parent for green and red spiders with green throats.

Murphy, '06 - 40" Mla 8" dor.dip. UF Clear yellow, twisted crispate with very green throat rebloom

This 8" clear yellow twisted crispate has a very green throat, radiating out onto the petals in two distinct lines, and halfway up the stamens. The blooms are sunfast, rainfast, heatfast (100 degrees), and wind resistant. It blooms fast and furious, with 3 branches, 18 buds, and instant rebloom. Midlate, fragrant, dormant diploid, proliferations and dark green foliage. Very fertile.

Parentage: (Sunny Son X Eggplant Escapade) X Magic of Oz

Reed, 2005 - 40" Mla 7" dor.dip. UF cascade, Pale cream yellow blend, large green tht., curls

Curling up out of the misty swamp, dripping with green, this daylily is a pale vision. It is an unusual form cascade, with a large dark green throat. It appears as a pale yellow to near white. Out of a Magic of Oz, it is fertile both ways.

Reed, 1999 - 30" EM 6" dor.dip. Spider Grey lavender with black-purple eye. Lemon tht. HM

Emmerich '07 24" MRE 6" SEV Tetraploid Fragrant Dusty pink with lavender eye and edge, doubled with gold. Yellow green throat, 4 way branching. Excellent.