Murphy, '05 - 49" EM 8" dor.dip. Huge creamy beige, striking purple band, green throat, long bloom period. Bud builder extraordinaire, can bloom for 80 days. One of the best parents of my introductions. Limited, despite fast growth.

Huge creamy beige blooms have a striking purple band on the petals, bisected by a cream midrib. Green throat, tall scapes, extended bloom, and fragrance help this flower to spell winner. This cultivar bloomed longer in the garden on original scapes than any other due to bud building. It bloomed from late June to late September this year. Three way plus branching and 26 or more buds, up to 45. Out of GREY WITCH, so expect fast growth. Named for the Indian trail, now Highway 29, near us. Pollen parent initially registered as unknown, but believed to be MARGO REED INDEED.

Dickerson, '02 - 18" E 3" dor.tet. Pink with cherry eye, green throat great rebloomer

Reed, 2006 - 42" EM 7" dor.dip. UF/cascade Soft cream yellow, dusted rose huge eye

This distinctive bloom is a soft cream yellow, mostly obscured by the large pattern of stippled rose eye, outlining a very intense green throat. The form is a ruffled, gentle cascade. This seedling, out of Lola Branham, spent a couple of summers near the Monocacy River in Maryland with a friend, while I moved to Virginia. Couldn't be left behind forever! Very different. Fertile both ways.

Reed, 2007 - 30" EM 9" dor.dip. Huge green throat, peach pink ends of petals

Creamy rose-peach with a rose pink eye, this bloom is dominated by a huge, open green throat.
The blooms' large size and "clockwork" open form make it a standout. Out of Magic of Oz, this cultivar gets attention in the garden.
Fertile.

Clement '06 - 34" Ere 5.5" sev.tet. Round cream, dark purple eye, reblooms, very hardy

Reed, 1994 - 26" M 6" dor.dip. Light pink to near white, green throat. Not spidery

(Reed, 09) 30" EM 7" dormant diploid, ext.

A real spider, or "mosquito legged" daylily, I chose this one because of its deep loopy ruffles. Unlike the "shoe string" skinny spiders, this one has personality because of the ruffles. It is a pink-lavender, with a purple eye. Its skinniness makes it unusual among mine. It is a sib to VIRGINIA MOONSHINE, but a little shorter and a little less branching. It is easily fertile both ways.

Reed, 2003 - 38" EMRe 5" dor.dip. UF Orange with red chevron eye, dkr.orange edge, gold tht.

Murphy, '04 - 53" ML 6.5" Dor. Dip. Brilliant red Unusual Form with tremendous branching, cream edge

I haven't seen a registered daylily like this one. It is cherry red with a darker red eye, chartreuse throat, and green heart. The unusual part of the is flower is that it the petals have a creamy tan ruffled edge, and the sepals have a yellow ruffled edge. These edges change to wider cream edges on very hot days. The flower is completely sunfast. The bloom season is extremely long due to 3 branches, 22 buds and instant rebloom. The scapes are very strong, and stood after the hurricane this year. The ruffled light edge came from the pod parent, and the fine red color from the dad. This edge is passed down as a dominant trait in the offspring.

Parentage: CHESAPEAKE CRABLEGS X RED RAIN

Roberts, '01 - 32" Mre 8.5" semi.dip.ext. UF Striking raspberry red, ruffled, excellent parent

Reed, 1996 - 45" EM 7" dor.dip. Smokey lavender Pink Blend, ruffled, recurved.

Hanson, C., '00 - 33" M 7" dor.dip. UF Orchid self, very blue-ish.

Branham '92 - 35" L 5.5" Dor. Tet Showy orange red self with gold throat, very fertile.

Murphy 08 8" EM 50" Semi-evergreen Tetraploid
A purple bitone with chartreuse throat and black veins, this large near spider is extended, and sunfast on all but the very hottest few days of summer. Looks great in the evening, unlike many narrow dark tets. Fertile, but pod difficult. It is out of LAVENDER ARROWHEAD by PURPLE PEOPLE EATER.

Reed, 1997 - 46" EM 7" dor.dip. Tall yellow with red eyezone and gold throat, cascades

Murphy, '06 - 40" Mla 7" dor.dip. Extremely clear lavender, striking purple eye, lemon lime throat

This was definitely the most watched of the summer intros this year. There is a clear color to this flower that calls from way, way, across the garden. It is a hard color to capture on film or digitally. Very clear lavender with some blue or grey in it, a striking purple eye, and lemon-lime throat. It has deep 3 and 4 way branching with very well spaced blooms, perfect for shows. It opens fully by early morning, and has a cream edge on hot days.  4 way branching, 26 buds. Fertile both ways.

Margo and I feel that this one is worthy of garden awards and growing in every garden.

Lavender with purple eye and cream edge above chartreuse throat.

Parentage: (Grey Witch x Magic of Oz) X Loch Ness Monster

Murphy, '07 - 46" Mre 9" ev.dip.UF - crispate. Radical twirled squash-blossom gold, green throat

OCTOPUS TANGLES attracted attention on its first bloom, when 10 people were clustered around it exclaiming WOW! at its radical 14" bloom. The extreme quilled crispate blooms are a flashy gold, creped, folded, and twirled. Very green throat, and a small cream edge. Tall, with only one branch, and low teens bud count, but has reliable instant rebloom here. The huge blooms will mean a quick sell out! Midseason and EMO will equal a great show flower. Evergreen, out of two hardy parents, GREEN DRAGON by JANS TWISTER. Fertile both ways.

Parentage: GREEN DRAGON x JANS TWISTER

Reed, 2008 - 38" EM 7" dor. Dip. UF crispate Dark red with black eyezone, pinched

Another out of Chief Black Hand (and Mad Max), I consider this uf an improved Rocky Horror. With some of the same form and color, it is larger, and has a stronger scape with better branching. The blooms are large, have heavy substance, and are sunproof. Very dark, the red-purple has a darker, almost black eye. The petals are long and pinched, sometimes twirling. The edges get lighter on a hot day, but the bloom continues to look good. Fertile. Green throat.

Darrow, '81 - 27" Mla 4.5" dor. Dip. Burgundy and cream bicolor, yellow-green throat good late

Bennett, F., '01 - 28" M 7" dor.dip. Big, wide, cream pink blend, green throat, lots of buds.

Murphy, '07 - 38" Vla 6" dor.dip. Very Fragrant, creped lemon with cream edge, sunfast. Another in my series of very lates. This one will bloom in most gardens in September and October when few daylilies will. Opens well in cold weather.

OLFACTORY EVIDENCE may not be the best name, but it aptly describes this flower. All the good names about smell were obviously taken! The name also pays tribute to the well named "Evidence" flowers of Richard Norris. This very late lemon flower has a creped texture and a cream edge on hot days. There are very few daylilies that bloom this late, and the lemon color and crisp scent really attract people. Completely sunfast, with two branches, and 20 buds, and extended bloom. Fertile both ways with fragrant kids.

Parentage: AFTER AWHILE CROCODILE X LOLA BRANHAM

(Reed, 2008) 34" MLa 6.5" dormant diploid This warm pink exotic is a variable unusual form it often cascades, and often becomes a pinched crispate unusual form. It is large, lush, full, and showy. It is very ruffled, with the yellow throat blending out into candy shades of cream, pink, and rose. There are darker edges on the sepals, lighter ruffles on the petals. It is has 2-3 way top branching with 14-16 buds. Luscious, it earned the garden name, "Pink Exotica". Fairy tale material.

Murphy, E. '07 - 45" Vlre 6.5" Dor dip Striking rose with gold and green throat, cream midribs. Fertile.

Reed, 1991 - 26" Ere 6" dor.dip. Orange with red-orange eyezone, gold throat. Reblooms. HM

Reed, 2005 - 40" Mla 5.5" dor.dip. Orchid lavender bitone, green tht. Great branching, bud count