New Introductions – Signature Daylilies

New Introductions . . .

FANTASY FACE (sold out for 2026)

Sdlg 36-22 (sdlg x sdlg) 28″ E – M Re. Dor. 7″ 3 br 15 buds

This flower is certainly a new look in the daylily world. I have not seen any other daylily bloom that comes close to its presentation. It is an early season bloomer and has a smaller stature than most of my introductions, but multiplies fairly rapidly, forming a clump that, when in full bloom, is breathtaking. Since it blooms early in the season, the flowers sometimes are slow to open, or do not open completely flat; when hot weather arrives, however, it opens flat to show its magnificent pattern. Fantasy Face loves hot weather and looks its best in hot weather. It is very sun resistant, of medium heavy substance, and can show instant rebloom. The scapes are straight and do not tend to lean over. It goes dormant earlier than any plant in the garden and is a hard dormant. It appears to go dormant based on day length, rather than on temperature. It tends to go dormant at least 30 days earlier than most others. It is easy pod and pollen fertile. It sets good-sized pods with many seeds. I have not flowered out any blooms from crosses with this one but will see some seedlings from it in 2026. It is so totally different than anything else in my line that I expect some interesting progeny to show up. Quantities limited in Spring 2026, but more will be available in Fall 2026. (Spring 2026 shipping, $225.00 s.f.)

SKY BALLERINA

Sdlg 45-22 (sdlg x sdlg) 38″ L. Re. 6-7″ 3-4 br 36 buds

This is a very lovely cream patterned daylily. Its first blooms can be as big as 7 inches and very flat; as the season progresses, it can size down to 5.5 and six inches because of rollback. The base color is a soft light cream and the pattern, and it nearly always has a pattern, is all over the map. The pattern consists of broken bands of cranberry red with the cream base showing through; every day the pattern is different and some days the broken pattern is rather coarse and other days the pattern is huge and quite refined. Temperature seems to dictate the nature of the pattern. It has outstanding sun resistance. The only fault that I see is that it may have too many buds close together. From mid-season on, sometimes the flowers become crowded. It is dormant, pod and pollen fertile, easy pollen, difficult pod. It has good heavy scapes, most stand straight, a few lean out. The branching is fairly well spaced. Since it is a late bloomer, it blooms in very hot weather. I have no idea how it would bloom in a cooler climate; I suspect it would show a more normal performance. It’s a wonderful patterned daylily; we stop and check out the pattern of the day every time we walk by. The plant habit has an overall good strong healthy look to it, with moderate increase and medium green foliage. (Spring 2026 shipping $150 s.f.)

EYES TRUE BLUE (sold out for 2026)

Sdlg 58-20 (sdlg x sdlg) 26″ M. Re. Dor 6″ 4 br 24 buds

When this bloomed for the first time in 2020, I realized that it had a very special flower. Its rich dark burgundy base color was centered by the deepest clearest blue eye which is almost blue jean blue. It is an early season bloomer, and in the cooler weather (80 degrees F plus) it maintains this deep blue eye. It does fade somewhat in very hot weather (90 degrees plus) but does not burn or melt in temperatures up to 100 degrees F. In cool weather, it has a light checkerboard pattern in the blue eyezone. In hot weather, when the blue color fades, the checkerboard turns into a broken pattern. Occasionally it blooms in October, at which time the color fades considerably and a strong broken pattern shows up. Earlier in the season, the pattern is hidden by the deep blue pigment. It has outstanding sun resistance; it is slightly challiced, not as flat as some in my collection. It is pod and pollen fertile, and slow to moderate increase. It has wide foliage in a gorgeous deep blue green color and excellent sun resistance. The scapes are very stout and strong and upright and the branches are widely spaced and wide angled. (Spring 2026 shipping, $150 s.f., very limited).

COSMIC STORM

SOLD OUT FOR 2026

Sdlg 54-18 (sdlg x sdlg) 38″ L. Re. Dor 6.5″ 4 br 16 buds

Cosmic Storm has been growing in the garden several years longer than I usually hold back new introductions. It is not a perfectly formed flower, like many of my introductions; some days the sepals tend to quill a bit. On good days, the flower is outstanding – heavy substance, very flat, facing out at a 3:00 p.m. angle, a deep black purple with a beautiful broken pattern. It has outstanding sun resistance. Its scapes are tall and straight, branching is wide angled and very widely spaced. Although it doesn’t have a high bud count, it does have instant rebloom. The foliage is very dark blue-green, it is pod and pollen fertile, and I have produced some excellent dark patterned kids from this one. It is a moderate increaser and some years does produce prolifs. It is a good dormant. (Spring 2026 shipping, $150 s.f.)

FLUFFY SUNSHINE

SOLD OUT FOR 2026

Sdlg 88-21 (sdlg x sdlg) 36″ M. Dor 6″ 2 br 16 buds

Fluffy Sunshine is a fun flower; its first blooms can be 7, or even 8 inches, but the size settles down to a pretty stable 6.5 inch diameter. It is perhaps the most ruffled flower in my garden, with great sun resistance, medium substance holding well into the evening. The plant is a strong upright grower; the scapes are heavy upright scapes which do not lean over. The flower presentation faces out at about a 2:30 p.m. angle. It is pollen and pod fertile, with many seeds per pod. It opens well in cool weather, yet it also holds up well in hot weather. It is a medium multiplier with dormant foliage. (Spring 2026 shipping, $150 s.f.)

SPARKS AT MIDNIGHT

Sdlg 54-21 (sdlg x sdlg) 32″ M. Dor 7″ 3 br 15 buds

This is a wonderful daylily with many virtues. It is tall, branching is widely spaced, blooms are very flat with heavy substance and they hold their form all day. The blooms face out at a 3:00 p.m. angle and have a deep purple color with a broken pattern. It is extraordinarily sun resistant, and being a 7 inch flower, does make a show when in clump strength. It is fairly slow to increase, but well worth allowing it to get into clump strength; since the scapes are so straight the blooms are presented for ideal viewing from every direction. It is easy pod and pollen fertile, foliage is dark green. It is dormant and has slow to moderate increase. (Spring 2026 shipping, $150 s.f. , limited supply)

FUTURE INTRODUCTIONS . . .

SEEDLING 38-23

Name and description pending.

Worth introducing because of:

Large (7″) purple blooms with blue-lavender eye and white edges, some ruffles and some teeth included. Tall outstanding scapes, long bloom season.

SEEDLING 83-25

Name and description pending.

Worth introducing because of:

Large (7″) flat bloom, black- purple color with white teeth. Edges are consistent and flower is very sun-resistant.

SEEDLING 40-23

Name and description pending.

Worth introducing because of:

Large chimera (7 – 8″) with orange tint throughout and very dark stripes and patches.

Worth introducing becau

SEEDLING 64-23

Name and description pending.

Worth introducing because of:

Medium sized flat flower (6″) in shades of purple with pleasing divided pattern on petals and sepals. Very consistent pattern even in hot weather.

SEEDLING 40-24

Name and description pending

Worth introducing because of:

Large, (7″) flat purple with wide light eye edged in broken pattern.

SEEDLING 112-25

Name and description pending.

Worth introducing because of:

Large (7″) flat flower of very deep black-purple. Color is resistant to both sun and rain, also the flower has good substance, holding well throughout the day.

SEEDLING 90-21

Name and description pending.

Worth introducing because of:

Huge (8 – 9″) full formed, heavy substanced flowers on 4 foot tall scapes, beautiful yellow-green color.

FAVORITE SEEDLINGS . . .