New Introductions – Signature Daylilies

New Introductions . . .

CHIMERA PEACHY KEEN

(Sold out for 2027)

Sdlg 22-20 (sdlg x sdlg) 24″ M Dor 7″ 2 br 12 buds

Of the many seedlings that I have bloomed out from Chimera Delight, CPK stands out in a very unique way. Most of my chimera seedlings are yellow, gold, or orange toned, but this one is of a soft creamy peach to yellow and light gold which is distinctly different than anything else that I have flowered. The base color responds to temperature changes, as in many other cases.The flowers are large, fairly full formed, and, if the weather isn’t too cold, they open quite flat. Due to its light base color, it has been shown to have good sun resistance. It has a small green throat and its chimera color is generally a deep rose red with mostly large blotches scattered at random. There are never any two flowers that look the same. It has heavy substance and is an EMO in warm weather. It is a midseason bloomer, scape height around 24 inches. It is a slow to moderate increaser and has shiny medium green foliage that appears to be quite disease resistant and looks good throughout the season. It is pod and pollen fertile. I wasn’t going to introduce this originally due to its low budcount, but the flower is so beautiful, the colors so unique among my other chimeras, and – a customer persuaded me. It certainly has the possibility of producing some unique seedlings. (Spring 2027 shipping, $225.00 s.f. Limited Supply)

PURPLE FORTUNE

(Very limited)

Sdlg 38-23 (sdlg x sdlg) 32″ E – M Re. Dor 7″ 2 – 3 br 15 buds

When this plant first bloomed, I knew that it would probably be an introduction. Its great height and branching, very large, colorful flat flower just took my breath away. This is my first blue eyed flower with a start of a white edge and, usually, several teeth in that white edge. Its well-spaced and facing-out blooms allow a show even from a distance, which I believe makes it an overall outstanding flower. The start of a white edge with occasional teeth and the big blue eye and green throat provide an overall beautiful package. The plant is very fertile, easily sets pods, and is pod and pollen fertile. It has upright robust dark green foliage. If you are breeding for white ruffled toothy edges, good form and size, and improved performance, it is a must-have. Overall, I would call this a first-class introduction.

(Spring 2027 shipping, $150 s.f.)

CIRCLE OF PATTERNS

Sdlg 28-23 (sdlg x sdlg) 25″ M – L Re. Dor 6 – 7″ 2 br 12 buds

Of all of the chimera seedlings that I have bloomed out, this one always makes me smile when I see it. This cultivar has bright cheery color contrast; no muddy tones ever show up. The base color can vary considerably depending on the temperature, from a medium yellow to a light orange, with consistent splashes, stripes, and speckling of clear dark red. This is finished with heavy substance and a large green throat, all which makes it a wonderful garden flower. It opens slightly chaliced in cool weather and fairly flat in hot weather. The flowers face out at the best viewing angle . The plant is a robust grower with very upright dark green foliage, has moderate increase rate and has never shown rust. It is pod and pollen tertile; it can be a bit difficult setting pods (as we are always 90 degrees plus when it is in bloom, but I always get a few good pods each year). One of the distinguishing features of its flower is that it almost always has a pattern of some sort on every segment of every bloom, which makes a circle of patterns. This fact alone makes it a winner to me. Spring shipping, $225 s.f., $275 d.f.)

TOTAL PIZZAZZ

Sdlg 64-23 (sdlg x sdlg) 22″ M Dor 6″ 3 br 12 buds

This flower is the first that we are introducing that we call a “watercolor” pattern. Several years ago, this type of patterning showed up in my garden and it has ballooned into many forms of this type of eye pattern. This unique looking flower has relatively short scapes and blooms above the foliage, which gives it a beautiful nosegay appearance when you see the plant in full bloom. The substance of the flowers is quite stiff, the flower opens fairly flat, and it has outstanding sun resistance. The foliage is more toward the grassy side, unlike the foliage of most of my cultivars which have wide strappy foliage. But, to me, the combination of the flower and the foliage has a pleasing balance.

It is pod and pollen fertile, pod difficult unless the weather is cool. I would call it a moderate increaser. The foliage has been healthy and disease resistant. So far, it has shown good rust resistance. This is definitely a new look in diploid daylilies. (Spring 2027 shipping, $150.00 s.f.)

RINGED BALLERINA

Sdlg 44-23 (sdlg x sdlg) 25″ M. Re. Dor 7″ 2-3 br 15 buds

I have never been a great fan of pink daylilies, and I have flowered out several really nice clear pink ones, but Ringed Ballerina has just captured my heart. The flowers are huge and as voluptuous as any that I have introduced, the colors are clear and bright, the substance is very heavy. and it has outstanding sun resistance. When these features are combined with lovely heavy ruffling , this one a winner, in my opinion. It is easy pod and pollen fertile. the eyeband has good saturated color and nearly always has a pattern. That, in contrast with the lovely soft green throat, gives one a near-perfect flower.

The scapes are strong and very upright, and the plant frequently reblooms, sometimes even twice in a season. Its foliage is wide, lush, wide, and shiny, which finishes off the whole package. I would call it a moderate increaser, and overall a good performing plant. (Spring 2027 shipping, $150 s.f.)

BLUE EYED CHAMELEON

Sdlg 15-21 (sdlg x sdlg) 28″ E Re. Dor 7″ 3 – 4 br 16-18 buds

This has been a very interesting plant for me, ever since its maiden bloom. It got off to a slow start and had rather short scapes, but it developed into a cultivar that I have used extensively for blue eyes. The 2026 crop of seedlings has shown a remarkable increase in the size and clarity of blue eyes and I feel sure that Blue Eyed Chameleon helped to make this improvement possible. In cool weather, the first blooms start out with interesting and different patterns, sometimes with broken pattern, and as the temperature changes, it changes to a diffused odd pattern. As the weather heats up, the eyezone changes to blue and the blue varies with intensity and the time it has been blooming. It settles down with a consistent blue eyezone on a 7 inch purple flower that opens flat in both cool and hot weather. It faces out so that it can show itself off from all directions. It has moderately heavy substance, and extraordinary sun resistance. As the plant matures from year to year and gets established, the scape height increases to well above the foliage. The plant has a moderately high increase rate and good healthy foliage that has never shown any rust in my garden. It is very pod fertile, has good rebloom, and sets pods throughout the season, even in hot weather. (Spring 2027 shipping, $150.00 d.f.)

CLASSY SHOWGIRL

/Sdlg 38-22 (sdlg x sdlg) 32″ M Re. Dor 7 3 br 15 buds

Without a doubt, Classy Showgirl is the best patterned yellow that I have bloomed out to date. Also, its exceptional plant habit completes a near-perfect package. The large flat golden yellow bloom, accented by an intricate reddish-purple pattern, commands you to stop and take a closer look. The flowers are placed on top of tall, well-branched sturdy scapes that remain straight throughout the season. When well-established, the flowers can be as large as 8 inches or, at the end of the season, they can show a 6 inch diameter. I would describe the bloom size as averaging 7 inches. In clump strength, the blooms present a show for a considerable length of time. The flowers remain flat throughout the day and have outstanding sun resistance. Some season, the plant shows instant rebloom. Pod and pollen fertile, somewhat difficult to set pods in very hot weather, but has good pod setting in moderate weather. Foliage is fairly upright, free from disease andhas never shown rust. Overall, these qualities make a wonderful garden flower. (Spring 2027 shipping, $165.00 s.f.)

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 . . .