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Monthly Archives: October 2010
Tetra Spindazzle, part 3
MONKIAN , Gossard 2010 Where does Jamie Gossard stand right now in Tetra Spindazzle generational crosses? He has introduced several 5th generation Tetra Sprindazzle kids, Monkian and Wolverine. Monikan is an interesting cross of (Thundercat x Mask of Darkness) for … Continue reading
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Tagged Jamie Gossard, Karol Emmerich, SPINDAZZLE, teeth
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Tetra Spindazzle, Part 2
Checking the AHS Database there are approximately 65 first generation registered daylilies from diploid and Tetra Spindazzle. Not bad for a daylily whose color was judged as muddy. Of these daylilies, Jamie Gossard has introduced according to the dbase, 15 … Continue reading
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Tagged Jamie Gossard, John Benz, SPINDAZZLE, Steve Moldovan, teeth
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Tetra Spindazzle , Part 1
Spindazzle was registered in 1983 as a spider by Wilson without much hoopla. Famed hybridizer, Ned Roberts, even had Spindazzle on his list as a daylily not to use as a parent because of below average color. Then by chance, … Continue reading
Do you like hooks, horns, and teeth ?
In 1974 Orville Fay introduced a tetraploid daylily named Green Fringe that he hybridized in the late 1960’s. I not being around in daylilies at that time, wonder what Orville must have thought when he saw fringe and teeth on … Continue reading
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Tagged Forestlake Ragamuffin, Fortunes Dearest, Green Fringe, Oville Faye, SPINDAZZLE, Startle
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Weeding Help Needed
When Sandy and I first began hybridizing in the mid 1990’s, we both were employed with nicely paying jobs. We built multiple well landscaped beds filled with perennials and daylilies. They sure looked great, at first. The second season weeds … Continue reading
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How many colors do you see?
When you look at the face of a daylily, what do you see? The answer probably varies from person to person. Quickly looking at this daylily, I can see at least seven colors in it. How many colors do you see? Start with the … Continue reading
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Bitones and Bicolors
Some of my favorite daylilies are bicolors and bitones. This seedling of Kimberly McCutcheon appears at first glance to be a bicolor. But is it? Close observation of the petals and sepals reveal it is really a strong bitone. It has lavender petals … Continue reading
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Another season has come and gone
Now that the season has come to a close, you get a straggler or two daylilies that want to continue on. Sometimes they don’t open quite right because of the cool morning. It almost makes you want to start the season … Continue reading
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A treasure is lost but won’t be forgotten
Earlier today while speaking to Jamie Gossard he told me one of my favorite seedlings of his had died. I had admired this seedling over the last few years and knew Jamie did also. This seedling not only had a … Continue reading
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Matthew Kaskel’s BEST EDGE
In the early 2000′s, Jamie Gossard and I traveled to visit Matthew Kaskel. While in the garden , Matthew showed us the dayliliy he called BEST EDGE. Matthew liked the flower of the daylily but didn’t care for the plant … Continue reading
Sandy Holmes new 2011 online
Just checked out Sandy’s intros. Trying for near white UFos, ROWENA YAEGER really has me all excited. I love LIGHTER SIDE OF LIFE, PEACH TEACUP and PEACOCK PLUMES. Then on the 2011 to be introduced, there was the fabulous near … Continue reading
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