Startle was hybridized by Gene Beldon and registered in 1988. It was a cross of (Broadmore Red x My Sunshine). MY SUNSHINE, a poly chrome of Reckamp’s provided the edge.A visual image of MY SUNSHINE is at http://www.montaukavalon.com/images/MySunshine.jpg . BROADMORE RED, also a Beldon introduction gave color. A visual image 0f BROADMORE RED is at http://pics.davesgarden.com/pics/2008/07/24/Hemental/7dd4ec.jpg. Notice the light edge on the daylily. Remember that we discussed previously that a daylily with a light colored edge, crossed with an edged daylily, you can get an edge. That’s what Beldon did. Now look at the image of Startle http://pics.davesgarden.com/pics/2008/07/29/Hemental/ab3024.jpg The edge shows itself.This is where the story of STARTLE begins; in John Benz’s garden. Image is of John’s BRAIDED LIGHTNING, (Red Lightning x Startle). More tomorrow on the Daylily Teeth Blog…
Mike
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