Author Archives: Mike

DR. STUMP , Larry Grace 2012 Introduction on the daylily teeth blog

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Mike

Well by now you may know why Larry Grace has placed a legitimate claim to the Dentist  Award for 2012.  It has been  hard to keep a good toothy secret. But  his long awaited 271-8 (MALCOLM BROOKER SR. x FANTASTIC … Continue reading →

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Jamie Gossard … E.F. Hutton of Daylilies on the Daylily Teeth Blog

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Mike

Jamie texted me this morning and scolded me for mentioning his name on the daylily blog for  bidding on seeds on the lily auction and he was wondering what all the noise was about with Larry Grace claiming he may … Continue reading →

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Todays Blog: Buying and selling daylily seed on the daylily Lily Auction

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Mike

Back in the late 1990′s I purchased a few seeds from Fran Harding. I was guided to her from Shirley Farmer. Jamie Gossard , Shirley and I all bought seed from her out of FORESTLAKE RAGAMUFFIN. Each of us bloomed … Continue reading →

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Black Horns, By Mike Holmes on daylily teeth blog

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Mike

I spoke with John Benz today and we talked about the demand for his BLACK HORNS. John sold the “collection only” daylily on Mike Longo’s Lily Auction at a closing price of $780.00. He was very pleased that BLACK HORNS … Continue reading →

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Teeth on Unusual Forms by Sandy Holmes on the Daylily Teeth Blog

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Mike

Several years ago I came home from Jamie Gossard’s garden and exclaimed to Sandy “Man alive, Jamie sure has some neat teeth UF seedlings.” Sandy snarled at me for not paying closer attention to her daylilies and shot back “what … Continue reading →

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BLACK HORNS by John Benz on the daylily teeth blog

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Mike

Hi all, It’s been a while since I’ve made my last blog post.  After speaking with my good friend John Benz this afternoon, he encouraged me to get back at blogging ASAP. We talked for a while and there was … Continue reading →

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Dr. Robert Grant-Downtown, Part 3 on the Daylily Teeth Blog

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Mike

Super Redhawk, John Benz, 2011 Dr. Robert Grant-Downtown picking up from Part 2, “Putting this all together, this may be an excellent clue as to how to generate new colours in such structures. By crossing in toothy lines to those … Continue reading →

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Dr. Robert Grant-Downtown, Part 2 on the Daylily Teeth Blog

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Mike

Dr. Robert Grant-Downtown picking up from Part 1 post. “What, then, are silver/gold/green borders and teeth? In my opinion, this kind of structural edge is not a proliferation of cells which have adopted the identity of the eyezone. Instead, I … Continue reading →

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Dr. Robert Grant-Downtown, Part 1 on the Daylily Teeth Blog

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Mike

Dr. Robert Grant-Downtown, Oxford, England, was suggested by John Benz for his thoughts on what is happening in the formation of teeth.  So I asked him. Over the next several days I’ll share his thoughts with you and show images that … Continue reading →

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David Hansen on the daylily teeth blog

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Mike

David Hansen shared this with us, “I have two toothy seedlings that are well endowed with teeth, and in looking at them this morning, I compared their teeth, and one seems to have more of the “teeth” form while the other … Continue reading →

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Melanie Mason, Claudia Conway,Eddy Muers on the Daylily Teeth Blog

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Mike

Claudia Conway,N.H. , writes “I really feel, as I have said before, that DLs are evolving towards toothy edges… From small bumps or knobby edges…we are able to make crosses that have a higher percentage possibility of teeth in the offspring…as … Continue reading →

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David Kirchoff, Mort Morss, Roy Woodhall on the daylily teeth blog

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Mike

In speaking with David Kirchoff last week, I asked him where the term “teeth” originated. David said the term possibly can first be attributed to three people. Betty Woods, Ra Hansen, and Mort Morss. Mort bloomed SHARK’S TOOTH (image one) in … Continue reading →

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