Category Archives: Daylily Hybridizing

Techniques and Methods of Daylily Hybridizing

Sawteeth or Sawtooth Daylilies, daylily Blog

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Mike

STIPPLED STARS X CRETACEOUS CRUNCH, Mike Johnson Welcome back. It’s been a busy weekend. Sandy and I had the pleasure of presenting programs to the HUDSON-ADIRONDACK DAYLILY SOCIETY in Albany New York. We stayed with Melanie and Bob Mason at … Continue reading →

Posted in Daylily Hybridizing, Introductions, People Pictures | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Teeth Daylilies: What are they and what do they look like?

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Mike

BASS GIBSON, John Rice VENUS FLYTRAP, Jamie Gossard In the AHS dictionary of Terms:  “Edges refer to the outer periphery of the petals and occasionally the sepals.”  Referenced to http://www.daylilies.org/ahs_dictionary/edges.html “Edges can be structural, i.e. have knobs, braids, tentacles, fringe, … Continue reading →

Posted in Daylily Hybridizing, Introductions, People Pictures | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Define Daylily Teeth, Knobs, Tenacles, Hair, Fangs?

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Mike

A reader writes “Hi Mike, I have reading your website and am wondering what creates teeth on daylilies.  Are they broken ruffles?  I’ve seen some teeth on daylilies which do not have toothy parents so I am wondering about it. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Club Visits, Daylily Hybridizing, Introductions, Seedlings | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Fortune’s Dearest Genetics, Daylily Teeth Blog

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Mike

A reader posed the question about SHARK’S TOOTH in the Genetics of FORTUNES DEAREST. If I am understanding it correctly, then 1/16 of a daylily would significantly add significant “pattern” breeding value in a cross where 1/2 the genetics are … Continue reading →

Posted in Daylily Hybridizing, Introductions, Seedlings | Tagged , | Leave a comment

FORTUNE’S DEAREST, The final cross on the Daylily Teeth Blog

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Mike

I’ve been busy over the last week with Snow plowing and working on the new AHS portal website. With one look at the image of SHARK’S TOOTH you’ll understand why FORTUNE’S DEAREST will produce patterns. So here is the complete … Continue reading →

Posted in Daylily Hybridizing, Introductions, Seedlings | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

FORTUNE’S DEAREST Part 7 Mort Morss on the Daylily Teeth Blog

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Mike

FORTUNE’S DEAREST, Mort Morss We are winding down looking at the genetics of FORTUNE’S DEAREST. The first half complete cross of FANTASY FINISH is as follows {(Disraeli x (King’s Cloak x Meadow Mystic)Chicago Two Bits) Chicago Picotee Queen)}. Another dose of King’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Daylily Hybridizing, Introductions, Seedlings | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

FORTUNE’S DEAREST Part 6 Mort Morss on the Daylily Teeth Blog

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Mike

CAMAROON NIGHT x FANTASY FINISH, Mike Johnson Repeating myself, here is the complete cross of FORTUNE’S DEAREST. (Mort’s Magic x Sib to Mort’s Magic F2) x (Cool Jazz x Dream Express)  DREAM EXPRESS is ((Zinfandel × Ming Porcelain) × Fantasy … Continue reading →

Posted in Daylily Hybridizing, Introductions, Seedlings | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

FORTUNE’S DEAREST Part 5 Mort Morss on the Daylily Teeth Blog

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Mike

PURPLE BADGER Repeating the complete cross of FORTUNE’S DEAREST,        (Mort’s Magic x Sib to Mort’s Magic F2) x (Cool Jazz x Dream Express) DREAM EXPRESS is ((Zinfandel × Ming Porcelain) × Fantasy Finish)  Today we’ll look at MING PORCELAIN. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Daylily Hybridizing, Introductions, Seedlings | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

FORTUNE’S DEAREST Part 4 Mort Morss on the Daylily Teeth Blog

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Mike

GRACEFUL BROOK, Gerda Brooker Here is the complete cross of FORTUNE’SDEAREST. (Mort’s Magic x Sib to Mort’s Magic F2) x (Cool Jazz x Dream Express)  DREAM EXPRESS is ((Zinfandel × Ming Porcelain) × Fantasy Finish)   DREAM EXPRESS, Evergreen, Kirchoff, Photo … Continue reading →

Posted in Daylily Hybridizing, People Pictures, Seedlings | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

FORTUNE’S DEAREST Part 3 Mort Morss on the Daylily Teeth Blog

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Mike

Iwanna Piranha, John Kinnebrew Did you know that FORTUNE’S DEAREST has doubling in the background? I didn’t until I looked further into the background. The first half of the second seedling in FOTUNE’S DEAREST is COOL JAZZ.  So we now … Continue reading →

Posted in Daylily Hybridizing, Introductions, Seedlings | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

FORTUNE’S DEAREST Part 2 Mort Morss on the Daylily Teeth Blog

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Mike

Randy Stephens John Kinnebrew Mort Morss recently revealed to me that the cross that FORTUNE’S DEAREST was derived from came from a cross that produced 5 seeds.  The startling revelation was that he had a vision of this daylily before … Continue reading →

Posted in Daylily Hybridizing, People Pictures, Seedlings | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

John Kulpa Seedling, Bass Gibson offspring on the Daylily Teeth Blog

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Mike

John Kulpa offered to share his fine example of offspring out of a first generation BASS GIBSON cross. John does not know the pollen parent. I bet it was purple, Duh… , no kidding! I’ve never seen a first generation BASS … Continue reading →

Posted in Daylily Hybridizing, Introductions, Seedlings | Tagged , | 1 Comment