Category Archives: Introductions

Daylily Introductions of Mike and Sandy Holmes

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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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FORTUNE’S DEAREST, Mort Morss on the daylily teeth blog

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Mike

It was the white teeth on this grape purple daylily that fascinated many daylily hybridizers.  What were the possibilities? As we’ve found out; Many! FORTUNES DEAREST (image by David Kirchoff, Daylilyworld) has become the inverted pyramid of white teeth daylilies … Continue reading →

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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 →

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WIDE AWAKE, by Dave Mussar on the daylily teeth blog

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Mike

Wide Awake Wide Awake was the last of Brother Charles’ cultivars to be released by Song Sparrow and may be the pinnacle of his hybridizing efforts.  In time I suspect that Wide Awake may rival Ruffled Strawberry Parfait for its … Continue reading →

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Heavenly Pastel, Brother Charles Reckamp, on the daylily teeth blog

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Mike

Heavenly Pastel  Heavenly Pastel (Reckamp-Klehm, 1993)is a Reckamp cultivar that few people know that I believe has good potential for toothy breeding.  This one bears a 1993 seedling number (BC93-39) so it presumably bloomed and was selected before Ruffled Strawberry … Continue reading →

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More images: Lady Stephanie Victoria Redding and Wild Hair

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Mike

Photos used with permission, Dave Mussar

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RUFFLED STRAWBERRY PARFAIT, Dave Mussar on the Daylily Teeth Blog

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Mike

Ruffled Strawberry Parfait Ruffled Strawberry Parfait Without question Ruffled Strawberry Parfait is turning out to be Brother Charles’ greatest contribution to toothy daylily breeding to date.  It was selected as a seedling in 1993(seedling number BC93-52), was released by Song … Continue reading →

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