Tag Archives: John Benz

REAP THE WHIRLWIND, On the Daylily Teeth Blog

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Mike

John’s  REAP THE WHILRLWIND reaches the top nine daylilies from 2003 to 2008. The daylily specs out at t  28″, 7″, M. Dor.  with heavy fringy teeth edge. While the scape is shorter  and not as well branched  as John’s … 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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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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Brother Charles Reckamp, Dave Mussar on the Daylily Teeth Blog, Part 3b

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Mike

Angel’s Smile Part 3 – Angel’s Smile You cannot discuss the work of Brother Charles and not talk about Angel’s Smile which is easily the cultivar for which he is best known.  It is a charming little flower but certainly … Continue reading →

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Brother Charles Reckamp, Dave Mussar on the Daylily Teeth Blog, Part 3

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Mike

 

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Heavenly Beginnings, Jamie Gossard ,Daylily Teeth Blog

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Mike

Heavenly Beginnings, Jamie Gossard When Jamie Gossard saw a few STARTLE seedlings at John Benz’s that later became WHITE FANG and SHIRLEY FARMER, Jamie thought why not take STARTLE into a narrow form. After all John preferred rounder daylilies so his … Continue reading →

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STARTLE, Gene Beldon, Daylily Teeth Blog

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Mike

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 … Continue reading →

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Bonibrae Sharky, Barry Mathie, Daylily Teeth Blog

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Mike

Bonibrae Sharky Over the past several months we’ve primarily talked about Tetra Spindazzle and its offspring and Forestlake Ragamuffin and its offspring.  It is clear that Dan Trimmer with Tetra Spindazzle and Fran Harding with Forestlake Ragamuffin, they provided two of the … Continue reading →

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GREEN TEETH DAYLILY , SHABBY CHIC Shirley Farmer

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Mike

This is a seedling that was hybridized by my good friend Shirley Farmer. I call it SHIRLEY’S GREEN TEETH. When Shirley’s daughter turned over her garden to our care, this was one of the daylilies that I selected. The cross … Continue reading →

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Forestlake Ragamuffin, Part 11, A Daylily Teeth Blog

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Mike

FLR Seedling, Jack Looye Lemon yellows are among my favorite colors. Unfortunately, I don’t see many seedlings out of FLR that are yellow. Jack Looye provided this image of a seeding he hybridized (sdlg x Forestlake Ragamuffin). While Jack didn’t … Continue reading →

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RUBY CORONA: a daylily to use for teeth hybridizing

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Mike

WHITE FANG x RUBY CORONA John Benz Nancy Olson asked  “Do you have any suggestions of a toothy cultivar that would enhance the height and branching and still keep the red prominent?” Looking for a tall toothy red daylily is … Continue reading →

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Forestlake Ragamuffin, Part 2

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Mike

BRISTLING FURY If you’ve seen the kids out of Forestlake Ragamuffin, you probably noticed that its coloration is recessive and the teeth transfer is dominant.  I saw a hundred or so kids of the FLR cross onto Tetra Spindazzle and … Continue reading →

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