Tag Archives: teeth

BASS GIBSON A TOP TEETH DAYLILY FROM 2003-2008, John Rice

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Mike

Prior to Bass Gibson’s release , John Rice offered the daylily with naming rights at a MWS. The daylily sold for $700.00 plus dollars to Donna Gibson. Donna named the daylily after her husband Bass. As fortune would have it … Continue reading →

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

SEE ME FEEL ME TOUCH ME , a top teeth daylily 2003-2008, Mike Holmes

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Mike

SEE ME FEEL ME TOUCH ME   bloomed in our garden from a seed that I purchased from Fran Harding. I introduced SEE ME FEEL ME TOUCH ME  in 2006 and have talked many times about it. The cross is ((Forestlake … Continue reading →

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

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 →

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

RED FRIDAY <> ALAN LANE AGIN <> HAPPY HOILDAYS TO YOU kids on the daylily teeth blog

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Mike

Paul Lewis and David Hansen sent over images for your enjoyment. Both guys have been very happy with RED FRIDAY.  For those of you who don’t know Paul Lives and hybridizes in zone 5. David lives and hybridizes in zone … Continue reading →

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

ALAN LANE AGIN, a Top Teeth Hybridizing Daylily 2003-2008

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Mike

When I first saw ALAN LANE AGIN in bloom, it was at Larry Graces.  I had talked to Linda soon afterwards about the daylily and she said ALAN LANE AGIN is good but the sib, RED FRIDAY, is great! So … Continue reading →

Posted in Daylily Hybridizing, Introductions, Seedlings | Tagged , , , | 5 Comments

Top Teeth Daylily in a five year period 2003-2008 by Mike Holmes on the Daylily Teeth Blog

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Mike

A question that often comes up is, “What teeth daylily has made the most hybridizing impact in recent history?” To qualify for my evaluation, the daylily has to be a 2003 to a 2008 introduction and has had to been … Continue reading →

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

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 →

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

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 →

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

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 →

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

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 →

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

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 →

Posted in Daylily Hybridizing, Introductions | 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