**SOLDIER'S JOY  (Eric Moore) Dormant to Semi-Evergreen - Mid season - 28 inches - 5 ½ to 6 inch bloom - 4 to 5 way branching with 25 buds - Rebloom E006-01: (Old King Cole X Ron Valente) This is the first introduction not only  from Eric but also the first out of H. Ron Valente from Moldovan's Gardens.  The name is derived from an old Bluegrass song.  Eric was one of the horticulture students at the garden who took to learning plant nomenclature, daylilies and breeding almost immediately.  This became difficult for Eric in that he was called into active service in the Army and was stationed in placecountry-regionIraq for almost a year.  But he's back and ready to go! The flower is a purple bi-tone with a silvery-violet watermark in which the darker purple veining gives the impression of a pattern within the watermark.  A maroon band on one side and a bluish band on the other separate this watermark from the petal and throat.  The petals are double edged by a narrow purple edge and white picotee.  Has been used extensively in the breeding program here at Moldovan's Gardens.   $100.00