Reed, 2005 - 30" M 4" dor.dip. Spider. Red self, green throat. Small spidery red cute in the garden on branched scapes. Fertile, and a great parent for those little spidery guys...
Murphy, 2005 - 47" Mla Re 6.5" dor.dip. Clear red, tan & cream edges, yellow midribs, yellow throat. Fertile and an excellent parent for color patterns.
Clear red edged tan and cream, with yellow throat, green heart, and yellow midribs. The colors are very clear and distinct, and the blooms are held high on tall, strong scapes. Good foliage, good blooms in adverse weather. An excellent parent.
(Reed 2016) 40" LATE 6" Dormant Diploid, 3 branches 26 buds, UF cascade
Warm dark rose pink with a light green to white throat that blends out onto the petals and sepals; lighter ruffles. Dependable late-blooming, star-shaped cascade with great branching and bud count. Blooms heavily in August, “after” midseason. Out of AFTER AWHILE CROCODILE, but much better color. Pod and pollen fertile. $75
Murphy, '06 - 54" L 7" dor.dip. UF- cascade Tall light purple cascade that twists and curls as well as cascades. Strong, vigorous grower, with perfectly presented blooms.
I knew this one would be an introduction the first day it bloomed. A gorgeous 7" light purple unusual form cascade, carried high on 54" scapes with 2 - 4 branches, and 20 or more buds. The color changes on this one daily, starting out light reddish purple and end dark lavender, with vaguely blue-ish watermark. It has thick, strong scapes, with lots of proliferations, and it is a bud builder. Blooms have white midribs, yellow throat, green heart, and a ruffled white edge on hot days. Fertile and sun-resistant, with wide, dark green foliage.
Parentage: After Awhile Crocodile x spider seedling
ALICE is a pale lemon cream with a large purple eye and very green throat. The form is Unusual Form cascade with lots of ruffles. Well-branched and 15 buds. It is named after my first grand-daughter, born in London on a Christmas Eve. (Monocacy Summer Mist x Cherry Peacock). Fertile both ways, in short supply.
OK, I have gone over to the dark side: a true spider! Alien Stardust has a 5:1 spider ratio, with all tepals rolling back. The form varies from open star to cascade. So it is a spider, an unusual form, and an extra large bloom (and tall). It has deep 3-way branching with about 24 buds. The basic color is light yellow, with stippling/dusting of rose and a green throat. Stunning light color in the late garden, the size grabs attention. Parentage is: (Kirsten Madeline Burkey x North Wind Dancer). Limited: only about six plants available now.
A clear pink and lavender blend cascade Unusual Form, with a very large green and yellow throat. Cream midribs, narrow ruffled cream edge, and creped tepal surfaces. It has 4-way branching and 30 buds, coupled with reliable rebloom. We regularly see 4 way branched scapes in August and later. Sibling to AMBITION, with a much different color and look, but similar in the rebloom characteristic here in no-rebloom land. Appears to be hard dormant this year. Fertile both ways. Out of SORAYA SELINE by HELGA BJORNERUD BURKEY.
Murphy 2011 45" EMRE 7.5" SEV Diploid Twisted Crispate Unusual Form
Aptly named for its absolute vigor and re-bloom here, this buff yellow with lavender red eye and green throat seems to always be in bloom. The petals and sepals twist and sometimes pinch, and it is very fragrant. It has three branches and 26 buds, with moderate bud building. Out of SORAYA SELINE by HELGA BJORNERUD BURKEY. Pollen Fertile Pod Possible.
In 2023 and 2024, we had an average of 3 reblooms per clump.
Deep grape purple curling cascade. Green throat and light midribs. Very curling and ruffled, this is a Cascade uf but also measures as a true spider. Pod and pollen fertile. Sunfast, delicate scapes. (Planet Max x Brer Rabbits Baby).
Striking for it's curling and size.
(Murphy, 2024) 20” MRe 7” dormant tetraploid
2 branches, 18 buds. Sculpted form. Parentage: (Lemon Fringed Lemons x
Nadine’s Dream)
Cream, yellow, gold, and pink polychrome, ruffled gold edge on petals. It is not often that I introduce a Tet. This one gathers lots of comments. One of the grandkids likes the name. The sculpted ridges seem to hide tunnels in the shadows.
Moderately fertile. Some rebloom. Freeze resistant blue green foliage.
Light golden-yellow/cream with a feathered raspberry-red eye and olive green throat. The bloom is large (8") and has heavy substance; it is an Unusual Form-Cascade.
40" EM 8" dormant diploid. 2 branches and 14 buds but gives a stunning display in the garden. Pollen fertile but pod difficult.
Arterial Blood (Huben, 2011)
height 44 inches (112 cm), bloom 3.5 inches (9 cm), season M, Dormant, Diploid, 27 buds, 5 branches, Brilliant velvety red self with a green throat. HM 2020
We are selling this cute little extremely red daylily because the color really projects across the garden. Tall and small. Well worth the HM award that it received. We should have an image for it soon...
(Murphy 2012) 59" Late 9" Dormant Diploid Cascade UF
I thought about naming this one "stately", because it is very tall, and every bloom is perfect. The cherry red blooms are somewhat wide for a cascade, and reflexed, and have a striking cream midrib. The tepals are ruffled and creped, and have a green throat. A bud builder, with a long bloom season, strong scapes, and promiscuously fertile. Two branches and 20 buds. Sunfast at 97F, wide open at 9pm. Out of (AFTER AWHILE CROCODILE) X ( EGGPLANT ESCAPADE x EGGPLANT ECSTASY)
Brilliant red color in the late garden.
( Murphy 2014) 42" L 7" Dormant Diploid UF- Cascade
This seems to be my most looked at of the 2014 intros: It is a very light cream color, fading to white with heat, creped and ruffled on tall scapes with tremendous branching and budcount. Even the pistil and stamens are white. It is completely sun-fast and even looks good after dark, showing white in the dusk at 9pm. Out of (MARGO REED INDEED x NORTH WIND DANCER) x THANK YOU DAD. It has 5 branches and 29 buds. Has been known to have 5 blooms open on one branched scape. Pod difficult, Pollen Fertile, excellent parent. Will never win a show award- way too late. Blooming into mid August here.
2017-This has continued to be an amazing plant. 5 branches and up to 32 buds on perfect every day blooms. Superlative parent. I have 9! future intros from it. Blooming today on August 12 in an early blooming season summer. Sunfast, and looks better at 95 than most any daylily in the garden. 2018- Still very good, with 5 way branching. Will bloom for another week, so August 14. 2020- Excellent. Thank you for your interest in this great garden and breeding plant! Jim
(Murphy 2022) 54” L 6” Dormant, Diploid; 5 branches, 32 buds! Unusual Form Crispate.
Tall, with elegant velvety red lavender blooms with lighter edges and cream midribs and a green throat; strong scapes, very sunfast. Blooms are variable: twisting, pinching, and some curling. See in the clump image. Fertile, and a good parent.
Out of (Cranberry Tea x (Bmlwhuf x Kirsten Madeline Burkey))
Stout, '51 - 66" Mla-Vla 4" dor.dip. Extremely tall, very well branched, high performance, orange/yellow. This cultivar, from 1951, has stood the test of time with the best performance coupled with easy care and great height. It deserves a spot in the back of every garden. Will grow in nearly any condition other than heavy shade. Our main clump is now 4 feet across and does not need dividing!
A cherry-pink blend with cream edges and green throat. It is fertile both ways, and very sunfast. This is an extreme bloomer with 5 branches and 44 buds! Out of (Spiral Galaxy x Clowns in Washington).
Some rebloom here.
Clear medium pink Unusual Form (cascade and crispate) and also a 4.5/1 ratio Spider. Green throat, ruffled edge, long bloom season. 4 branches and 20 buds.
Out of (Frog’s Hair x Garden Fairy). Sibling to She Kissed The Frog. Excellent parent, fertile both ways.
Sheets, '65 - 38" Vla 5" dor.dip.frag. Spidery, yellow gold blooms 6-9 weeks until frost.
2017 This year we are having five, six, and seven way branching. Started blooming late July. Will bloom until frost. 9/17/17 Still in full bloom. 10/24/17 still in bloom. 2018- started bloom on August 1.
10/20/19 Still in bloom. 2020- 9/20- In full bloom. Looks great until frost here. 2022- The last plant blooming on original scapes when frozen in late October.
When I think of bud builders, I think of this one, PUMPKIN TIME, and ONE MORE BUD. This one blooms the latest.
Murphy, '04 - 55" MLaRe 7" dor.dip.UF Huge orange and gold cascade with red eye, fragrant, award winning.
This is the one that won best seedling in the National Capital Daylily club flower show in 2003. It is bright orange and gold with huge red eyezone and a gold throat. The plant, scapes, foliage, and flowers are all huge. It bloomed this year from June 30 to October 1. The wide light blue green foliage is winter dormant. Interestingly, the stamens and pistil are orange. The scapes are massive, with 2 to 3 branches and 27 buds. I named it after a great lighthouse on Long Beach Island, off the NJ coast that can be seen a very long distance. You can see this plant in bloom from a long way. It is registered as a ML, but blooms right through Late and into Very Late.
Parentage: Benzinger seedling "BLB/OI" X NUCLEAR MELTDOWN
Outrageously wacky, but really gorgeous! Named in memory of a friend’s dog, this one makes the standard for "exotic" and unusual! Tall branched scapes hold the very large blooms. The color is butter yellow with a large rose-blush band and a lime green throat. The form is ruffled, with the sepals tightly curled in corkscrews or spirals, and the long petals "hanging out" here and there, usually in a graceful cascade. Variable forms add to its charm.
Pollen fertile, pod difficult. Only one available for 2016
Parentage: (Crystalline Entity x Nathan Sommers) x (Scarletts Web x North Wind Dancer)
(Murphy, 2024) 44" ERe 5.5" dormant diploid
3 branches, 22 buds. Parentage: (seedling x seedling)
Lemon cream with patterned lavender-red eye and green throat. Re-blooms, proliferates heavily, and blooms 3 months. Longest blooming of my recent intros. It bud builds and also has some rebloom. Fertile. Passes on the cool eyezone to the kids.
Buy both this and Lerts Have More Fun and get a recent intro extra bonus plant!
(Murphy 2011) 16" EE 6" Dormant diploid Unusual Form Cascade
This plant starts blooming before all daylilies except three in our garden, and is in full bloom when Stella starts. It is a pink and cream bitone cascade with green throat. Note, this is a large flower, not your more typical small extra early. It is nocturnal, opening at midnight and closing around 7pm the next day. Gorgeous blue green foliage, HARD DORMANT, 3 branches, 18 buds. Pollen fertile. Out of PINK RAIN DANCE by unknown.
(Reed, 2019) 50" EM 6" dormant, diploid, UF cascade
Cream base with long, feathered, raspberry eye with silver ribs and multi-ring pattern; ruffled petals, green throat. It is tall and has deep 4-way branching with 22 buds, and is fertile both ways. Parentage lost (garden name "Best Unk Pattern" led to name). Great parent for patterns. Very limited stock.
Tomato red blooms with gold throat and green heart. Intriguing burgundy colored blooms and attractive burgundy colored spent blooms. Needs no deadheading. Very sunfast, exceedingly bright and clear color, 4 way branching, 17 buds. Sibling to SKIN AND BONES.
Won best in show at the NCDC show one year on it's first day of bloom for the season. Blooms up to 8 weeks.
2021- Still in bloom August 20, and should bloom until September.
(Murphy, 2024) 38" MRe 6.5" dormant diploid
3 branches, 16 buds. UF Spatulate. Parentage: (Squid Ink x North Garden Chief)
Black red spatulate/cascade with green throat, strong rebloom. Very sunfast. Very black on opening, going to red black purple as the day progresses. Good rebloom. Double rebloom this year, until frost. Fertile, with wonderful sunfast dark kids.
BLOOD PRESSURE (Reed, 2024) 45" MLa 8" dormant diploid,
UF Crispate. Mulberry red with a slight dark purple-red band and a green throat.
Petals pinched and ruffled, sometimes quilled. Large blooms with well-branched scapes. 5 branches and 28 buds. Parentage: (Ponder Stibbons x (Flight of Orchids x unknown ruffled seedling).
(Murphy 2022) 38" L 4.75" Dormant, Diploid; 5 branches, 20 buds. Unusual Form Cascade.
Clean saturated red color with light green throat, thin cream edge, and cream midribs. Petals and sepals recurve sharply. Late freeze-resistant, blue-green, hard dormant foliage. Fertile, and a great parent. Very sunfast.
Out of (September Flame x Red Hill)
Only one plant available for Fall 2024.
Cherry red purple with green throat, watermark, and tiny white ruffled edge. Unusual Form cascade/crispate with good branching and bud count (4 branches and 26 buds) and moderate height. Bloomed through July. Fertile both ways. It is
blood red and I read too many British detective novels.
Parentage: (Garden Fairy x Metzger’s Purple Storm)
Lavender with a bluish watermark, cream midrib and edge; Diamond dusted. Unusual form pinched crispate. Very sunfast, fertile, and an excellent parent. Won best seedling in the region 3 Hybridizers bed 2009. Excellent garden plant and excellent on the show bench. (Seedling x Far Galaxies)
This cultivar is a lavender and light lavender bitone with bluish band and light jagged banding on the sepals. It is an Unusual Form crispate, with variable crispation and different looks on different days (see images). It has a very green throat, extremely blue green foliage, and is a hard dormant. Long bloom season with 4-way branching and 24 buds. I have not set a pod on it, but it has very fertile pollen and interesting blue eyed and patterned kids.
LATE FREEZE RESISTANT BLUE GREEN FOLIAGE
(Out of a COMPLICATED seedling and STARLIGHT SPLASH).
Bonibrae the Freak (Matthie, 2011)
height 35 in.(89 cm), bloom 7 in.(18 cm), season M, Dormant, Diploid, 32 buds, 4 branches, Unusual Form Crispate-Cascade-Spatulate, Tan orange petals and sepals with dark green throat. (sdlg × Substantial Evidence) ( Copied from AHS Database)
Here, it has 2 to 3 way branching and each bloom stays open two days. It has a waxy green throat and ultra thick substance.
An excellent, proven parent.
Large light gold ruffled bloom with large feathered purple eye, green throat.
Good substance and strong scapes. Makes a long-blooming clump.
Parentage: (((Trance x (Casey at the Bat x Foxy Loxy) x ((Cabernet Cabaret x
Cherry Peacock) x (Military School x Faulkner seedling)))
Dark black red, sunfast to 95 degrees in our garden. It blooms for 2 months here, with very dark blooms. Fertile both ways, blue green, freeze resistant foliage. Excellent parent for sunfast dark flowers. 4 branches, 28 buds. Parentage: (seedling x Freaky People).
Reed, 1999 - 36" M 6" dor.dip. Spider. Brown with black eye and gold throat HM
This is a classic over performer. It does well in most any situation, a little shady, or poor soil, or out of range of the hose.
(Murphy, 2020) 36" L 8" dormant, diploid; 4 branches, 24 buds, Spider.
Parentage: (Monacan Trail x Skydiving)
Buff Cream spider with a red wine band, cream midrib, and light green throat. Very well branched and budded. In addition, it bud builds, for an extremely long and late season. It is an absolutely great parent. I have over 5 future introductions from it. Fertile both ways. Sunfast to 95.
Parent of Head In The Clouds Stingray Point, and 3 future intros.
Proven hardy in zone 4b, Minnesota.
(Reed, 2024) 38" EMRe 6" dormant diploid
UF Cascade. Soft yellow bloom with large light lavender eye edged with rosy lavender. Green throat; recurved bloom is heavily ruffled. 3 branches and 20 buds. Reblooms. Parentage unknown, but still worth growing!
(Murphy, 2015)
32" EMRe 4" dormant, diploid 4 branches, 35 buds! Unusual Form - Cascade
(Bo Knows x Faulkner Seedling)
Butterscotch with lavender and charcoal etched and patterned eye, lighter midribs, yellow throat and ruffled edges. This cultivar started blooming June 6, and is still in bloom on rebloom scapes on August 3. Most cultivars do not rebloom here. Out of two very hardy plants. Should make a good show flower. Open early, and sunfast to 95 here. Very fertile both ways. Gorgeous blue green foliage.
2021 Looks great this year! TWO sets of reblooms this year.
This huge grey-lavender with feathered purple eye has a lemon throat. Grey on cold mornings, more lavender on warm days. Fertile both ways, out of DEVILS ADVOCATE X GREY WITCH. Excellent grower. Extra large 8" blooms, two branches with 18 buds. Has proven to be a good parent. My 2018 intro TOXIC TEMPTRESS is out of it.
Big husky plant with big blooms in an unusual color.
Reed, 2007 - 48" M 7" dor. Dip. Elegant dark black red, well branched
Tall, dark, and well-branched, this cultivar out of Chief Black Hand and Planet Max carries on their grand tradition. The blooms are large and dark wine-red toward black. The scapes are erect and nicely branched, with a good bud count. It won best seedling in the NCDC show in 2006 (Washington DC area). The blooms are elegant and narrow, with gentle ruffling. Yellow to green throat, sunproof, fertile.
Murphy, '05 - 34" M 6" dor.dip. Red with yellow midribs and wide cream edge. Strong, straight scapes and long bloom.
Red with a wide, creamy, ruffled edge, yellow to cream midrib, and yellow throat. This flower is a step forward in color patterns for spidery daylilies. The creamy edge is very wide, and the pattern is very unusual. The foliage is good, the increase is very good, and it blooms well in drought or rainy weather. A very photogenic flower, and a great grower in poor conditions. It is a good parent, fertile both ways. Parent, Grandparent, and Great Grandparent of my color pattern intros.
Parentage: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT X MURPHY'S LAW
Cardinal Summer (Murphy 2019) 6" M 34" Dormant Diploid Spider
Bright, deep brilliant red with velvety sheen. Chartreuse throat, partial length midribs are lighter in color. Sunfast to at least 90 or 95. Very few daylilies are this sunfast in this color range. Fertile and a good parent. 2 branches and 14 buds. Note the red buds! Spent blooms are red, so we seldom feel a need to deadhead this one. Out of (It Glows x Lava Stream). Freeze-resistant dormant blue green foliage.
I should have registered this as a rebloomer. 3 years in a row it has rebloomed, in September, when scapes are most welcome.
height 24in (61cm), bloom 7in (18.0cm), season E, Rebloom, Evergreen, Diploid, Polymerous 90%, Heavily ruffled pastel yellow diamond dusted with large soft red eye and white raised midribs above green throat. (Tepaled Teddy X I'm Different)
This has proven to be the classic parent for reliable polys.Don Herr has many introductions from this and I have one.
(Reed, 2021) 55" MLa 6.5" Dormant Diploid, Unusual Form cascade
Tall, deeply ruffled, narrow curling cascade; light purple with large dark purple eye extending out on the petals more than half their length, making a narrow line on the sepals, and with a big green throat. It has 3-way branching, bud count 12. Pod and Pollen fertile.
Parentage: (The Cow Jumped Over the Moon x Scandinavia).
Bright reddish lavender with purple band, huge lemon-cream throat, with a ruffled creamy edge, it can have six-way branching on strong scapes. It is sunfast to 98 degrees F. 4 branches, 30 buds. Unusual form cascade. The most striking daylily in our late section of the display garden. It bloomed for about 2 months this year, with every day many blooms open. Perhaps the nicest aspect for me is good looks after rain, wind, sun, heat, and sprinkler. Pollen fertile, pod very difficult, superlative parent for tall, excellent branching and bud count kids.
It has some rebloom in good conditions here. 6 way branching on some scapes.
