(Reed, 2011) 50+" MLa 8" dormant, diploid, Unusual Form
Exotic Ruby red, with a darker red eye and a large yellow-to-green throat, this bloom is a huge cascade Unusual Form. It can easily reach 60", with 2-3 way branching and a bud count of about 16. This one stands up to thunderstorms and impulse sprinklers, but not recommended for high wind areas. It’s tall, huge form would tempt the winds! It is a variable form (would measure larger but it recurves and cascades), ruffled and curling. Holds up to sun and 100 degree temps fine. Parentage: (“ASD" seedling x Kirsten Madeline Burkey).
This will turn heads! It is a twisty rose red with green throat, lighter edges, and white midribs. An Unusual Form crispate, it has excellent substance and movement! 3 branches, 18 buds. Fertile both ways.
An early small gem on well-branched scapes. Soft pink lavender with feathery purple chevrons like gills, lighter ruffled edges, and green to white throat. Unusual Form cascade. (Flight of Orchids x Loch Ness Monster)
This wickedly ruffled and recurved bloom glows with a golden beach sand color, blending caramel tan, gold, and peach pink. Following in the footsteps of Brown Witch, Grey Witch, and Third Witch, Sand Witch has great plant habits and more graceful form. It has 3-way branching with lots of buds. It was planned to be white (see parentage - all whites) but sometimes one can't pass up the spell of the moment. It is out of (Margo Reed Indeed x Ice Water) x Scandinavia.
Probably should have been mid-late; blooms heavily into August (2016)
(Reed, 2010) 38" M 6" dormant, diploid Unusual Form-Cascade
This stunning pink/rose/cream pattern is a curling cascade form. Named in memory of a young girl, a town in North Carolina, or a race car designer; I guess we will never know (or all three). The background color ranges from a creamy pink to almost white, and the dark rose-pink eye slips way out on the petals. It has a green throat. It is out of PEACOCK CURLS X HEAVENLY CURLS, a cross that has given many interesting variations. Pod and pollen fertile.
(Reed, 2011) 45" EM 7.5" dormant, diploid, Unusual Form
This light purple cascade with a very green throat began in early June, and is finishing at the end of July (a bud builder!). A cool color, with diamond dusting, it recurves and cascades. 2-way branching with a bud count of about 20. Parentage unknown.
Rosy lavender with rose wine eye zone, gold cream throat feathering out onto the eye zone in rays. This tall, rather late daylily has great branching (4-way) and good bud count. It makes a stunning clump with the glowing throat and sunray pattern. It is out of FROZEN MERT X PLANET MAX. Pod and pollen fertile. Good parent!
(Reed, 2017) 40" M 7.5" dormant, diploid, 3 branches-12 buds, ((Metzger's Purple Storm x (Peacock Curls x Cherry Peacock)) UF - crispate cascade.
Glowing ruby red with tiny white edge on sepals, and green throat that lightens into rose then red.
Out of purple and rose breeding, this has a cerise red color that has great intensity and purity.
Note from Jim: There is no clearer or brighter color in the garden than this flower. If you are looking for clarity, look no further.
(Reed, 2015)
52" M 6.5" dormant, diploid 2 branches, 16 buds Unusual Form - Cascade
(Sumerduck x Just Jessie)
Ruffled light cream/near white with rose eye extending out onto petals; cream midribs with a large green throat; very consistent recurved form, ruffled cascade. Pollen fertile, pods sometimes. Still in bloom in early August.
Reed, 2005 - 40' Mla 7"; dor.dip.ext. Big flat ruffled white with substance
SNOWBOARDING features white blooms that are large, ruffled, and fairly flat that show off well in the garden. This is a slow growing plant (we've waited a few years for enough stock to introduce) but it has great plant habits - good foliage, 3-way branching, and around 15-18 buds. Not nearly as recurved as GLACIAL EPOCH, each petal is shaped more like a snowboard. Good substance. Fertile
Reed, 2005 - 32" M 5" dor.dip. Cream white with violet eye, green throat, UF/pinched crispate
Another surprise from the Jack Carpenter seedling, this near-white little gem has a tiny violet eye, and lots of ruffles. Usually all 3 sepals crispate. 4-way branching. Named for the local soapstone quarries near here.
SOUTH POLE (Reed, 2016) 42” La 6” dormant, diploid, 3 branches 18 buds, UF cascade
Polar opposite to North Pole (with its large, stiff crispate form and white/green colors), South Pole is a graceful, ruffled cascade in soft creamy snow white. Light green throat shifts to cream yellow late in the day. Out of my SNOWBOARDING X NED’S CHOICE (Lovett). Pod and pollen fertile. $100
Very early, this is one of the first light pinks to bloom (after BEFORE!). It has clear clean light pink color, and well-branched scapes. It is tall and large-flowered. Pod and pollen fertile.
Parentage: CRYSTALLINE ENTITY X MARGO REED INDEED.
Pale as starlight, with a splash of broken color, this is a large, flat open bloom to display the pattern. It has 2 branches and 15 buds, and a pattern that we have been watching for 3 years. Better in cool weather, it usually shows some pattern. It comes from unusual pattern breeding, and brings in genes from my CRYSTALLINE ENTITY (pink dormant) crossed with a seedling from Snooks Harville in Texas. Pod and pollen fertile, we are using it in our program to get hardy patterns.
Tall, stunning, and distinctive, this diploid appears to have a pink petal base, but it is really cream with tiny red stipples or dots. The eye is large and feathered, ruby red. It has a green throat. It has a garden presence that gets attention. Named after my father, it is out of (CASEY AT THE BAT X FOXY LOXY). Both pollen and pod fertile, it is a strong grower. Limited,
(Reed, 2013) 42" EM 6" semi-evergreen, diploid (?) Unusual form cascade.
The Light Dawns is a lovely, pearly cream with a light yellow applique pattern in the throat, and a subtle violet eyezone edging the applique. It has 3 branches and 22 buds and is pollen and pod fertile. The color is stronger on cold mornings, and in the heat it becomes almost white.
I registered it as a diploid, but it sets pods and produces viable seeds with both tets and dips. Because the parentage was unknown, and not many diploids have applique throats, I tested it with both dip and tet pollen to decide on its ploidy. I still do not know for sure, since both worked. In spite of its indeterminate genes, it makes a great garden display, and is fun to play with.
(Reed, 2005) - 55" Mla 8" dor.dip. Silvery lavender bitone with cream ribs and throat, tall
Very tall, stately serene lavender pink. The large bloom is a soft bitone, consistently large, and with a glowing cream throat finishing in green. 3 way branching, 18 buds.
(Reed, 1994) - 34" EM 6" dor.dip. Spider. Bronze-orange with black chevron, gold throat. HM Still a great spider, early, and will grow in poor conditions.
(Reed, 2012) 30" MLa 6" dormant, diploid UF - Cascade with 4 branches and 22 buds. Extended bloom.
This cascade is pure clean color – bright, light purple with lighter midribs, and a large cream-white eyezone with a deep green throat. Nicely ruffled. The scapes are moderate height and look delicate, but with excellent branching hold many blooms. Not as large or tall as some of its siblings, this one is smaller scale, and holds its own. Great foliage. Pod and pollen fertile.
Reed, 2008 - 36" M 7" dor. Dip. UF cascade. Clean bright lemon, rose red band, ruffled branched
As I focus on cascade form daylilies, this one stands out for its consistent form and clear color. A clean bright lemon yellow with a rose-red band, it is neatly finished with large ruffles on all segments. Well-branched and budded, it is fertile. This is a child of Casey at the Bat, crossed with a gold cascade seedling. It presents the blooms well.
Quite tall, like pink turtles blooming on the top of 4-way deeply branched scapes (24 buds). Out of LOLA BRANHAM, this one blooms late and long. The blooms are not large, but recurved pink blend shells with darker pink stippling above a green throat. Its garden name was "Pink Towers". Fertile both ways. I am using it to bring pink colors into the tall cultivars. It was registered when I knew it would be an introduction, but it didn't get lined out for introduction until this year, because it blooms so late in the season. It has been a good parent.
TRIP TO THE TOP (Reed, 2016) Fall
60” M 6” dormant, diploid, ext; 3 branches, 18 buds. UF – crispate.
Parentage: (Casey at the Bat x Foxy Loxy) x (Peacock Curls x Cherry Peacock)
Bright red with a green throat and cream midribs, tiny cream ruffled edges. This daylily
is tall and gets taller, and has a long bloom season, because it is a bud builder and just keeps
going. Fertile. Dbl fan $75.00
(Reed, 2013) 38" M 6" dormant diploid, Unusual Form spatulate.
Heading upstream into pattern breeding, this one is a complex combination of lavender, purple, and near-white, that fades from a subtle pattern to a more distinct pattern in hot weather. It has 3 branches and 15 buds, and is a vigorous grower. It is pod and pollen fertile. The parents are Yazoo Wild Violet and Caseys Curls, combining purple and red/orange in fun ways!
(Reed, 2017) 55" La 5.75", dormant, diploid, 3 branches - 24 buds (Tree Turtles x Planet Max) UF - cascade.
Ruffled rose-lavender with a large green-to-cream throat ending in a slight watermark.
In the late garden, a tall clump of Vintage Virginia makes a real statement. Opening slowly, it looks a little old-fashioned in the morning, but opens to a wide bloom later in the day.
Pale, tall, and stunning, this narrow-formed, ruffled daylily is a "blonde-pink" with a wine purple band on the petals. It has excellent 3 and 4 -way branching, with a good bud count of at least 20. Its garden nickname was "Blond Architecture" because of the good scapes. Not narrow enough to be a spider, it is a large, open, exotic star. Blooms into the mid-late season.
(Reed, 09) 36" M 7" dor.dip.ext. Unusual form cascade.
This very white bloom is consistent and high-performing. It has the strength from RADIANT MOONBEAM, and the grace and narrowness from SKINWALKER. It is 3-way branched, with about 22 buds. The bloom has good substance and is slightly ruffled. Easily pod and pollen fertile. Delicious.
(Reed, 2015)
48" MRe 8" dormant, diploid 2 branches, 20 buds Unusual Form-Cascade
(Chesapeake Crablegs x Cherry Peacock)
Fiery bright orange with a blended rose to red eye, pink midrib, and a yellow-green throat. Extra large bloom with lots of attitude. Pod & Pollen fertile. Still in bloom in early August.
WOODHENGE WATERFALL (Reed, 2016) Fall
36” M 6.5” dormant, diploid, ext.; 2 branches, 12 buds. UF – Cascade.
Parentage: (Peacock Curls x Heavenly Curls) x (Fossil Record x Foxy Loxy)
Tranquil, cascading light rose with darker rose eyezone that extends down the tepals.
Very green throat, white midribs, long segments gracefully curl and cascade.
Fertile both ways. Dbl fan $75.00
Pink blend from gold throat through yellow, cream, and peach peach pink giving a warm, tropical summer delight. Named after a beach near the Chesapeake Bay. Near-spider, Pod and pollen fertile.
(Reed, 2013) 28" La 6" dormant, diploid, fragrant! Unusual form crispate.
To add calm beauty to the late season garden, this one has it all! Early in the morning it is trumpet shaped, looking like an Easter Lily, with purple stripes on the reverse of the sepals. Later in the morning it opens flat, with a soft cream-white face. It is a reverse bitone, with lavender on the sepals. Edged and stippled in lavender. It has sturdy scapes with four-way branching, and a bud count of 22. It makes a neat mound of blooms for a long time in late July and August. Bloomed until August 31 in 2012. Out of Lola Branham. Pod and pollen fertile.
