(Reed 2022) 36" MLaRe 7" dormant, diploid; UF-cascade, top branching
This is a large, deeply-ruffled Unusual Form cascade; pale creamy-yellow with darker purple band on the petals and a very green throat. It has been a garden favorite for years. Pod and pollen fertile.
Rockfish River is a deep, rich purple with a green throat blending to cream that reaches out onto the midribs. It has strong branched scapes and ruffled blooms at a medium height. 36" tall MLa Rebloom 7.5" bloom, dormant diploid. Unusual Form-crispate
3 branches with18 buds. Some rebloom. Pod and pollen fertile.
Parentage: (Garden Fairy x Metzger's Purple Storm). This is a sibling to Raspberry Fairy!
The Rockfish River is in Nelson County, Virginia and runs through the small rural town of Schuyler, home of the original "Walton's Mountain" family tv show, and a number of soapstone quarries.
(Reed, 2021) 36” MLa Re 6.5” dormant, diploid, Unusual Form cascade
Bright rose pink with a darker rose-red band, very green throat, and cream white midribs; bright contrasting color with heavy ruffling. 3-way branching, bud count 18. Pod and Pollen fertile. Named after our very active Border Collie, Millie.
Parentage: ((Grey Witch x Crabtree Falls) x (Metzger’s Purple Storm x Peacock Curls Heavenly Curls))
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)
Complex stippled/blended cream-lavender with feathered purple eye and green throat. Sepals are a darker tone of lavender. This reverse bi-tone is a unique graceful, ruffled, Unusual Form. Good pod fertility.
((Chin Whiskers x Little Witching Hour) x Flight of Orchids) x (Cabernet Cabaret x (Military School x Faulkner sdlg))
(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.
(Reed, 2024) 46" MLa 8" dormant diploid
UF Cascade. Purple! Rich Purple with a deeper dark eye flowing from an emerald-green throat on a large bloom. Bloom is gently cascading and tailored. Branching 3, bud count 14; lots of scapes. Parentage: (Eggplant Electricity x Monster Magic)
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, 2020) 36" EM 6" dormant, diploid; 3 branches, 21 buds;
Parentage: ((Military School x Faulkner sdlg) x Starlight Splash), patterned.
A soft cream-yellow to near-white bloom with a feathered raspberry eye consistently broken with a multi-colored pattern. This was chosen for its attractive pattern that is expressed as consistently as any in our variable weather conditions. It has a long season of bloom, good plant habits, and is pod and pollen fertile.
(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.
(Reed, 2019) 36" MLa 5.5" dor., dip., UF cascade
Complicated bloom is a blend of pink, rose, and cream, with stippling. It has lighter ruffled edges and watermark, and is a reverse bitone with darker rose sepals. Green throat. It has good substance, and is fertile both ways. Excellent branching!
4-way branching, budcount 24. Parentage is: (Soapstone Bubbles x Ocean Spirit).
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, 2024) 34” M 7” dormant diploid
UF Cascade. Cream with dark-veined lavender eye and green throat.
Gently ruffled and recurved, often laying back in a relaxed pose.
Parentage: (The Light Dawns x Opal Road)
Rose-cream with darker rose ruffles. Bi-tone with darker sepals. Blush rose-purple long eye with sharp narrow white midrib and a slight pattern near the throat. 3 branches, 16 buds. Unusual Form Cascade.
Parentage: (((Sky Over Schuyler x Faulkner seedling) x Best Uncle) x (Opal Road x Ponder Stibbons))
Cream-parchment with a dark purple eye, fading to near-white and purple eye by the end of the day. It has some purple ruffled edging, and a light lime-green throat. The dark purple eye bleeds out some into the petal color, and the sharp contrast between the dark and light colors is stunning. The form is very graceful and slightly ruffled. It has 3-way branching ("W") with 12 buds.
It is out of (Casey at the Bat x Just Jessie).
The Librarian is a bright pumpkin orange with a red eye, and a green throat blending to yellow, with yellow midribs. It is a ruffled and out-facing bloom. This tall and extra-large bloom is "in your face" and commanding in the garden, especially with its bright color. Named after a wizard in the DiscWorld (of Terry Pratchett), who was turned into an Orangutan and liked it. Orangutan orange. 3 branches, 26 buds, still blooming into August. Pod and pollen fertile. Unusual Form cascade.
(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, 2024) 36" LRe 6.5" dormant diploid
UF Cascade. Late! Starts in late July and keeps sending up scapes and reblooms through September until frost in late October. Parchment bloom with intense black-purple feathered eye that reaches more than half way to the end of each segment. The throat is lime green. The bloom gently recurves and is ruffled. Well-branched scapes. Pollen fertile. Parentage: (((Brer Rabbit’s Baby x Cherry Peacock) x Rose F Kennedy) x ((Evil Grin x Indian Giver) x Complicated))
(Reed, 2024) 60" M 6" dormant tetraploid
Very tall red tet unusual for its height (can reach 6 feet) with dark blue-green foliage and deep branching. The bloom starts out as an intense red bitone, and on a hot day can fade to lighter red with red veins.The blooms have a green throat and a nice ruffled gold edge. 4 branches and 20 bud count. Pod and pollen fertile. Parentage: (Belief in Vein x Old Friends).
Thief of Time is a very large, ruffled, light cream pink with a large, feathered rose-pink eye and bright green throat.
34" MLa Re 7.5" dormant diploid, Unusual Form-cascade. It has good substance, and blooms at medium height. 3 branches with 20 buds, strong scapes. Comes from pattern genetics, but is not patterned -gorgeous in the garden.
Parentage: (Opal Road x Ponder Stibbons) This is a sibling to Puzzle Pieces!
(Reed, 2021) 48” M 8” dormant diploid, Unusual Form cascade
Large and open form, this is a ruffled cascade in a very clear medium rose-pink with rose band and large green throat. 3-way branching, bud count 14.
Parentage: (Appalachian Trail x Earth Jewels)
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.
(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!
This bud builder starts in mid-season and blooms on into August with large light gold flowers with a wine purple eye that is long (extended) and feathered. It has a deep green throat and gold midribs. It is an Unusual Form cascade, ruffled and
with good substance. It has 2 branches and 26 buds. Fertile both ways. The blooms are presented outwards. This year it reached 50" in height but is usually not that tall.
Parentage: (Trance x Opal Road) sibling to Apple Orchard Sunrise.
(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, 2019) 34" MLa 6" dor., dip., UF cascade
Light flamingo pink with several colors of rose pink and rose in the eye; the eye bleeds out to the end of all segments. Lighter pink ruffled edges and green throat. Great scapes with 4-way branching and moderate height. 28 buds. Fertile both ways. Parentage: (Metzger’s Purple Storm x (Peacock Curls x Heavenly Curls)). A garden favorite, named after our grandson, Walter!
(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
(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.
