Hello Daylily Friends,
One of the new daylilies that I bloomed last year was Seedling 8-76. It is just a delightful daylily. Tall, about 32" with 4-way branching, plenty of buds, blue-eye, and just demanding of attention, which I always give. How could there be a better purple? The cross that made this beauty is as follows: [(Spiney Sea Urchin x (Heartbeat of Heaven x Johnny Cash)) x Cerise Masterpiece]. Three of the parents come from Stamile, and one parent comes from Karol Emmerick. As I marched toward making this beauty I really didn't have a good daylily until I added Cerise Masterpiece. Oh what an addition. The flower kept its purple color, it produced a more pronounced blue-eye, and it added plenty of height from Cerise Masterpiece. I would humbly say that this is a home-run.
Another daylily that has been such an early morning delight is my Seedling 8-44. It bloomed in the Greenhouse last spring and then spent the winter in our cold weather. After many freezing and thawing cycles it has bloomed beautifly. The cross is as follows: (Creator's Song x Tet. Emerald Splendor). Creator's Song was given to me by my friend Harold Verner who is a member of the Daylily Society of Greater Atlanta. I converted Tet. Emerald Splendor. In fact, this morning I was looking at the diploid Emerald Splendor, and it looks a lot like 8-44 except that 8-44 just has a more intense color and is just, how shall I say it, "more beautiful." One similarity is that both the diploid and 8-44 both have a white edge. I certainly have other daylilies from the same cross, but so far nothing beats 8-44. The only draw-back is that 8-44 does not have any serious branching. It has from 10 to 12 buds and it 24" in height. I have taken pollen from my Seedling 8-243 (See Entry from April 27, 2009) to 8-44, but I did not get a pod. I tried again today with pollen from 8-243. If I continue to have difficulty I may switch and instead use pollen from Judy Farquhar. Judy should help with height and branching and I shouldn't lose much of the beauty of 8-44. I will keep trying to improve the branching. Or, I might use pollen from Charles Douglas' THELMA DOUGLAS, which is dormant. I have options.
I might also again suggest that you "click" on the seedling pictures to have a larger view. It always helps to have a "closer look."
Bill
Friday, May 29, 2009
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Hi Mr. Bill
ReplyDeleteI will agree with you. You have hit a home run with seedling 8-76. It is beautiful, has height and branching. Keep up the good work.
Greg
Thanks Greg!
ReplyDeleteBill
Hi Mr. Bill
ReplyDeleteI was searching for Creator's Song on the web she was blooming today and came across your blog. I know this is an old post from 2009 But I would like to know what became of Seedling 8-76 I would really like to get a piece of it if you still grow it I have an Idea for it. I like that is flat and round! Terry Wilson from South Georgia