Our Newest Daylily Introductions

EARLYBIRD CANARY

(M Skinner 2008) EE Re, 7", 33", dormant, extended bloom, EMO, bud count 26 on 4-way branching.  Sdlg T02-056c (Fragrant Night X Earlybird Sunshine).  Fertile both ways.  Introduction spring 2010.

EARLYBIRD GOLD DOUBLOON

(Megan Skinner, reg 2006) E Re, 4 3/4", 33", dor, bc 27, br 4, fragrant.  Sdlg T00-036 (Gold Futures X Trial By Fire).  Fertile both ways. .

EARLYBIRD GOLDEN HARBINGER

(Megan Skinner, reg 2006) EE Re, 5", 24", dor, bc 14, br 2.  Sdlg T00-080 ((Esperanza x Omomuki) X Gold Futures).  Inherits its rebloom from both Stella (through Gold Futures) and Esperanza.  Fertile both ways. 

EARLYBIRD LEMON DROP

(Megan Skinner, reg 2008) EE Re, 4 1/2", 26", sev, bc 16, br 3.  Sdlg T01-061 (GOLD FUTURES X LACE COOKIES).  Instant rebloom keeps the clump blooming from pre-Stella through much of the summer.  Vigorous plant.  Genetics have a lot of melon, and seedlings can move into non-yellow colors.  Fertile both ways. 

EARLYBIRD LEMON-LIME PARFAIT

(Megan Skinner, reg 2006) 5 1/2", 28", EE Re, dor, BC 16, br 2, fragrant.  Sdlg T955 (Frost Avenue X Earlybird Sunshine).  A key cultivar for expanding extra-earlies into a wider range of colors, including light cream, melon, and clear light pink.  Fertile both ways. 

HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU KID

(Ron Skinner, reg 2006) E, 7 3/8", 48", dor, CMO, EMO, nocturnal and extended bloom, not fragrant.  Bud count 16 but 2-way branching all at top.  Sdlg t809 (((Mokan Butterfly x (Mokan Butterfly x Lupine)) X Sacred Drummer).    Pollen fertile, pod sterile. .

HLAYK makes a bold and distinctive statement -- it's four feet tall (it really does look at Megan eye-to-eye), over seven inches wide, and cream with a complex plum eye -- especially unique at a season when most of the daylily garden is blooming small, short, and yellow. 

PINKING SHEARS

(Ron Skinner, reg 2008) 6", 32", L, sev, 32 buds on 4-way branching.  T01-017 ((Uptown Girl x Elegant Candy) X Ed Brown).  Fertile both ways. 

MY BELOVED IS MINE

(Megan Skinner, reg 2008) 4.25", 25", M, dor, dip, 22 buds, 3-way branching, extended bloom, early morning opening, cold morning opening.  Sdlg D02-008 (Lavender Blue Baby X (Baby Blues x Priscilla's Rainbow)).  Fertile both ways. 

MY NIECE KATRICE

(Megan Skinner, reg 2004) 5 1/2", 30", dor, dip, BC 21, br 4-way.  D361 (Barbara Mitchell X Janice Brown).  Excellent parent for large greenish throats and "rays" in petal structure.  Fertile both ways. 

RIPPLES IN CREAM

(Ron Skinner, reg 2005), 5", 26", E, dor, bc 18, br 4.  (tet Exotic Echo X Magnificent Rainbow).  Layers of raspberry, lavender, slate and light plum set off green throat.  Diamond dusted.  Fertile both ways. 

GOLD-PRESSED LATINUM

(Ron Skinner, reg 2006) 5", 26", M, sev, bc 14, fertile both ways.  Sdlg T914 ((Custard Candy x Candor) X Fledgling Edgling).  Rose-lavender bitone with plum and rose double band and rose, plum, and gold triple edge.