A BLOOM WITH A VIEW is a huge 9 1/2" bright orange cascading unusual form with a wide yellow to green throat . Scapes are tall at 41" with 3 laterals plus the terminal cluster with 21 to 25 buds per scape. Very fragrant, too! It is both pod and pollen fertile giving seedlings with exceptional plant habit. It was a dormant when I grew it in Michigan, but is semievergreen in North Carolina. From RED SUSPENDERS X ORANGE CLOWN.

A departure from my "unusual" line, A HEART APART is a pretty 8" deep rose with a gently ruffled light pink edge and a lighter rose pink watermark. From a cross of CHAIRMAN MAO X REGINA SITKO, it's a bud builder that gets taller as the season progresses. Scapes are sturdy at 26" with wide spaced 4 way branching, 22 buds. Starts mid-season and blooms late into the season. Foliage is flawless, reminiscent of Whatley lines, with beautiful blue green color. Dormant plant habit. Easily fertile both ways even when it's hot making fat, full seed pods! Fragrant, too! A heart stopper in a clump with perfectly formed show quality flowers with sunfast color saturation. A perfect display for the front of your border. Tetraploid.

A WOMAN OF COLOR is a 9" bright rose cascade unusual form with a light rose watermark and a wide yellow throat. It begins blooming in the mid to late season and also reblooms for an extended bloom season. Scapes are 35" with 4-way branching averaging 18 buds. A WOMAN OF COLOR has dormant plant habit and is easily fertile both ways. From a cross of a seedling (WHITE EYES PINK DRAGON X CURT'S GIFT) X JUDY'S WORLD, it has beautiful foliage and increases quickly. As a hybridizing parent, it passes along incredible "motion" and clean color. Tetraploid.

ABBY DAVISSON is a 7" rich purple with a light gray watermark, a wide yellow throat, and a fine white edge. The watermark shows blue tones early in the morning and raspberry tones on hot afternoons as in this photo. 30" scapes have 5 way branching, 20 buds, and it reblooms in my zone 7 garden. Blooms early to midseason. Semievergreen and lightly fragrant. A sibling to DEEP DARK SECRET, it's from (REFORMA BOULEVARD X JULIE NEWMAR) X STILL THE ONE. Difficult but not impossible as a pod parent, easy as a pollen parent. Named for my lovable daughter in law.

A favorite season extender because it blooms very early. AFTER DUNE DELIGHT is an unusually colored muted rose with a distinctive peach watermark and a diamond-dusted chartreuse throat. Blooms measure 7 1/2" and have no trouble opening on cool mornings doling out perfect blooms over a long bloom season. Scapes are 29" with 4-way branching that average 24 buds. From a cross of DOCTOR HANDSOME X THE FOOD CHANNEL, AFTER DUNE DELIGHT is fertile both ways and has hardy evergreen plant habit. Tetraploid.

AFTER THE RIOT (Davisson 15) is a 4" gold diamond-dusted sculpted cristate with a serrated gold edge. It's still hard to find tetraploid cristates! It starts blooming mid-season and consistently blooms cristate tissue in the throat. Blooms up to 3 sets of scapes with each set producing increasingly complex cristate tissue over a long bloom season. Scapes are 24" with 3 way branching, 15 buds. Easily fertile both ways and a must if you are working on cristate forms. It's an evergreen from two hardy evergreen parents, LITTLE BIG EARS X SIGOURNEY.

7" peach with tall 52 - 59" scapes, 4 to 5 way branching, 18 to 23" buds, beautiful dormant foliage, Tetraploid., blooms mid to late season, recurrent here in zone 7. A powerhouse breeder in an extra tall scape program for either unusual forms or rounder forms or to make "too short" scapes taller. Easily fertile both ways even on hot days. Parent to my TOWER POWER (Davisson Fall 09, AMAZING ADAM and many futures and well as Goldner's HAL RICE. Gives rugged, northern hardy, well branched kids. From SEARS TOWER breeding.

Tall, blonde, and handsome so it is a natural to be named for my son, Adam. It starts blooming on his birthday, too! A 10" diamond dusted ivory and cream yellow blend develops peachy pink highlights on hot days and has a yellow to green throat. Cascading unusual form. Extra tall, sturdy 51" scapes have 4 lateral branches plus a terminal V, 21-23 buds. Scapes can display multiple blooms open at once without any of them touching one another. Dormant plant habit. AL'S PEACH TOWER X LIME PEEL. Difficult but not impossible as a pod parent here....I suspect it will be easier in a cool climate. Pollen is easy giving exceptionally tall seedlings with clean color and dormant plant habit. Starts midseason and continues thru most of the summer.

ANIMALS IN THE ATTIC is a slightly fragrant 9” cream pink self with a striking green throat. Sepals twist and “hook”. Three widely-spaced branches allow these enormous blooms to open perfectly looking like a “bouquet”. Scapes are tall and stately at 35” with 14 to 16 buds that begin blooming in the mid-late season. From a cross of TICKLE FINGERS X GAME DAY. Fertile both ways, but prefers cooler weather for setting pods. Hardy, dormant plant habit. Much admired by visitors. Tetraploid.

ARMCHAIR QUARTERBACK is a bud-building 8 1/2" purple with a slate lavender watermark, fine white edges, and a diamond-dusted cream and chartreuse throat. Easily fertile both ways even when it is hot. Scapes are 37 inches with 3- and 4-way branching averaging 25 buds per scape. From a seedling (BOYS NIGHT OUT x JUDY'S WORLD) X a seedling from WEBSTER GIRLS. Although ARMCHAIR QUARTERBACK is gently crispate some afternoons, it is registered as a large flower. Starts blooming in the midseason and goes into winter with dormant plant habit. Tetraploid.

BACKSEAT DEBUTANTE (Davisson 08) 9" apricot and pink blend with a lighter watermarked eyezone and a wide yellow throat, Unusual form crispate with twisting sepals, Semi-evergreen, 39" scapes, 4 branches, 19 buds, reblooms. Pod and pollen fertile. SWALLOW TAIL KITE x (Goldner seedling x LIGHTHOUSE NORTH)

BACKWATER BIG SHOT is an 8-inch purple crispate with a raspberry purple watermark and a chartreuse throat. Color is rich and saturated and stands up well to sun. Scapes average 32" with 4- and 5-way branching that carry 32 to 34 buds over a long bloom season. It is a bud builder that starts in the midseason from CONFESSIONS OF A HEMAHOLIC X WEBSTER GIRLS. Hardy dormant plant habit with deep green foliage. Fertile both ways. Tetraploid.

BAD BOYS BRIGADE is a fascinating 9" dark purple cascade with a diamond dusted chartreuse throat. After cool nights blooms will sometimes display cheetah spot patterning and reveal a dark purple eyezone. Scapes are tall averaging 39" with 4 to 6 branches and 20 to 24 buds. BAD BOYS BRIGADE, from a cross of SPUNKY GIRLS X RECKLESS GIRLS, increases quickly into a striking clump with a long bloom season starting in the early midseason. Hardy, dormant plant habit with flawless foliage. Fertile both ways. Tetraploid.

BAITING FOR YOU is an exquisite 9-inch lavender unusual form with an orchid and melon blended watermark and a diamond-dusted yellow to green throat. Sepals quill and twist and gentle shading around the edges add to its charm. Scapes average 30" with 5-way branching, 19 buds, plus immediate rebloom adds another 9 buds for a high scape density clump. Hardy, dormant plant habit completes the picture. A mid- to late-season bloomer from BOYS NIGHT OUT X MERMAID'S SPELL, it is also fertile both ways. Tetraploid.

BALTIMORE GIRLS makes a show-stopping clump in the early season with its vibrant 9 inch raspberry-purple blooms and showy raspberry-pink watermarks. The wide cream and chartreuse throat sparkles with diamond dusting. It's an unusual form (cascade and spatulate) that is fragrant, too. Blooms so early, the first few blooms may be splotchy from spring weather, but soon settles into springtime splendor with perfectly formed flowers on 41" scapes and ideal 4- and 5-way branching, 22 to 29 buds. From two favorites DREW HOO X JELLY BELLY, it is easily fertile both ways. Flawless semi-evergreen foliage. Vigorous plants increase quickly. Tetraploid. Excellent!

BAREFOOT GIRLS is a carefree 8" gently ruffled coral pink with a wide yellow to green throat that starts blooming in the midseason and later reblooms. From a cross of TICKLE FINGERS X CORAL CONNECTION, it is also nicely fragrant. Sturdy scapes are tall at 35" with widely spaced 5-way branching averaging 18 buds. Pod fertile but easier as a pollen parent. Hardy, dormant plant habit. A personal favorite. Unique! Tetraploid.

Another season extender blooming very late in the season, BEACH THERAPY is a bud-building, 9" rose pink and lavender blend with a diamond-dusted chartreuse throat. Sepals often twist to complement the gently crispated blooms. Scapes are 39" with ideal 3-way branching and 19-23 buds. One of the last to bloom in my zone 7 garden, it is an easy parent both ways. From a cross of A LOT LIKE LOVE X FARM GIRLS, it has hardy, dormant plant habit. Tetraploid.

BEAST FROM THE EAST is a monstrous plant that commands attention with its 43" scapes with sturdy 4-way branching and 29 buds. And it instantly reblooms adding another 13 buds. This bud-building and gently ruffled 9" yellow self with a green throat is also diamond dusted and fragrant. BEAST FROM THE EAST has flawless and hardy semi-evergreen foliage from CONSPIRACY THEORY X UNKNOWN. Nobody can walk past this one without noticing it. Begins blooming in the early mid-season and continues blooming for most of the summer. Pollen fertile here and may be pod fertile in cooler climates. Tetraploid.

BEST FOOT FORWARD is a whopping 12" orchid bitone with serrated yellow edges and a chartreuse throat. Sturdy upright scapes are 39" with 3-way branching and 18 buds. Starts blooming in the mid to late season and reblooms on scapes carrying an additional 8 buds. Despite its size, blooms open without crowding. Hardy, dormant plant habit from WEBSTER GIRLS X (LINGERING LOVE x JUDY'S WORLD). Fertile both ways but easier as a pollen parent. Impressive! Tetraploid.

BETTY SPAGHETTI (Davisson 12) is a totally fun flower to grow with her enormous 12 to 14" yellow blooms that face upward and cascade in curls. She has 38" tall scapes with 4 and 5 way branching and up to 19 buds. Top branched, but the blooms always open without interfering with one another. Fragrant. It's a semi-evergreen and is pollen fertile. From OSTERIZED X LIGHTHOUSE NORTH. Tetraploid.

BOSS LADY is a 7" soft pink with a lighter cream pink watermark and fine cream pink edge. A commanding presence in the garden with sturdy 40" scapes with 4 wide-spaced branches, 28 buds, and it reblooms for a long bloom season starting early-midseason. It's a semievergreen from a Curt Hanson seedling x WEBSTERS PINK WONDER. Fertile both ways but reluctant to set pods in hot weather.

At some point, I decided EVERYTHING in my garden should be big and tall so I crossed Curt's lovely VIRGINIA B HANSON with my AMAZING ADAM and love what happened (although I'm not sure Curt would love what I did to one of his best introductions!) BOSS OF THE APPLESAUCE has a huge, sturdy 48" scape with 4 and 5 way branching carrying as many as 32 buds and it instantly reblooms for a very long bloom season starting midseason and going very late. The 7 inch free form (but still roundish) flowers are a light cream peach with a ruffled edge, a lemon throat, and fine lemon edges. Fragrant! Wonderful dormant plant habit with pretty foliage. Makes a BIG plant with a showy display late in the season when most things are bloomed out. Easily fertile both ways.

BOYS NIGHT OUT (Davisson 15) is a 9" ruffled violet purple with a cream lilac watermark and a wide ivory to chartreuse diamond dusted throat. 31" scapes have 6 to 7 way branching and carry up to 40 buds plus it instantly reblooms. Petals and sepals twist and are displayed on different planes....by the end of a humid day it will look like this photo....see additional photo taken early in the day where the color is darker purple. Easily fertile both ways even when it is hot. A mid to late season bloomer that is semi-evergreen from CURT'S GIFT X WHITE EYES PINK DRAGON. Tetraploid.

One of the most mesmerizing faces in the garden, BREAKING NEWS is an 8" lilac with a greyed-lavender watermark and an irregular diamond-dusted applique throat that splatters out onto the petals. Registered as a large flower, it will sometimes take on unusual form shapes and the irregularity of the applique will vary from day to day as the summer heats up. Scapes are 30" with 4-way branching averaging 17 buds. From a cross of EPICENTER x TATTERED HEART, it starts blooming early-midseason and often reblooms for an extended season of bloom. Fragrant, too, so it is a perfect front-of-the-border plant. Easily fertile both ways with semi-evergreen plant habit and lots of hybridizing potential for fancy faces. Tetraploid.

I told many of my hybridizing friends about the unheard-of performance of this cross of REDNECK REUNION X WEBSTER GIRLS because the first year after its selection as a huge 12" diamond dusted cream flower, it produced a whopping 149 flowers on 5 scapes on a 3 fan clump! The scapes had incredible 8- and 9-way branching and were 50" tall. As the clump matured, it still produced incredible plants with somewhat smaller flowers (9 1/2" to 10") and fewer buds averaging 30 per scape with scapes averaging 45". It is still strongly recurrent and EASILY fertile both ways, even when it is hot. The hybridizing potential for powerful, northern hardy, reblooming tets is unlimited for this robust, powerhouse plant that has continued to perform during two summers of drought. I heard the name spoken by a sportscaster during a Clemson football game, and knew it was the perfect name for this daylily from two of my favorite hybridizing plants for tall, sturdy, well budded, and ideally branched scapes. It has inherited beautiful foliage, as well, with dormant, hardy plant habit. BRING IN THE BEEF blooms mid to late season so it is a season extender with blooms extending well into the late season with its continuous rebloom. Seedlings from BRING IN THE BEEF are big and robust and look very promising.

CABANA ANNA (Davisson 15) is an 8" orchid lavender bi-tone with slightly lighter lavender sepals and a diamond dusted applique throat. Registered as an unusual form spatulate. Fabulous scapes are 31" with 6 way branching, 36 buds.... plus it has immediate rebloom scapes that have 3-way branching and an additional 10 buds. A season extender that blooms very early in the season and continues thru mid-season. As you can tell by the photo, it was the first to bloom in my garden this summer. Easily fertile both ways. Hardy, dormant plant habit. From an appliqued seedling x HAWKWOMAN.

A personal favorite from its first bloom based on beauty, plant habit, and garden performance. CADE is is a 9 1/2" rich, saturated deep purple unusual form with a lighter purple watermark and a diamond-dusted cream and yellow throat. From a cross of two of my best, CURT'S GIFT X WEBSTER GIRLS, CADE inherited stellar plant habits with 34" scapes that have ideally spaced 5-way branching averaging 28 buds. And it reblooms for a long bloom season starting mid season, going well into the late season. Hardy, hard-dormant foliage is flawless for a picture-perfect display every day. For the hybridizer, CADE is easily fertile both ways and sets pods even when it is hot. Tetraploid.

CAN'T DRIVE FIFTY FIVE (Davisson 15) is a 7" diamond dusted cream yellow unusual form (cascade) with a yellow throat and ruffled serrated edges. Scapes are 40" with 5 to 6 way branching and up to 27 buds and it reblooms. A midseason bloomer that is pollen fertile from JAWS OF LIFE X WIGGLY PIGGLY. Evergreen foliage. Tetraploid.

CAROLINA COOL DOWN is my prettiest flower to date. 9" blooms are a pristine color with the petals being lilac and the sepals light lavender. An orchid watermark and a wide diamond dusted appliqued throat that dots out onto the petals completes the flower. Scapes are tall at 38" with 3 to 4 way branching and 16 to 21 buds.

Easily fertile both ways and a powerhouse parent. Semi-evergreen with flawless dark green foliage. Blooms mid to late season. From a cross of my seedling 2252 which was Curt Hanson seedling x (BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S X RISEN STAR) crossed with BALI WATERCOLOR. Vigorous plants increase quickly. AHS Honorable Mention Award winner.

So pretty.....CASANOVA CLUB is a 9" bud-building purple cascade with a huge light lavender watermark and a diamond-dusted chartreuse throat. Ideal 39" scapes have 4-way branching averaging 23 buds. Easily fertile both ways even in hot weather. From a cross of two seedlings ((Seedling x WEBSTER GIRLS) X (LINGERING LOVE X JUDY'S WORLD)), CASANOVA CLUB starts blooming in the early mid-season and delights for most of the summer with perfect presentation. Makes a stunning clump. Flawless, dormant plant habit. Tetraploid. Very limited with collection buyers taking priority.

CELEBRATING WOMEN is a lot of pink!!!! Enormous 9 inch pink blooms have a lighter pink watermark...petals crispate and sepals cascade. Tall 40" scapes have six (6) way branching (4 wide-spaced laterals plus a terminal cluster), 23 buds and it instantly reblooms with an additional 11 buds for a long season of pink starting midseason. Excellent in the landscape and a great show flower. Hardy, dormant plants increase quickly. Fertile both ways. (Seedling x Seedling). Tetraploid.

CHICAGO GIRLS is a sophisticated 8" "blue" lilac with a cream pink watermark and an ivory to chartreuse throat that starts blooming midseason. It has plant habit that I'm proud of with sturdy 37" scapes that have 6 way branching, 32 buds. Hardy semi-evergreen plants have beautiful foliage. From a cross of NANA NANCE X (MICHAEL DAVISSON X DAVI'S DILEMMA) it was my most used parent this summer because it sets pods even when it's hot. Easily fertile both ways and a visitor favorite. Very limited due to advanced reservations. Tetraploid. $100 DF (sold out)

James Marsh, a pioneer of the earliest purple tetraploids who first used the "CHICAGO" prefix would be proud of how far his CHICAGO series has come....and of the work still being done today to make the Chicago area a hotbed of hybridizing activity and innovation.

Brightening up the mid to late season, CLEMSON GIRLS stands tall on strong 43" scapes with wide spaced 4 and 5 way branching. 24 to 26 buds per scape. Light orange cascading/crispate blooms are enormous at 9 1/2 to 10 inches sporting huge yellow watermarks. Hardy, dormant plant habit. Fertile both ways. From a cross of DOCTOR HANDSOME X A BLOOM WITH A VIEW, it is sure to be noticed for its vibrant personality!!! Tetraploid.

CLOUD TEN is a strongly recurved bud builder with a 7" orchid bloom, an enormous cream pink watermark, and a diamond dusted cream to chartreuse throat. Scapes are 31" with 4- and 5-way branching that average 28 buds. Bright, pristine color and it is fragrant, too! A mid to late season bloomer with dormant plant habit from a cross of TATTERED HEART X GRAND DADDY. An easy pod and pollen parent even when it is hot. Choice! Tetraploid

COASTAL WEDDING is a bud building 8 1/2" lilac bitone with an orchid watermark, a wide cream yellow and chartreuse throat, and both veined and serrated edges. One of my most complex faces to date getting more complex as the summer heats up. Very fragrant! Scapes are 33 inches with 4-way branching averaging 29 buds. Begins in the mid-late season and reblooms well into the late season. Fertile both ways with ideal dormant plant habit from (LINGERING LOVE X JUDY'S WORLD) X MACON MONEY. Tetraploid.

COMPLICATED LOVE is a 9 1/2" rose unusual form with a lighter rose watermark and a diamond dusted chartreuse throat. Sepals twist and curl and have a pencil halo pattern. Bud building scapes are 32" with ideal 4-way branching, averaging 20 buds and it reblooms for an extra long bloom season starting midseason and extending well into late season. Fragrant, too! COMPLICATED LOVE has beautiful foliage with dormant, hardy plant habit and is easily fertile both ways. From a cross of WHITE EYES PINK DRAGON X GIRLS CLUB, it has inherited the best of both parents with stellar plant habits and fast increase.

Tetraploid. I call this my purple WEBSTER'S PINK WONDER because the plant habit is identical. It received a dose of WEBSTER'S PINK WONDER from both parents, but its siblings were all tall and red or rose so this seedling's color came as quite a hybridizing bonanza thanks to recessive genes. I've used this plant heavily in my hybridizing program for large purples with watermarks. It's a big 10" violet purple bitone unusual form with a light raspberry pink "Munson type" watermark, a fine white edge, and a wide cream to green throat. Scapes are 31" with 4 to 6 way branching, 24 to 26 buds, and it reblooms for a long bloom season. Easily fertile both ways even in hot weather. Semi-evergreen with a dormant resting bud above ground. LOUD GIRLS X HEAVENLY UNITED WE STAND

One of my best landscape plants.....it's a huge plant for the back or center of your bed or for a massive display all by itself.....this one gets BIG so give it plenty of room to grow!!! Vibrant 9" yellow crispate blooms open wide on monster scapes that are 47" tall with wide spaced 6 way branching, 30 buds, that easily hold 3 or 4 blooms open at once without crowding. Instant rebloom scapes have 4 way branching and bloom an additional 20 blooms. This is a blooming machine that starts midseason and goes very late. Releases a delightful light fragrance toward evening. Vigorous plants increase fast with gorgeous dormant foliage. Makes an impressive display in a clump. Would be a great show flower, too, if you can find a container big enough for it!!! Pollen fertile. I have not been able to set a pod but customers in a cooler climate have been successful. From Seedling 2819 (AL'S PEACH TOWER X LIGHTHOUSE NORTH) x BANANA SMOOTHIE. Tetraploid.

CONTRARY MARY is a 7 1/2" bud-building rose pink with a cream pink watermark and large deep-set ruffles highlighted by fine pink edges. It wasn't exactly the outcome I expected by crossing A HEART APART with a seedling ((MAKE IT SNAPPY x UNKNOWN) X (LOUD GIRLS x WALT LOWRY)). Despite the rounder form, the tall and stately 38" scapes with their widely spaced 3-way branching averaging 17 buds won me over by doling out picturesque blooms over a long season. CONTRARY MARY is easily fertile both ways even in hot weather producing fat, full seedpods. Starts blooming in the mid-season and has beautiful dormant foliage. Tetraploid.

The girl who has it all....beauty, distinctive features, graceful form, great plant habit, and smells really nice, too! COOL GIRLS is a 9 1/2 to 10" dark lavender spatulate/cascade unusual form with a diamond-dusted orchid and cream yellow watermark and a chartreuse throat. As the heat of the summer increases, the ruffled edges are lined with purple and light lavender. Scapes are 34" with 4- and 5-way branching that average 23 buds. COOL GIRLS starts blooming in the late season and reblooms for very late season color that isn't yellow or orange! Hardy, dormant plant habit from (WHITE EYE'S PINK DRAGON X (LINGERING LOVE X JUDY'S WORLD)). Fertile both ways, but pods take persistence. A personal favorite. Tetraploid.

Braving a relatively unexplored frontier, I fell in love with the color, coral, and crossed ZAZU PITTS with Nate Bremer's SHIPS AND GIGGLES to get a stellar plant that heads me in a new color direction! CORAL CONNECTION is a 9 1/2" cascade/spatulate with an ivory to tangerine throat, a very faint watermark, and diamond dusting all over the flowers. Blooms also have shiny bronze edges on hot days and are VERY fragrant....plant it where you can smell its delightful fragrance. Scapes are tall at 37" with 5-way branching averaging 22 buds and it is highly recurrent starting in the early-midseason and blooming well into the late season. Hardy, dormant plant habit. EASILY fertile both ways even when it is hot. So much potential for the hybridizer. Increases quickly with flawless foliage. Very limited....collection buyers take priority. Tetraploid.

CRABDADDY LONGLEGS is an enormous 9 1/2 to 10" rich, dark red unusual form with a wide gold throat. Sunfast on even the hottest days and always picture perfect with scapes that are sturdy, tall, and widely spaced to showcase such huge blooms. Lightly fragrant. Scapes average 41" with 4-way branching, 20 buds. CRABDADDY LONGLEGS also features instant rebloom for a long bloom season starting midseason. Hardy, dormant plant habit with beautiful foliage. Fertile both ways but more difficult to pod on hot days. A tetraploid from MISS NORTH CAROLINA x unknown. $100 DF

CRAZY KATE is a bud-building 9" raspberry crispate/cascade unusual form with a lighter raspberry watermark and a wide chartreuse throat. Scapes are 35" with ideally spaced 3-way branching that average 18 buds. Lots of "motion" in hot, humid weather with excellent substance. A vigorous increaser from a cross of WHITE EYES PINK DRAGON X MACON MONEY, CRAZY KATE starts blooming in the mid to late season and has a long bloom period. Hardy, dormant plant habit with flawless foliage. Fertile both ways. Beautiful! Tetraploid.

CURT'S GIFT (Davisson 12) Many years ago Curt Hanson gifted me with a "blue" lavender seedling that I used to produce both HIGH WATER MARK and CAROLINA COOL DOWN. Crossing those two introductions together shows Curt's gift is a gift that keeps on giving having produced this 8" dark "blue" lilac bitone with lighter lilac sepals, an orchid watermark, and a cream to green throat. Stellar plant habit with sturdy 42" scapes with 6 and 7 way branching, 25 to 28 buds (see scape photo). It blooms mid to late season and is a semi-evergreen. Easily fertile both ways.... even when it's hot. Thank you, Curt!!!

DANCE IN THE KITCHEN is an enormous 10" pink bitone unusual form with lighter pink edges and sepals that starts blooming in the midseason. Sturdy and stately scapes are 36" with wide spaced 4-way branching, 17 buds. Outstanding in a clump as a picturesque bud builder with a long bloom season. From a cross of A LOT LIKE LOVE X MACON MONEY, it is a hardy semi-evergreen that is pod difficult but pollen easy. Vigorous plants increase quickly. Tetraploid.

DANCE LIKE A FOOL is a 9" light orchid unusual form with a green throat. Scapes are sturdy and tall at 40 to 42" with 4 and 5-way branching that average 35 buds plus it reblooms for a long bloom season starting midseason. DANCE LIKE A FOOL is a hardy evergreen from two hardy parents, ROYAL GIRLS X WALT LOWRY. Fertile both ways but difficult to pod on hot days. Tetraploid. DANCE LIKE A FOOL has been reported to be a semi-evergreen in northern climates and sometimes goes completely dormant in cold winters so it should grow well everywhere!

DAVI'S DILEMMA is a huge 10" bright rose pink UF crispate with a bold light pink "Munson" type watermark and a fine white edge. Tall 41" scapes have 5 way branching with 26 buds and it reblooms for a long bloom season. Easily my favorite from the same Curt Hanson seedling that gave me LOUD GIRLS and NO BOYS ALLOWED (Thank you, Curt!) crossed with WEBSTER'S PINK WONDER. Difficult, but not impossible as a pod parent, but pollen is easy. The dilemma is between offering it for sale or hogging it to myself. I'll miss this favorite that I'm proud to have my name on....it's everything that I want in a daylily with its pristine color, tall scape, dormant plant habit, and light fragrance!!

DEEP DARK SECRET (Davisson 10) Huge 8" purple with a faint lilac blue watermark and a cream to green throat. Starts blooming early and goes to late midseason. Very sunfast color with excellent substance. Tall, sturdy 35" scapes have 5 way branching, 20 buds, pollen fertile. Vigorous plants increase quickly. Flawless foliage. Semievergreen. Tetraploid. (REFORMA BOULEVARD X JULIE NEWMAR) X STILL THE ONE.