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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A favorite of garden visitors last summer, FLIRTS IN SKIRTS made quite an impression at clump strength. From a cross of WHITE EYES PINK DRAGON X JUDY'S WORLD, the 9" rose cascade blooms sport a diamond-dusted chartreuse throat, and picturesque white edges. Scapes are tall at 36" with 4-way branching that average 24 buds. Blooms in the mid-late season and reblooms to wrap up the late season. Impeccable, dormant foliage. And it is easily fertile both ways. Tetraploid
Much admired during my open garden, HIGH NOON MOON is a 9" lavender bitone unusual form with a huge diamond-dusted cream yellow watermark that starts blooming in the mid-late season. Makes a stellar display with 31" scapes, 5- and 6-way branching averaging 25 buds, and it also reblooms for an extended bloom season. From a cross of CHICAGO GIRLS x MAYOR OF HALLADAY, it has hardy, dormant plant habit. Fertile both ways. Tetraploid.
A more diminutive plant for the front of the border without sacrificing plant habit. PROFESSOR KNOWSALITTLE is a sibling to STEVE'S MAGIC (HIGH WATER MARK X DAVI'S GIFT) and offers lots of hybridizing potential. Lilac blooms are 7" and have an orchid diamond-dusted watermark and a gently pleated green throat. Lightly fragrant! Scapes are 29 to 30" with 4-way branching, 15 to 17 buds, plus instant rebloom scapes add another 9 buds for a long bloom season. Hardy, SEV plant habit. And easily fertile both ways even when it is hot. Limited...collection buyers take priority. Tetraploid.
TWITCH is a lightly fragrant 8 1/2" raspberry purple unusual form with a lighter raspberry watermark from a cross of BOYS NIGHT OUT X WEBSTER GIRLS. Scapes are 36" with 4-way branching, 21 buds, and it often reblooms. A vigorous increaser, it has hardy, dormant plant habit. A midseason bloomer with a long bloom season going well into the late season. Fertile both ways but a more reluctant pod setter in hot weather. Tetraploid.
WOOT WOOT is a stunning 9" lavender bitone unusual form with an enormous, blended cream and peach watermark. Sepals are often darker on the edges and twist and curl. Scapes are 37" with ideal 4-way branching averaging 25 buds and it reblooms with another 9 buds for a long season of bloom starting in the mid-late season. Hardy, dormant plant habit and easily fertile both ways. From a cross of WHITE EYES PINK DRAGON x UNKNOWN (I suspect the unknown is GAME DAY). WOOT WOOT is my "go to" plant for setting pods and taking photos!!! Excellent! Tetraploid.
