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.
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.
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.
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
HANDY DAN adds a bright, clean splash of color in the late season garden with fresh flawless foliage at a time the rest of the garden is looking tired. It's a tall one having sturdy 41" scapes with widely spaced 3-way branching and 17 buds. HANDY DAN is a 9" bud-building bitone with ruffled rose-red petals and light red recurved sepals sporting a chevron pattern. ((Seedling x JUDY'S WORLD) X JUDY'S WORLD)). Lightly fragrant with dormant plant habit. A pollen fertile crispate. Tetraploid. Magnificent!
PAINT THE TOWN PURPLE is an enormous 10" dark purple spatulate with a huge lavender watermark and a diamond-dusted chartreuse throat that commands attention in the garden! Scapes are 38" with 4-way branching averaging 23 buds. Starts mid to late season and often reblooms. Vigorous plants increase quickly. From ((a CURT'S GIFT seedling x WEBSTER GIRLS) X (LINGERING LOVE x JUDY'S WORLD)). Fertile both ways but easier as a pollen parent, PAINT THE TOWN PURPLE has hardy, dormant plant habit. Tetraploid.
PECULIAR GIRLS is an eccentric gal with 9" crispate blooms in an odd shade of rose. She has veined edges on her petals and quilled sepals that hook at the tips. A bud builder from SASQUATCH SOCKS X MACON MONEY...just what you would expect from a mother like THAT! Scapes are 40" with 3- and 4-way branching, 18 to 20 buds. PECULIAR GIRLS gives visitors something to talk about heading into the late season. Dormant plant habit and fertile both ways for hybridizers with unique tastes. Tetraploid.
SCOTLAND CALLS is a recurved diamond-dusted 8 1/2" lavender with a purple chevron patterned band that starts blooming in the mid to late season and reblooms for a long bloom season. A bud builder, scapes are 34" with 3 ideally-spaced branches that display 24 blooms to perfection. A high performance plant from MERMAIDS SPELL X LOVE SONG, it is easily fertile both ways. Hardy, dormant plant habit. Outstanding in a clump! Tetraploid.
