MARIAVILLE (Laffin-Davisson-J., 2026)

MARIAVILLE is a bud building 8” pink crispate with a light pink watermark and a diamond-dusted yellow throat. Scapes are tall at 39 to 40” with 4 to 6 branches and 38 to 52 buds (yes, 52!!!!). Begins blooming in the mid season. It’s fertile both ways but not easy to pod on hot days. Dormant foliage is flawless and survived living in Maine so it has to be hardy! Clumps up quickly for a spectacular display that goes on and on. Tetraploid.

MARIAVILLE (pronounced MARIAH-VILLE) is home to Maine hybridizer, Rob Laffin, who likes tall, well-branched daylilies with bold colors and hardy plant habits. Rob gave me this seedling several years ago saying he doesn’t like pastel colors but thought I might want to make a few crosses with my related lines because of its parentage: AL’S PEACH TOWER X ((JOE THE PLUMBER X (DANGLING PARTICIPLE X ARABELLA PEARL)). The Todd introduction ARABELLA PEARL is a cross of WHITE EYES PINK DRAGON X my own HIGH WATERMARK so I have lots of related seedlings growing in my garden in addition to my introduction of the Goldner daylily, AL’S PEACH TOWER. Thanks, Rob, for letting me add this beauty to my spring lineup!

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