Previous Registrations from Daylily Lay

'Abbey Purple' (2010) (Round Midnight X Bela Lugosi) Tetraploid. 6.5" vibrant purple flowers, darker than pictured and impossible to photograph accurately.  Hardy semi-evergreen with 38" scapes, 4-way branching, and 35 buds.  Early midseason and early-opening flowers.  Transmits the plant habit and branching that comes from two of the best purple parents.  Fertile both ways, but pods are scarce in field hybridizing.  Selected by my friend, Mike Derrow, who grew half of this cross at his garden in northern West Virginia.  Held for increase here, but available from Mike at Adena Gardens.

'Bible Grove' (2008) (Michael Vaden x Fudge Sundae) x (Tuscawilla Blackout x Court Magician) Tetraploid. 5" black purple satin flowers with a white picotee and a ring of red fire around a yellow-to-green throat. Vigorous plants with a 37" scape. Six-way branching and 27 buds. Hardy in zone 5 but not in zone 4. Fertile both ways. Held for increase through 2012.

'David and Alan' (2005) This is my first registration. It's a 5" diploid from 'Carlotta' x 'Catherine Neal'. The color is a bold, saturated cherry violet blend with flashing white midribs near the green throat. A clump of this is a knockout. A mass planting is a festival. Always opens early, even after a cool night. It is tender in zone 4, with iffy survival there.  Best in zone 5b and warmer.  $40 double fan. 

'Goodnight Kisses' (2010) (David and Alan X Party Pinafore) Diploid. Sev. 5" deep cherry pink-red flowers with much lighter ruffled edges and curvalicious rounding.  Wonderful, hardy grower in the mid-late season with 30" scapes. Early morning opener.  Excellent 5-way branching and 21 buds.  If I were still breeding diploids, this would be a focus of attention because it represents the potential of two outstanding parents.  Untested for hardiness north of St. Louis.  $100 double fan.

'Lady Alisha' (2009) (Sherry Lane Carr X Ballerina On ice) Tetraploid. 5" cream yellow blend with wonderful yellow ruffles. Healthy plants with a 32" scape. Four--way branching and 20+ buds. Fertile both ways. Held for increase.

'Mom's Mirth' (2010) (Collector's Choice X Rose Impact) Tetraploid. 6-7" bright popsicle cherry with darker veins.  31" tall, early morning opener, hardy Semi-evergreen to dormant that has survived an early December move.  Four-way branching, 27 buds, reliable rebloom here.  Fertile both ways, but pods are scarce.  Moderate rate of increase, but quite a specimen as a clump, and a lengthy period of bloom.  $80 double fan.

'Papa Davin' (2007) 'Atlanta Orchid Mist' x 'Juliette Whatley Memorial' Tetraploid, 29" tall, 5.5" flowers, Dormant, Midseason, 24 buds on 4-way branching. Medium rose pink with white midrib and green throat. Early morning opener. Exceptionally clean foliage. Not for sale; it was a gift to my lifelong friend, David Watkins, of Ithaca, New York, whose granddaughter, Lily, called him "Papa Davin" before she learned to pronounce "David."

'Peppermint Wind' (2007) 'Kwan Yin' x 'Yesterday Memories' Diploid early morning opener, 29" tall, 7" flowers, Dormant, Midseason, 18 buds on 4 widely-spaced branches. The scape can look quite impressive, as both parents had great branching. Clear pink with a big rose halo around a large pastel yellow to green throat. The petals present a pinched crispate appearance typical of the "unusual form" class, but I decided not to register Peppermint Wind as a UF. To me, it's just a big, beautiful "open" form. $40 double fan

'Sainte Genevieve' (2009) (Tuscawilla Blackout X Rose Impact) Tetraploid. 4.5" cherry orchid blend with a cream midrib and green throat. Scape is 31", 24 buds, fertile both ways, showy in clump strength. Donated to a Ste. Genevieve heritage organization to use as a fund-raiser. Held for increase through 2012.

'San Picked Me' (2006) 'Chicago Apache' x 'Brave One'. This 5" deep cherry tetraploid is a gratifying color accent in a mixed perennial garden, looking nice from March until frost and remaining in bloom nearly a month. This was a 30th anniversary present for my late wife, Sandra, who died of breast cancer in 2008.  It increases rapidly, so I will have some plants available in 2012 at $40 a double fan.

'Symphony Chorus' (2010) (Mandala X Rose Impact) Tetraploid. 4.5" early-opening polychrome flowers with a bit of salmon, pink, lavender, and yellow, plus a bright band of strawberry jam above a citrus throat of tangy orange and lime green. Sleight rose veining from Oscie Whatley's superb Rose Impact.  Healthy dormant plants with a 30" scape. Four--way branching and 34 buds. Glorious in a clump.  Fertile both ways, but I'm not hybridizing with it. $60 a double fan.

'Tuttie's Flower' (2009) (Big City Eye X Unknown) Tetraploid. 6 " antique yellow with bold eye and edge of red-purple. Wonderful grower with 34" scapes. Named for everyone's favorite colleague where I used to work.  Held for increase.

'Vincerò!' [pronounced Veen-che-RO] (2007) 'Spanish Glow' x 'Persimmon Punch' Tetraploid, 30" tall, 5" flowers, Dormant, Midseason, 27 buds on 6 branches. Color is an orange blend with some hints of grapefruit pink in cooler weather. It glows with head-turning intensity in heat and humidity. Clean foliage, vigorous growth, fertile both ways. $60 double fan