2014 Daylily Collection

    We have six new introductions this year for your consideration, all are tetraploids, and most are limited. This is the most diverse collection we have ever offered. We always grow a few of our introductions in the greenhouse during the winter for those wanting their plants early.

H. ‘Bogart’...................................................................d/f...$150.00
33” high, M. SEv. EMO, Re, 5¼” diameter, petals 2¾ wide, sepals1½” wide. 4-way branching 22 buds.
    The flower has ruffled garnet segments with a faint scarlet watermark and a day glow lime throat. The flower seldom water spots after a rain and is completely open early in the morning. We have gotten some very nice seedlings from BOGART. Salter’s H. ‘Camelot Red’, one of it’s parents,  was why we got  interested in hybridizing for reds.
Seedling 1052 [(David L. Hansen X Roses and Gold) X Camelot Red]

H. ‘Bacall’....................................................................d/f...$125.00
34” EM Re EMO Re, 5¾”diameter,  petals 3” wide. sepals 1½”. 4-way branching, 20 buds.
    A foggy watermark showcases this rosy  fuchsia beauty. Ruffled petal and sepal edges echo the watermark colors of white tinged hyacinth blue. The citrine throat of lemon and lime is a perfect ending. Another that does not watermark easily. We have used  the pollen and have set pods on this in the greenhouse.
Seedling 1059 [(Shores of Time X Larry Allen Miller) X Desire of  Nations]

These are all images of H. 'Headache' that I have seen in my garden, taken outside three different years. Maybe now you will understand why I named it Headache.

H. ‘Headache’..............................................d/f...$100.00
28” high, M SEv EMO Re. 5¾” diameter, petals 3” wide, sepals 1½” wide, 3-way branching, 17 buds.
    An extravagantly sculpted knock-out with a lemon yellow bubbly fringe wide baby blanket pink petals with the throat color echoing the fringe to a green heart. The substance is like leather and I have never seen this flower hang up on opening. HEADACHE is fertile both pod and pollen. It is one of our most striking and unique sculpted introductions.
Seedling 0742 (Mandalay Bay Music X Wonders Never Cease)

H. ‘Blue Bayou’ ...........................................d/f...$100.00
27” high, ML SEv Re, 4½” diameter, petals 2½” wide, sepals 1¼” wide. 4-way branching, 20 buds.
    This flower has the WOW factor! A true magenta beauty sporting a smoky blue eye. The petals are lightly crimped and partially lined by the color of the smoky blue of the eye. This flower is a bright spot in the garden and opens flat every time. The substance is heaver than most in this color range. Does not water spot. Fertile.
Seedling 2150 (tetra Lavender Blue Baby X Blue Grass Memories)

H. ‘Scott Drucker’.......................................d/f...$100.00
31” high, EM SEv Re, 6” diameter, 3¼” petals, 1¼” sepals. 3-way branching, 17 buds.
    A heavily ruffled flower of cream tinged pink. The substance is amazing. The ruffles are tinged a darker yellow. I would guess that a flower with this much ruffling would not do well in colder climates. Named for a local designer/landscaper specializing in “cottage gardens”. Another outstanding flower from WONDER OF IT ALL. Fertile both ways.
Seedling 0020 (Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis X Wonder of it All)

H. ‘Jingle Bell Rock’ .......................................d/f...$100.00
28” M SEv EMO Re. 5¾” diameter, petals 3” wide, sepals 1¼” wide. 4 -way branching 17 buds.
    The flower has rich carmine petals and sepals with lightly crimped white petal edges. A lighter halo leads into a citron throat and honeydew heart. The carmine color is well saturated and holds up well in the rain and sun. Good substance. It opens as shown every morning. Pollen fertile, but have not tried to set pods on it.
Seedling 8071 (Awesome Bob X Larry Allen Miller)


SPECIAL - Purchase our entire 2014 collection of six daylilies for $500.00, a savings of $175.00. Plus, we will pay the shipping.  All will be double fans.

    If you find yourself in the southeast near Chattanooga, please stop and visit with us. In March, April and May we have many newer cultivars blooming in the greenhouse. We usually have good garden bloom from the end of May to the end of June. We will also have several thousand seedlings blooming in late May and early June. A call ahead is appreciated to insure we are here to greet you. Always some special garden prices.

Life is very, very good!

Lee and Jean Pickles