AUCTION IS  FOR 5 SEEDS FROM THE CROSS OF CARNIVAL DREAM X BORN TO BE WILD. 

POD PARENT:

 RUBY LIPSTICK (Benz) Tet 30" M. Dor. (Monterrey Jack X Tet. Sophia's Lips) Tet. SOPHIA'S LIPS has proven an incredible parent, and I've saved the best for last. RUBY LIPSTICK is a 6" ivory white flower with a bright red banded eye surrounding a large vivid lime-green throat. Takes form and size from parent MONTERREY JACK, but is larger and much more ruffled. Color is reminiscent of granparent Tet. SILOAM GUMDROP, and is much more intensely colored than parent SOPHIA'S LIPS. Petals are 3 1/2" wide and sepals are over 2" in diameter. A wire edge in brightest gold becomes wider and more pronounced as the days heat up; but these thick heavy substanced blooms suffer no damage in hottest sun, and this one is flat open by dawn, regardless of weather. Plants are magnificent, larger and more vigorous than either parent, and RUBY LIPSTICK is blessed with wonderful scapes and branching as well. 3-4 laterals and a widespread terminal cluster display 30 or more of these blooms to perfection. Bloom season is long and extended as RUBY LIPSTICK blooms progessively rather than multiflora. Very consistent and an easy parent both ways. If we had to choose just one "eyed" variety to grow and hybridize with, RUBY LIPSTICK would be that daylily. Coming from 3 modern converted diploids, this jewel is heir to none of the lingering problems that plague old-line tetraploids. Surpasses both parents as a breeder and I can't say enough good things about this daylily. Fragrance and re-bloom are added bonuses.  SOLD OUT 

POLLEN PARENT:   

*BORN TO BE WILD (Pierce, G.) 8163-A (((Calling All Angles x Sue Brown) x Mountain Wildflower) x Fringy) SEV EM 32”  6.25” flower, 6 way branching, 35-40 buds. The perfect name for literally a perfect modern daylily, and “Oh My Heavens” a great parent!!!  In 2008, I wanted to put a green edge all around the edges of Floyd Cove’s richly colored eyed daylilies.  Of course I got the stuffed shirt lecture… and as you can see by this cross I put the lovely Fringy on our edged and eyed hems.

From six seed came four keepers, two dormant and two SEV.  All were extremely pod fertile and began throwing winning offspring.  I was going to introduce one of the dormant sibs but it looked too similar to BTBW to be released.  Anyway, BORN TO BE WILD has all the modern criteria that are essential to be released as a Floyd Cove daylily.  Low arching foliage, scape height and buds, color clarity, health, and a unique look, BTBW got it’s great fertility from the pod parent, and will accept any pollen you give her easily.  This trait has been passed down to her future offspring, and they are dreamy.  The base color of BORN TO BE WILD is a clean near white with a plum purple eye and a matching purple picottee, the picottee is then completely edged in chartreuse.  There is also a bright green throat.  Very easily fertile.   Limited.

 OUR SEEDS WERE PRODUCED IN OUR GARDEN.  THEY WILL HAVE VEIN THE REFRIGERATOR FOR AT LEAST 3 WEEKS WHEN THIS AUCTION CLOSES.  WHILE WE RECOGNIZE THERE ARE MANY  POSITIVE REASONS FOR GREENHOUSE PRODUCTION, WE LIKE TO KNOW THAT AT LEAST ONE PARENT IS HARDY HERE IN ZONE 5.  THIS IS A POSITIVE THAT EVEN MANY OF OUR FRIENDS ON THE GULF COAST VALUE AFTER LAST WINTER.  UNLESS OUR SEEDS HAVE TWO 2014 INTRODUCTIONS AS PARENTS, YOU KNOW THAT AT LEAST ONE PARENT CAN HANDLE COLD WEATHER.  SHIPPING WILL BE BY USPS FIRST CLASS MAIL.  WE SHIP ON MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS.  SEEDS ARE SHIPPED IN ZIP-LOCK BAGS ROLLED IN BUBBLE WRAP AND SENT IN A PADDED MAILER.  WE CAN COMBINE UP TO 15 PACKETS IN OUR PADDED MAILERS FOR ONE SHIPPING FEE.  WE WILL NOT SHIP YOUR SEEDS UNTIL YOU REQUEST US TO.  SHIPPING FEES ARE $3 FOR UNITED STATES SHIPMENTS AND $6 FOR ALL INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS.  WE MUST COLLECT 7.25% STATE SALES TAX FROM ILLINOIS RESIDENTS.  BONUS SEEDS WILL BE INCLUDED IF PAYMENT IS RECEIVED WITHIN 10 DAYS OF AUCTIONS CLOSE.