AUCTION IS  FOR 5 SEEDS FROM THE CROSS OF GASKINS A-26-2011 X BITES LIKE A THOUSAND TEETH.  

POD PARENT:

WE LOVE THIS SEEDLING.  WE WISH WE KNEW THE POLLEN PARENT, BUT THINK IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN SOMETHING DORMANT AS A-26 GOES DORMANT HERE.  JUST KNOWING THAT RANDY STEPHENS IS ONE PARENT GIVES US HOPE FOR ITS BREEDING ABILITY.  WE LOVE THE TOOTHY SEPALS.  WE PURCHASED A-26 FROM MARY GASKINS ON THE LILY  AUCTION.  HER DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS.  .

A-26-2011 TET RANDY STEPHENS X UNK BLOOM  6 INCHES. SCAPE 30 INCHES, SELF IS DARK WINE TO BLACK WITH WHITE FRINGE EDGE. 10 MONTH SEEDLING. THREE BLOOM SIZE FANS. SET SEEDS. WINNER WILL RECEIVE ALL OF THIS PLANT.

POLLEN PARENT:

BITES LIKE A THOUSAND TEETH

TET (Bass Gibson x Red Friday) Ev. EM Re. 29" scapes, 6.5" flowers, 3 way branching, 20 buds. Fertile both ways.

We first saw the image of BLATT in Nicole's presentation at the Pensacola Daylily meeting in March of 2013. In May of 2013 we saw it in Nicole's garden and immediately went on the waiting list for it. After its first season here I have no regrets. I think it looks better in Illinois than it did in Florida. It bloomed two sets of scapes after being planted in April and I just cut out the third set.

OUR SEEDS WERE PRODUCED IN OUR GARDEN.  THEY WILL HAVE BEEN IN 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.