AUCTION IS FOR 5 SEEDS FROM THE CROSS OF BUTTERFLY RIPPLES X THE FANTASTIC BARBARA WATTS.
POD PARENT:
BUTTERFLY RIPPLES
(Gossard, James) 2009 introduction
TET ( Chain Energy x tetra Crystal Blue Persuasion )
28" EM Evergreen emo Vfr 5" 4-5 way branching 18-22 buds. A very good rebloomer. Very fertile both ways.
Flowers are creamy pink with a blue, white and maroon eye zone. The throat is a deep green starburst, which transforms into charcoal. Several shades of blue are apparent in the eye. Such can be more or less depending on environmental conditions. Starting at the throat, colors are deep green, yellow, charcoal, blue, lavender purple, light maroon, and deep maroon. Sepals also carry the pattern, which ls easily seen. It has been a tremendous parent. It is producing better sunfast blue patterned kids than itself. Parent of my best blue eyed patterned daylily in both 2006 and 2007, some of which have been hardy dormants. I have held some stock back to hybridize. A favorite of Larry Grace and Ted Petit both of whom guested, BUTTERFLY RIPPLES. I Consider it a southern Daylily since it is tender in my zone five garden. A very good garden grower in the south, or areas where one can grow evergreens well.
THIS ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO WITHSTAND EVERYTHING A ZONE 5 WINTER COULD THROW AT IT FOR FIVE YEARS ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT A BIG INCREASER.
POLLEN PARENT:
THE FANTASTIC BARBARA WATTS
Ev. M. Re. 30”scapes. 6” flowers. A pale cream flower with an intense patterned eye of lavender rose that is present on both petals and sepals. The flower also carries a large rose purple edge that sometimes has hints of cream and teeth. Fertile.
WE USED FANTASTIC BARBARA WATTS HEAVILY BECAUSE WE THOUGHT IT WAS ONE OF THE FINEST PATTERNS WE HAD SEEN IN SOME TIME. WE HAVE SEEN SALTER'S PROGRAM TWICE IN THE LAST MONTH AND WE NOW BELIEVE IT MAY ALSO PROVE TO BE ONE OF THE BEST TET PATTERN BREEDERS AVAILABLE.
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.