AUCTION IS FOR 5 SEEDS FROM THE CROSS OF THE DENTIST X GASKINS A-117.
POD PARENT:
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The Dentist
(Gossard, James) 2010 Fall introduction
(Heavenly Pink Fang x Ruffled Strawberry Parfait)
Tetraploid 31" Mid Late season Dormant emo fr 5.5" 3-4 way branching 18-22 buds. Fertile both ways.
The Dentist has flowers which are a rose pink blend. The sepals are lighter cream pink, bicolor with a darker rose pink edge. Sepals are further lined in sharks teeth. There is a small lighter watermark. Teeth are yellow green. If there is any doubt how dormant The Dentist is, just check out the pedigree. Most of the parents were dormant and northern hybridized with incredible genes which can be crossed into the southern lines. The name was chosen to acknowledge Brother Charles Reckamp for his work with teeth. I consider him one of the pioneers of the teeth daylilies. He was working on teeth before anyone else. Which is exactly what a Dentist does. Any Dentist should be proud of this daylily. I expect the price to remain high, much like PUFFERFISH which is the sib to HEAVENLY PINK FANG.
Fertile both ways.......$300. Sold Out
POLLEN PARENT:
GASKINS SEEDLING A-117-2013 (GARDEN NAME 1305)
GASKINS SEEDLING A-117-2013 TET BASS GIBSON X GNASHING OF TEETH. BLOOM 7”, SCAPE 29” THREE WAY BRANCHING AS A 10 MONTH SEEDLING, WINNER WILL RECEIVE ALL OF THIS PLANT, FIVE FANS. LILY IS A BRIGHT SATURATED RED WITH GOLD TEETH. HAS BLOOMED ALL SUMMER. EVERY BLOOM LOOKS THE SAME WITH LOTS OF TEETH PERMISSION TO INTRODUCE. OUR WEATHER IS VERY HOT IN JULY AND AUGUST, WE WOULD LIKE TO WAIT UNTIL SEPTEMBER TO SHIP.
MARY HAS SOLD MANY GREAT TOOTHY SEEDLINGS OVER THE YEARS. WE OWN SEVERAL OF THEM. BUT THERE IS ONLY ONE 1305! 1305 WAS PLANTED HERE IN LATE AUGUST OF 2013 AND EASILY SURVIVED OUR BRUTAL ZONE 5 WINTER. BORN IN THE DEEP SOUTH, 1305 HAS A SUPERB NORTHERN PEDIGREE. WE THINK IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE A SUPERIOR, GROW ANYWHERE, GENERATION OF TOOTHY EDGED DAYLILIES.
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.