Pod parent: RAYGUN GOTHIC (Michaels 2014 intro registered in 2013) L 49" DOR deep red 8½" Spider with cream midribs, a cream edge on all tepals and a creamy yellow to green throat. Opening quite flat and early even in cold weather, the sepals recurve at the tips and the petals sometimes twist. Strong scapes with 1-2 laterals host 18-22 buds to add some spark to the late season garden. Extremely pod fertile, the pollen is great, too. Spider ratio ranges from 4:1-4.8:1. Clarity of color may stem from the fact that this daylily spent its formative years as a pastel: grandma was a near white, grandpa a very pale lavender pink and their grandkid, this seedling's mother, was an even paler pink until it met up with daddy. Fertile both ways, it makes narrowish fans. Seedling CPKFFCSTBWHMS-1. {[ CANDLESTICK PARK x FUN FLING) x ( BANSHEE WHISPER x CERULEAN STAR)] X MASCARA SNAKE}.
Pollen parent: DS270C1BLC3RD-1 (unregistered) 36” M DOR 16” wingspan (when it bloomed during the extreme drought of 2016, it was just ½” smaller but with the record amount of rain in 2017, it was back to 16”). Curling pink 6.8:1—7:1 Spider with large, deeper halo over a yellow to green throat. Very strong scapes held on high laterals under a terminal Y and 25 buds. Still only 2 fans but both bloomed. May be a future intro but, until then, its pollen is going on just about everything. {[(Dallas Star seedling that was a sibling to LIQUID MEMORY x ORCHID CORSAGE) x BANSHEE LOVE CALL] X THIRD ACT}.
Goals: With luck, we’ll get some huge reds; with a little less luck, there’ll be huge Spiders with green throats, possibly reverse bitones.
The seeds have been air dried for 1-3 days before being refrigerated. Please store them in your fridge until ready to plant.
Bonus seeds are included for prompt contact and payment.
DOMESTIC: Unless prior arrangements have been made, payment is expected within 10 days of the close of this auction. Please include $3.00 postage for up to 10 crosses. New York state residents, please add 8% sales tax. Check, money order and PayPal are accepted.
INTERNATIONAL: Shipping only to countries that do not require phytosanitary inspections. It is the bidder’s responsibility to obtain any import permits their country requires. Regrettably, I can't replace seeds shipped internationally that are lost in the mail. Payment by PayPal only. Please note: you must be a certified daylily fanatic to accept the following postage costs:
To Canada: $9.00. for up to 10 crosses.
Other countries: $13.00 for up to 10 crosses.
I am happy to hold seeds for up to one month.
PLEASE NOTE: In order to avoid possible postal mishaps over the holidays, these seeds will be not be mailed before January 8.
MANY THANKS FOR LOOKING!
Pod parent on left, pollen parent on right: