LAST SHIPPING DATE FOR 2017 WILL BE 12/19. WE WILL RESUME SHIPPING ON 1/08/18 FROM ALABAMA.
Auction is for 5 seeds from the cross of BOWTIE AFFAIR X GASKINS A-1-2015.
POD PARENT:
BOWTIE AFFAIR
(Pierce G. 2014)
1200-C (Stenciled Di Fresco x Tet Colorful Etchings) SEV EM 42” 7” flower 6 way branching, 35 buds I have seen a lot of patterns in my 26 years hybridizingdaylilies andBOWTIE AFFAIR takes the cake. Unlike so many new daylilies that rely on only a pretty face,BOWTIE AFFAIR has not only a big fancymulti-patterned eye, but she has a magnificentscape as well, with lots of prolifs. This was one of my most used pollens this year when I wanted to add size andpizazz! You’ll notice the littlebowties stenciled into the ends of the sepals. Big green throat. Fertile both ways
POLLEN PARENT:
GASKINS SEEDLING A-01-2015 WHALE TALES X WAVES OF JOY BLOOM 6 INCHES, SCAPE 28+. COLORS ARE SUPER CLEAR, A VERY SPECIAL LILY. NOTE THE NEAR GREEN IN THE EYE.
MARY SOLD SOME VERY SPECIAL WAVES OF JOY KIDS ON THE AUCTION IN THE FALL OF 2015. A-1 WAS NOT THE MOST EXPENSIVE ONE, BUT IT WAS THE ONE THAT MOST EXCITED US. IT HAS A BRIGHT GREEN THROAT AND THERE IS A "GREYED-GREEN" THAT EXTENDS INTO THE PATTERN BREAKS. WE BOUGHT IT PRIMARILY TO CROSS WITH GREEN EMPRESS BUT IT IS FAR TOO SPECIAL TO LIMIT IT TO ONE CROSS.
OUR SEEDS WERE PRODUCED IN OUR GARDEN. WHILE WE RECOGNIZE THERE ARE SOME 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. UNLESS OUR SEEDS HAVE TWO 2017 INTRODUCTIONS AS PARENTS, YOU KNOW THAT AT LEAST ONE PARENT CAN HANDLE COLD WEATHER.
WE WILL SHIP WORLD-WIDE TO COUNTRIES WITH NO RESTRICTIONS ON SEED. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BUYER TO KNOW THEIR COUNTRY'S IMPORTATION REQUIREMENTS. WE SHIP TO COUNTRIES OTHER SELLERS REFUSE TO. WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY SHIPPED TO EVERY CONTINENT.
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. DUE TO THE RECENT POSTAL INCREASES, SHIPPING FEES ARE $3 FOR UNITED STATES SHIPMENTS, $9 FOR CANADIAN SHIPMENTS AND $13 FOR ALL INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS.
WE ARE HAPPY TO HOLD YOUR "PAID-FOR" SEEDS AS LONG AS NECESSARY TO MINIMIZE YOUR SHIPPING COSTS.
WE MUST COLLECT 7.25% STATE SALES TAX FROM ILLINOIS RESIDENTS EVEN WHEN WE ARE SELLING FROM ALABAMA.