MIDNIGHT CASTLE (PIERCE, G., 2014) x Master & Bold Ruler (Pierce G, 2017) - 5 sds
All crosses have been made in my garden and are from the 2017 crop. Seeds are all from true to name registered daylilies. Seeds have been dried 2 days and kept in the refrigerator, ready to plant. I give bonus seeds of my choosing with each shipment.
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The first parent listed in the title is the pod parent and the second pollen Thank you for your interest in this seed auction
MASTER & BOLD RULER(Pierce G’17.)
((Midnight Castle x Buffalo Thunder) x Max Factor) TET, EV, EMRE, 40” high, 9 1/2” - 11 ¾” When extended.5 way branching, 40 Buds.HUGEZones 4-9Hardy. Where in the world do I begin?Firstly, I want to point out that no daylily that I have created and probably will create will change for the better the future of Daylily Hybridizing.This daylily is truly The Master of our garden.MASTER & BOLD RULERhas no faults.If you look at the above stats and embrace the following you will see why I love it so.I would like to add though that this long description is not about pride or exaggeration, or is priced for greed.I basically got lucky and this leap forward is a game changer; not only for me but foreveryonewho chooses to see or breed with him.My claim to fame is simply long hours and hard work, so while breeding for BIG, I made as many crosses and seed as I could, forgoing other directions, to simply explore the gene pool of big!I mostly use the same technique today.
OK here are some facts:The Master has never lost a plant; whether dividing-up in August or in a clump.He has grown and survived well over this past winter in a zone 4 section of New Hampshireafter a cold winter with no mulching or snow cover!Regarding the size factor, the phrasegenetically jumped the fenceis precisely what has happened; again to ALL OF OUR good fortune…The process went from two parents approx. 7” to an offspring over 70% larger.Like a horse giving birth to an elephant!With large ruffles and the occasional angel wings,MASTER AND BOLD RULERdoes not hang-up and has the strength to always open no matter what’s in the petals way.Pod Fertility is average to good whereas generally big flowers are the hardest to set on.
MIDNIGHT CASTLE (Pierce G 2014)
(Barefoot Bay x When Royals Dream) EV EM 36” 7” flower, 5 way branching, 30 buds
My Pinnacle of big fancy purples MIDNIGHT CASTLE is breathtaking in size and style. I grow literally 10’s of thousands of new purples each year, and MIDNIGHT CASTLE with her big ruffled edge of white and gold, stole the show. This picture was taken in the sun, in the shade the color is much richer and more of a dark blue black purple. Lovely. Fertile both ways.