HERE WE GO..TWO BEARDS MARRY..WHAT WILL THE KIDS BE LIKE..BEARDED? THAT WOULD BE MY GUESS!

MICHAEL’S SWORD

BEARDED

(BEST 2005-registered)

Seedling #BS-LB-701 (BEE’S BETTIE SUE X LAVENDER BLUE BABY)

'MICHAEL'S SWORD'(Best 2005) 29" scape height, 5" blooms, Mid season, Dormant, Diploid, fragrant, 30 buds, w/5-way branching, (Bee's Bettie Sue x Lavender Blue Baby). A UF form with 90-99% stable bearded-barbed appendages that straddle the midrib of the petals (unlike crested/cristate forms). Michael's Sword has proven itself to be the first stable bearded daylily registered/introduced of it's kind performing at 90-99% stable bearding. MS thrives in the northern zones from zone 6 and far up into Canada. ...Rainbowhilldaylilyfarm

Hybridizer’s comments”

“ It is a mauve daylily with an exotic and uniqueBEARD! What sets MICHAEL’S SWORD apart, from all the rest, are the incrediblebeardslifting off all three petals (3-way) about 90-100% of the time once established in a 4-5 fan clump. The seedlings we are now growing from MICHAEL'S SWORD are showing even more refinedbeardedeffects with 99-100% 'TRUE BEARDING'’consistency! Obviously, this trait is not just a one time happening event! MICHAEL’S SWORD was named to symbolize the “sword of truth” wielded by ‘Michael,’ the mightiest of God’s archangels. After seven years of hybridizing using various raised petaloid prospects, we have truly been blessed with the creation of MICHAEL’S SWORD!

MICHAEL’S SWORD is pod fertile. MICHAEL’ S SWORD performs with a bud count of up to 20+ buds. When compared to it’s pollen parent (LAVENDER BLUE BABY), MICHAEL’S SWORD exceeds LBB on bud count growing here in mid/northern Indiana. Most importantly, MICHAEL’S SWORD outperforms BEE’S BETTIE SUE's mid-rib crested effects by far, with 90-100% consistentbeardingon all three petals and is much easier to set seed with compared to BBS! Some thoughtbeardingcouldn’t be done with any consistency. MICHAEL’S SWORD now wields new truth for the future!

Whether looking for something new to add to your hybridizing gene pool or simply adding another conversation piece to the garden, MICHAEL’S SWORD is destined to create a whole new focus in the world of daylilies!”

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TEXAS FEATHERED FANCY

CARPENTER 2006

(20”-5.25”-MRe-DOR) – LAVENDER BLUE BABY X Unknown – This was the first seedling to bloom from LAVENDER BLUE BABY having that special new characteristic which we call feathering in the throat. It later appeared in some Tet LBB kids. In any case this cultivar has been in tremendous demand for some time and there are many reserves on it for that reason. It is unique having the very thick and hardened “feathers” in the throat area of the petals. Fertile both ways.

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HI EVERYONE,

I hope you will have some fun buying some packets of BLACK, BEARDED, STREAKED, SPOTTED, BROKEN AND JUST PLAIN UNUSUAL SEEDS and winning a Stout Medal..or at least having the excitement of that first bloom.

BONUS SEEDS, OF COURSE!

I will be using my own photos when possible (of course, all seedlings will be my photos). Should I inadvertently put up a photo I have copied from the web and it is yours, let me know..I will give you credit or change it.

All seeds are 2018 seeds and will be shipped immediately after payment. Seeds vary in size and wrinkling, this does not affect their ability to germinate.

Seeds were air dried for 1-2 days, passed the "squeeze" test for viability and have been refrigerated for at least 2 weeks in zip sealed bags.

PAYPAL or CHECKS for US. PAYPAL IN US dollars for CANADA and EU. Payment to be received in 7 days, unless notified. Seeds will be mailed in bubble envelopes once payment is received. To combine wins just let me know. Postage is $3.50 for the first win, with no additional charge for up to 10 wins, if won in a two week period and shipped together. Ship $10.00 to Canada and $14 dollars to EU. Following RESTRICTIONS on seed importation is the buyer’s responsibility.

Judy fromSTARCROSSEDSEEDS