AUCTION IS FOR 5 SEEDS FROM THE CROSS OFLAST SNOW FLAKE X WHIRLING WHITE.
POD PARENT HYBRIDIZER'S DESCRIPTION:
*LAST SNOWFLAKE (Stamile,P.) TET 218 [{(6186 x Key Lime Ice) x [First Knight x (Great White x Key Lime Ice)]} X Winter Springs] 32” La-VLaRe. Emo. Ev. 7” x 3 3/8” x 2 ¼”. 7-way branching (5 laterals + terminal “Y”). 60-65 buds.
This is a daylily of superlatives. It is our best late-blooming daylily to date. It is the last flower to scape in the garden. It is never even in scape when the visitors come to the garden in May. All that is visible is the nice dark forest green arching foliage. Around the middle of June, well over a month past peak here in Florida, LAST SNOWFLAKE will begin to bloom. Each bloom with its flat open form and pointed petals and sepals gives the illusion of a giant six-sided green snowflake.
This is also the daylily with the highest bud count I have ever done with scapes having as many as 65 buds. Amazing for such a flower since it is usually the minis that have the high bud count. While SPECIAL OVATION may have one more lateral than LAST SNOWFLAKE it can’t come close to the total bud count. Most importantly, bloom is progressive so there is no crowding of blooms and bloom lasts a long time. Immediate rebloom also with incredible branching and bud count insures that LAST SNOWFLAKE will last the entire bloom season. Recommended for the late July and August doldrums in the North. A wonderful and unique contribution to the world of daylilies. Pollen is good but I have never tries to set on it as I am finished crossing when this cultivar blooms.
LAST SNOWFLAKE HAS BEEN IN OUR GARDEN SINCE INTRODUCTION SO IT HAS BEEN THROUGH A BUNCH OF NASTY ZONE 5 WINTERS. IT HAS NEVER FAILED TO BLOOM VERY LATE IN OUR SEASON.
POLLEN PARENT HYBRIDIZER'S DESCRIPTION:
*WHIRLING WHITE - Pierce G. 403-D (Great White Dove x Tet Tuscawilla Snowdrift) – F2, SEV, EM, 40” high, 7” flower, 11 way branching 50-60” buds.
This is by FAR the best Big, Flat RUFFLED white to be introduced. Perfection Every Day! WHIRLING WHITE grows like a weed. I have Never lost a plant! Narrow arching foliage. Pure White, HEAVY! Hints of pink, Extreme ruffles and ribbing, Green Throat. Pod & Pollen Fertile
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 AFTER LAST WINTER. UNLESS OUR SEEDS HAVE TWO 2018 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. SHIPPING FEES ARE $3 FOR UNITED STATES SHIPMENTS, $9 FOR CANADIAN SHIPMENTS AND $13 FOR ALL OTHER 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.