AUCTION IS FOR 5 SEEDS FROM THE CROSS OFSARAH'S ROSE QUARTZ X WHIRLING WHITE.
POD PARENT HYBRIDIZER'S DESCRIPTION:
SARAH'S ROSE QUARTZ
(Benz) tet 30" M. Dor. (Nancy Thomas X Frilly Rose Glow)
This magnificent 5" cranberry rose was my immediate pick of all the sibs in this cross. The overall quality in this cross was so high, that I kept two out of three for a second look…but there was only one SARAH'S ROSE QUARTZ. Among the sibs were all shades of pink and rose, many elaborately ruffled and a couple even sported lacy chartreuse green edges. But SARAH'S ROSE QUARTZ stood alone by virtue of her oversquare form, saturated cranberry rose color and extremely heavy substance, rivaled only by a few of the best pinks from Tet. LINDA AGIN. Foliage is large and arching and deep blue green as blue as the leaves of a "blue" hosta. I've seen this color in daylily foliage quite often, and seek it out as I believe the blue color is a precursor to anti-freeze and overall resistance to foliage disease of every kind, including rust and crown rot. The drawback to the really blue foliage in tetraploid daylilies is the fact that is almost always seen on small foliage line bred dormants like the introductions of Bro Charles. This deep rose daylily has this wonderful blue foliage on a large robust plant and the contrast between the dark blue and deep rose is striking. I've never seen anything in a rose or pink this deep in color, or with petals this wide, or substance this heavy, and it is always as flat as a frisbee by dawn. Scapes are very strong, with 2-3 laterals and a terminal carrying a total of 20 buds. Very fragrant and fertile both ways. Needless to say, it has been crossed almost exclusively with reds and purples, and I have already selected a deep ruby red with this same form for future introduction.......$200.00
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 WERE SEVERAL NEW INTRODUCTIONS TO THE "WHITE CLASS" THIS PAST SPRING AND WE WERE HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO ADD SEVERAL OF THEM.
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.