AUCTION IS FOR 5 SEEDS FROM THE CROSS OF GANDALF'S RING X AUNT PATSY.
POD PARENT:
Gandalf’s Ring – 31″, 5″, ML, No fragrance, Dormant, Tetraploid, 5 branches, 36 buds
Feast of Victory x (Lydia’s Cloth x Harold Steen)
In the lore of Tolkien’s Middle Earth, there were three elven rings of power. One was called Narya – the Ring of Fire. This ring was secretly given to Gandalf the Wizard for strength in his battle against Sauron. The flower named for Gandalf’s Ring reminded me of the Ring of Fire with its deep red petal color surrounded by the bright gold edge. While a red flower with a gold edge may not seem unique, several features of this flower make it special. First, the clear and typically unblemished petal color traced back to generations of our breeding for this trait. Second, this is a late season flower – also unique for us as we typically only breed with mid season flowers to make sure we get our seed pods ripe. The gold edge is huge thanks to Harold Steen breeding. Last, the scapes are special with high bud count and lateral branches that branch into a “y” themselves giving extra flowers on each branch. Our top scape had 44 buds in 2019. The flowers open mid-morning and last well all day.
POLLEN PARENT:
*AUNT PATSY Pierce G. 5082 (Royal Extravaganza x Superstitious) x Crowning Fire EV-SEV, EE, RE 32” high, 7.5” flower, 5-way branching & prolifs, 30 Buds, 4.75” petals, Fragrant. Big & Flat.
With this lovely blooming in your garden, every morning,rebloom afterrebloom, you can say “Hello Beautiful”And… be allowed to stare. This large and brilliantly colored Rich Red daylily was the favorite in a garden visit of Jacob Henry, and his Aunt – Patsy Newton or as we all called her that day, AUNT PATSY. This is a VERY different Red with a fiery glow in the watermark area, has a ghost edging around the exta wide 4.75” Petals and then outlined in Lemon. The throat is nicely green with the flower being quite ornate with ruffles, darker veining with occasionally wings. The form is outstanding like a round Fireball with every bloom being perfect! AUNT PATSY is an absolute winner with a super scape & prolifs, blooming Extra Early, and all Season; and with some light shade makes these giant Walnut seed pods!!! In the next few years my Red Program will literally jump off the pages, and this year’s Reds are the real heroes. If you do Reds or just want the best, I PROMISE you, AUNT PATSY will not disappoint! Fertile both way
ALL OF OUR SEEDS ARE MADE IN THE GARDEN. NO HOTHOUSE DIVAS HERE. ALL OF OUR PARENT PLANTS EXCEPT THE 2020 INTROS HAVE SPENT AT LEAST ONE WINTER OUTSIDE. OUR NUMBER ONE GOAL IS CREATING DAYLILIES THAT WILL WITHSTAND THE RIGORS OF OUR ZONE 5 CLIMATE. WE WILL SHIP TO ANY COUNTRY WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS ON SEED IMPORTATION. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BUYER TO KNOW THEIR COUNTRY'S REQUIREMENTS. WE SHIP SEEDS ON MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THE SEEDS WILL BE IN ZIP-LOC BAGS AND THE BAGS ARE ROLLED IN BUBBLE WRAP AND MAILED IN PADDED ENVELOPES. SHIPPING CHARGES ARE:
UNITED STATES...$4
CANADA...$12
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WE ARE HAPPY TO HOLD YOUR "PAID FOR" WINS FOR AS LONG AS YOU NEED US TO. WE TOTALLY AGREE THAT SHIPPING CHARGES ARE HIGH, AND WE WILL COMBINE YOUR WINS FOR AS LONG AS YOU NEED, TO HELP YOU CONTROL THEM.
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