AUCTION IS FOR 5 SEEDS FROM THE CROSS OF GANDALF'S RING X WINE COUNTRY.
POD PARENT DESCRIPTION:
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. While it is fertile both ways, we do not breed with late flowers much so anyone interested in hybridizing with this flower will have unique genetics.
POLLEN PARENT DESCRIPTION:
*WINE COUNTRY Pierce G. 781 (Irish Royalty x San Juan Nights) SEV EE RE EMO 32” high, 6.5” flower, 9-way branching plus forks, 60 buds. Fertile both ways, Tree Scape.
This Charcoal black purple daylily is just as you see. With long ribbing on the petals WINE COUNTRY is velvety, ruffled (Though hard to see here), and has the most striking dark lemon gold edging above a green throat. As a #7000 seedling, she will sell-out quickly via less stock on hand. I look forward this Spring to see her kids with many TRFK pollen parents.
ALL OF OUR SEEDS ARE MADE IN THE GARDEN. NO HOTHOUSE DIVAS HERE. ALL OF OUR PARENT PLANTS EXCEPT THE 2021 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
REST OF THE WORLD...CONTACT SELLER
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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