OUR SCHEDULE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE HOLIDAY PERIOD IS:
1) NO SHIPPING ON 12/13. NO AUCTIONS THE WEEK OF 12/11 WILL BE INVOICED UNTIL 12/16 OR 17.
2) 12/18 WILL BE OUR LAST DAY TO SHIP FROM ILLINOIS.
3) WE WILL NOT OFFER ANY AUCTIONS THE WEEK OF 12/18 OR 12/25. THERE MAY BE A COUPLE OF AUCTIONS THE WEEK OF1/1/24.
4) AUCTIONS AND NORMAL MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY SHIPPING WILL RESUME 1/10 FROM ALABAMA.
WE WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON.
AUCTION IS FOR 5 SEEDS FROM THE CROSS OF SHADOW CHASER X BATTLE OF THE AGES.
POD PARENT DESCRIPTION:
SHADOW CHASER
(SHERMAN 2018)
(VAN HELSING X BRER RABBIT AND THE BRIAR PATCH) GREAT COLOR WITH A VERY NICE EDGE
6.5" X 30", 18 BUD
WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF GREAT TOOTHY DAYLILIES IN OUR GARDEN THE LAST 15 YEARS OR SO. I KNOW I AM PARTIAL BUT SHADOW CHASER IS THE BEST I HAVE SEEN IN THIS COLOR CLASS.
POLLEN PARENT DESCRIPTION:
BATTLE OF THE AGES
TET 31214 (Soli Deo Gloria x seedling 18313). Seedling 18313 contains many seedlings which go back to parents like Desire of Nations,
Faith That Moves Mountains, Kingdom Without End, Skin of My Teeth, Gnashing of Teeth, All Things to All Men, and Chariot of Clouds. 6.5” (range of 6-8”), 24” (but often 18-22” in early years and can be 26-30” in later years), 3-way branching, 15 buds (with a range of 7-19 and lower in early couple of years), M, Sev, fr, instant Re in greenhouse on most fans but only occasionally outside in Minnesota, EMO, great opener on cold mornings, no tangling despite very thick substance, holds great in the sun and looks terrific at the end of the day, rarely shows any spotting. Very hardy in zone 4 even in years where snow cover is lacking. Dark wine purple; ivory white very toothy edge on both petals and sepals; green throat. Most of the time 2-3 of the petals have an interesting “cutout” in the throat. It can vary a bit in color and form depending on the weather. Fertile both ways. Very easy to set a pod on it. Sometimes the pollen can be grainy and either no good or less strong. Passes on its great substance and rich color and sunfastness to its kids, which also tend to run mostly on the short side but can range up to 45 inches. Bryan Culver has been growing it in Canada since spring 2019 (which will enable me to get it to my Canadian friends), and says that “There is no other daylily like this, especially in terms of color and teeth. It is in a class by itself.” Note: this is the daylily that I showed on facebook looking near black with amazing white teeth (picture in bottom row, second to the left), where people were as awestruck as I was. While it did look that way in person in all pictures taken outside in 2018 (as well as often in the greenhouse in subsequent years), the other pictures are more typical of its color the past couple of years outside.
THESE SEEDS HAVE BEEN DRIED AND REFRIGERATED FOR A MINIMUM OF 3 WEEKS AT AUCTION'S END. WE WON'T BREAK UP THEIR STRATIFICATION!
WE ARE STARTING OUR SEED AUCTIONS AT $5.99, AS WE HAVE FOR YEARS, AND MAKE IT A REAL AUCTION NOT A FIXED PRICE SALE!
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.
PAYMENT IS EXPECTED WITHIN 7 DAYS OF THE AUCTION CLOSE UNLESS OTHER ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE.
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...$4.50
CANADA...$14.50
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.
ILLINOIS RESIDENTS PLEASE AD 7.25% FOR STATE SALES TAX.
