FF bitone on rebloom scape
Sdlg x Suburban Ethel Smith

Today it's very hot here - everybody is inside, so I will show you just one strange looking seedling that catches my eye now every morning:

It's out of two dark and late flowering seedlings - tags were lost years ago. The flowers have a good deep saturated color, a nice curly form and - never seen before on a daylily - a surface with a high glossy finish:

I see a lot of dark blooms that slick like that in the hot sun. I personally think of it as a flaw rather than a feature.

Some cv's have a "waxy" surface without the "slicking" that can look glossy in the right light. I have to agree with Jill on the slick flaw.

Jillz said:I see a lot of dark blooms that slick like that in the hot sun. I personally think of it as a flaw rather than a feature.

It opens that way - the glossy surface fades/gets a little bit mat in the afternoon - it has nothing to do with heat or humidity (picture from early in the morning).
I know dark ones that seem to melt in the heat - no matter if planted sunny or shady - this one is completely different

Nightlily said:Today it's very hot here - everybody is inside, so I will show you just one strange looking seedling that catches my eye now every morning:

It's out of two dark and late flowering seedlings - tags were lost years ago. The flowers have a good deep saturated color, a nice curly form and - never seen before on a daylily - a surface with a high glossy finish:

Very cool! I like the form as well as the shine. It doesn't look like what is considered typical slicking. Almost looks like shiny plastic...
Curt Hanson had a full form some years ago he named Crintonic Lip Gloss which he said had a different glossy surface texture. I can't say I remember ever seeing it in bloom when I've been out to his place but I tend to go early, his peak bloom and mine are the same, so might not have had a chance to see it blooming.

Nothing special about these, just snapped some photos before the storm and these were the only seedlings blooming today:

Today was not much time to take pics - culling was on the list because we expect heavy thunterstorms during night.

Brookwood Black Kitten x Seedling - quite dark and late, beautiful ruffles


Watermelon Summer VT (Olallie, not registered) x Fat Lady Sings - small flowers, very late, many buds


H. fulva var. littore x Black Cherry Type VT (Olallie, not registered) - the more flowers open the better I like this one (high scapes, candelabra branching)


Fat Lady Sings x On and On - every flower perfect


RR Red VT (Olallie, not registered) x Little Bumle Bee (not registered) - just started, miniature flowers, many buds to go


Ruffled Strawberry Parfait x Venus Flytrap - this seedling out of a couple started today with a kind of pleated flower

Coming soon

found this one this morning ... interested to see what the other blooms do

How many segments does that bud have.

This one will be a future intro - now I'm looking for a name (color is very dark today, we had a cold and rainy night):
August Fire x Fall Pink Melon VT (Olallie, not registered)


It starts end of July and flowers into September - no problems with cold nights, sturdy scapes, many buds, clear color. In my garden it performs much better than both parents. This typical picture shows the average color:


This one is the latest and best of some siblings - 8" diameter, scapes 30", very late and very bright:
Late Starter x (Sandra Elizabeth x Bill Fall)


The pleated seedling from yesterday seems to stay pleated - and is getting better (even if it don't likes rainy nights): Ruffled Strawberry Parfait x Venus Flytrap

2 pm
Tough time opening today
...has a modified stamen to make up for it
FF on rebloom scape

celestialrose said:THANK YOU for the thumbs up! I wanted to come back and share a few more seedlings before interest in this thread wanes. It will become obvious that my favorite daylily color is PURPLE.

The next seedlings are all two-year olds, which bloomed last year and have great bud count/scapes:
All from 'Party Every Day' (J. Davisson). These are large blooms, in the 7 to 8-inch range. Some look very similar but with slight differences. These bloom mid-late and continue into the late season.










This one is the largest bloom, about 9 inches















My favorite of the bunch, very pod fertile, an 8 inch bloom. The color is amazing.


that flower looks to have great potential! Do you know the other half of the cross?
Jack

Here she is again


I planted out dozens of her children this spring. She set pods as a one-year old seedling and it didn't affect her performance this year at all. A very strong plant.

jackky..... Thank you for the acorn tip! And to answer your question, the other parent of that deep purple beauty is 'Disturbance in the Force'. That flower is my favorite of all my seedlings and she's known as the Queen.

All from that cross are still going strong, as August is halfway over already. There are other seedlings that are still blooming every day so will share some more pics:

This is a very late-blooming seedling out of 'Alice Baier' x 'Money Maker'. Today (August 17th) she opened her FIRST blooms and there are plenty of buds. This is it's second year and it bloomed late last year too. It's great to have this pop of bright color in the late season. These are large 7 inch blooms.



This is the sibling seedling of one I posted previously. It looks almost identical but is shorter in height at 30" and is also a large 8 inch bloom and lots of GREEN. I noted that the bud count is better on this one, very impressive for a one-year old seedling.
'Forsyth Summer Snow' x 'Green Icon'





Earlier, I had posted this seedling and I'm amazed that it's still pumping out blooms this late. It just keeps going like the Energizer Bunny. Great branching & bud count, sturdy scapes and huge fans, love the color and pattern on it too!
'Ron Valente' x 'Jerry Hyatt'


This is a cross of 'One Cat Too Many' x 'Westbourne a Chip Off the 'Ol Block'
Looks just like it's pollen parent



'Victoria Grace' x 'Forsyth Flying Dragon'


'Crintonic Rain Dances' x 'Olly Olly Oxen Free'


I've shown this one earlier but it just continues to bloom and make me smile. I call it 'The Dancer'
'One Cat Too Many' x 'Westbourne a Chip Off the 'Ol Block'



'Liberty Banner' x 'Stargate Portal'



'Luna' x 'Spirit of the Dove'



A very dark purple of 'Ron Valente' x 'Jerry Hyatt'



'Scarlet Pimpernel' x 'Harmony Road'


'Tupac Amaru' x 'Claudine's Charm'



One last look at that 'Green Icon' seedling again......btw, this one is FRAGRANT! I pick them and put them on my tabletop to enjoy.

Many open seedling flowers today - these are my favourites:

8am today
Finally fully open with scape sisters.
Looks rain resistant after 2+ inches overnite.

Wow, lots of late bloomers or rebloomers looking beautiful!

Here are four that are reblooming here. One from 2019 and three from 2020. These photos were taken late this afternoon after a hot, sunny day.

(Paper Butterfly x Nancy's Quilt) x Blue Jay Tapestry (these seeds from Daniel Erdy)


Elfin Reflection x Westbourne Sweet Dew Drops #1


(Siloam Tiny Tim x Blue Alert #1) x Westbourne Sweet Dew Drops #9



Blue-capped Cordon-bleu x Oriental Eyes #4

Still very late FFO's here - this one is really eye-catching in real life:
August Fire x Charon the Ferryman - bigger flower with brighter color than the parents have and the best of all is the strong tall scape



This is an older seedling (this years FFO) - one of the latest to start each and every year - it lacks of color, bud count, distinction, .... but it opens perfectly after cold September nights so I put on all the colorful ruffled pollen I have in the freezer and hope for prettier children.


This one with large flowers out of Fat Lady Sings x Suzy Cream Cheese is getting better and better


Name search for this one is coming to an end - the best idea up to now is Clownfish Clubbing - reminds me on Nemo and family

A couple of seedlings blooming today
Piano Man × Sdlg

Sdlg × Sdlg
Normal bloom [see yesterdays triple]