You are certainly entitled to your own opinion, Natalie! But, you betray your own admiration for the joys of home hybridizing in what you say, and it is wonderful to hear!

Usually so busy I don't get to post at ATP much; but darn, it feels hot outside.

Etched Eyes x Tie Dyed Moon - 7" FFO flower; EE seems to hold its eye pattern as parent:


sib to above; 6" FFO flower


Fancy Lace x Fantastic Fringe; FFO 2013 seedling; (not sure how I got pink)



Halloween Hocus x Extravagant; FFO 2013 seedling:


Last Snowflake x Fantastic Fringe; FFO 2013 seedling; 6-1/2" flower would be larger if petals didn't recurve so much:



Navajo Princess x W. Earthquake:


dropped seed seedling x unknown (probably Two Part Harmony); being in Indiana, and this a 2013 seedling blooming, I was surprised that it have 5-way branching. Hopefully it will at least stay the same or get better:

Natalie - I sometimes feel a like you do about seedlings. But .... I want to share something that I have learned over the years ... I work with children with varying disabilities. Most people would look away from these children. But what they would miss is the joy, progress, and possibilities that they each possess. Whether it be a creature or plant ... I truly do believe that each and every living thing has potential, if only given a chance. Sometimes in plants, that possibility may not be evident in a particular plant, but perhaps in it's children. One just never knows ....

Here is an "ugly" bloom:

Tet seeding

Unk seedling

Mary lightfine X vertical horizon seedling

Can't wait to see your seedlings next year Natalie.
Fred, I've admired the seedlings you've posted in the past from Full of Treasure. The pink is lovely and that ruffled edge, gorgeous.

HoosierHarvester, glad you have joined in with your seedlings. A 7" EE...awesome

Nice ones kidfishing!

I can see the beauty, Becky, and such good words to help us see more deeply. so much for posting it - I love the burst of double-or-poly long petals!

Tina, you are still nuts. In a good way though! You know that I adore you!

Becky, those are words to live by, and that is one ugly bloom! Not as ugly as my first seedling that bloomed, but it's close!

Char, I can't wait until next year myself! Hopefully it won't take 3 to 4 years for them to bloom here, like they did in Utah! I found out that I had more patience that I thought was possible!

Natalie - I think you will be pleasantly surprised by next year's seedling blooms! Have faith.

Can't get any worse, and I have better daylilies now than I did when I first started, so I'm hoping for the best!

May your new seedlings next year, Natalie, bring you the happiness to banish all walls of defense ... daylilies bringing you closer and closer to such a well of joy.

Becky, here's a bloom of a 2013 intro I received that your seedling reminds me so much of - endless intrinsic-value there as long as we take the time to really look. There are dozens of others, very recent and equally beautiful introductions just like it. But, I like your's the best because of its very meaningful potential.

some older

sib to ADo Gold








I love that unusual (tet) - about 45" tall and 9" flowersize, triple fan and 3 Stems






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han

Han, those are stunning! The first one knocked my socks off!

thx Natalie ... like i wrote a sib to ADO Gold Daylily (Hemerocallis 'ADO Gold')

it´s more light and more star shape than ADO ... not every flow is in that quality like ADO shows. So the sib is a medium SF ... maybe needs time to get mor constant in quality. I did fetilize with Spider to get unusuals ...

I think your bloom is every bit as nice as ADO Gold! I REALLY love it! Can't wait to see what you get from the kids!

Han, do you have a picture of the seedling that was used as the pod parent for ADO Gold and the sib, above? I'd love to see it!

Another metallic gold-edged seedling . Amazing Hans.

HoosierHarvester said:
Halloween Hocus x Extravagant; FFO 2013 seedling:

This seedling prompted me to do this cross ( both directions) yesterday.
Thank you for the inspiration

I just happened to check in again today. That's why I decided to post ... I remember when I used to study all the registered plants and their parents (still do) in hoping to get similar seedlings to register. So I thought while it was hot and I needed a break, I'd post the photos. And you are welcome, Lisa. Not a large flower (could increase though), about 5" now. Can't even take bud counts or height measurements since all are just one fan being 2013 seedlings. I know here in Indiana most of my seedlings have changed somewhat upon maturity (some a lot), and when they are less over-crowded.

I really enjoyed reading the post about the stamens too. I hadn't paid much attention until I read it.

I think I have mentioned before I wanted to someday have a mini that was worth registering, if these two continue to do well my wish will become a reality in a couple of years.
I have been watching and measuring blooms on these two
for several weeks. They are about half way thru rebloom now
and both are mini's. Both have good scapes and bud count.
HB01-13 COFFEE TO GO X WILD DREAMS 2 7/8"

HB02-13 SIB TO ABOVE 2 3/4 "

I flagged this a couple of days ago, the bloom does everything that I want a UF to do and has a good scape.
HB17-15 EMMAS CURLS X FRED MANNING 18M 9"

Another Full Of Treasure baby I flagged, love the green teeth.
HB23-15 LILLIAN'S FIRST BITE X FULL OF TREASURE 18M 5"