I bought Emerald Starburst 2 summers ago and it was such a very small fan that I didn't expect it to live. I planted it in a pot and babied it all last summer and it now has made it through 2 winters here and has 2 fans. I am sure hoping that it will bloom this year.

We are having a few blooms from registered daylilies each day and lots of seedling blooms. I took some pictures this morning. We had a light shower this morning which accounts for the water on the blooms. First, is Jeanne (Durio 1985) which is registered as an 8.5" bloom. The first bloom was the first of the week, and I measured it at 9.25". The bloom yesterday was 8.25". I did not have the tape measure with me this morning, but I'd say it was at least 8.5". It is hard to miss this large, very bright bloom. I wish it were a taller scape, registered at 26".

Christopher Moody (Stamile 2008) FFO

Nicole's Starchaser (Harry-Devito 2010) FFO Nicole sent this as a gift plant when we won Tal Of Gascone on the LA.

Fred, what IS that amazing plant that you said is the best? It took my breath away.

FFO today on Schnickle Fritz, poly double.




Lyle, I thought of you and your oranges when I saw this. It's a first bloom ever on a seedling of Norma Desmond X Outrageous Fortune.




This is another seedling and the bloom is nothing special, but it has the highest foliage I've ever seen. It's easily over 3 feet tall.

Forgot that I can post multiple pictures at one time. I like this feature.

Aussie Delight (F. Smith 2006) FFO


Orange Cherry Jublilee (Stamile 2009)


Caribbean Blue (B. Waldrop 2009)


Stella's Ruffled Fingers (Crichton 1999) 3.75" 19" I am thinking about putting this clump in a large decorative pot. It is an early early.


Spacecoast Hot Topic (Kinnebrew 2000) 4" bloom A very bright red.

[quote="LALAMBCHOP"]Fred, what IS that amazing plant that you said is the best? It took my breath away.

Leslie, that daylily is WILD DREAMS by Larry Grace 2012 intro

Heres a photo of mine on steroids. Not sure if you can tell it in the photo (may have to click it to enlarge it to see), but it's a photo of all the prolifs growing in the bracts and those prolifs either have scapes growing out of them or it's more branching forming. But the prolifs started growing first before the branching/scapes so I'm going with scapes


It's like a mini clump growing on the scape

I had this same thing years ago on a daylily "Plum Perfect" that I have since learned was never registered. I bought it as an All American Winner from 2003. I didn't know until this year that it is not registered. I was looking it up for stats and found that there is a new "Plum Perfect" registered by Maryotts this year. Mine is a 3.5" plum on a 24" scape. The second year I had it, I got 80 something prolifs off it. Some scapes had as many as 10 prolifs and they had blooms, too. I've never had another one!!!! It was like it put out all it's energy making babies and it never did it again.

Now, I wonder if it had the year before I bought it, had BAF used on it or something similar. Just a thought???

BARBARA WATTS Kirchhoff 2009


BOLD PRESENCE Smith-Harry P


BONIBRAE PRICKLY HEAT Matthie 2010


BRANTLEE PHILLIPS Townsend 2009


CELTIC BUTTERFLY Stamile-Pierce 2012


CUTTING LOOSE Pierce G 2012


DIXIE HIGHWAY Stamile 2007


EYE OF TRUTH Gossard 2011


GINNY MITCHELL Mitchell 2003


GOLDEN DESIRE Smith-Harry P 2012


IAN FLEMMING Trimmer 2010


INDIGO EDGE Smith-Harry P 2012


KING SOLOMON'S TREASURE Holmes M 2010


LILLIAN'S STOKE THE FIRE Manning 2010


MALCOLM DAVID BROOKER SR. Brooker 2007


MANDALAY BAY MUSIC Salter 2002


PINCHED PERFECTION Lambertson 2011


RAINBOWS IN HEAVEN Petit 2010


ROSSEN'S TIARA Smith-Harry P


SATELLITE DREAMS Devito 2011


SHAMROCK DEW Stamile 2009


SOUL CATCHER Petit 2012


SPACECOAST OJO ROJO Kinnebrew 2008


ULTIMATE FANTASY Abajian 2005


VIOLET BUTTERFLY Stamile 2010


WATERMELON TAFFY Salter 2005


WEB OF ILLUSION Stamile-Pierce 2012

Now for the kicker

JURASSIC FIESTA Stamile-Pierce fall 2011


It was raining the day it had it's first bloom so I don't know if it did it on that one. The hybridizer doesn't mention this so it may just be a one time thing.

Pinched Perfection and Satellite Dreams just made me drool. I love the pink cream together esp.

WOW! What a kicker! I love it!

OH---MY----GOSH!!! I've never ever never seen anything like this. That would probably cause me to fall on my face if I caught a glimps of it the first time. Michele that is awesome, even without the horns or tips or whatever they are called, it's fantastic!!

I was fixing to go to sleep. Now, I'm so hyped up looking at this bloom, it's --- well I can't think of a good word.

Looks positively -- JURASSIC!!!

THE KICKER IS COOL.

Briar Patch and Janet and Bill, Indigo Edge, and Lillian's
Stoke the Fire jump out at me.

Mona, I think this would be getting into the scultped cristate form if it did it all the time.

Wow. If you could put that with Michael's Sword you might get it in the babies.

I had several bloom for the first time today.
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Calico Poly (low poly %)


Texas Carnival Dance


Poly Parrot with the lake in the background


Four Eyes


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