I don't know how many thousands of times over the years of talking and emailing with Curt we've had discussions about hybridizers and their programs. Curt would be the first to tell you that you should be proud of your hybridizing program... just as he is of his. We all follow our own vision when hybridizing, no one vision is more correct than another. Curt has been chasing his vision for 35+ years and built one of the most successful and forward thinking daylily programs in the world. His cultivars are always pushing what the daylily is capable of showing us whether it is in form, color or plant habit. He is always willing to talk and share information with daylily lovers, hybridizers and growers. A trip to visit during bloom season will never be forgotten, thousands of daylilies and many other rare plants all call Crintonic Gardens their home and the opportunity to talk with him in person.....once he's done hybridizing for the day and gets the anthers out of his mouth
....is priceless.
I can agree that some of the prices on the older introductions may be a bit high, but as the seller he has his reasons for that. As with any sellers offerings... you have the option to purchase or not. Personally, I can not imagine my garden without Hanson cultivars, a wild guess would put at least 200 of them here. It is the combination of beautiful distinctive flowers and the plant underneath that make them Hanson introductions and as Steve said, worth every penny.
Back before ATP became NGA we had plant weeks with related articles, tips and podcasts, I miss those days. In 2014 Curt Hanson was interviewed during Daylily Week by Dave. Here is a link to that podcast interview if you would like to hear it....
https://garden.org/ideas/view/...
