I'm amazed that I've gotten mine first. For months now I've been getting magazines so late that on several occasions they came in the month after their publication date. Lucky me this time. I've spent the morning reading.
Fred, there is an article on Sculpted daylilies titled "Shapes of Distinction". They did a really good job of explaining and showing pictures of some of these daylilies. The only thing that they didn't define for me was the conversation we all had earlier about the percentage of the blooms that must be "Pleated, Cristate or Relief" to register as such. It's still a great article and again, the pictures in this journal are fantastic! They show a picture of one that has been on here. It's a seedling that is yellow with what I call Canary Feathers. From what I read, I'd think this will be Cristate. I can't find that seedling right now to say who's it is to save my neck. The say it's either Dan Robarts-Mike Derrow and I'm just not finding it.
The 2011 cultivar award winners are listed. this is another good article.
I also read "Daylily Genetics" but I must say that most of this is above my ability to comprehend. The jest of what I read is, it doesn't matter which way a cross is made from pod to pollen with any two daylilies. The end result is not that much different. This was on "Reciprocal Differences in Daylilies". I hope I got this one right because it makes the most sense to me. I got the point that "enviroment" plays a huge part in daylily growth and I think all of us agree on this one.
There's loads more, that I haven't gotten to yet. I hope ya'll get yours tomorrow. I look forward to our discussing this wonderful issue.
Blessings, Mona
