I think what Leslie is saying, she likes to see my seedlings so she doesn't make the same mistakes I make, and I have made a few over the years.
When I made the cross DARK AVENGER X ALDERSGATE two years ago I knew it was a stupid cross because Kathleen told me so, who would put a 16" spider on a 2.5" mini she asked? She even threatened to start hybridizing again if I couldn't stay focused and stop goofing off when I daub pollen. Well yesterday I brought her a 3" bloom from that seedling X EMERALD STARBURST thinking this would redeem her faith in my expertise of pollen daubing. Well that didn't happen and no one was impressed but myself. Other than the form, which I hope will get better than this first bloom, I thought it was a neat and different daylily. It has 4 distinct colors, brown, red, dark purple, and that large throat.
On to something else.
I did not show her this for some reason.
I have several with this type pattern and I hope
they get better when the nights are warmer.
DRAGONFLY DAWN X BUDDYS WILD AND WONDERFUL 7"
She didn't see this one either.
Did not even look up the cross.
This is a two year old I pulled last fall
(ELISA DALLAS X ORANGE GROVE)
X TAL OF GASCONE X SOUTHERN DAZZLE) 6.50"
LILLIAN'S DECEITFUL LIES X SEEDLING 153 6"
SMOOTH TALKER X SEEDLING 153 5" (forward flower)
EMERALD STARBURST X ALDERSGATE 8"
