This morning I received a reply from G.H. Wild, it was very straight forward and honest, much more honest than some expected I think.
My e-mail
In the All Things Plants daylily forum the question has arisen about your potted newer variety daylilies. Some are asking if they may be Tissue Culture plants. The home page mentions these pots being the same size as the pots used for filed planting, can you describe how that process works? The home page also states that all plants are shipped blooming sized. I ordered plants back in March and they were certainly not blooming sized. They did grow into blooming sized plants and all but Awesome Blossom have bloomed already.
I will relay your response to the forum. Thank you in advance for your reply.
The reply I received:
Greg Jones <
[email protected]>
8:34 AM (1 hour ago)
1. Some are asking if they may be Tissue Culture plants. Some of these are divisions purchased directly from US hybridizers like Charles & Heidi Douglas at Brown’s Ferry and potted and some are propagated by tissue culture and field grown for 3 years in the Netherlands prior to be inspected and shipped here and then potted.
2. The home page mentions these pots being the same size as the pots used for field planting, can you describe how that process works? All of the plants are shipped in the spring/summer, potted and bloomed out. We then determine which varieties we want to grow for future years and which varieties we want to offer the next season. So we use the same size container for propagation as we do for sales.
3. The home page also states that all plants are shipped blooming sized. We also state in the catalog that all potted plants are 1 fan divisions. In a pot we get 95%+ to bloom the first year.
Greg Jones
Managing Partner
Gilbert H. Wild and Son LLC
2944 State Highway 37
Reeds, MO 64859
