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Blog 2014

The End is Near

August 25, 2014  08:00

The last hybrid, Sandra Elizabeth has bloomed. It signals the end of the season. The rebloomers are coming up and H fulva sempervirens is just about to flower.

Tough summer due to the fulvas. I had to double dig the front display garden eight inches and filled it with pearlite and compost. Hopefully that should help. Must also do the other gardens to exhume hidden fulva roots.

Interesting observation is that most of the species seem to keep the fulvas away whereas hybrids do not do so. Perhaps they have a chemical that signals them away. If so then perhaps it could be a repellant. Just a thought, too complex to do in the lab. Oh if I only had a dozen post-docs!

Sandra Elizabeth A Stevens hybrid

 

On The Way Down

August 10, 2014  08:00

The blooms are slowing now and we see lots of pods, good crosses.

	John Robert Biggs
	Prairie Blue Eyes
	Apache War Dance
	Dancing with Sandra
	Autumn Minaret
	Woodside Commerative
	Fire Chief Nicholas
	Nova Lavender
	Spring Charms
	Early Bird Cardinal
	Long Lesson Orchid Thief

 

Over the Peak

July 26, 2014  08:00

The peak seems to have been reached, about two weeks late.

	Foxes Lair
	Whoperee
	It's My Party
	American Folklore
	Bella's Brightness
	Just the Two of Us
	Tall and Proud
	Autumn Red
	Nona's Garnett Spider
	Florham Red Lantern
	Winning Ways
	Apricot Peach
	Florham Lemon Zest
	Constitution Island
	Big Bird
	BJ McMillan
	Happy Hilda
	Strutters Ball
	Final Touch
	Chicago Fire
	Carefree Ways

 

H fulvas and Attacks on Hybrids

July 21, 2014  08:00

The plant H fulva has a subspecies which is a triploid and is sterile. It is the common orange daylily and as one looks around each year this time and see them everywhere in the world one should remember that they are all the same plant! Yes, the one very same plant since they propagate only vegetatively.

Now they seem to attack weak hybrids. Let me explain.

Here is the root structure of what was at one time an attractive fertile hybrid. It is not totally invaded by H fulva, which managed to kill off the hybrid, I suspect it took 2 years to do that, and then sent out its runners to an adjacent hybrid.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These are some runners left behind. Even a little piece of this is capable of total regeneration. It is like glioblastoma multiforme or an ovarian cancer. Just one cell spreads out everywhere.

Now washing the roots one see the pathognomonic orange colored root and runner structures. One can see the attack on the former plant. The H fulvas seem to focus on certain hybrids. I have lost about a dozen so far to this attack. Species seem to be immune at least as of now.

Here is a closer look and the poor old hybrid, just gone! How did it die? Starved or consumed. It the plant a herbivore? That could be a first. Its behavior seems directed and its method of attack seem quite effective.

Here is an array of the above plant after it has been separated. There are some interesting questions here. I now know the what and how, I am still trying to figure out the why!

Specifically:

1. Why do the H fulvas target existing hybrids. The runners are almost directed to clusters of a hybrid which they then attach to, devour, and spread from there.

2. Is it a chemical attractant or random. My analysis seems to indicate it is targeted. I have now seen it on three dozen hybrids. However there are some on which there is nothing.

3. How can it be prevented? Good question since I believe just one H fulva cell, yes one cell, is enough to regenerate.

Interesting problem.

 

Starting to Get Hot

July 21, 2014  08:00

We are now seeing a hotter set of days and we still are about two weeks late.

	Classic Caper
	Halloween Cat This was one of the hybrids attacked by H fulva
	Malaysian Monarch
	DD 649 USS Albert W Grant
	Utopian Coastline
	On Her Wedding Day A great Apps plant
	Edge of Chaos
	Something Royal
	Princess Martina
	Superchild Even this was attacked by H fulvas but seemed to push them off.
	Florham Whisper
	Franz Halls
	Doll Maker
	Blueberry Muffin Real small and short and at the edge but not a winner
	Dewey Rockmore
	Isle of Capri
	Fly Catcher Very Attractive and good grower
	Madge Cayse
	Harlem Nocturne
	Nouveau Riche Managed to survive an H fulva attack well
	Wilson Spider ovely plant
	Wineberry Candy
	Jan Thompson
	Holiday Delight
	Coral Pink
	Bella's Great Red Star One of my recent ones and it really stands out
	H citrina
	H tunbergerii
	Lilting Lady
	White Temptation
	John Robert Biggs
	Susan Weber Deer ate it after it bloomed, got nose thru fence!
	Wine Bold
	Arrogant Bastard
	Joyous Judy
	Outrageous
	Royal Braid
	Forever in Time
	Pink Limeaide An old Wild plant.
	Brutus

Cool Day

July 17, 2014  08:00

Today looks like we will have some sun after 3"+ of rain.

	Statuesque An Old Tall Stout
	Desperado Love
	Windham Masquerade
	Krakatoa Lava
	Red Square
	Bridgeton Hoopla
	Lavender Blush
	Blue Eyed Frog Recovered this plant from an attack of a H fulva. There seems to be a set of hybrids which attract H fulva to surround and choke them off. This is about the tenth this year.
	Phyliss Sparkles
	Decatur Cherry Smash
	Rita's Sunrise
	Artic Snow
	Maria Made Me This was done by my granddaughter and it has deep purple edges to petals and sepals.
	Normal Lee Hennel
	Lord Jeffrey Amherst

 

Very Wet

July 16, 2014  08:00

It has been a strange season. Now it has been swampy with rain, so we have slow growth. About two weeks late still.

	Keller's Kingdom
	Magnificent Madeline
	Florham Pastel Glory
	Love Gift
	Florham Paris Nights
	Mallard
	Red Reward
	Velvet Beads
	Duel Zone
	Maria's Laugh
	Itza Ex Sixteen
	Josephine's Joy
	Sea Hunt
	Ellis Powell
	Harbor Light
	Tammas
	Eruption
	Double Intrigue
	Maja's Tinkerbelle
	Condilla
	Cloverdale
	Taos
	Stack the Deck
	Alison's Lovely
	Brother Edward
	Scarlett Kittle
	Mohan Butterfly
	Persian Ruby
	Dauntless
	Jog On
	Kris's Kindness
	Kate's Kisses
	Aztec Princess
	Now and Zen
	Bess Ross

Been Traveling

July 14, 2014  08:00

Spent time in New Hampshire, very slow there also.

	Daniel's Delight
	Doctor Jim
	Runaway Romance
	White Crinoline
	Royal Frosting
	Siloam Ury Winiford
	Better Rum
	Florham Wonderful Days
	Conspirators Oath
	Ice Carnival
	Pastel Classic
	Bridgeton Born
	Elonore Again this is most likely some poorly made hybrid
	Forsythe Catawba
	Carrot Rouge Truffle
	Halls Pink
	Vanilla Candy
	Brindlee Beauty
	Love Festival
	Mummers Masquerade
	Fire Tree
	Catherine Woodbury
	Chicago Catylea
	Vivacious Vivien
	Florham Peppermint Stick
	Flight of Fancy
	Court Troubador
	Black Caesar
	Lamplighter
	Midnight Special
	Florham White Wonder
	Florham Peach
	Tachibana
	Bozo
	Florham Wonderful Days
	Windham Fools Caress
	Francis Joiner
	Dallas Star A very poor grower here and in NH!
	Happy Apple
	H aurantiaca
	Hello Dolly
	Intricate Eyes
	Hidden Agenda
	Sara's Dreams
	Primal Scream
	Cherry Cheeks
	Florham Pink Pastel
	Florham Pink Pastel
	Countessa Cecile
	Brilliant Braeden
	Alan Wile
	Florham Pastel Classic
	Show Winner
	Alison's Design
	Susquehana Echo

 

Hot Again

July 8, 2014  08:00

It has been near 100F again as we enter mid July, yet we have still slow flowering here and hardly any in New Hampshire.

	Dawn Ballet
	Etched in Gold
	Evening Rapture
	Mephistopheles
	Jean Swan
	George Jetson
	Justin George
	Chicago Apache
	Nittany Mountain Summer
	American Belle
	Dawnbreaker
	Made to Order
	Bridgeton Finesse
	Purple D'Oro
	Elevated Elegance
	Kelly Potter
	Dark Star
	Florham Great Days
	Fire of Fiji
	Decatur Apricot
	Juniper Chase
	Pollo Grosso
	Galena Giltedge
	Bella's Beauty
	Sarah's Ruffles
	Florham Orange Surprise
	Border Beauty
	Dianah Grenfil
	Savanah Seacrest Beauty
	Royal Kingdom
	Velvet Shadows

 

Hurricane Arthur

July 4, 2014  08:00

It has been one of those rainy cool 4th of July and we worked out a few more tons of Fulvas. They remind me of glioma multiforms, those malignant brain tumors that just seep into the white and gray matter of the brain. But if you remove the hybrid and wash the roots clear you can identify the Fulvas and remove them. But like the gliomas they can restart with the smallest set of cells. Sorry for this analogy but it is the best I can do.

	Mandalay Bay Music
	Dark Eyes
	Decatur Dictator
	Darius
	Merlin's Magic
	Tracy Bannister
	Kindly Light Smashed by Arthur!
	Bill Norris
	Windham Bold and Beautiful
	Daring Dilemma
	Karen Sue
	Ginger Whip
	Hyperion
	Bridgeton Instant Classic

 

Fighting the Fulva

July 3, 2014  08:00

One of the worst problems I have had to face is the H fulva infestations. Somehow they have gotten into everything. One thing I noticed is that they seem to attack certain hybrids. Surrounding them and killing them off. I had to clear a large patch today just to save what was left. I suspect that I will have to remove and retill most of the plots.

	Shaka Zulu Nice but short and not too showy.
	Mister Brown 2 petals and 2 sepals!
	Gus' Star Burst
	Cynthia Paige Platais
	Mystical Rainbow
	Custard Candy
	Christmas Carol Another old Wild plant
	Sara's Surprise
	Satinique
	Agyris
	Siloam Darrel Apps Short and not very showy
	Commisar
	Magis Dawn
	Windham Orange Glow The Windhams are great plants.
	Cool Twister
	Cosmic Struggle Has potential but never really shows it.
	Pink Slip
	Holliday Happines
	Ninja Storm Really slow grower and short
	Rus' Red Sox One of my early ones, lots buds but spots.

 

Starting to Get Warm

July 1, 2014  08:00

We see more flowers but still 2 weeks late.

	Rus Red Sox One of my first, just replanted from NH
	Siloam Cousin Ethel
	Brocaded Gown
	French Pastry An old Wile
	Sugar Delight
	Yes
	Emerald Dream
	Courage to Change

 

Slow Slow Slow

June 30, 2014  08:00

We still see very slow blooms.

	Florham Orange Surprise
	New Perspective
	Rose Festival
	Frosted Velvet
	Increased Complexity
	Marvelous Muriel
	Gilded Glory

 

Still Slow

June 28, 2014  08:00

We are getting a few early ones every day.

	Scott's Red Cycle One of my early ones, lots of buds and good horticultural plant.
	Small Prize
	Circe A Stout
	Swap Shop An old bicolor
	Florham Peaches and Cream
	Hurdy Gurdy Man
	Orange Prelude Self This is interesting since I thought the plant was sterile. This is a tall and large flower but lighter in color.

 

Another Day

June 26, 2014  08:00

We are seeing very slow blooms.

	Sara's Wink
	Mikado Slightly wider than Buckeye
	American Revolution An old Wild Plant

 

Still Very Slow

June 25, 2014  08:00

We have few flowers at this time and hope that by Open Hose we have more. Remember we are available almost all July if you just let us know.

	Dutch Maid
	Irish Whim
	Isolde
	Red Stella

 

A Late Start

June 21, 2014  08:00

Summer begins and we have had a very late start.

	H minor
	H middendorfii buds
	H dumortieri
	H flava
	H fulva
	Buckeye
	Orange Prelude

 

First Bloom

May 17, 2014  08:00

The first bloom of Elfin was today, just 4 days later than last year. The pictures below show details:

	Elfin The old Stout early bloomer
	H dumortierii Note the brown edges of the buds. This will yield the brown back side of the sepals when they come out.
	H middendorfii Note the small thick bracts and all green buds.
	H minor Note the large bracts and the highly clustered buds. The bracts are the most distinctive character along with the grass like leaves.

 

Seed Counts

February 16, 2014  08:00

We have provided data on 2013 seed counts below. I plan to analyze this by peak temperature. I suspect that some days are just too hot to set seed.

Beginning

February 16, 2014  07:00

We have planted all seeds from our crosses in 2013 and they are coming up. However the snow is so deep that it is unlikely that we will be getting them to the green houses until late March. I suspect we may have late blooms since the temperatures have been quite low.