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Blog 2015

The End

August 9, 2015  08:00

The end comes with Sandra Elizabeth. We may have perhaps missed a few but here we go. It has been an overall good year, well over 500 crosses and others done for test purposes. But it has been very dry.

	Sandra Elizabeth   The very late Stevens classic.
	H flava
	H multiflora This is a somewhat delicate plant. I have been moving them about and will try to get an optimum location.

 

Sunblock for Daylilies

August 2, 2015  08:00

We have been doing several spectrophotometric analyses of the various hybrids. That means in the visible bands from 400-700 um. But in the UV bands I also saw strong absorption. One would expect that because plants use the UV to create their nutrients. The two charts below are interesting:

 

Shows the UV bands. Note UVA, UVB, UVC.

 What is interesting is that I did a trial of H fulva Kwanso at direct, 30 min, 60 min, 90 min. The absorption did decrease but not much and then just stayed relatively constant. Not only a good absorber but great sunblock! Just rub smashed Kwanso all over! Trouble is pH is 2! A bit acidic.

Hot Hot Hot

July 29, 2015  08:00

The annual heat binge is on!

	Dancing with Sandra A late plant. Still waiting for Sandra Elizabeth
	Increased Complexity

 

On the Way Down

July 26, 2015  08:00

We see some hold outs but for the most part we have seen all buds out. Sandra Elizabeth has sent up buds and we await H fulva sempervirens.

	Madge Cayse A late double
	Doctor Jon
	Florham Whisper A sister to Maja's Tinkerbell, compare
	Autumn Minaret Some are 7' tall!
	Harlem Nocturne
	Spring Charms An old Wild

 

Some Spectra

July 22, 2015  08:00

We have also been doing spectra of various hybrids. The figure below is for H fulva Kwanso. Note the three peaks, one in the UV and two in visible. There is little absorption in the IR bands. I have tried to examine this for anthocyanins and have yet to be able to perform a separation.  Below the curve is the data from Harborne some sixty years ago.

Pigment	Peak Absorption (nm) Methanol-HCl	Peak Absorption (nm) Ethanol-HCl	AlCl3 shift
Hirsutidin	536.00	545.00	-
Malvidin	542.00	554.00	-
Petunidin	543.00	558.00	24.00
Delphinidin	546.00	557.00	23.00
Rosinidin	524.00	534.00	-
Peonidin	532.00	542.00	-
Cyanidin	535.00	545.00	18.00
Pelargonidin	520.00	530.00	-
Luteolinidin	493.00	503.00	52.00
Apigeninidin	476.00	483.00	-

I cannot yet sort the above out. It is worth comparing the peaks. Mine are at 530 nm and 568 nm. The 530 would be peonidin and the 568 is well above all of them. The lower band is at 350 nm which is UV. I suspect that this is where all the UV is obtained for the plant energy cycle. Yet this is a flower and not a leaf. The following is a single flower but at various concentrations (Hybrid Black Caesar).

I can understand Beer's law here. The Sample 1 is 3 g per 40 mL MeOH and then 5 gm, then 10 gm and then 13 gm. One sees an increasing absorption and perhaps a slight shift in peak. I then plotted the ratio of each sample to the preceding one shown below:

Slowly Going Back

July 22, 2015  08:00

We have had a spate of real heat but now it is back to reasonableness.

	Franz Halls A late old bi-color
	09.331 Always finding new ones
	Laura Harwood A real classic!
	Apache War Dance
	In the Flesh
	Florham Sunburst
	Yeldrin It came back, last year it was attacked by H fulva
	BJ McMillan
	Superchild
	Dewey Rockmore
	Foxes Lair
	Red Square
	Peter's Journey
	Fire Chief Nicholas
	Bella's Brightness
	Chicago Fire
	Classic Caper
	Woodside Commenrative
	Nova Lavender
	John Robert Biggs
	Betsy's Penumbra
	H hakunensis polypetal
	Apricot Peach
	Final Touch
	Jan Thompson
	Rachel's Hope

 

Reached Peak

July 18, 2015  08:00

We have reached the peak.

	H thunbergerii
	Doctor Jim
	Evening Rapture
	On Her Wedding Day
	Autumn Red A real old hybrid, 1940, and after 8 years it finally bloomed!
	Kellers Kingdom
	Coral Pink
	Lilting Lady
	Something Royal
	Kates Kisses
	Hidden Agenda
	Utopian Coastline
	09.136 Small cute bicolor
	These are H fulva roots of the invasive type, 3N. Note how the root shoots out and starts another plant. This is one good way to identify them.

We have been doing some detailed analysis on the plants using spectrophotometry.

The graph below compares H aurantiaca and H citrina. citrina allows anything above 400 nm

through and thus kind of looks like white light. Whereas aurantiaca lets red light only. Thus the

red looking flower. We are doing this for a large number of plants. Remember that

to get blue you have to get something down at low wavelengths!

Happy Bastille Day

July 14, 2015  08:00

So we just have rainy humid hot weather....it is July

	Susan Weber
	Longlesson Orchid Thief I like this one, just bloomed today
	Arrogant Bastard
	Ice Carnival
	H coreana
	H altissima
	Just the Two of Us
	Atlanta Royalty

 

More Guests and More Crosses

July 12, 2015  08:00

Second day of Open House and more guests and did more crosses.

	Taos
	Stack the Deck
	Josephine's Joy
	Holiday Delight
	Wine Bold
	Joan Elizabeth Haines
	Edge of Chaos
	Fancy Pansy A very old hybrid
	09.245 Interesting One good grower. Again did this six years ago!

 

Great Open House Day

July 11, 2015  08:00

We had a few guests and they all seemed to enjoy the garden.

The Garden is shown below where we have almost 1,000 hybrids and thousands of crosses:

 

 

	12.463 Really nice red lots of blossoms and height
	Doll Maker Small and not a great grower
	Red Reward
	Phyliss' Sparkles
	Windham Masquerade I really like the Windhams, great plants
	Wilson Spider
	Vanilla Candy An old Candy series
	Ellis Powell Has interesting form and using it with some crosses
	Big Bird
	Ruffled Apricot
	Baruch An older plant with great form
	Chicago Brave
	Chicago Catalyea
	White Temptation I have been working on some whites as well
	Carefree Ways
	Krakatoa Lava I like Primal Scream a bit better

 

Humid and Sunny

July 10, 2015  08:00

The Open House is Saturday and Sunday and we are now near peak. Notice as we go into the season the complexity of the flowers increase.

	12.515 This is one of mine. I like the color, contrast, size, height, and growth characteristics.
	Malaysian Monarch
	Joyous Judy
	Itza Ex Sixteen Never figured out the name.
	Bella's Great Red Star One of mine introduced this year. Great contrast and growth.
	Tall and Proud A great Apps plant
	Dauntless An old Stout
	Rajah Another old Stout
	Bella's Beauty One of my original tries. Too simple for now.
	Dawnbreaker
	Maja's Tinkerbell Great plant and looks better in daylight.
	Outrageous
	Catherine Woodbury
	Doctor Bill
	Duel Zone Does very well in NH but just manages here
	Princess Martina One of my hybrids, moved it to front this year and it grew to almost 5'
	Brillian Braeden
	Ed Brown This is a Stout winner but is one of the weakest plants we have!
	Pastel Classic
	Forsythe Katawba
	Intricate Eyes
	Rita's Sunrise
	Elevated Elegance

 

Humid and Sprinkles

July 8, 2015  08:00

The fulvas seem to be under control. I am also seeing flowers I had not seen in the past two years. Great buds on almost all.

	Prince of Midnight Had not seen this in past 3 years, plant is great just wonder what had happened.
	Cloverdale
	Siloam Ury Winniford This is a cute plant but horrible growth to it. I have tried to do many things but to no avail.
	Conspirators Oath
	Carrot Rouge Truffle
	Double Intrigue
	Double Sometimes Just that!

Hot and Humid Again

July 7, 2015  08:00

The humidity hits well over 70% and temps at 90F

	Lord Jeffrey Amherst
	Decatur Cherry Smash
	Scarlet Kettle
	Royal Frosting
	Itza Pink Teddy
	Royal Braid
	Persian Ruby
	Highland Lord
	Chicago Atlas
	Now and Zen

 

More and More

July 6, 2015  08:00

The blossoms keep coming on. There are still lots just waiting.

	Mephistopheles
	Tachibana
	Jean Swann
	Bozo
	Golden Glaze
	Royal Fantasy
	Try It
	Theron
	Fire Tree
	Vivacious Vivien One of my older bi-colors, a good bloomer
	Kris' Kindness
	Windham Orange Self This is almost 60" tall and has a trunk.
	09.433 This is also about 60" tall and fragrant.

 

Hot and Humid

July 5, 2015  08:00

The summer seems to be upon us!

	Pink Satin A very old hybrid and looks like H aurantiaca
	Bridgeton Born
	Terrence's Touch
	Red Stella
	Fly Catcher
	Prarie Blue Eyes
	Lavender Blush
	Cherry Cheeks
	H fulva Kwanso
	H hakunensis
	H aurantiaca
	Florham White Wonder
	Lovely Lady Lilah A 2015 intro, lavender double
	Phylis' Sparkles
	Countessa Cecile
	Francis Joiner
	American Folklore
	Blue Eyed Frog
	Black Caesar
	Brindlee Beauty
	Mummers Masquerade
	Condilla
	Nouveau Riche
	DD 649 One of my intros

 

Rainy 4th

July 4, 2015  08:00

The day has been a bit wet but not a total wipe out.

	Etched in Gold
	Allegory I moved this to the front to see if it looked any better. Lots of form but very messy.
	Green Spider   It has taken 6 years to bloom. There is some green in the throat but otherwise not worth the effort.
	Florham Wonderful Days One of my pastels.
	Florham Pink Pastel This presents very well. It takes time to get a style and technique.
	Windham Fool's Caress
	Decatur Dictator
	Wineberry Candy
	Aztec Princess
	Susquehanna Echo
	Maria Made Me
	H citrina
	12.630 Looks nice and big
	12.079 Nice but not unique

 

Blooming Nicely

July 3, 2015  08:00

The garden is coming along quite well. We have many new hybrids worth keeping and lots of strong blossoms. Keep following if you want to see what to expect.

	Happy Hilda This is one of my hybrids, a very attractive plant and it needs lots of sun and great soil. It is worth the effort.
	Bess Ross A real old classic
	Gus' Starburst One of mine, strong red color
	Allison's Design One of my minatures, lots of buds and branches
	Dallas Star A very sensitive plant, nice color but not great blooming
	Bridgeton Finesse
	Tammas
	Jog On A sometimes double
	Sea Hunt
	Bishop Gabriel
	Sara's Sweet Smile
	Nancy's Smile The above three are somewhat different but are all old hybrids when I started out in late 80s
	Savannah Seacrest Beauty
	Magic Dawn
	George Jetson A small bicolor with not great growth
	Shaka Zulu
	Flight of Fancy
	Seurat
	Scandinavian Sky
	Wild Horses This has taken years to bloom and only one scape. I have cared for this like a baby. Nice color but horrible strength!
	12.267 Nice lavender plant with good growth
	12.398 Nice color, good growth and petals look attractive
	09.433 A fantastic tall spider with fragrance! Over 5'
	09.093 Again a nice lavender

Coming on Strong

July 2, 2015  08:00

We have lots of flowers now and many new hybrids. It will be a productive season if we can keep the deer out.

	12.456 Interesting flower.
	Florham Pastel Glory
	Cosmic Struggle
	Chicago Apache
	Juniper Chase
	Isle of Capri
	Scarlett Sahara
	Harbor Gate
	Dottore Giuseppe This is one of my more recent one. Lots of complexity and very tall
	Fire of Fiji
	Jon Kirkland
	Florham Great Days An old one with little complexity
	Windham Bold and Beautiful
	Windham Caress
	Brother Edward
	Siloam Cousin Ethel Not really great
	Strutters Ball
	South Seas   I like this coral pink-orange color but have not been able to reproduce it.
	Alan Wild
	Blueberry Muffin A real short plant and needs to be in the front and then does well
	Primal Scream A real stand out

 

Heavy Rains

July 1, 2015  08:00

We are now in July but the rains have been coming and are heavy. Good for plants but bad for crossing, wet pollen!

	Satchmo
	Daniel's Delight An elegant large pastel bloom. Needs to be out on the edge.
	French Tudor
	Sunburst Mirth An old one with not much to display
	Ninja Storm I got this a few years back and it is just starting to really bloom.
	Open Hearth
	Indian Giver Needs lots of nurturing
	Yes A big yellow flower

 

Humidity Increasing

June 30, 2015  08:00

Well it is the end of June and 11 more days to Open House. Looks like a good year so far.

	09.135 Very nice lavender. May keep this one.
	Florham Orange Surprise One of my bi-color Tets
	08.135 Been watching this for a few years. It is a good grower and complex bi-color.
	Cyclamen Sunrise
	Mister Brown An old hybrid but good grower
	Love Gift
	Siloam Darrel Apps
	Better Rum
	Kindly Light
	Diana Grenfill
	Royal Kingdom
	Emerald Green
	Florham Paris Nights
	Bridgeton Instant Classic

 

Cool and Sunny

June 29, 2015  08:00

The buds are doing quite well. The new garden expansion will cover almost 0.25 acre of display.

	Chief Tecumseh
	09.117 A really interesting deep purple
	Tracy Bannister
	Velvet Beads
	Custard Candy
	Whoperee
	12.102 This is a very delicate flower.
	Mystical Rainbow
	Pink Slip A Kendig
	Sarah's Ruffles One of my first, somewhat straightforward red.
	Happy Apple A real old Wild plant

 

Heavy Rain

June 28, 2015  08:00

Just got out between rainfall. The pics show some rain drops but we had a dry April-May and have made up for it now. We are approaching 100 hybrid blooms and have 500 more as well as over 2,000 seedlings.

	Velvet Shadows A purple like Stella
	Ruby Spider This is from our NH site and it does not look like a spider
	Rus' Red Sox I think this was my fist some 20+ years ago. Lots of red flowers for a long time.
	Justin George An Apps miniature
	Kindly Kevin One of my new intros, complex colors and almost a spider.
	Magnificent Madeline A recent intro
	Sara's Surprise An old but very tall intro from early 90s
	Florham Peppermint Stick
	Merlin's Magic
	Decatur Apricot
	Dark Eyes My first hybrid from late 80s.
	Hyperion
	Increased Complexity

 

Light Rain

June 27, 2015  08:00

Today we have a bit of rain but the buds are doing well. Hopefully the July 11-12 Open House should be at or near peak.

	Karen Sue A Classic Bi color
	Commisar
	Cynthia Paige Platais A Good Rich Red
	09.201 I Like the complexity here but it is not that aggressive a grower.
	Nittany Mountain Summer An old Apps
	Court Troubador
	Hurdy Gurdy Man It has taken some time but it is a great plant
	Cool Twister The white spots are most likely from the rain. That is a problem with reds.
	Gilded Glory

 

Starting to Really Bloom

June 26, 2015  08:00

The plants are starting to bloom. We now have a great sign for the garden!

	Rhapsody in Time
	Agyris
	Windham Orange Glow
	Daring Dilemma
	Circe
	Rose Festival
	Judith
	Sugar Delight Yes the three look awful much alike!
	Galena Giltedge
	Courage to Change
	09.317 Mystical Rainbow X Bridgeton Instant Classic I have been watching this one. It is really good an may introduce it. Did the cross 6 years ago!
	10.074
	09.036 This is really nice and will watch it.

Warm and Sunny

June 25, 2015  08:00

The weather has been quite nice.

	Just About Dawn Nice eyezone and ruffled edges.
	Florham Lemon Zest Very tall, 5', and very fragrant with many branches and buds per branch. One of my early ones. Am using as a hybridizing source.
	Rapp Sure Song A New Intro
	Brocaded Gown
	Ginger Whip An old Wild plant that I kept.
	Mandalay Bay Music

Nice and Sunny

June 24, 2015  08:00

Today was just perfect, hot but reasonable. Still digging out fulvas. Must keep ahead of them.

	Jericho
	Destined to See I like the complexity on this one
	12.065 A 2012 cross with no real attributes. Will end up on the hill.

 

Hot and Muggy

June 23, 2015  08:00

We seem to be getting into classic summer weather, very hot, 90F+, and muggy. I am still fighting the H fulvas and am digging up any one that I find. So far I must have removed 50+ plants, the reproduce from a single cell!

	Roy Beaver
	French Pastry
	Miss Judy Lynn One of this years intros. Tall, about 48", large almost 8" across, many buds and branches. This is a real winner of a plant.
	Frosted Velvet
	Sara's Wink One of my first intros. Lots and lots of buds, great grower, good horticultural plant.
	Irish Whim An old Wild plant, just keep it because it is early and nice looking.

 

Getting Hot

June 22, 2015  08:00

Summer heat is arriving as well as blossoms.

	Scott's Red Cycle An early one with lots of red
	Bill Norris A classic old one
	Florham Peaches and Cream One of my earliest hybrids, a great grower and lots of blooms

 

Summer is Here

June 21, 2015  08:00

Summer is now official. Past week was heavy rain and now we have the heat again. Slowly coming out and we are actually a week ahead of last year on many. But still we have thousands of scapes.

	09.104 Lots of buds and branches but just a so-so flower. May use this as a base for crosses.
	Swap Shop A classic small bi-color. I have used this decades ago and may want to try again. I like the bi-colors and most hybridizers shy away from them.

Blooms Still Coming On

June 19, 2015  08:00

We are seeing more flowers but they are slow. There are thousands of great buds so hopefully we have a good season. I have also seen buds from my 2013 crosses which is surprising since they usually take longer.

	Orange Prelude
	Small Prize

Blooms Coming On

June 18, 2015  08:00

We are seeing more flowers. It has been wet and cool again.

	12.013 Cute small yellow cross
	H fulva The malignant trash evil whatever! I really hate them...I must let you really understand how I feel!
	Isolde Early deep red
	Early Bird Cardinal
	Mikado
	Marvelous Muriel One of my first crosses in the early 90s Good grower and have replanted it in better location

 

Starting to Bloom

June 10, 2015  08:00

We now are starting to see many buds and blooms. This is earlier than usual which is surprising due to cold winter. However we have redone the garden and many of old tall trees are gone and new ones are behind plants.

	09 027 Interesting hybrid. Cross between Orange Prelude, yet to bloom, and Kissimee. Short, branched good color and very early. Have been watching this one may use for crosses.
	Stella D'Oro

 

Another H minor

June 4, 2015  08:00

I obtained this H minor from Apps and it was allegedly from Siberia. Unlike my other H minor is has erect leaves, very thin but with a strong rib and it flowers more aggressively. It is branched and has bracts. It is fragrant and a light yellow. It is worth comparing the two. The other flops whereas the scape here is erect.

H minor

 

Another Stout

May 30, 2015  08:00

This is the second Stout to bloom. It is a week earlier than last year.

Buckeye An early Stout with one of the first eyezones.

Summer is Starting

May 20, 2015  08:00

The species are now out in bloom. Slow but certain.

	H minor This is the grass lily, leaves are thin and grass like as are the roots. The flower is a light yellow. It does not seem to cross that well and it also appears to bloom at night first like a H citrina
	H middendorfii This is a sessile like flower and no obvious branching, unlike minor above. It is a chrome yellow and you can see the difference.
	H dumortieri Here is a bud. The brown coloring is apparent and it will appear on the back side of the sepals.

First Bloom

May 14, 2015  08:00

The first bloom is Elfin as usual. It is two day later than last year. H., minor, flava, dumortierii and middendorfii are all in bud.

Elfin The early Stout. This is a very good grower worth having in any garden. Prolific seed producer as well.

 

First Bud

May 3, 2015  08:00

The first dud has appeared. It is the Elfin bud. We expect a bloom in about 10-14 days. This year looks about 2-5 days later than last.

 

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