I am glad you posted here! I love Leda! And the rest of course I enjoy the apple scent of our purple splash, I have been working around her this week and it is so refreshing. And a perfect scent for the location. The apple orchard section of the garden (of course there is a peach and apricot there too. And persimmon and grape fruit and...)

Chris, It took it some time to settle in. I moved it early this spring so was surprised the blooms looked half way decent on it!. I'm sure glad you gave up on it and sent it to me cuz I sure love the pretty blooms and there are LOTS of buds on it now. Debra, Thank you! I sure wished my shots looked as good as yours...LOL! Your clump shot of Cret. Crunch has a lot more bite than mine, but I sure love it! It took a good two years settling time for it to show it's bite. Purple Side Effects was added to my garden last fall. I ordered Bass Gibson and Ruckus from Throughbred and Annette sent PSE as bonus! Purple Cheetah was added last fall as well. Jean, I would be happy to send you some banned in Boston once it cools down a little bit, email me through my page. Natanya, Adorable Tiger is even more striking in person, can't explain it, but this beauty is bright! I really LOVE IT! Candy Cane Dreams is another of my favorites. It seems to glow to me! Val, Thank you. Clarification has been a proven winner, the deer never seemed to eat it's buds....LOL Now that I have it within a protected fence, I plan to do some hybridizing with it. PSE is too new to comment. ELLIE....LOL...Does that mean that one will be on your list of wants for our spring trade list? Michelle, Thank you for looking, I sure enjoy seeing your beauties too! Been a long day folks, going to bed just before midnight for once! Nancy

Thanks everyone. The last two have been around several years and I don't really know what to do with them. I don't think they are distinctive enough to register, but as garden plants they perform way better than lots of my registered daylilies. What do the rest of you who hybridize do with plants like this. I've composted plenty of prettier faces because they had low bud counts or were crowded and top budded. The first two flowers I posted are first ever blooms so I'm hoping they improve. I'll post a picture of the wall when I get a chance. Val

Beautiful garden views, I especially like the last picture. Mardi Gras Parade is a pretty one, I have a row of those, they multiply so quickly. Love the green in Spider Miracle.