Wow, those are some pretty seedlings! I love the ruffles on them. I can imagine that you can see that second one across the yard :)

Thanks! Glad you like them. The second seedling is a little top branched, but has great proportions. Makes a beautiful clump display. Also has some plant properties that make it somewhat unique and desirable.

These are a few of last summers seedlings that I'm looking forward to seeing. This next one is a 2 year old seedling. marg

This is a seedling I have been watching for 2 years now . Cant wait to see it this year Will probably register it soon if it does well this year.

signet

Very nice! I love the rich dark color. marg

Thanks for your comments Marg, here is another I am watching .....about as different from the one above as you can get I think

and one more

Signet

Nice seedlings everyone. Yes, taking two years to see a bloom is discouraging. I'm thinking of putting in a greenhouse so I can garden all year long.

Hi XoKientx , in Texas ( I am guessing Texas based on your GW handle ) or even Oklahoma, ( again guessing based on your GW handle) a greenhouse is usable all year long . Up here in the great white North ( and I do mean white this year) unless I run a woodstove 24/7 or install electric heating of some sort there would be no way of using it Through the winter , even now that we are in March there is 4.5 feet of snow and bitter bitter winter winds . We haven't seen much sun this winter either . Minus 30 daytime highs, colder with wind chill and even colder at night just doesn't allow for it . I wish it did.

Signet

Your seedlings are lovely. Since I'm partial to purple, I like the top one best. I have a small greenhouse and can't use it in winter, so I know how frustrating it is! I'm still experimenting with hybridizing. Do you ever plant directly outside in the fall? marg

Hi Signet, your guess is correct. Grew up in OK, moved to TX then moved back a couple of years ago. Big period of adjustment going from suburban zone 9a to rural 7a. Lots of new things to deal with here. On the positive side, I no longer have to deal with daylily rust but the progress from seed to bloom is disappointing; easily 2 - 3 years. My property lends itself to the Walipini type greenhouse which claims use year round in climates much colder than here. So I think that's what I will try.

I feel for you guys up north. My son was delayed in Columbus, OH this last weekend for a couple of days trying to get flights out. He showed me parking lots with snow piled up 12 feet high. I think I would move south!

Here's another pic of a yellow that I'm pleased with. It's out of FRED HAM, rust resistant, 6+ inch bloom and is doing pretty good up here so far. Made a nice clump the first season.

We have now gotten to the place in our hybridizing when we need to make some decisions as to what is going to be increased for introduction and what is going to be composted. Some of our seedlings have been blooming for 4 years. We plan to pour on the fertilizer this year in our observation beds to see how they will perform under better conditions. (Our soil here is poor and dry and we usually don't get the bud counts that cultivars are registered with.)

The first one is Ashwood Summer Sunshine X Cactus Blossom. We hope it settles in well after we moved it last fall. Also we are hoping for good increase. We think this one is a late bloomer too. We think this one could be a definite possibility for introductions, especially if it is a late variety.

Here's our brown one--Pat Garrity X Broaden Your Horizons. If you like
brown, it's a nice one but the bud count is probably too low. We almost threw it away last fall, but there is something about it that I like.

We have a very busy summer planned since we have over 200 seedlings in our observation bed plus another 3000+ in the regular seedling beds to observe. We planted 2500 last summer but we got them in late--some in September--so I hope most bloom this year.

Nancy

Nice seedlings Nancy. I especially like the purple with watermark and your brown eyed seedling.

Ed

Hoosier_Nan, really wonderful pics of some scrumbtious seedlings but I especially love your first pic and your brown dayliiy. I love an orange throat on a daylily, gives a whole different dimension to a daylily and is a welcome change from the always green throats that most daylilies have. Your brown seedling is just gorgeous and I cant believe you almost tossed it . I would definitely buy it if it was available on the market . Just unusual enough to really capture the eye!

Signet

Nice seedlings everyone! And it is discouraging waiting 2 years for them to bloom.

Sorry for lack of responses, it's midterm week at uni. ^^;;;

Great seedlings, thanks for sharing the pics. I am anxiously awaiting my very first seedling blooms, should hopefully be this year for many of the two-year-olds.

Gale

I hope so too. It's exciting seeing your first ones :)

One more seedling I've been working on. This one is out of a tet conversion of LITTLE ORANGE TEX, which is extremely rust resistant. Working to get a rounder form and more edge, while retaining the hot orange color. Hope to see the beautiful foliage and robust growth of its parent.

Evryone has worked hard and gotten great results. I am waiting to see what this season brings!

Sherry

Ed, I love the color of your Little Orange Tex seedling. Hope it has the bud count and disease-resistance you're looking for. Orange daylilies with a red eye are one of my favorites! Bob

Marg , I love your seedling with the big yellow throat that continues onto the petals and then just the edges of the petals are the purplish color ..How tall is it ? Also your 2 year old seedling is gorgeous I love the color and markings on that one however my first love always goes back to the tailored look and so your fourth pic of the soft taupey (is that a word?) pink bloom that is so tailored and clean looking is probably my favourite overall.

Signet

Thanks for the nice comments. The one with the large yellow throat is a Rose F. Kennedy X Radiation Biohazard seedling, I have about 6 of them. Only 2 or 3 have the big throat. That one is my best one but I'm not sure I'm keeping the others. I don't remember exactly how tall it is but all of them are between 25 and 28". The 2 yr. old seedling has changed the most this year. It is lighter in color than initially and it has grown taller, now about 27" with a 5-6" flower. Can't wait to see what it does this year! marg

This year I'm going to finally start hybridizing. I've been collecting daylilies since I was about 12 or 13 [around 1967-8] but never tried it.

Brad, once you start you'll be hooked. It's so exciting to see your first blooms.

I'm happy to see so many pretties. It's making me excited for the new season!

I forgot to add this one in my list of "being watched " seedlings. It has a huge bloom ......14 inches but grew on a short scape. It was right beside the path and when the dogs (4 mini schnauzers) launch themselves off the back porch and run hell bent for election down the path to the back gate, they take out everything in their path . It was the only bloom I got to see . Hoping it does better height wise this year. I think I will move it early to avoid the same thing happening this year.

Signet

Signet_gw,

Love it! And is it a dip??? (Know what you mean, my mom owns three mini dachshunds and my garden is at her place)

Hi Dragonflypond , to be honest I don't even know if it is a dip or a tet . All my carefully kept records don't mean much as the tags all heaved out of the ground when I planted the seeds. Some seedlings died so even the carefully kept records in my planting book cant confirm or deny who or what this plant might be . I have no idea how the big hybridizers do it (maybe they don't have to deal with frost ?) ....and so it is a total unknown . Didn't have the bloom long enough to set any pollen on it to see if it was a dip or a tet . Hopefully this year.

Signet

Wow, there are some nice seedlings here. Ed, all of yours are lovely. I think my favorite is the pale pink with the lovely green throat. Signet, that purple one is a beauty and Nancy, I love both your purple ones.

Here are a couple I've been watching.

Thanks Val, glad you liked them. The watermark eye on your rose red gives it a very nice look and the flatness of your cream colored seedling is great. I see why you're watching them. Good luck, Ed

Thanks Ed. The first one I'm especially happy with because it is fairly late and has lots of buds. The cream has great substance and also a pretty good bud count if I'm remembering correctly. Probably have it recorded somewhere. I have a couple of others, but since I can't use my online albums I'm having a lot of trouble finding things. Maybe later.

Val

Awe, that's a bummer. I live in sw Pa, and I usually keep my tags in till the deer come along. I switched my tags for my seedlings for that reason.

Val is your wide flat seedling really that green ? I absolutely love it .....so gorgeous! It Glows !

Signet

We have a lot of talented hybridizers in this group! Here are the ones I'm excited about seeing again this year.

Natalie Antoinette X Symphony of Praise - Will the bud count increase?

Into the Mystic X Symphony of Praise - Need increase in fans to intro.

My favorite seedling - will be dividing and planting in more sun. Needs better bud count to introduce.

Precious Candy seedling - Need fan increase to intro.

SYMPHONY OF PRAISE X HENRY LORRAINE

Hoping for enough fans to introduce.

Debra

Nice group of seedlings Debra. Good work.

This is a yellow seedling I've probably shown before, but have decided to register, just haven't decided on a name.

Nice seedlings! Very pretty indeedy :)

Nice one, Ed! How big is the flower, and how tall are the scapes?

It looks like I have enough fans on this tall dip UF to introduce later this year. The sepals always quill and at least two petals always cascade, all three in cooler temps. 7.5 inch bloom on 48 inch scapes. Eighteen to nineteen buds in its first season last year. Multiplies like crazy - going from four fans last year to at least 11 this year. I don't have a name for this one yet.

Shive , Now that's the kind of daylily I like ! Tall , uf and lots of movement in the petals . As for a name how about Prisilla's Purple Petticoats?

Signet

Ed , that is a scrumptious beauty! It is almost fluorescent ! Love it .

Signet

Nice purple seedling Debra. Pistil length looks short, so it should be nice and fertile.

My yellow is in a pot here, so scape height was not as good as it was in Texas. There it was around 28". Expect they will be higher here when I get it in the ground. Colors were much brighter up here with the cooler temps, which was nice. Bloom is over 6".

Thanks Signet, glad you like it.

Signet - Thanks for the comment and name suggestion!

Ed - The purple seedling is very fertile both ways - pollen is super strong. I thought your yellow looked like a whopper bloom.

Debra

My first seedlings are now 2 years, made it through the winter great and am expecting first blooms this year...am super excited....have 10 seedlings from this group. No idea what to expect.

I've about 40 from this last years started...again super happy.

Have a feeling it will be in the hundreds this coming year, what an incredibly addicting hobby....

tends to grow on you.........

Question about the process: lets say all things are equal--both daylilies to be used are fertile, etc. Will the one who has the pod or the one used to fertilize have more influence on the resulting seeding, or is this pretty random chance?

Completely random Brad.

I agree with Ed's answer.

Signet - In looking over these again, your cream with the purple patterned eyed grabbed me. Fabulous pattern in the eye and on the sepals. Hope that one does well for you.

Val - Your rose red with the watermark is very nice!

Debra

Debra, Signet and Val,

Took another look at the seedlings today.....You have some fabulous babies there! I hope everyone post pictures of all of these this season.

Sherry