3 1/4” bloom, 29” tall
3-4 way branching / 17 buds
Diploid
Bloom season: Early-mid
Foliage: semi-evergreen
seedling x seedling
16D42
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RAIRIE’S EDGE JOSHUA DAVID – Hunter 2025
Yet another introduction chosen by my friend, Ellen, to honor one of her family members. Each time, she picks from a few seedling choices that I offer her, looking for one that seems appropriate for the person in mind. This time it is for her grandson, Josh. JD has a honey gold self with a raised rib and green throat. He is a small bagel form with folded back petals and sepals that are textured and have slight ruffling. Later in the day, the ruffles often lighten to a pale yellow.
The plant that Ellen chose is not one that I created myself, but rescued from a seedling bed at Northern Lights Daylilies that was due to be plowed under. The owners of this daylily farm have a ‘You Dig It’ sale every summer to rehome seedings from the oldest bed to make room for the next crop. This one caught Kathleen’s eye as I loaded it into the overflowing back of our SUV, but she acknowledged that “There’s only so much space, so we can’t keep them all.”
Apparently this little guy liked his new digs, because he grew from a little waif into a robust clump. He has good scape density, so is in bloom for a long time. I hybridized with him quite a bit this summer, and went outside the box with several of my choices. After I saw how successful my harvest was, I begged Kathleen for a guess of what his parentage might be. I got really excited about what those seeds might produce if she’s right about the genetics that are hiding in there behind that unassuming, cute little gold face. JD is fertile both ways.
$90 / double fan
