MOLTEN MOON – Hunter-L. 2025An Unusual Form Crispate, ‘Molten Moon’ is from a packet of seeds that would have stayed in my refrigerator more years than I care to admit, if Luna hadn’t decided that she wanted to plant them in her seedling patch. Apparently she saw potential in this cross that I ignored. This …
HUNTER’S MOONLIGHT – Hunter-L. 2025When I have extra seeds, I offer them to my granddaughters, because they can only hybridize for the few days that they visit Illinois in the summer. Luna lives in a ‘brownstone walk up’ in Brooklyn, so doesn’t have access to her own patch of garden. At the end of the …
DRAGON FRUIT SWIRL – Hunter-A.C. 2025This is another plant that Aurora created using ‘Stack the Deck’. She had just turned 7 when she was out in the garden with me, dabbing away. ‘Dragon Fruit Swirl’ shares many characteristics with its half-sibling, ‘Cranberry Curls’. The petals and sepals have cream ribs and edges. Sepals curl back …
Cranberry Curls – Hunter-A.C. 2025A big flower, created by a little girl. Aurora was only 6 years old when she dabbed pollen on ‘Stack the Deck’. She chose a good flower to pollinate, even though it was likely just the bright bloom that attracted her. It proved to be a great parent, passing on its …
EVEREADY BUNNISOO – Hunter 2025This girl just keeps on goin’ and goin’. Know anybody like that? I dedicate this one to my dear friend, Sue Hill. When there is work to be done or someone needs help, no matter how tired or hurting she is, she just won’t sit down. Eveready Bunnisoo sent up rebloom …
GALINDA’S PETTICOAT – Hunter 2025The flower on this plant is very ‘girly’ looking, hence the reference to the Good Witch in ‘Wicked’. When she’s in full bloom, it’s a lot of pink! The pod parent, ‘Margo Reed Indeed’ is responsible for the ruffles, while ‘Adena Bounce’, gets credit for the branching. Neither of them is …
GINNY PEA’S PICK – Hunter 2025“Who is Ginny Pea?”, you ask. She’s the same hybridizer who walked through my garden in 2019, passed hundreds of pretty faces, and and stopped at a seedling that was blooming for its first time. Five years later I registered that seedling as ‘Prairie’s Edge Megan Leigh’, not because its …
STRIKE ZONE – Hunter-A.R. 2025The colors of this bloom are very striking, but that’s not where it got its name. This is another introduction by my granddaughter, Ava, who plays fast pitch softball in addition to tennis. Although she has played other positions, she is currently pitching, and I can imagine this flower as a …
AVA’S ACE – Hunter-A.R. 2025My granddaughter, Ava, got interested in hybridizing when she was 6. She was in the garden with me when I was putting labels on seedlings. Was she inspired by my beautiful flowers? No. When she found out that you get to name your creations yourself, she was sold! Eleven years later, …
PRAIRIE’S EDGE JOSHUA DAVID – Hunter 2025Yet 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 …