2020 Introductions by Prairie’s Edge Gardens, Carole G. Hunter
Meteor Shower – Hunter 2020 In 2012, Mike Huben, known for his small diploid rebloomers, spoke to my Chicagoland daylily club and treated some of us with packets of his extra seeds. Two resulting seedlings from my gift packet have proven to be great parents for me, producing several rebloomers with good branching and …
Heather’s Hope – Hunter 2020 HEATHER’S HOPE is a pretty plum purple with darker plum veins and a lighter raised rib. She has a slightly darker band above a small yellow throat and green heart. The petals and sepals have a fine white picotee edge. Tall and showy, HEATHER’S HOPE has good branching and substance. …
Stand The World On Its Ear – Hunter 2020 I am excited to introduce my first ‘official’ unusual form daylily. EAR is tall, well branched, and fun! It was difficult to decide which UF category to register it in, because sometimes the sepals quill or curl and sometimes the petals are quite pinched. It always …
You’ll Be Great – Hunter 2020 Full sibling to YOU’LL BE SWELL, YOU’LL BE GREAT is very showy in a clump. She is raspberry red with a green heart and gold throat. (2023 NOTE: Similar to her sibling, her color varies with the soil conditions, with clay soil giving a more saturated color) The tightly …
You’ll Be Swell – Hunter 2020 This brilliant orange and yellow bagel form is a 43″ tall show-off. The green heart expands to a yellow throat and yellow midribs that are slightly raised. Both the petals and sepals have lightly ruffled edges of the same hue. Slight ribbing on all the tepals adds textural interest. …