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"Andrew Ostrander" wrote in message
... From a local magazine, Manitoba Gardener, Summer 2004, p. 28: ...a new introduction by daylily hybridizer Ted Petit - recently sold for whopping $6,000 at a Canadian Hemerocallis Society auction in Niagara Falls to Dr. Larry Gooden and his wife Pat Keisel. Obviously thrilled with the plant, the couple promptly named it "Larry's Obsession". The photo show a beautiful flower, purple with white ruffled edge. Andrew One small correction. It was not "sold" for $6,000. They buyer only gets to name the daylily. My opinion is that Ted Petit should "give" a fan of that cultivar to the winner who will name it. The in question by Ted Petit is a trend setter. It is a near black [probably a very dark red or grape] with a white toothy edge. The tooth edge looks something like the old pinking scissors cut. Teeth are a new trend in daylilies. Everyone is trying to get a toothed edge that will be reliable and will show itself in all weather conditions. Since I am a cold climate grower I know the frustrations of buying a toothy edged daylily that shows its edge under the hot sun of Florida but rarely shows up here, even in the best of weather. Time and experience with that cultivar will tell if the edge will show up in every climate. Wil |
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-- "Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message ... On 7/22/04 2:32 PM, in article , "Wil" wrote: I've had the pleasure of meeting Ted Petit several times and hoisting a few beers with him. I suspect Ted gave the winner several fans. If you are looking for teeth Wil, have you seen Rogue from Melanie Mason? Cheryl No I have not seen that one of hers. I know she is a cold climate daylily hybridizer. I don't find a picture of it on her web site. Wil |
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If it were way more affordable than $6000 to buy the naming rights of a
new cultivar, I'd love to name a daylily "Monkey Dunky." The tragedy would be if like most cultivars it just vanished from production anywhere in the world shortly after being named & registered, & my precious Monkey Dunky would never be seen again. -paghat the ratgirl -- "Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher. "Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature. -from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers" Visit the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.paghat.com |
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If it were way more affordable than $6000 to buy the naming rights of a
new cultivar, I'd love to name a daylily "Monkey Dunky." The tragedy would be if like most cultivars it just vanished from production anywhere in the world shortly after being named & registered, & my precious Monkey Dunky would never be seen again. -paghat the ratgirl -- "Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher. "Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature. -from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers" Visit the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.paghat.com |
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On 7/22/04 3:47 PM, in article , "Wil"
wrote: "Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message ... On 7/22/04 2:32 PM, in article , "Wil" wrote: I've had the pleasure of meeting Ted Petit several times and hoisting a few beers with him. I suspect Ted gave the winner several fans. If you are looking for teeth Wil, have you seen Rogue from Melanie Mason? Cheryl No I have not seen that one of hers. I know she is a cold climate daylily hybridizer. I don't find a picture of it on her web site. Wil Here you go - it is even tooth-ier in person! http://www.daylilies.netheaven.com/rogue.html Cheryl |
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On 7/22/04 3:47 PM, in article , "Wil"
wrote: "Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message ... On 7/22/04 2:32 PM, in article , "Wil" wrote: I've had the pleasure of meeting Ted Petit several times and hoisting a few beers with him. I suspect Ted gave the winner several fans. If you are looking for teeth Wil, have you seen Rogue from Melanie Mason? Cheryl No I have not seen that one of hers. I know she is a cold climate daylily hybridizer. I don't find a picture of it on her web site. Wil Here you go - it is even tooth-ier in person! http://www.daylilies.netheaven.com/rogue.html Cheryl |
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"Karen" wrote in message
om... I agree. They are ugly. When did sickly and deseased looks become fashionable? It began with the tulip frenzy in Europe, whenever that was (1800s? Earlier?) |
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Cheryl Isaak expounded:
My DH is going to shoot you - I want Green Halo! That is a sweet one! I want veitchii. I had it, and lost it this past winter.....and had paid $45 for it (ouch!) -- Ann, Gardening in zone 6a Just south of Boston, MA ******************************** |
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On 7/21/04 1:06 PM, in article , "Cat"
wrote: In article , Frogleg wrote: On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 02:39:26 GMT, (Cat) wrote: Leaving aside the question of whether advertising in this group is a good thing, I have to say that these daylilies look... well - rather like dustcovers ; ?? The flowers don't look like book jackets to me at all. Did you mean dustmop? :-) Heh ; No - I'm thinking of the wretchedly ruffled victorian mostrosities that they used to put on -everything- to "keep the dust off" ; With some 50,000 hemerocallis cultivars, there's bound to be considerable straying from the original(?) orange ditch-lily. I thought they were rather interesting. Not $200 interesting, but if someone planted one in my yard, I wouldn't dig it up. :-) Heh. If I'm going to spend $200, I think I'd buy peonies ; http://www.pivoinescapano.com/ cheers! My DH is going to shoot you - I want Green Halo! Cheryl |
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"Bobby Baxter" wrote in message .com... http://franksmithdaylilies.com Moments ago we updated the Frank Smith Daylilies web site with his fall 2004 introductions. If you are interested in seeing some of the most sought after daylilies on this planet then you should take look. These are some remarkable beauties and many will be sold out within the next 48 hours and the $200 prices do not deter the diehard daylily fanatics. Enjoy, Bobby I actually like the daylillies but for $200 they better come into my house, clean it, mop the floors and do windows. Giselle (I like the daylillies I dig up free in the ditches) |
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In article , "Volfie"
wrote: "Bobby Baxter" wrote in message .com... http://franksmithdaylilies.com Moments ago we updated the Frank Smith Daylilies web site with his fall 2004 introductions. If you are interested in seeing some of the most sought after daylilies on this planet then you should take look. These are some remarkable beauties and many will be sold out within the next 48 hours and the $200 prices do not deter the diehard daylily fanatics. Enjoy, Bobby I actually like the daylillies but for $200 they better come into my house, clean it, mop the floors and do windows. Giselle (I like the daylillies I dig up free in the ditches) I felt the same way about the Grant Mitchell daffodil catalog. I mean, is there even a slightly lowered chance of getting some variety that tips over if you pay a fortune for one bulb? Not bloody likely. Are these pricy bulbs REALLY two-hundred times more beautiful than affordable daffodils? If they were we'd go blind at the very sight of 'em. If I was rich instead of poor would I not think twice about the price? I'd hope if I was in a money-blowing mood I'd think more about the needy (I mean, for the price of one bulb for my selfish self, I could buy a couple dozen really nice big perennials to give to destitute gardeners). -paghat the ratgirl -- "Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher. "Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature. -from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers" Visit the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.paghat.com |
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These are some remarkable beauties and many will be sold out within the next
48 hours and the $200 prices do not deter the diehard daylily fanatics. $200 for a daylily? Vey is mir. What are they made of? Iris, Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40 "If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming train." Robert Lowell (1917-1977) |
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