A DAYLILY-A-DAY FARM
We are pleased to offer the following Daylilies for Curt Turner
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2018 INTRODUCTIONS OF CURT TURNER
BLUEBERRY CHANTICLEER (Turner, C. '18) Dip. Dor. 45", Late, 4". Cock of the morning daylily walk, Blueberry Chanticleer struts its 32 building buds across well-spaced, 4-way, candelabra branching, missing only the vocal "doodle-doo." A cross of [America's First Peoples x (Blueberry Breakfast x sdlg)], and a full sib to Two If By Sea, Blueberry Chanticleer is a reverse bitone blueberry with a dark purple band, grape veining, white midribs, and a bright green throat, lightening its color into late afternoon. D14-127A [$20.00 DF] ~~~~~
MODELING AVA (Turner, C. '18) Dip. Dor. 38", Mid-Late, 4.5". Apple-blossom pink with a raspberry-veined band, white midribs springing from a yellow-into-green throat, and white-crested ruffling, Modeling Ava is named for a lovely grandniece (one of four) who will be off to graphic-design college this year. A cross of Inca Trumpeter X Kisses Dawn to Dusk, Modeling Ava exhibits three-way branching, fifteen buds, is fertile both ways and is apparently tasty as deer ate her first seed crop. D13-106 [$80.00 SF] ~~~~~
2017 INTRODUCTIONS OF CURT TURNER
*GERRYMANDER (Turner, C. '17) Tet, Dor, 37"; Mid; 6". Rowley, MA, where I live and hybridize, was partially encircled by a salamander-like, cartoon-lampooned, redistricting monster (see sketch in Wikipedia) by the allies of Governor Elbridge Gerry in 1812 to further the political fortunes of the then "Democratic-Republican Party" - sweet irony, and an irresistible name for this lovely magenta self with a greyed-chalk band encircling a gold throat around a small green center; and having a darker magenta outline, ribbing and midribs; and ruffled white and gold edging. Coloration is sun-fast but appearance varies with the extent of sun and shadow; Gerrymander is fertile both ways with 25 buds & 3-way branching. (T08-50) [(Mariska x Seedling) X Mary Alice Stokes] [$30.00 SF]
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GREYWOODS TURNER'S TOTEM (Turner/Wilkinson '17) Dip, Dor, 38", 7", Mid. An unusual sepal mimicry of the petal pattern highlights this crispate cultivar, displaying chocolate ice cream coloration during one time-of-day and temperature phase and a soapstone grey cast at other times. Leaping out of a green throat, starburst golden darts are outlined by purple-maroon arrow tips with maroon edging that extends to the tips of the petals and with all segments evidencing maroon midribs, Greywoods Turner's Totem averages 18 buds on spacious 3-way branching and is fertile both ways. (D06-312) [Apache Bandana X Reuther's Brown Spider (Unregistered)] [$30.00 DF ] *** PLEASE Order this Plant Directly from Greywood Farm *** Limited.
2016 INTRODUCTIONS
Akimbo: (Turner, C. '16) Tet, Dor, 46”, Midseason, 8”. Named for its confident, assertive posture, Akimbo has open-faced, recurved, maroon segments featuring black highlights along the midribs and sepal centers with a bright golden, six pointed, starred throat. With 14 buds and 2-3 way branching, Akimbo’s height, flower size and aggressive stance call attention to itself over a well-spaced bloom season. With its not-pictured first bloom being near-black in color and given its parentage, hybridizers should note its breeding potential. Vigorous and fertile both ways, Akimbo is a cross of Rolling Raven X Tet Fleishal's Black T12-15 [$80.00 SF]
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Franklin's Kite: (Turner, C. '16) Dip. Dor. 37", Midseason, 6". Capturing the other-worldly, electric intensity reminiscent of the feelings generated by my experiencing the indoor-lightning exhibit at Boston's Museum of Science as a teenager, Franklin's Kite crackles and glows as an amethyst self with darker lavender eye and a chalk-white patterned band punctuated by white-to-amethyst midrib bolts and appearing overall as a lavender explosion centered by a lime green throat. Fragrant & fertile both ways with two-way branching & 14 buds, Franklin's Kite is a cross of Frosted Amethyst X Chaotic Design.DX10-20 [$30.00 DF]
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Matrons of Honor: (Turner, C. '16) Tet, Dor, 39", Mid-Late, 6.5". Other than brides, maids-of-honor and bridesmaids seem to capture the most wedding attention. It is long overdue to salute the women-of-marriage likely to attend those who are marrying later in life, renewing vows, or remarrying. A cross of Free the Night X Journey of Magic, Matrons of Honor is a medium pink self with a rose band, a gold-into-green throat with white, through-the-band midribs, red veining, wavy beige-into-gold petal edging, and near-end sepal pleating. Re-blooming in northeastern Massachusetts, Matrons of Honor displays 22 buds on-four to-five way branching and is fertile both ways. TX13-5 [$20.00 DF]
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*SARA GOLDMAN (Turner ’16) Tet. Dor. 44” M 5” Lovingly named for a good friend, Sara Goldman is a cross of [[((Fooled Me X Desert Tan) X Seedling)) X Volunteer Fire Department] X Volunteer Fire Department]]. In comparison with the Stout Medal winner Fooled Me, Sara Goldman is 20” taller, more golden-orange than golden-yellow and has a deeper maroon eye with a larger bud count of 15 in it’s first bloom year. Apple green throat, deep green foliage and 2 branches. Fertile both ways. [$30.00 TF]
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*SPHERES OF AFFLUENCE (Turner ’16) Tet. Dor. 28” ML 5.5” A lovely royal grape self with a mirrored, banded outline of the traditional three-sphere pawnshop symbol of the Medici financial empire; outwardly radiating white-into-grape, raised midribs; silver-sliver edging; dark grape outer band & veining and a gold throat. 23 buds, 4 branches. Pollen fertile. (Digital Imagery X Crack of Dawn) [N/A in 2024]
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A Daylily-A-Day Farm
372 Wethersfield St.
Rowley, MA 01969-1641
978-948-7086
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