LIAR’S POKER [Curt Turner – 2010] Dor. Tet. 34" LM 7-71/2" Frag. Vigorous, blooming second year from seed; pollen fertile; pod fertile with coaxing. True northern branching and bud count (seventeen buds on three-way terminal branching) as I don’t fertilize or water. LIAR’S POKER is a large rich plum-purple (RHS# 187B) with a wide lavender-blue chalk-eye watermark (RHS# 76B) comparing very favorably with others of this type with regard to size, dormancy, fragrance, vigor, color-value and clarity. A thin pale yellow/white edge matches the color of the throat transition zone from the chalk-eye to the green throat as well as the color of the sepal band. Adding to the enjoyment of special daylilies, and not usually commented upon, discerning observers will note the same full matching color-transition throughout the length of the stamen filaments and the pistil - especially visible in the above photograph. In certain lights, LIAR’S POKER exhibits a black haze and black highlights close to its ruffled edges. It has maroon veining and midribs which are bisected by a thin dark pencil-line. Blooms are held nicely above medium green foliage.

Intriguing, alluring, romantic and sensual, LIAR’S POKER bespeaks of a full moon, a late hour, a perfumed elbow, a clink of coins, an amber liquid in a short glass and a hint of cigar smoke on the night air. (Wild Blue Yonder x Self) [$70.00 SF]

Specializing in Hybridizing Cold Hardy Northern Daylilies and Unique Japanese Irises.

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