Northeast Gardening: Garden Photos '09 - #32, 1 by nutsfordaylily

nutsfordaylily wrote:
LH, most of my Mom's hybrids don't have high bud counts, though branching isn't bad. She was hybridizing back in the 90's, before bud counts really got high, and many of the cultivars she used were registered in the 70's and 80's. She did not have much money to get cutting edge DL's of the time, so she did what she could with what she had.

That cinnamon one is quite tall, about 3 1/2'-4' I'd say. And the flower is a good 6" or more. I will have to get the stats on it. I'd like to register it. Mulberry Crown (Moldovan '82) is the pod parent, but the pollen parent is unknown. It's rather crowded where it is now, so I have to separate it out and give it more room to multiply and grow to it's full potential. I'll give it a few more years of evaluation before I do anything, or maybe I will just keep as a bridge plant for breeding. It had good, sturdy scapes that don't lean at all. I don't like ones that lean.

I have a really pretty spider DL that leans too much, so I may get rid of it for that reason. It's called Nina Winegar. It's an old one by Bechtold 1950. Really needs to be staked. Here's a picture of it.

Karen