2013 Introductions from CT Daylily

Binders Of Women

Howard 2013

(Photon Torpedo X Tet Skinwalker)
8"/45",MLa,Sev,Tet
3 way; 20 buds

UFo cascade. Tall lavender/purple blend with darker halo, pale mid-rib and large yellow-green throat.

Politicians have been known to say inane things, but this phrase from the 2012 presidential debates is one I thought should be memorialized. The exact phrase used was actually "binders full of women.” It is sad that the pay disparity between the genders even exists today. If you look at some of the all-male institutions that have gotten into so much trouble in recent years, I think we could use a few more females in charge. I'd say more but am trying to keep politics and daylilies separate — really.

This one is pollen fertile. Pods are difficult but not impossible. I have gotten some great selects from Curt Hanson's stuff and this tall imposing bloom has a wingspan of about 10" and a corresponding large surface area. Sold a lot of it the summer of 2015 at the Regional tour when it was looking good in the garden....$35

Incense And Peppermints

Howard 2013

(Stack The Deck X Candy Stripe Mountain)
7"/32",MLa,Dor,Dip
2 way, 18 buds

Light pink rose veined bud-builder Unusual form crispate-cascade with red halo, patterned eye, and green-yellow throat.

Long live the Strawberry Alarm Clock! The song they recorded Incense and Peppermints reached #1 on Billboard in 1967, a year I sort of remember. The psychedelic age was in full swing when Incense and Peppermints became popular. Some say the song refers to incense that was often burned to mask the smell of marijuana, and peppermints were used to mask the smoke on a person's breath. I
just liked the song.

Red patterns are rare. Dormant red patterns even more rare. Add in the 7" size and the consistent look that is not temperature-dependent and you can see the hybridizing potential. I will see some crosses next year with the Carpenter patterns. It can get a little unruly at times but that only adds to its appeal. $40/clump

Miss Mandi Mae

Howard 2013

(So Beautiful To Me X Shores Of Time)
6"/45",MLaRe,Dor,Tet
3-4 way; 18 buds

Rose pink blend with light midribs, yellow throat and green heart and gold edge. Fertile both ways. Named for our female Australian Sheperd who will be 10 in Jan 2013. I wanted to call her "Mandi" but was overruled. I love the color, height and instant rebloom on established plants...Disp

Waggle Dance

Howard 2013

(Spacecoast Sea Shells X Cobraskin Necktie)
5.25"/39", M, Sev, Tet
4 way; 23 buds

Fertile both ways. Multiplies rapidly.

Named for the dance that honeybees perform to advise their hive mates of a source of food — ain't nature grand?

Lavender with darker lavender halo, double edge of dark lavender and
gold, and an applique eyezone. When you cross two daylilies with good branching, you can get a seedling, or more, with good branching. Its sib Malala is a 2015 intro. Check out the clump image. Really like this one…$45

Yankee Pinstripes

Howard 2013

(Pink Stripes X Indian Giver)
5.5"/34"; EM, Dor, Dip
3 Way; 14 buds

Lavender broken color blend with darker segments, white striping and yellow throat. Fertile both ways. The best seedling I have seen out of Mike Derrow's Pink Stripes. Each bloom is a little different. OK — so the color is not quite the same as the uniforms of the Bronx Bombers, but it is close! Everyone asks about this one. My friend Bill Waldrop has converted this baby!....$75

Winner of an HM in 2018 and winner of the Munson patterned award in 2021,as well as an award of merit!