This light pink-cream with a bright rose-purple feathered eye is tall, well-branched (3-4 way) with lots of buds. It has an extended bloom season, and often reblooms. It is a CMO, open on cold mornings, and has good substance even late at night. It stands up through 90-100 degree days and rain. It is consistently showy and dependable. It is named after Jessie Cohen, a daylily friend who had a great garden and gave me much encouragement and support. It is a great pollen parent (but hard to set seeds as a pod parent), passing on the eye and great plant habits to many seedlings. Probably out of Flight of Orchids. ONLY 2 PLANTS TO SELL. Note from Jim - truly excellent parent, especially pollen. Makes branched kids.
Light yellow with green throat. The flower's face is dominated by a large blue-ish lavender eye ending in purple feathers. The plant has excellent branching (4 branches and 28 buds) Unusual Form Cascade.
Parentage: ((Unknown x Wild Chicken) x (Dragonflies in Flight x Cherry Peacock)
(Reed, 2021) 40" M 6.5" dormant diploid. Unusual Form: Cascade
This daylily puts out a ruffled palette of dreamy lavenders: lavender with rose veining, lighter cream-lavender ruffled edges, blue-lavender hint of an eye, leading to a grass-green throat. It is just pretty. It has 3-way branching with about 20 buds. Parentage: seedling x seedling. I just had to keep it..
(Reed 2022) 38" MLa 6" dormant, diploid; 4-way deep branching with
Bud count of 20.
This is a soft pink-lavender with a flat face presenting a lighter watermark edged with a purple line, and has a light green throat. Nice ruffling, substance, and pod fertility, plus good dark green foliage, add to this good garden grower. The pale-green/white throat extends into a watermark on the sepals; the petals have a more lavender band edged with purple.
(Dream Sequence x (Shenandoah Sunrise x Faulkner sdlg))
MAYA IMAGINATION is an intense Chinese red with lighter watermark and green throat, outstanding because of its height. 2 branches, 16 buds. It is an Unusual Form cascade. It is named after my second grand-daughter, born in Tidewater/Norfolk. (Tree Turtles x TNT). Fertile both ways, in short supply.
Rose-lavender petals with lighter ruffled edges; sepals a lighter lavender/pink-cream (bitone). The petals have a blue-ish purple watermark. The throat is light green, and there is a striking cream-white midrib on the petals. The overall appearance in the garden is of a white flower with a blue-purple long eye. It is gracefully recurved - Unusual Form Cascade. Named after my favorite daughter-in-law.
Another seedling from David Metzger, raised here at Woodhenge Gardens and selected for introduction! I am not currently locating the paperwork for parentage from five years ago, so it is registered as unknown, but it may be discovered eventually. The lovely large soft orange blooms are on tall 50" scapes. The petals pinch, and the ruffled sepals gently recurve. The color begins as an intense gold-orange in the throat, which blends into a softer orange with darker veins, and then lightens toward the outside edges of the petals. The lighter edges fade to almost white on hot days. The showy blooms are presented face-outward on the upright scapes. Pod fertile.
Grown from a brilliant cross made by David Metzger of Hanover, VA, this is a deep black-purple that is sunfast and has heavy substance. With 2-3 way branching and 14-16 buds, it is impressive with its huge blooms. There is a faint darker band that shows up in some weather, and a deep green throat. It has a velvety surface texture.
Pod and pollen fertile, this has been a fabulous parent for rich rose to purple colors for us.
A real spider, or "mosquito legged" daylily, I chose this one because of its deep loopy ruffles. Unlike the "shoe string" skinny spiders, this one has personality because of the ruffles. It is a pink-lavender, with a purple eye. Its skinniness makes it unusual among mine. It is a sib to VIRGINIA MOONSHINE, but a little shorter and a little less branching. It is easily fertile both ways.
Very tall, upright strong scapes with bright pink blooms that have white midribs; green throat fades to white, extending out almost halfway onto the petals and sepals. Tiny white line on the ruffled edges. There is a faint band of darker pink on the petals. Stunning background plant. Reblooms!
Parentage: ((Tree Turtles x Planet Max) x Cherry Peacock)
(Reed, 2024) 24" ERe 3.1" dormant diploid
Very small UF cascade, sometimes under 3” (mini) but usually just over. 4 branches, 24 buds, reblooms a number of times. Light mauve-lavender petals with darker veins and cream midribs; sepals are cream with variable amounts of mauve-lavender and sometimes stippled. Green to cream throat. All tepals recurved, sepals have tight ruffling. Pod/pollen fertile. Parentage: (Helicopter x Arterial Blood)
(Reed, 2021) 45” MRe 7” dormant, diploid Unusual Form cascade
Patterned bloom – lavender rose with heavily-ruffled edges that are distinctly lighter pink; the eye bleeds out from a green throat blending to pale cream and ending in a jagged bloody line on each petal. 3 branches and 10-12 buds but lots of scapes and rebloom. Makes many proliferations. Pod and pollen fertile. Parentage: (Up the Wazoo x ((Monacan Trail x Just Jessie) x Faukner seedling))
This unusual white has a very large bloom! The sepals are consistently rolled and pinched into “poles" or tubes, and it presents a flat face out showing a big green throat. It is out of (a Fred Benzinger seedling, BMLWHUF) x MONSTER MAGIC.
(Reed, 2024) 42" EM 6.5" diploid dormant M 1723
UF Cascade. Lavender cream bloom with large soft lavender eye edged in a small line of red-purple, and a lime-green throat. Excellent branching and bud count. The gently recurved bloom is softly ruffled. 5 way branching and 28 buds. Parentage unknown (actually I am sorry about that, but it happens).
(Reed, 2008) 34" MLa 6.5" dormant diploid This warm pink exotic is a variable unusual form it often cascades, and often becomes a pinched crispate unusual form. It is large, lush, full, and showy. It is very ruffled, with the yellow throat blending out into candy shades of cream, pink, and rose. There are darker edges on the sepals, lighter ruffles on the petals. It is has 2-3 way top branching with 14-16 buds. Luscious, it earned the garden name, "Pink Exotica". Fairy tale material.
Opal Road is the best of a large number of patterned seedlings from the cross of a Faulkner seedling with my Cherry Peacock. It is tall, dormant, and diploid, with a large bloom with good substance. Its outstanding characteristic though is the clean, clear colors. It is a clear near-white cream base color, and the patterned eyezone is sharply defined and ranges in color from cream to berry to rosy purple. Many layers of color appear, and the pattern can range from one concentric circle of cream to four. Even when less dramatic pattern is showing, it is gorgeous shades of color. It is a uf cascade-spatulate form. Pollen and pod fertile, it is a good parent. It has re-bloomed for us twice this fall, opening well in cold weather, and with extended bloom late into the evening. It has two branches and 14 buds. Parentage: (Faulkner seedling x Cherry Peacock) Supply is extremely limited.
Pure color is the main feature of this cultivar. The cool, blue-ish dark pink stands out in the garden like a beacon. Out of Crystalline Entity, it has a color value that is rare. The branching and bud count are not outstanding, but the large blooms and re-bloom make it a performer. Graceful, tightly ruffled blooms. Pod and pollen fertile.
(Reed, 2013) 45" M 6" dormant, diploid, extended bloom; Unusual form – Cascade
Rich grape purple recurves into a cascade, with a blue-ish lavender watermark and white midribs. Occasional color breaks add to the excitement! 3 branches and 30 buds. Pollen fertile. (Planet Max x Skinwalker)
(Reed, 2017) 38" EM 7.5" dormant, diploid, 3 branches - 21 buds (Flight of Orchids x Earth Jewels) UF - cascade.
Soft lavender cascade with large plum-purple eye bleeding out onto the petals, has a green throat.
This luscious exotic is plum-beautiful colors. Plumbum is the latin word for lead, and is the name of a duckling paperweight that has traveled around our family for 60 years, made by my father in 1939 in engineering grad school at U. Michigan!
(Reed, 2019) 34" EM 6.5" dor., dip. UF crispate-cascade
Peach-cream parchment with big dark black-purple feathered eye reaching far out on the segments with a tiny purple edge on ruffled petals. It usually has pinched sepals and curling, cascading petals. 3 branches and 12 buds. Stunning in the garden, and very important in our breeding program. It doesn’t show a pattern, but contributes to pattern breeding. Fertile both ways. Named after a physicist wizard in the DiscWorld series of Terry Pratchett. Parentage (Flight of Orchids x Pattern Maker)
M. Reed 2023 -Puzzle Pieces is a narrow patterned daylily that has been an important breeder for me. It is lavender-pink with a green throat, and the purple feathered eye contains a pattern with multiple cream-pink arrows extending out onto the narrow petals. The pattern is fairly consistent and the substance is good. The bloom is lightly ruffled.
36" EM Re 7.5" dormant diploid, Unusual Form-Cascade. 3 branches with 19 buds. I am using it to try to achieve a pattern that reaches the tips of the petals on a narrow cascade. Good rebloomer. Pod and pollen fertile.
Parentage: (Opal Road x Ponder Stibbons) Sibling to Thief of Time! There is little resemblance between the two, however.
M. Reed 2023 -Raspberry Fairy blooms are deeply ruffled raspberry red with a very green throat, held on tall, graceful branched scapes.
45" MLa Re 7.5" dormant diploid, Unusual Form crispate with good substance. 3 branches, 14 buds.
Looks like a richer-colored version of Garden Fairy. Has a slight watermark
Parentage: (Garden Fairy x Metzger's Purple Storm) This is a sibling to Rockfish River!
Clean cream-white background with a green throat and multi-colored eye blending bands of amethyst purple and rose-lavender like the reflections on a Crow's feathers. Graceful form (Unusual Form cascade) with ruffling. Excellent branching – 4 branches, 24 buds. Named for a bird-watcher's overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Unusual Form Cascade.
Parentage: (Seedling "late stippled cascade" x Cherry Peacock)
This will turn heads! It is a twisty rose red with green throat, lighter edges, and white midribs. An Unusual Form crispate, it has excellent substance and movement! 3 branches, 18 buds. Fertile both ways.
(Reed 2022) 36" MLaRe 7" dormant, diploid; UF-cascade, top branching
This is a large, deeply-ruffled Unusual Form cascade; pale creamy-yellow with darker purple band on the petals and a very green throat. It has been a garden favorite for years. Pod and pollen fertile.
Rockfish River is a deep, rich purple with a green throat blending to cream that reaches out onto the midribs. It has strong branched scapes and ruffled blooms at a medium height. 36" tall MLa Rebloom 7.5" bloom, dormant diploid. Unusual Form-crispate
3 branches with18 buds. Some rebloom. Pod and pollen fertile.
Parentage: (Garden Fairy x Metzger's Purple Storm). This is a sibling to Raspberry Fairy!
The Rockfish River is in Nelson County, Virginia and runs through the small rural town of Schuyler, home of the original "Walton's Mountain" family tv show, and a number of soapstone quarries.
(Reed, 2021) 36” MLa Re 6.5” dormant, diploid, Unusual Form cascade
Bright rose pink with a darker rose-red band, very green throat, and cream white midribs; bright contrasting color with heavy ruffling. 3-way branching, bud count 18. Pod and Pollen fertile. Named after our very active Border Collie, Millie.
Parentage: ((Grey Witch x Crabtree Falls) x (Metzger’s Purple Storm x Peacock Curls Heavenly Curls))
An early small gem on well-branched scapes. Soft pink lavender with feathery purple chevrons like gills, lighter ruffled edges, and green to white throat. Unusual Form cascade. (Flight of Orchids x Loch Ness Monster)
This wickedly ruffled and recurved bloom glows with a golden beach sand color, blending caramel tan, gold, and peach pink. Following in the footsteps of Brown Witch, Grey Witch, and Third Witch, Sand Witch has great plant habits and more graceful form. It has 3-way branching with lots of buds. It was planned to be white (see parentage - all whites) but sometimes one can't pass up the spell of the moment. It is out of (Margo Reed Indeed x Ice Water) x Scandinavia.
Probably should have been mid-late; blooms heavily into August (2016)
Complex stippled/blended cream-lavender with feathered purple eye and green throat. Sepals are a darker tone of lavender. This reverse bi-tone is a unique graceful, ruffled, Unusual Form. Good pod fertility.
((Chin Whiskers x Little Witching Hour) x Flight of Orchids) x (Cabernet Cabaret x (Military School x Faulkner sdlg))
(Reed, 2011) 45" EM 7.5" dormant, diploid, Unusual Form
This light purple cascade with a very green throat began in early June, and is finishing at the end of July (a bud builder!). A cool color, with diamond dusting, it recurves and cascades. 2-way branching with a bud count of about 20. Parentage unknown.
(Reed, 2024) 46" MLa 8" dormant diploid
UF Cascade. Purple! Rich Purple with a deeper dark eye flowing from an emerald-green throat on a large bloom. Bloom is gently cascading and tailored. Branching 3, bud count 14; lots of scapes. Parentage: (Eggplant Electricity x Monster Magic)
Rosy lavender with rose wine eye zone, gold cream throat feathering out onto the eye zone in rays. This tall, rather late daylily has great branching (4-way) and good bud count. It makes a stunning clump with the glowing throat and sunray pattern. It is out of FROZEN MERT X PLANET MAX. Pod and pollen fertile. Good parent!
(Reed, 2020) 36" EM 6" dormant, diploid; 3 branches, 21 buds;
Parentage: ((Military School x Faulkner sdlg) x Starlight Splash), patterned.
A soft cream-yellow to near-white bloom with a feathered raspberry eye consistently broken with a multi-colored pattern. This was chosen for its attractive pattern that is expressed as consistently as any in our variable weather conditions. It has a long season of bloom, good plant habits, and is pod and pollen fertile.
(Reed, 2017) 40" M 7.5" dormant, diploid, 3 branches-12 buds, ((Metzger's Purple Storm x (Peacock Curls x Cherry Peacock)) UF - crispate cascade.
Glowing ruby red with tiny white edge on sepals, and green throat that lightens into rose then red.
Out of purple and rose breeding, this has a cerise red color that has great intensity and purity.
Note from Jim: There is no clearer or brighter color in the garden than this flower. If you are looking for clarity, look no further.
(Reed, 2015)
52" M 6.5" dormant, diploid 2 branches, 16 buds Unusual Form - Cascade
(Sumerduck x Just Jessie)
Ruffled light cream/near white with rose eye extending out onto petals; cream midribs with a large green throat; very consistent recurved form, ruffled cascade. Pollen fertile, pods sometimes. Still in bloom in early August.
Reed, 2005 - 40' Mla 7"; dor.dip.ext. Big flat ruffled white with substance
SNOWBOARDING features white blooms that are large, ruffled, and fairly flat that show off well in the garden. This is a slow growing plant (we've waited a few years for enough stock to introduce) but it has great plant habits - good foliage, 3-way branching, and around 15-18 buds. Not nearly as recurved as GLACIAL EPOCH, each petal is shaped more like a snowboard. Good substance. Fertile
Reed, 2005 - 32" M 5" dor.dip. Cream white with violet eye, green throat, UF/pinched crispate
Another surprise from the Jack Carpenter seedling, this near-white little gem has a tiny violet eye, and lots of ruffles. Usually all 3 sepals crispate. 4-way branching. Named for the local soapstone quarries near here.
SOUTH POLE (Reed, 2016) 42” La 6” dormant, diploid, 3 branches 18 buds, UF cascade
Polar opposite to North Pole (with its large, stiff crispate form and white/green colors), South Pole is a graceful, ruffled cascade in soft creamy snow white. Light green throat shifts to cream yellow late in the day. Out of my SNOWBOARDING X NED’S CHOICE (Lovett). Pod and pollen fertile.
(Reed, 2019) 36" MLa 5.5" dor., dip., UF cascade
Complicated bloom is a blend of pink, rose, and cream, with stippling. It has lighter ruffled edges and watermark, and is a reverse bitone with darker rose sepals. Green throat. It has good substance, and is fertile both ways. Excellent branching!
4-way branching, budcount 24. Parentage is: (Soapstone Bubbles x Ocean Spirit).
Very early, this is one of the first light pinks to bloom (after BEFORE!). It has clear clean light pink color, and well-branched scapes. It is tall and large-flowered. Pod and pollen fertile.
Parentage: CRYSTALLINE ENTITY X MARGO REED INDEED.
Tall, stunning, and distinctive, this diploid appears to have a pink petal base, but it is really cream with tiny red stipples or dots. The eye is large and feathered, ruby red. It has a green throat. It has a garden presence that gets attention. Named after my father, it is out of (CASEY AT THE BAT X FOXY LOXY). Both pollen and pod fertile, it is a strong grower. Limited,
(Reed, 2024) 34” M 7” dormant diploid
UF Cascade. Cream with dark-veined lavender eye and green throat.
Gently ruffled and recurved, often laying back in a relaxed pose.
Parentage: (The Light Dawns x Opal Road) reblooms!
Rose-cream with darker rose ruffles. Bi-tone with darker sepals. Blush rose-purple long eye with sharp narrow white midrib and a slight pattern near the throat. 3 branches, 16 buds. Unusual Form Cascade.
Parentage: (((Sky Over Schuyler x Faulkner seedling) x Best Uncle) x (Opal Road x Ponder Stibbons))
