KATHY'S STORY

I am just a back-yard hybridizer and love the excitement of creating something unique. I love the hybridizing and growing part but not the selling part, so I was delighted that Laura was willing to handle that end. After all, daylilies do multiply and I need to find homes for my special ones. I want to make my registrations affordable to those who, like me, won't spend $100 for a daylily plant.

My first hybridizing effort took place late in the 2001 growing season. Oscie Whatley talked me into this by saying it was only the first year that you had to wait two years for the results of your efforts. His reasoning was that if you hybridized every year after that, every year you'd be seeing results. I made two crosses that first year. One produced nothing. The other produced three seedlings. One of those was my first registration.

Since 2001, my goals have become a little more focused, although I get side-tracked easily. I want to produce large (over 7") blooms which have great branching and budcount and have healthy, hardy plants for my USDA Hardiness Zone 5 area of Missouri.

In late July of 2018, a large tree fell across our back fence and into our yard. Since we back up to property owned by the City of O'Fallon, the head of Parks and Recreation came out to assess the damage to our fence. Being a horticulturist who grows daylilies himself, he couldn't help asking questions about all my daylilies. When he learned that I hybridized them, he suggested a video/interview of me and my work for our city's website. You can view the resulting YouTube video here.

KATHY'S INTRODUCTIONS ***********

******** 2024 ********

	Landon Land (2024) 28" Tall with a 4" blossom Early Mid Season, Dormant, Diploid 25 Buds and 4 branches, Reblooms (Janice Brown x Desdemona) Named for my great grandson. While registered as a single bloom, it often doubles on rebloom.		Linda in Pink (2024) 45" Tall with a 7" blossom Mid-Late Season, Dormant, Diploid 25 Buds and 3 branches, reblooms (Star Struck Cowboy x Just Jessie) Named for a sweet friend that left us too soon.
	On Account of Ryan (2024) 45" Tall with a 7" blossom Mid Season, Dormant, Diploid 25 Buds and 4 branches, reblooms and is a bud-builder. (Star Struck Cowboy x Just Jessie) Named for a grandson that passed his CPA exam recently.		Tall Gentle Jeff (2024) 45" Tall with a 7" blossom Mid-Late Season, Dormant, Diploid 25 Buds and 3 branches (Star Struck Cowboy x Betsy In Red) Named for a grandson that loves red.

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	Awesome Adam (2023) 28" Tall with a 5" blossom Early Mid Season, Dormant, Tetraploid 8 Buds and 2 branches, Reblooms (Duane Cookson x Get Jiggy) Named for my great grandson.		Classy Clara (2023) 28" Tall with a 4" blossom Early Mid Season, Dormant, Diploid 25 Buds and 4 branches, reblooms (Janice Brown x Desdemona) Named for my great granddaughter. Form varies from single, to having one or more extra petals, to being fully double.
	Glenn's Choice (2023) 40" Tall with a 6.5" blossom Mid Late Season, Dormant, Diploid 18 Buds and 4 branches, reblooms and is a bud-builder. (Star Struck Cowboy x Betsy In Red) Named for one of my sons.		Marti's Party Dress (2023) 38" Tall with a 7" blossom Mid-Late Season, Dormant, Diploid 25 Buds and 3 branches (Star Struck Cowboy x Just Jessie) Named for a friend.

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	Adrienne's Rainbow (2022) 48" Tall with a 7" blossom; UF Cascade Mid Late Season, Dormant, Diploid 40 Buds and 4 branches, Reblooms (Star Struck Cowboy x Just Jessie) Named for my sweet daughter-in-law. So many flowers! This one is not only a rebloomer, it's a bud builder AND it produces lots of blooming proliferations! Top it off with diamond dusting and fragrance!		Dan's Flame (2022) 28" Tall with a 7" blossom Early Mid Season, Dormant, Tetraploid 12 Buds and 2 branches, reblooms (Static Shock x Screamcicle) Named for my jovial husband. Orange with an orange-red washed eye and veining on petals and sepals. Crimped ruffling with orange-red edge. Petals are sometimes crimped.
	Gordy's Plum Crazy (2022) 38" Tall with a 7" blossom Mid Late Season, Dormant, Diploid 29 Buds and 3 branches, reblooms. (Star Struck Cowboy x Betsy In Red) Named for one of my sons. Deep burgundy with deeper plum washed eye over chartreuse to green star-shaped throat formed by midribs reaching out from the throat.		Menehune Magic (2022) 14" Tall with a 3.25" blossom Mid Season, Dormant, Diploid 12 Buds and 2 branches, Reblooms all season. (Elfin Energy x Siloam Fine Art) Menehunes are to native Hawaiians as Leprechans are to the Irish. Lavender pink with a darker patterned triangular eye above yellow to green throat.

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	Kilauea Puff (2021) 28" Tall with 3.25" blossom Mid-Season, Dormant, Diploid 3 branches, 16 buds (Double Joy x Siloam Double Classic) This reminds me of an active lava flow.		Peachy Katheleen (2021) 30" Tall with a 5.5" blossom MidLate Season, Dormant, Diploid 2 branches, 12 budcount Slightly fragrant, lots of scapes. (Ice Cream Dream x Frances Alicia) Named for a good gardening friend.
	Violet Eyelashes (2021) 28" Tall with a 5" blossom Mid Season, Dormant, Tetraploid 2 branches, 10 budcount, reblooms Sends up lots of scapes (Duane Cookson x Get Jiggy) This cross provided lots of good plants!

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	Consuelo Pilar (2020) 32" Tall with a 5.5" blossom Early Mid Season, Dormant, Tetraploid 18 Buds and 4 branches, Reblooms (Duane Cookson X Get Jiggy) Named for my good friend that lives in Bogota, Columbia. Her name means "Pillar of Strength". It's an unusual shade of red that is hard to photograph.		Jessica's Sunset (2020) 36" Tall with a 7.5" blossom Mid Late Season, Dormant, Tetraploid 20 Buds and 4 branches, reblooms (Static Shock X Screamcicle) Named for my granddaughter. Creamy orange with peach rose washed eye.
	Pickled Beets (Krattli, 2020) 42" Tall with a 7" blossom Mid Season, Dormant, Diploid Unusual Form 20 Buds and 4 branches, reblooms. (Heavenly Hula Dancer x (Redeemed Treasure x seedling)) The color reminds me of pickled beets. It has candelabra branching and really makes a statement.		Tom's Tall Tales (Krattli, 2020) Up to 65" Tall with a 6.5" blossom Early-Mid Season, Dormant, Diploid 25 Buds and 4 branches, Bud Builder. (Heavenly Hula Dancer x Flight of Orchids) Named for a teller of tall tales, Tom Hood. Rose-pink with burgundy washed eye. Candelabra branching.

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Amber Smiles (2019) 38" Tall with 7.5" blossom Early Mid-Season, Dormant, Diploid 3 branches, 28 buds, slight fragrance (Heavenly Hula Dancer x Flight of Orchids) Bud builder. Named for a granddaughter.

Cool Nicole (2019) 43" Tall with a 8" blossom Early Mid Season, Dormant, Diploid 4 branches, 24 Buds, Bud Builder (Heavenly Hula Dancer × Flight of Orchids) Every nonchalant bloom shows a different personality. Named for a granddaughter.

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	All About Mary (2018) 35" Tall with 7" blossom Mid-Season, Dormant, Diploid 3 branches, 16 buds, reblooms. (Kathy's Orchid Bouquet x Music Please) Named for several gardening friends named "Mary".		Michele Forever (2018) 38" Tall with a 8.5" blossom Mid Season, Dormant, Diploid 3 branches, 16 budcount and reblooms (Tylwyth Teg x Lake Norman Spider) x Lovely Pink Lady Named in memory of a good friend, beloved by everyone.
	Sara Lean and Tall (2018) 40" Tall with a 7.5" blossom Mid Season, Dormant, Diploid 3 branches, 20 budcount (Heavenly Hula Dancer x Flight of Orchids) Named for a good daylily friend.

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	Kalie's Komet (2017) 50" Tall with 7.5" blossom Early Mid-Season, Dormant, Diploid (Heavenly Hula Dancer X Remembering Jane) Thick scapes with candelabra branching. Bud builder. Named for new granddaughter.		Star Struck Cowboy (2017) 45" Tall with a 7" blossom Mid Season, Dormant, Diploid, Fragrant 30 Buds not counting blooming proliferations. (Heavenly Hula Dancer × Flight of Orchids) Blooms over a season; 14 weeks for me in 2017. Many proliferations, often with blooms!
	Summer Snow Cream (2017) 20" Tall with a 3.5" blossom Early Season, Dormant, Diploid Reblooms all summer. (Rosy Returns X Stella's Ruffled Fingers) Very white in cool temperatures, cream on warmer days.

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	Elfin Energy (2016) 14" Tall with 3.5" blossom Mid-Season, Dormant, Diploid (Rosy Returns X Stella's Ruffled Fingers) A continuous bloomer, sending up bloom scapes from Early thru Late season.		Ginna Juliana (2016) 36" Tall with a 6.5" blossom Mid Season, Dormant, Tetraploid Dependable instant rebloom (Duane Cookson X Get Jiggy) Makes a very bright showy clump. Named for my Colombian "adopted granddaughter".
	Handsome Cowboy (2016) 36" Tall with a 8" blossom Mid Season, Dormant, Diploid 28 Buds and 4 branches, Reblooms (Redeemed Treasure × Witch's Stick) A very masculine, velvety burgundy bloom.

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Josie's Posy (2015) 29" Tall with a 6" blossom Mid-Late Season, Dormant, Diploid Prolific bloomer, always double ((Ice Cream Dream X Frances Alicia) Named for an old high school classmate.

Mamalahlee (2015) 40" Tall with a 8" blossom Mid-Late Season, Dormant, Diploid 20 Buds and 3 branches ((Tylwyth Teg X Lake Norman Spider) X Lovely Pink Lady) Named for my good friend, Laura Hood (her "Grandma" name). Staggered scaping provides long bloom time. Color is very much affected by temperature, being much brighter pink in cooler weather.

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	Angie's Fancy (2014) 26" Tall with a 6" blossom Mid Season, Dormant, Diploid 24 Buds and 4 branches (Sdlg x (Gillian x Barbarian Princess)) Named for my daughter-in-law who loves purple. What makes this purple one so unique is that it has white streaking on the petals in cool temperatures.		Beve's Curls (2014) 35" Tall with a 7.5" blossom Mid Season, Dormant, Diploid 25 Buds and 5 branches ((Tylwyth Teg x Lake Norman Spider) x Rainbow Serpent) Sib to HEAVENLY HULA DANCER. Not as tall but with larger blooms and with the same candelabra branching. It really puts on a show! Named for my good friend, Beve.
	Frieda Marie (2014) 36" Tall with a 6.5" blossom Mid-Late Season, Dormant, Diploid 30 Buds and 4 to 5 branches. ((Tylweth Teg x Lake Norman Spider) x (Purple Oddity x Diabolique)) Another one whose color is affected by temperatures. In cooler temps it's a straw- berry red with a gold throat. In warmer temps it's a lighter rose pink with a lemon yellow throat. This one really puts on a show with so many blooms at one time. Named for my good friend, Frieda Alexander.		Veronica Louise (2014) 26" Tall with a 8" blossom Early-Mid Season, Dormant, Diploid 16 Buds and 3 branches ((Tylweth Teg x Lake Norman Spider) x Lovely Pink Lady) My neighbor, Veronica, fell in love with this one. It is beautiful!

******** 2013 ********

	Heavenly Hula Dancer (2013) Up to 60" Tall with a 7" blossom Early Mid Season, Dormant, Diploid 25 Buds and 5 branches ((Tylwyth Teg x Lake Norman Spider) x Rainbow Serpent) My most amazing achievement so far. The first year it bloomed I knew it was special. The blooms literally "danced" over my head! And being from Hawaii the name came easily.		Malika (2013) 36" Tall with a 7.5" blossom Mid Season, Dormant, Diploid 25 Buds and 4 branches (Redeemed Treasure × Skinwalker) I wanted to name MALIKA 'Spider Wannabe' but rules now say you can't use "spider" in the name if it doesn't qualify as a spider. But that's what it 'told me', the first time it bloomed! So I hope it's not too unhappy being named MALIKA.
	Wil's Chill (2013) 30" Tall with a 7.5" blossom Mid Season, Dormant, Diploid 20 Buds and 3 branches. (Redeemed Treasure × Witch's Stick) Named after my grandson. A teenager who is 'into' zombies and such, this was the perfect daylily for him to choose. Each bloom looks different and sometimes very strange in the way the petals and sepals twist and turn.

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Grandma's Sweetpea (2012) 28" Tall with a 7" blossom Mid-Late Season, Dormant, Diploid 16 Buds and 3 branches (Tylwyth Teg × Lake Norman Spider) I hadn't planned on registering this one, although I did love the bloom. Three-way branching and only 16 budcount! But my friend Lynn Kroemer insisted that I should, and she picked the name in honor of her granddaughter. When it won the Oscie Whatley seedling award at our AHS Region 11 Meeting, I had to register it!

Kathy's Orchid Bouquet (2012) 28" Tall with a 7" blossom Mid-Late Season, Dormant, Diploid, Reblooms 24 Buds and 4 branches (Heavenly Angel Ice X Redeemed Treasure) I've loved this one since the first time it bloomed, even though it had only a few blooms and they were way down in the foliage! But the flowers were exquisite so I decided to keep it another year. Since then it has really evolved, rising up out of the foliage, with candelabra branching and so many blooms at peak that it really does look like a bouquet.

******** 2011 ********

Remembering Jane (2011) 38" Tall with a 7.5" blossom Early-Mid Season, Semi-Evergreen, Diploid 24 Buds and 3 branches (Tylwyth Teg X (Lake Norman Spider X Pastel Rainbow Curls) Great substance and holds up to the heat. Named for a great daylily friend, Jane Saliaris, who liked this one.

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	Jerry McDaniel (2010) 30" Tall with a 7.25" blossom Mid Season, Dormant, Tetraploid 15 Buds and 3 branches (Full Grown X Corinthian Pink) Huge bloom on a nice healthy plant. Named for a friend who LOVES big blooms.		Mamie Lauck (2010) 36" Tall with a 6" blossom Mid Season, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid 15 Buds and 3 branches (Holiday Party X Pink Duality) Nice healthy plant that divides easily. Good in full sun, but happier with some afternoon shade. Named for a good friend.
	Mary Lou Farrow (2010) 24" Tall with a 6.5" blossom Early-Mid Season, Dormant, Tetraploid 24 Buds and 4 branches. (Corinthian Pink X (Charles Johnson X Full Grown)) Bud-Builder that will give 8 weeks of prolific bloom! When asked what name she'd like given to a daylily named after her, Mary replied, "Nobody would ever name a daylily after me!"		Mattie Jean (2010) 28" Tall with a 5.5" blossom Early-Mid Season, Dormant, Diploid 20 Buds and 4 branches (Ice Cream Dream X Frances Alicia) Named for a long-time good friend. Beautiful Bloom!

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Duane Cookson (2009) 30" Tall with a 7" blossom, Fragrant Early-Mid Season, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid 20 Buds and 3 branches with instant rebloom (Paper Butterfly X Intelligent Design) Heavily diamond-dusted, very fertile and sets pods easily. I love this daylily! Named for a good friend and fellow hybridizer.

******** 2008 ********

Pastel Rainbow Curls (2008) 38" Tall with a 8" blossom, Unusual Form Mid Season, Semi-Evergreen, Diploid 18 Buds and 4 branches. (Tylwyth Teg X Lake Norman Spider) This one told me its name the first time it opened! It is most colorful in cooler weather.

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Redeemed Treasure (2007) (Gossard/Krattli) 40" Tall with a 8" blossom Mid-Late Season, Semi-Evergreen, Diploid 30 Buds and 5 branches with instant rebloom (Tomorrow's Song X Kirsten's Corsage) Jamie was going to compost this one, but he allowed me to save it--hence the name.

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Frances Alicia (2006) 24" Tall with a 4.5" blossom, 99% Double Mid Season, Semi-Evergreen, Diploid 24 Buds and 5 branches (Double Joy X Siloam Double Classic) Better branching/budcount than SDC, with a slight fragrance. Named for my mother.