Monday Marvel in the Seedling Bed

10 years ago

Very seldom do seed crosses produce what you hoped they would. This one - SHORES OF TIME x ROSY RHINO did.

Like its mama, it has a bottom petal that doesn't want to fully open and lay down flat until it's warmed in the sun awhile. This one had its ffo on the day I returned from my trip. Here's what it looked like after an intensely muggy 91 degree day.

Into the Mystic X Symphony of Praise is one of my best budded seedlings this year, 4-way branching with 24-26 buds per scape, and instant rebloom!

Here's a look at the blue and white part of the seedling bed:

Debra

Comments (17)

jkayd_il5
10 years ago
Shores of Time has always been one of my favorites but I think I like the Into the Mystic seedling the best. That big green throat gets me every time. I so enjoy your pictures so keep them coming.
avedon_gw
10 years ago
Number Two is my pick, it's lovely. Avedon
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newyorkrita
10 years ago
Very nice seedlings.
shive
Original Author
10 years ago
jkayd and Avedon - Good pick. That one has a nice bloom and an excellent plant under it.

Rita - Thanks for your feedback!

Debra
Julia WV (6b)
10 years ago
All nice Debra but Into the Mystic X Symphony of Praise is quite eye catching. I wonder where the colors are coming from since SOP is pink and ITM is a more off lavender (?) and neither appears to have those eye traits in the lineage.
The mysteries of daylilies ;-)

I have a couple of seedlings with SOP as the pollen parent but it was crossed with Laura Nyro.

Julia
organic_kitten
10 years ago
Debra, you have been showing some really nice seedlings this year. Clumps aren't fair to judge by since they just overwhelm you with repeated beauty. But that green throat gets me. I really like the color of the first one, and the blue and whit and white are delicate and lovely, but greedy me, I love that clump!
kay
shive
Original Author
10 years ago
Julia - Into the Mystic does have a violet lavender halo. I guess that color got passed on to the seedling. I never expected to get such a perfectly round seedling from that cross. It's like Forest Gump said, hybridizing is like a box of chocolates. You never know which one you're going to get.

Kay - Yes, it's hard not to be drawn to the multiple blooms. But I couldn't resist showing the flower placement on that scape.

Debra
maximus7116
10 years ago
Your orchid seedling is beautiful. If you can continue to breed the splotchiness out of Rosey Rhino, I think you'll have a winner!
mantis__oh
10 years ago
How did Symphony of Praise perform this year?
shive
Original Author
10 years ago
Mantis - Symphony of Praise just started blooming over the weekend. So far, so good. Bud count is not good this year because the burning bushes in back of SOP and several other daylilies have grown so large and are shading the daylilies for too many hours. I have trimmed the bushes now, but in May they did not get full sun when the scapes were forming.

Debra
nat4b
10 years ago
Oh you have blue & white seedling bed too!
All seedlings are beautiful and my favorite is the first one. How old is it?
shive
Original Author
10 years ago
Chris - I was really happy that the Shores of Time X Rosy Rhino baby looked as blemish free as it did. Nasty thrips were crawling all over the buds last night.

Debra
Nancy Barginear
10 years ago
You have some really fine seedlings. I can't decide which one I like best -- they are equallly lovely.

Nancy
houstmag
10 years ago
What a great group of seedlings my favorite has to be your Into the Mystic seedling I love the color.
Linda
marricgardens
10 years ago
I like all your seedlings but especially the first 2. My favorite of them has to be the first one though. Marg
Waitforspring
10 years ago
The Into the Mystic seedling is lovely and of course the plant habit really impresses me-- lots of flowers, but they aren't running into each other. You really have some great seedlings this year.
Val
shive
Original Author
10 years ago
Thanks everyone!

Nat - The first seedling is a two-year-old and a first-time bloomer. Because of last year's drought, it's still just one fan.

Debra