Micropropagated Plants

These are daylilies cloned in a laboratory by means of tissue culture, using tiny pieces of the parent plant. Large numbers of plants can thus be produced very quickly. All very well in theory, but we have previously shunned them on the grounds that they are in some way inferior and not identical to the original. Such is the prevailing wisdom.

When a glossy catalogue arrived, however, I weakened and sent off an order. After all, they were offering top of the range plants at ridiculous prices!
I was informed that they were field grown, although I assume they must have been tissue cultured originally.

Our earlier prejudices have been partly disproved in that the plants are in no way inferior. Whether they are true to the original is a bit problematic. Most appear to be, others not quite. Photos in books and catalogues are not infallible, as they are usually taken in the USA and some flowers look quite different here.

Like it or not the market is being flooded with them, so the absolute bargain at your local Garden Center or Supermarket is almost certainly tissue cultured.

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Entries with a green background are new on the website for 2007.
Entries with a red background are out of stock.

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Chromosomes
Diploid	Tetraploid

Foliage
Dormant	Evergreen	Semi evergreen

When it flowers
Early season	Midseason	Late season

Bela Lugosi

Deep, burgundy purple with a greenish throat. Top of the class.

Height: 33"(84cm). Flower: 6"(15cm)

Price: £4

Creative Edge

Lavender mauve with a purple eye and a double edge; purple and then gold. Hot weather is needed to bring out the second edge.

Height: 23"(58cm). Flower: 6"(15cm)

Price: £4

Custard Candy

Absolutely identical to the one in my garden. Round cream yellow with a circular maroon eyezone. A super daylily. Stout Medal 1999.

Height: 24"(61cm). Flower: 4.25"(11cm)

Price: £3.50

David Kirchhoff

Ruffled, rich purple with a prominent gold edge.

Height: 26"(66cm). Flower: 5.5"(14cm)

Price: £4

Dream Legacy

This is a nice cream white with a wine red eyezone. A fine looking flower but lacking the picotee edge that it is supposed to have. However, some cultivars need a warmer climate to show their true colours and this could be one of them.

Height: 26"(66cm). Flower: 4.5"(11cm)

Price: £3.50

El Desperado

Mustard yellow with wine-purple eye and partial edge. This highly acclaimed daylily has won awards in both the U.S.A. and Europe.

Height: 28"(71cm). Flower: 4.25"(11cm)

Price: £3.50

Elegant Candy

A small flower with a big reputation. Pink with a narrow red triangular eyezone and green throat. My "original" seemed to have a bit more class but there's not much in it and this one seems to improve every year. Now we can't tell the difference!

Height: 25"(64"). Flower: 4.25"(11cm)

Price: £3.50

Space Coast Starburst

Lavender pink with a large yellow throat and a stunning gold edge.

Height: 25"(63cm). Flower: 6"(15cm)

Price: £4

Strawberry Fields Forever

Soft pink with a strawberry rose eyezone and green throat. The extravagant matching edging (seen in American photos) is barely apparent in our climate, as is often the case with Florida bred daylilies. Still, a very pretty flower.

Height: 26"(66cm). Flower: 4.5"(11cm)

Price: £3.50