Stolen Heart (Lee Pickles 2016) Photo by Paul K. Lewis
Sunset Drive (Future Paul K. Lewis intro)
Whenever we get around the holiday season I always think of the color red, and along those lines I was thinking about some of the best red daylilies of this past year. I really enjoy seeing what Lee Pickles has been doing in his hybridizing program and was very impressed with the seedling pictures he posted this year. Here is a sampling of some of the best ones below: (Thanks Lee)
Lee Pickles seedling 7059 (Camelot Red X Stolen Heart)
Lee Pickles seedling 7109 [Stolen Heart X (Camelot Red X Blazing Cannons)]
Lee Pickles seedling 7029 [(Seedling 2041 Stolen Heart X Barbara Mandrell) X (Seedling 5006 Marine's Hymm X Barbara Mandrell)]
Lee Pickles seedling 5025 (Camelot Red X Blazing Cannons)
Lee Pickles seedling 7044 [(Seedling 2041 Stolen Heart X Barbara Mandrell) X Velvet Throne)]
Lee Pickles seedling 7078 [(Seedling 2041 Stolen Heart X Barbara Mandrell) X Velvet Throne)]
I also really enjoy red daylilies from my friend, Dale Hensley down in South Carolina. Here are a couple below that I think are outstanding:
Sips of Sin (Dale Hensley) Photo by Paul K. Lewis
Heartless (Dale Hensley) Photo by Theresa Maris.
Heartless (Dale Hensley) Photo by Sheila Caldon.
Well, I really hope you enjoyed this holiday sampling of daylilies! Thanks to everyone who shared their pictures with me. Hoping that I can bring you a visit with my friend Dave Mussar with the next installment. Happy Holidays! (Lee Pickles web site can be found at Chattanoogadaylilies.com)
