Claudia Conway seedling (Cosmic Odyssey X Barcode) WOW!
Ibrar Mumtaz seedling [(Seedling X New Paradigm) X Solar Blue Angel)]
Blue eyed daylilies are moving forward fast and have really taken some giant steps forward in recent years. I remember probably 10 years ago getting excited just to see some hint of blue in the eye, but now with color changing daylilies coming into the scene, I don't think we are as far away from a pure blue daylily as we used to be. It is an exciting time to be in daylilies. Elizabeth Salter has definitely been a pioneer of the modern blue eyed daylily having introduced Crystal Blue Persuasion and Blue Oasis some years ago. Hybridizers have converted those two daylilies to advance the tetraploid blue eyed daylily forward. Here's some of Elizabeth's most recent blue eyed intros:
Here's to you Bill Robinson (Elizabeth Salter 2019 introduction) Photo by Jamie Gossard.
Banishing the Dark (Elizabeth Salter) Photo by Patrick Guidry
Building on Tradition (Elizabeth Salter) Photo by Patrick Guidry
Bridge of Destiny (Elizabeth Salter) Photo by Patrick Guidry
Now here are some more blue eyed daylilies from various hybridizers:
Chad Bush diploid seedling. Awesome blue color!
William Marchant seedling [(Starman's quest X Rose F. Kennedy) X (Super Fancy Face X Kaleidoscopic Intrigue) X Justified ]
Desired Effect (Guy Pierce)
Cowboy Blues (Dan Trimmer) Photo by Patrick Guidry
Paul K. Lewis seedling out of Secretariat
Ultramarine Flycatcher (Luddy Lambertson) Photo by Paul K. Lewis
Linda Ferguson seedling
Theresa Maris seedling
Karol Emmerich seedling 19512
Veto (Townsend) Photo by Carol Sims
So many great blue eyed daylilies. Can't wait to see a lot of these hit the market. Some already have. All above photographs are the property of each person who shared, and use without prior consent is prohibited. We are kind of in between interviews right now so I'll wait and see who winds up being next. Hope you enjoyed this segment. Spring inches closer. Hang in there people.
