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| Paul K. Lewis seedling (Justin Torer X Gary Bewcyk) |
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| Tim Hobbs seedling |
The color purple.....in daylilies. Such a wonderful color. So many different types of purple daylilies as well. When I first started down my path of daylily hybridizing, I was lucky to have been guided by two of the biggest pioneers of the purple daylily in Steve Moldovan and Curt Hanson. Over the years I have never lost my love of the purple daylily and have found so many others that share the same passion. Here is a collection of purple daylilies broken down into categories for you to enjoy! Let's start with watermarks:
WATERMARKS:
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| Karol Emmerich seedling (Pray Without Ceasing X Ruler of Nations) |
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| Pray Without Ceasing (Karol Emmerich) Claudia Conway photo |
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| Every Knee Shall Bow (Karol Emmerich) |
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| Karol Emmerich seedling 26920 |
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| Dr. Frances S. Baker (Paul K. Lewis) |
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| Frank Harnichar (Paul K. Lewis) |
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| Justin Torer (Paul K. Lewis) |
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| Paul K. Lewis seedling (Justin Torer X Trouble in Paradise) |
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| Kindred Jewel (Guy Pierce) Patrick Guidry photo |
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| Rapture of Love (Hilliard Lawler) |
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| Phil Korth seedling (829-2 X Robe Of Righteousness) |
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| Mix of Magic (Guy Pierce) Photo by Bill Hurt |
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| Spoiler Alert (Dan Hansen) Photo by Matt Meadows |
PURPLE DAYLILIES WITH BLUE OR NEAR BLUE EYE ZONES:
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| Bluegrass Gospel (Theresa Maris) |
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| True Blue Scott (Linda Ferguson) |
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| Song of the Seas (Karol Emmerich) Photo by Jacob Henry |
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| Broken Chains (Karol Emmerich) Photo by Alexandria Khasianova |
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| Ruler of Nations (Karol Emmerich) |
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| Paul K. Lewis seedling (Bluegrass Memories X Broken Chains) |
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| I Got Blue Babe (Elaine Seifert) |
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| Joshua's Choice (Linda Ferguson) |
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| The Dream Society (Curt Hanson) Photo by Mary Baker |
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| Love is an Ocean (Eric Simpson) |
PURPLE PATTERNED DAYLILIES:
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| Karol Emmerich seedling 8417 |
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| The Bourne Identity (Paul K. Lewis future) |
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| Wizard's Potion (Jeff Salter) Photo by Patrick Guidry |
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| Steve Moldovan seedling S571 (Photo by Paul K. Lewis) |
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| Karol Emmerich seedling 9115 |
PURPLE TOOTHY DAYLILIES:
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| Miss Bella Kulpa (John Kulpa) |
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| John Kulpa seedling out of his Parker Raymond |
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| Black Wolf (Jamie Gossard) Photo by Alexandria Khasianova |
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| Snarling Wolf (Jamie Gossard) |
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| Judgement Day (Phil Korth) |
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| Shannara (Mike Holmes) |
PURPLE APPLIQUED DAYLILIES:
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| Josh Jaques seedling (diploid) |
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| Perplexing Plum (Guy Pierce) |
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| Death Star (Paul K. Lewis) |
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| Spacecoast Art Deco (John Kinnebrew) |
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| Carlene's Paint Brush (Claudia Conway) |
PURPLE SELFS:
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| Gary Bewcyk (Dan Hansen) Photo by Paul K. Lewis |
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| Purple Goliath (Gossard/Grace) Photo by Alexandria Khasianova |
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| Wine Country (Guy Pierce) Photo by Bill Hurt |
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| Joyous Night (Guy Pierce) |
I know there are so many more purple daylilies out there and no disrespect to any I didn't include. This is just a sampling of some of the great developments going on in the world of purple daylily hybridizing. Hope you all enjoyed it. Each photograph is the property of those who shared them and use without prior consent is prohibited. Looking forward to putting my next segment together, my annual Curt Hanson month of March segment. Spring is right around the corner. Temps are starting to moderate some. Stay tuned.
