Saturday, February 19, 2022

The Color Purple

Paul K. Lewis seedling (Justin Torer X Gary Bewcyk)

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:

Karol Emmerich seedling (Pray Without Ceasing X Ruler of Nations)

Pray Without Ceasing (Karol Emmerich) Claudia Conway photo

Every Knee Shall Bow (Karol Emmerich)

Karol Emmerich seedling 26920

Dr. Frances S. Baker (Paul K. Lewis)

Frank Harnichar (Paul K. Lewis)

Justin Torer (Paul K. Lewis)

Paul K. Lewis seedling (Justin Torer X Trouble in Paradise)

Kindred Jewel (Guy Pierce) Patrick Guidry photo

Rapture of Love (Hilliard Lawler)

Phil Korth seedling (829-2 X Robe Of Righteousness)

Mix of Magic (Guy Pierce) Photo by Bill Hurt

Spoiler Alert (Dan Hansen) Photo by Matt Meadows

PURPLE DAYLILIES WITH BLUE OR NEAR BLUE EYE ZONES:

Bluegrass Gospel (Theresa Maris)

True Blue Scott (Linda Ferguson)

Song of the Seas (Karol Emmerich) Photo by Jacob Henry

Broken Chains (Karol Emmerich) Photo by Alexandria Khasianova

Ruler of Nations (Karol Emmerich)

Paul K. Lewis seedling (Bluegrass Memories X Broken Chains)

I Got Blue Babe (Elaine Seifert)

Joshua's Choice (Linda Ferguson)

The Dream Society (Curt Hanson) Photo by Mary Baker

Love is an Ocean (Eric Simpson)

PURPLE PATTERNED DAYLILIES:

Karol Emmerich seedling 8417

The Bourne Identity (Paul K. Lewis future)

Wizard's Potion (Jeff Salter) Photo by Patrick Guidry

Steve Moldovan seedling S571 (Photo by Paul K. Lewis)

Karol Emmerich seedling 9115

PURPLE TOOTHY DAYLILIES:

Miss Bella Kulpa (John Kulpa)

John Kulpa seedling out of his Parker Raymond

Black Wolf (Jamie Gossard) Photo by Alexandria Khasianova

Snarling Wolf (Jamie Gossard)

Judgement Day (Phil Korth)

Shannara (Mike Holmes)

PURPLE APPLIQUED DAYLILIES: 

Josh Jaques seedling (diploid)

Perplexing Plum (Guy Pierce)

Death Star (Paul K. Lewis)

Spacecoast Art Deco (John Kinnebrew)

Carlene's Paint Brush (Claudia Conway)

PURPLE SELFS:

Gary Bewcyk (Dan Hansen) Photo by Paul K. Lewis

Purple Goliath (Gossard/Grace) Photo by Alexandria Khasianova

Wine Country (Guy Pierce) Photo by Bill Hurt

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. 

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