DALE HENSLEY
 

2007 DAYLILY INTRODUCTIONS

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RHONDA MAYES


RHONDA MAYES
(SEEDLING X WISH FULFILLMENT)
32" M DOR 6" TET

Ruffled, reddish purple with huge yellow-green throat. The blooms are very flat with wide petals. The edge is rimmed in gold. Three-way branching with 18 buds. Named for a good friend who chose this one to be her namesake.

$100.00 Double Fan



 

MONTEZUMA'S REVENGE


MONTEZUMA'S REVENGE
(ELVIN KING X TETRA WINGS OF CHANCE)
22" M SEV 6.5" TET

Golden yellow with rose eye. Robust plant with stocky scapes. Very pretty, flat-faced blooms with wide sepals and yellow-green thoat. Three-way branching with 15 or more buds. Long season of bloom. Fertile both ways.

$100.00 Double Fan



 
 

SOCO GAP


SOCO GAP
[TOURNAMENT OF ROSES X  (CAUSE FOR PAUSE x TAHLEQUAH FLAME)]
30" M DOR 5.5" TET

This is a hard color both to describe and to photograph. SOCO GAP is best described as a curry-orange with pomegranate overlay and yellow-green throat. Round, recurved blooms with wide, overlapped petals. Three-way branching with 18 buds. Outstanding plant habit! Fertile both ways, but pods are not easy.

Soco Gap is the gateway into the Cherokee Nation. It is truly a beautiful place.

$100.00 Double Fan



 
 
CHEROKEE SYLLABLE


CHEROKEE SYLLABLE
(SEEDLING X UP IN FLAMES)
28" M Fra SEV 5.5" TET

Bright orange-red with yellow-green throat and  elaborately ruffled edges. The color is excellent and it has just enough orange in it to be quite sunfast! Three-way branching and 22 buds. Fertile both ways.

$100.00 Double Fan



 
 

ETHAN COGGINS


ETHAN COGGINS
(TAHLEQUAH FLAME X SHERRY LANE CARR)
24" M Fra SEV 5 to 5.5" TET

Glowing orange with yellow midribs. Ruffled edges with a big yellow throat. Three way branching with 15 buds . Fertile both ways.

Named after my nephew who is a big fan of the Clemson Tigers 
and the color orange.

$75.00 Double Fan



 
 

FREEDOM PATRIOT


FREEDOM PATRIOT
(Sdlg X OUTBACK RED)
26" M  SEV 5.5" TET

Medium red with big yellow-green throat. 
Full-formed blossoms with wide petals and wide sepals. Ruffled edges trimmed in gold. Three to four-way branching with 20-25 buds.  Beautiful in the garden.  Fertile both ways and gives outstanding seedlings. 

$100.00 Double Fan



 

THEODORA KENNEDY


THEODORA KENNEDY
(CELEBRATION OF ANGELS X SEEDLING)
34" M Re SEV 5" TET

Creamy white with a purple eyezone surrounded by a distinctive, lighter outer purple band. The electric green throat really makes this flower "pop" and the ruffled edges are touched with gold.  Candelabra scapes with four-way branching and 24 buds. The scapes stand high above the low growing foliage. Fertile both ways.Very popular with garden visitors!

Named after  a wonderful lady who is a member of our local daylily club.

$75.00 Double Fan



 
 

LA VIDA LOCA


LA VIDA LOCA
(Sdlg X DESERT FLAME)
30" MLa Fra DOR 5.75" TET

Bright red with blue velvet sheen and yellow-green throat. Ruffled, full-formed blossoms with excellent color. The glowing color is sure to drive you wild - hence the name! Three-way branching with 18 buds.  Fertile both ways and gives outstanding seedlings.  Very popular with garden visitors and a personal favorite!

$100.00 Double Fan



 
REDBIRD MARY


REDBIRD MARY
(SPECIAL ALLURE X SDLG)
30" M Fra DOR 6" TET

Cardinal red with a bright yellow-green throat. 
Flat, full-formed blossoms with wide petals and wide sepals. The ruffled edges are trimmed in gold. This is one of my personal favorites and is a fabulous parent! Three to four-way branching with 22 buds. Fertile both ways. Very popular with garden visitors!

Named after a plant-loving friend of mine whose nickname is Redbird Mary.

$150.00 Double Fan



 
 

CHEROHALA


CHEROHALA
(SDLG X MISTER LUCKY)
20" M Re SEV 4.5" TET

Bright rose pink with red veining, bright red eye, and yellow-green throat. Prolific bloomer with three to four-way branching and 22 buds. A very pretty garden flower for the front of the border. Fertile both ways with dependable rebloom.

Cherohala is a beautiful place located between the Cherokee National Forest and the Nantahala National Forest.

$50.00 Double Fan



 
 

ARIEL BENJAMIN


ARIEL BENJAMIN
(SDLG X DOUBLY DELICIOUS DANDY)
28" M Fra DOR 5.5 to 6" TET

Peach, pink and yellow blend with lavender midribs and rose-red band surrounding the yellow-green throat. Fragrant peony-style blooms.  Three to four-way branching with 25-30 buds.  Fertile both ways. 

$100.00 Double Fan



 

EL SURENO


EL SURENO
(SDLG X FOREVER RED)
30" M SEV 5.5 to 6" TET

Blood red with blue overlay and triangular yellow-green throat, which spills out onto the petals. The color is excellent! Petal tips are recurved. Three to four-way branching with 18  buds. Fertile!

(Spanish lesson:  El Sureno means "the south" - which is where I'm from.)

$100.00 Double Fan



 
 

JOYCE PARRIS


JOYCE PARRIS
(SDLG X DOUBLY DELICIOUS DANDY)
30" M Fra SEV 5.75" TET

Cotton candy pink with yellow throat and small green heart. The fragrant blossoms are ruffled, creped and rimmed in silver-gold. JOYCE PARRIS is very pretty in a clump!  Three-way branching with 18  buds. Fertile both ways! 90% double this year, but in previous years the doubling was 100%.

Named after a friend of mine who loves double daylilies.

$100.00 Double Fan



 
BILTMORE STYLE


BILTMORE STYLE
[(DRAGON KING x SDLG) X DRAGON KING]
28" M Re Fra DOR 6.5" TET

Unique is the word here! A heavily ruffled wine-red flower with lighter watermark and huge chartreuse throat. The ruffling extends deep into the throat and as a bonus the edges are white! A hard dormant and the last to emerge here in the spring.Three-way branching with 18  buds. Fertile both ways and gives outstanding seedlings. Very popular with garden visitors!

$200.00 Single Fan



 
 

SEASON FINALE


SEASON FINALE
(SPECIAL ALLURE X SDLG)
36" MLa Fra DOR 6" TET

Bright red flower with gold-trimmed, ruffled edges and large yellow-green throat.  SEASON FINALE is a budbuilder with an extremely long bloom season.  It was still blooming on October 15th on the original scapes.  The final blooms were just as big as the first blooms of the season. Striking in the garden! Three-way branching with 25+ buds. Fertile both ways.

$100.00 Double Fan



 
 

WALTER'S TANGO


WALTER'S TANGO
(Unknown Parentage)
38" M  DOR 3.75" DIP

Bright, spidery orange crispate with bold red eye and small yellow-green throat. This flower was hybridized by Walter Marx during the 1950s and I feel it is still worthy of introduction in today's marketplace. Four to five-way branching with 22 or more buds. Fertile both ways. A striking addition to your collection.

Thank you Dan Trimmer for giving me this plant many years ago.

$50.00 Double Fan


 
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