2023 Parentage is (JUKE BOX X INDIGO DELIGHT). Scapes 20";Branches 4;Buds 16; Early Midseason; Rebloom; Bloom 3"; Nocturnal; Dormant ;Diploid Petals are clear, near white and nicely ruffled. A near cerulean blue eyezone with deeper blue veining is surrounded with an irregular deep purple pencil line. A deep purple picotee surrounds the petals and really sets off the color. A bright green throat extends onto the sepals. This has been a favorite of the many 'blue' toned eyezone daylilies I grow for its very clear coloration. It is a prolific pod setter, and pollen is good if collected the afternoon before the blooms open. I have some babies coming from it in the next couple of years, and am looking forward to more TEACUPS to share! Very limited!!

2023 Parentage is (LITTLE BLUE CALICO X NATURE'S BLUE WITCHES BREW). Scape 18"; Bloom 2"; Extended; Mid-late season;Rebloom; Branches 3; Buds12 and will bud build some years;Diploid; Fragrant. This has been one of my favorite minis for the past 4 years! It is a medium rose with a lavender-rose halo surrounded by a deep rose pencil band. The pale pink midribs extend into the green throat. There is a wide pale pink picotee edge on ruffled petals with deep red veining over the entire bloom. Sepals are a lighter coral infused rose, making this baby a bitone. This little flower has always reminded me of the rosy cheeks on my grandbabies faces, hence the name. When viewed in the shade, there is a lavender wash apparent over the entire bloom. This is unique, as least in my experience, and lends a new avenue for hybridization. TEACUP CHERRY CHEEKS is fertile both ways, but stamens open early, so I collect them the night before the bloom is to open to prevent the pollen granules from becoming wet.

(LITTLE WILDFLOWER X PENNY'S WORTH)F2; 1-1/2" blooms, 9" scape(or less), 2 branches, 6 buds, instant rebloom, Early, dormant. This little guy has been the cornerstone of my 'teacup' lines which have the smallest flowers and plant habits I have grown here. The plants could literally be grown in a teacup, or at least a coffee mug, they are so small. This little guy blooms double most of the time, but even the single blooms have a happy look to them. The plants are very hardy and healthy, taking almost no care to perform well. This little daylily makes a wonderful substitute to liriope as an edging plant that blooms often! Fertile both ways, the seeds are very tiny and care needs to be taken in growing them out. The rewards are wonderful, as I have even smaller seedlings coming along. Increases like rabbits, so I have almost clump size divisions.

If I never bloom another blue-eyed diploid, I could be satisfied with this one. From two plants of my own lines, this has the truest blue eye I have seen from daylilies coming out of the northern states. Most southern-bred blue-eyed diploids look pink here in Illinois, but this one looks just like the picture. The 4" bloom changes from day to day, sometimes the full form of Nature's Blue Waves, and at other times the UF look of its grandmother Oriental Eyes. The 28" scape has 4-5 perfectly spaced branches with 27 or better bud count. It is extremely pod fertile, and pollen is hot. Good clean foliage and winter hardiness make for a winner of a daylily.

Nature's Blue Witches Brew X (Seedling x Super Fancy Face);Blooms 4"; Scapes 20" with 4 branches and 16 buds; EM; Reb; Dormant; Fragrant. This little guy is one of the best breeders for 'blue' eyes I have had the pleasure of using. Besides that, it has near-perfect show scapes, and is very hardy in zone 5. The petals are pale pink with a large blue-lavender eyezone on petals and sepals which are surrounded by a deep purple pencil eyezone. Flowers are bi-tones, as the eyezone on the sepals is lighter than the petals. Very fertile both ways, will set nearly every pod, even under stress conditions. This daylily produces multitudes of seed per pod. I have sold quite a bit of seed on the Lily Auction from this plant under the seedling designation NBWB-EFF. Little Blue Calico does not make huge plants, but plants which are in scale with the blooms and scape height, making a gorgeous edging plant for the garden.

em re, 19" scape,4-1/4" bloom ,diploid; Lavender pink with lavender blue wavy pattern in the eye zone. 2005 registration, minimal plants released in 2007. Lineage is Ben Lee X sdlg. This plant has produced more patterned and 'ghost' eyes here than any other except for CONTRA DANCE. Nature’s Blue Waves will throw large flowers if bred to a large flowered plant. NOTE: this makes small plants but they are very vigorous, hardy with mulch in zone 5.

(2014) Nature's Little Quirk x Nature's Purple Butterfly A repeat of a cross made several years ago which yielded several good small flowered UF seedlings. This little guy is 4", on 5-way branched, 33" scapes. Lots going on with color and pattern here. Makes a beautiful clump. Extremely fertile, setting nearly every pod which are full of seed. Throws lots of different types of patterns; eyed and banded,bitones & bicolors, pattern eyes, blue eyes, etc. A lot of seed and seedlings have been released from this variety on the Lily Auction.

(Story 04) , 3-1/2” bloom, 22” scape, midseason, re, 2 branches, 16 buds, Sev. Diploid This little daylily has been my best breeder for patterned diploids, being a child of ORIENTAL EYES. It has so much going on in the bloom, from veining on the clear lavender petal, which flows into the white halo eye, the lighter lavender sepals, and the ruffled edges. Named for the Appalachian style of dancing which incorporates both square dancing and English line dancing, CONTRA DANCE is one beautiful little flower.

(Indian Giver x Lavender Blue Baby)X Nature's Morning Sun Bloom 4";Height 30";EM;RE;Branches 4;Buds 20;Sev;diploid; This is a full sister to my 2017 intro Child of Shadows, but has a different 'look' to it, a brighter color pattern and shorter scape. The color is deep violet with a lovely lavender/blue eye, a clean white picotee on the petals sets off the rich colors. The bright green throat bleeds into a white halo. Color holds well in rain and hot weather, and the flowers open easily here in zone 5. The petals very often will pinch, so this daylily could be used with UF form parents for some beautifully colored seedlings. Very hardy, I have not pampered this daylily at all, giving it only the leaves that fall on it as winter protection. Fertile both ways.

2013 Ghost Whispers x (Gizmo x N. Blue Waves) This is a cute little guy with an interesting color pattern. Blooms are about 3-3/4" on well branched 26" scapes with lots of buds. The color pattern is interesting as it incorporates both the 'ghost' markings of its pod parent GHOST WHISPERS, but also has the variegated blue eye of its pollen grandmother. Makes very small fans.

(2021) diploid (KINDERGARTEN CLOWN x NATURE'S BLUE WITCHES BREW) X BOOGIE WOOGIE BLUES,4" bloom;24" scape; 5-way branching; late midseason;Sev; REB; UF; I have grown this little guy for several years now and always marvel at its persistence and performance. The plants are extremely vigorous and hardy. Fans consistently produce two scapes per fan, and will rebloom immediately! The cute blooms are always sporting those tightly quilled sepals which make the flower much bigger than it looks. Blooms are light purple with heavily recurved petals covered with deep purple veins. Bright green throat blends into the pale lavender blue eyezone. The pale purple tightly quilled sepals make this little guy a bitone. This daylily is very fertile both ways. So, what do you think of my baby?

WRITTEN IN RED, 3” bloom, 18” scape, Sev Midseason with rebloom, Clear pink with a variegated rose red eye which is also continued on the sepals. A very green throat sets off the color. Makes a beautiful clump and edging. Fertile both ways.