A HARD DAY'S STARRY NIGHT - MUSSAR 2018, 28" tall, 6" bloom, 14 buds, 3 way branching. Tet. SEV, Midseason bloomer. (Speckles x Drop Cloth). I have long liked the strong patterning and colour contrast this cultivar has to offer. The streaked pattern reminded me of a galaxy or constellation and led to the name. Pod and pollen fertile.
Aardvark in the Window (Clement, 2010)
height 44 inches (112 cm), bloom 6 inches (15 cm), season M, Dormant, Diploid, 20 buds, 4 branches, Unusual Form Crispate, Yellow bronze blend, green throat. (Cap and Bell × Happy Hopi)
Adventures, Love and Shenanigans (Howard-R., 2021)
height 38 inches (96 cm), bloom 6 inches (15 cm), season EM, Dormant, Tetraploid, 15 buds, 3 branches, Red with a very jagged gold edge, paler midribs, and green throat.. (Bass Gibson × Bee's Jonick)
ALICE IN LA LA LAND (Seifert, 2018)
height 46 in.(116 cm), bloom 8 in.(20 cm), season EM, Semi-Evergreen, Diploid, 16 buds, 2 branches, Unusual Form Spatulate, Rose red with darker red chevron eye and wide green throat.. (Kaleidoscopic Intrigue × Rose F. Kennedy)
Very pretty with somewhat twisty petals, so it has been hard to get a good picture. I don't remember fertility, but think it was somewhat reluctant to set pods.
Named for my friend Alice, who chose this whimsical name herself.
Alice's Bentley (Seifert, 2026)
Height: 38 in., Diameter: 9 in., Branches: 3, Buds: 29, Diploid, Semi-Evergreen, Early Midseason, Description: Medium purple with patterned eyezone and wide, chartreuse starburst throat. Parentage: (Alice in La La Land x Bentley Samuel)
I had to name this after my friend's vehicle which is NOT a Bentley, but she's as proud of it as if it was. A lot of hair-raising rides take place in it, but she might be too old to drive the INDY 500.
ALIEN DNA (Selman) 2009
(STAR OF INDIA X LIGHTER THAN AIR)
40" M Re DOR 6" TET
A rich lavender raspberry bi-tone with yellow applique throat and green heart. The petals have darker veins and ruffled edges. ALIEN DNA has tall, sturdy scapes with three to four-way branching and 26 buds. Very hardy with dependable rebloom. ALIEN DNA is an excellent parent and fertile both ways.
ALIEN FINGERPRINT (Selman) 2016
[CATCHER IN THE EYE X (ALIEN DNA x YES MAN)]
30" M SEV 5" TET
Flesh pink reverse bitone with darker pink eye over pink-speckled, yellow to green applique throat. It has a partial pink and wire gold picotee. Very hardy and fertile both ways with four-way branching and 18 or more buds. A great parent for both interesting and "speckled" appliques. This one will be leaving its "fingerprint" on future generations of ALIEN seedlings and introductions.
Alien Invasion (Korth-P.-Korth-L., 2017)
height 31 in.(78 cm), bloom 5.75 in.(14 cm), season EM, Dormant, Diploid, 25 buds, 5 branches, Burgundy with purple eye and large green throat, purple veins run into the eye.. (Search for Green Pastures × Cosmic Kaleidescope)
ALIEN ON THE RUN (Selman) 2018
{[ALIEN DNA x (STAR OF INDIA x LIGHTER THAN AIR)] X ORCHID WATERFALL}
36" EM DOR 7" TET
Pearly purple, rose-lavender, mulberry blend with darker veining and lighter sawtooth picotee edge over yellow to green appliqued throat. ALIEN ON THE RUN has sturdy scapes with three to four-way branching and 15 to 18 buds. Very hardy, fertile both ways and outstanding in a clump.
All of My Love to You (Rice-JA, 2008)
height 26in (66cm), bloom 5.5in (14.0cm), season M, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, 20 buds, 3 branches, Dark burgundy with gold edge above green throat. (unknown X unknown)
ALL OUR TOMORROWS - Seifert 2022, tet, Mre, 32", 6.5", 4 br, 28 bc, Sev.
(All Things to All Men x City of Refuge) Description: Lavender violet with wide periwinkle eyezone, vivid green throat, double edge of deep violet and periwinkle, and small, light yellow hooked teeth. This one has it all: plant habit, height, branching, rebloom and a beautiful bloom.
Very fertile both ways and producing nice seedlings.
ALL THAT SASS - Seifert 2015, dip, 26", 7", sev, MLre, 100% double. 2 branches, 12 buds. (Pink Peppermint X Sweeping Shadows)Orange throat radiating outward with frilled peach petals and pink tipped segments.When looking for a name, I thought this looked like ruffles with attitude! Fertility unknown because I don't think I have tried to use it. It is a reliable rebloomer here and always double.
All Things Made New (Emmerich, 2020)
height 33 inches (84 cm), bloom 5.5 inches (13 cm), season M, Rebloom, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, Fragrant, 18 buds, 4 branches, Grape cranberry with icy lavender eye, icy lavender plus ivory white edge, and yellow to green throat.. (All Things to All Men × Bluegrass Memories)
Alpha and Omega (Emmerich, 2012)
height 28in (71cm), bloom 5in (12.5cm), season M, Rebloom, Dormant, Tetraploid, Fragrant, 18 buds, 4 branches, Dark pink lavender with a purple eye and lavender feathers, triple edge of grape, lavender and ivory, green throat. (Inscribed on My Heart × (Storm Shelter × Jane Trimmer))
ANGELIC VOICE - (Simpson-E. 2017)
(Texas Blue Eyes x In Stitches)
27″ M Sev 6″ Fra TET Re
The exquisite blooms of Angelic Voice are rose-lavender with a large, etched milky lavender eye and a ruffled triple edge of purple, milky lavender and gold over a yellow to green throat. The scapes have three-four way branching and 16-22 buds with reliable rebloom. A wonderful parent with many exciting kids under evaluation. Extremely fertile both ways.
Angels Sing Softly (Simpson-E., 2021)
height 26 inches (66 cm), bloom 5.5 inches (13 cm), season M, Dormant, Tetraploid, Fragrant, 18 buds, 3 branches, White cream with glowing lilac blue eye etched purple and matching ruffled edge of purple and lilac blue over yellow to green throat.. (Angel on a Cloud × Angelic Voice)
Ann Marie Kulpa (Kulpa, 2019)
height 30 inches (76 cm), bloom 6 inches (15 cm), season MLa, Dormant, Tetraploid, 15 buds, 2 branches, Purple bitone with light purple watermark above a wide, green yellow throat, petals and sepals edged with white yellow tendrils and teeth.. (Cheryl Mae Taylor × unknown)
Anything for Love (Michaels, 2013)
height 39in (99cm), bloom 7.5in (19.0cm), season M, Dormant, Tetraploid, 20 buds, 3 branches, Warm deep pink with cool pink eye and cream midribs over yellow to green throat. (Swallow Tail Kite × Maquis Condor)
Ashwood Bloom with a View (Norris-R., 2017)
height 39 inches (99 cm), bloom 5.25 inches (13 cm), season M, Semi-Evergreen, Diploid, 28 buds, 4 branches, Yellow with three-eighths inch, very green spots in the throat. (Last Midnight × Substantial Evidence)
(Ansari 2016) D1243B (Rings of Wonder x Intimate Moment; same pod as One Night Pollination)Tet, ERe, Sev, 26" scape, 5.5" pale yellow flowers with chevrons and rings of plum and blue-lavender, around a yellow to green throat. BC20, 3-way branching. Fertile both ways.
((tetra Crystal Blue Persuasion x ((( Joe Marinello x Custard Candy) x tetra Wings of Chance)) x tetra In The Navy)) x (Blue Beetle)
TET 32" Midseason Dormant emo , fragrant 5" 3-4 way branching 16-18 buds. Rebloomer Fertile both ways. Double Percent 98%.
The flowers of Baby's Got Blue Eyes are creme white with a patterned blue, purple, and maroon eyezone and a very green throat. This is a wonderful garden plant, 32 inches tall and very showy. Has a really cool pedigee with tetra in The Navy in it twice and tetra Crystal Blue Persuasion in it three times. tetra Virginia Henson is also in it twice. As well tetra Wings of Chance, tetra Elsie Spalding and tetra Spell Fire to name a few. First Blue eyed dormant double I know of. Very rare!
Pollen and pod parents pedigree from AHS database.
Back to Black (Cochenour, 2011)
height 30 in.(76 cm), bloom 4 in.(10 cm), season MLa, Semi-Evergreen, Diploid, 20 buds, 5 branches, Unusual Form Crispate, Near black that changes to chocolate brown with black eye and cheetah pattern about 25 percent of the time, yellow throat. (Brer Rabbit's Baby × sdlg)
Awesome - grows well in zone 4!
Baditude (Seifert, 2026)
Height 44 in., Buds: 32, Branch 3, Diameter 7 in., Diploid, Semi-Evergreen, Midseason, Rebloom, Unusual Form: Cascade, Description: Dark velvety burgundy black, bud builder, fertile both. Parentage (Black to Black x Steve's Corn Rows)
I love dark flowers and this one fits the bill. Right from the start this one outshone the siblings with its height, fertility and as a bonus, proliferations!
BARKING ORDERS - SEIFERT 2022, tet, 30", ML, 7", Dor, 3 br, 15 bc
(Ruffled Strawberry Parfait x Red Friday) Description: Bright red with pink watermark, chartreuse throat and heavy, light yellow teeth on petals and sepals. Fertile both ways.
We have 2 dogs, the complete opposite of each other. Blue is a gentle giant, a big affectionate easy-going pit bull who loves to be scratched. Then there is Sky, a little hairy Border Collie - Corgi mobster who thrives on world domination and was born to bark orders!
Klehm 2015- height 36in (91cm), bloom 6in (15.0cm), season M, Rebloom, Dormant, Tetraploid, Deep purple with jagged white teeth on petals slightly deeper purple halo, greenish yellow throat.
BEAUTIFUL BUT DEADLY - Seifert 2020, Tet, 38" height, 5.5" bloom, ML, Dor, 4br / 25 bc.
Pale pink with bright yellow throat, and bright yellow extreme hooks and tendrils. (Pitbull and Pistils x Ruffled Strawberry Parfait)
I have several intros this year from Pitbull and Pistils. The other parent, Ruffled Strawberry Parfait, gives it the sturdy scape and branching. From 2 tough northern hardy parents, it did not need extreme heat to produce the edge. Fertile both ways.
Benjamin Andrew (Korth-P.-Korth-L., 2020)
height 28 inches (71 cm), bloom 6 inches (15 cm), season M, Rebloom, Dormant, Tetraploid, 24 buds, 4 branches, Burgundy with lavender watermark and bright gold edge.. ((Lydia's Cloth x Born to Run) × (Lydia's Cloth x Harold Steen))
Big Birds Friend (Gossard, 2003)
height 52 inches (132 cm), bloom 10 inches (25 cm), season M, Rebloom, Dormant, Tetraploid, 30 buds, 5 branches, Unusual Form Cascade, Golden yellow self. (Techny Spider × Jack and the Beanstalk)
Awards: AM 2020; HM 2017
Birthday Wishes (Selman, 2016)
height 36 in.(91 cm), bloom 6 in.(15 cm), season M, Dormant, Tetraploid, 25 buds, 4 branches, Coral pink bicolor with darker veins, coral pink midribs, wire gold picotee, yellow sepals blushed with rose and huge triangular red eye over yellow to green throat. (( Linda Touchstone × Key to My Heart) × (Beaucatcher Mountain × Linda Touchstone))
Bite of the Apple (Emmerich, 2020)
height 30 inches (76 cm), bloom 6 inches (15 cm), season MLa, Rebloom, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, Fragrant, 15 buds, 4 branches, Soft hot pinkish red, cranberry etched, icy dark reddish pink eye, dark reddish pink edge with ivory shark's teeth, and yellow to green throat. ((Repeat the Sounding Joy x Chariot of Clouds) × (Storm Shelter x sdlg)
Black Panther (Gossard, 2012)
height 44 inches (112 cm), bloom 9.5 inches (24 cm), season MLa, Rebloom, Dormant, Tetraploid, Fragrant, 42 buds, 7 branches, Unusual Form Cascade, Black purple with a very dark black purple eyezone and green throat. ((Earth Shaker × Heavenly Thunderbird) × Webster's Purple Wonder)
Awards: AM 2020; HM 2015; JC 2012
Black Wolf (Gossard, 2017)
height 28 inches (71 cm), bloom 5.75 inches (15 cm), season M, Rebloom, Dormant, Tetraploid, Fragrant, 24 buds, 4 branches, Burgundy black with multicolored edge, very green throat, and covered with white shark's teeth. (Hooked on You × Men in Black)
Flowers of Black Wolf are burgundy black with a multi-colored triple edge and dual colored white and gold teeth, capped off with a green throat. This is my best toothy introduction of 2017, and one that makes people stop and stare in the garden. It brings a dark color rarely seen in a toothy flower with a hard dormant line that also grows well in the south. If you pick just one flower this year- it should be this one. Grows well across zones- tested in Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, Virginia, Alabama and Florida. Easily pod and pollen-fertile, it has been a great parent, passing on its stunning looks and saturated color on to its kids.
height 31", bloom 6", season EM, Dormant, Tetraploid, Fragrant, 23 buds, 3 branches, Peach pink with orange tones and large gold edge.
((Northern Dawn X August Wedding) X Heir to the Throne)
This shockingly distinctive beauty is cream with a glowing, saturated cobalt-purple eye etched merlot with a double edge of merlot and purple over a green throat. The first time it bloomed as a seedling, it looked like it was plugged into an electrical outlet. Turns out, that wasn’t a fluke! This highly sought- after plant is very limited. BLUE LIGHTNING has given me some outstanding kids with glowing color. Vigorous and fertile both ways.
Blue Tattoo (Selman, 2014)
height 50 in.(127 cm), bloom 6 in.(15 cm), season M, Dormant, Tetraploid, 20 buds, 4 branches, Rose lavender bitone with etched blue lavender watermark eye outlined magenta and triple picotee edge of magenta, blue lavender and white over yellow to green throat. ((sdlg × sdlg) × Wishful Dreaming)
Blue Throated Hummingbird (Gossard, 2015)
height 48 inches (122 cm), bloom 6 inches (15 cm), season M, Rebloom, Dormant, Diploid, Fragrant, 30 buds, 6 branches, Unusual Form Crispate, Maroon pink with patterned blue eyezone and a very green throat. (Blue Viper × We Can Dance)
Blue-eyed Soul (Howard-R., 2021)
height 30 inches (76 cm), bloom 6 inches (15 cm), season E, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, 17 buds, 3 branches, Orchid with blue violet eye outlined in magenta, and yellow green throat.. (Early to the Party × Yoga Man)
Boadicea (Culver-B., 2020)
height 35 inches (89 cm), bloom 6 inches (15 cm), season MLa, Dormant, Tetraploid, 25 buds, 4 branches, Bright rose pink with a lighter watermark above a bright green throat and a heavy gold edge.. (Kenora Wildlfire × Greenway)
Boiling the Frog (Faulkner, 2018)
height 52 inches (132 cm), bloom 3.5 inches (8 cm), season M, Dormant, Diploid, 25 buds, 4 branches, Deep purple with a grass green, extended throat, and candelabra branching.. ((Starman's Quest x sdlg) × Bob Faulkner)
Bonibrae Smoke and Mirrors (Matthie, 2012)
height 26 inches (66 cm), bloom 4.75 inches (12 cm), season M, Dormant, Diploid, 24 buds, 3 branches, Complex eyezone on a creamy green-white flower with a very unique deep green throat eyezone goes from green to silver to gray to raspberry, pattern is duplicated on the sepals, lightly ruffled, very heavy substance. (Blue Oasis × Substantial Evidence)
Border Skirmish (Lewis-P., 2018)
height 27 inches (69 cm), bloom 6.5 inches (16 cm), season M, Rebloom, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, 17 buds, 3 branches, Cream with a violet patterned eyezone with concentric circles blending into a yellow-green throat, precise thin violet edge. (Waves of Joy × Four Beasts in One)
Born to Reign (Emmerich, 2005)
height 26 inches (66 cm), bloom 6.5 inches (17 cm), season M, Rebloom, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, Fragrant, 20 buds, 5 branches, Cranberry purple with rose pink watermark and white gold filigree edge above yellow to green throat. (Lifting Me Higher × Shaka Zulu)
Awards: HM 2009
Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Georges-M., 2016)
height 34 inches (86 cm), bloom 6 inches (15 cm), season M, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, 18 buds, 3 branches, Purple red flower with lighter watermark, green throat, and distinctive white edge. ((Joan Derifield × Guns of Navarrone) × Greenway)
Breathing Fire (Benz-J., 2017)
height 28 inches (71 cm), bloom 5.5 inches (13 cm), season M, Rebloom, Dormant, Tetraploid, Fragrant, 30 buds, 4 branches, Red with gold teeth. (Born to Run × Crimson Shuriken)
Bromance Bremer 2015 height 30 inches (76 cm), bloom 7 inches (18 cm), season MLa, Dormant, Tetraploid, 26 buds, 4 branches, Large golden yellow with large triangular maroon eyezone on petals and sepals. (Heavenly Flight × (Bang Bang × Scratch My Itch))
One of the plants that stops visitors in their tracks due to size, color and display. Excellent blue-green foliage all summer long. Fertile both ways. One of the most striking plants in the garden!
Brookwood Black Kitten (Sharp, 1995)
height 22 inches (56 cm), bloom 2.75 inches (7 cm), season M, Dormant, Diploid, Fragrant, Black red self with green throat.
Awards: HM 2001; FS 2016
Built on the Rock (Korth-P.-Korth-L., 2013)
height 29 in.(74 cm), bloom 5 in.(13 cm), season M, Dormant, Tetraploid, 16 buds, 3 branches, Clear red with lighter watermark and gold edge. (One Foundation × Song of the Redeemed)
Callithumpian Festival (Seifert 2015) Tet, 33", 5.5", ML, Sev, 3 br/ 25 bc. Bright coral rose with red eye, pink midribs and small yellow green throat. (Love over Gold X Coral Majority)
Callithumpian Festival is named after a week long local festival that happens here in late October. "Callithumpian" means loud and noisy, which perfectly describes the color!
Very hardy northern plant with thick scapes. Like its pollen parent, I have been unable to set pods but the pollen is good.
GOOD GROWER!
Cardinal Explosion (Culver-B., 2007)
height 30 in.(76 cm), bloom 5.5 in.(14 cm), season MLa, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, 24 buds, 3 branches, Orange with bright exploding red eye and edge above yellow to green throat. (Dragon So × Lord Trickster)
Carnal Emporium (Hanson-C., 2014)
height 43 inches (109 cm), bloom 6 inches (15 cm), season EM, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, 5 branches, Brilliant rose with softer appliqué and green heart. (The Future of Desire × Spring Sensation)
Carnival King (Herr-D., 2013)
height 39 in.(99 cm), bloom 8 in.(20 cm), season M, Dormant, Tetraploid, 10 buds, 3 branches, Rose blend with wide watermark and yellow to green throat. (Tall Dark and Handsome × Webster's Pink Wonder)