I
consider SULFURITE PRISM a
hybridizer’s bridge flower for a number of reasons. First and foremost it is
the first introduction from Tetra MALACHITE PRISM and several people have asked
me to introduce one of the Tetra Malachite Prism flowers. Tetra Malachite Prism
is a very difficult parent to work with. Flowers begin to open early and pollen
is often ruined unless protected and the pollen is especially weak and the
plant itself does not set seed pods for me. SULPHURITE PRISM, the first of our prismatic series overcomes both
obstacles by being easy to use both ways.
What
is especially neat about the Tetra Malachite Prism seedlings is that the
pattern on the sepals is often a more dramatic expression than the pattern on
the petals. Those doing spiders, ufs and long petals can easily see the
advantage of a delightful pattern there.
Seedlings
from SULPHURITE PRISM have been
outstanding. The green throat and prismatic eye are carried out almost to the
end of the flower while the picottee edge has been enhanced to a full border.
Moreover, we are beginning to see breaks and shattering of the solid eye. While
the seedlings from SULPHURITE PRISM
have been some of the most dramatic and unique in daylilies, I would caution you
to use it with well branched things to get bud count and branching back.