*Clear Mountain Morning
*CLEAR
MOUNTAIN MORNING (Stamile,P.) TET 470-G (Spring Chorus x Cerise
Masterpiece) 29” EERe. emo. ext. Ev. 6.5” x 4.5” x 2.5”. 5-way
branching (3 laterals + terminal “y”). 35-40 buds.
My hybridizing dream is to create a large flowered
“Stella”. Like STELLA D’ ORO it would have to bloom very early before
anything else in the garden. It would also have to open flat even when
night temperatures are in the high 40’s. It would have to hold up all
day and extend into the evening hours. It would have to be bright and
clear in color. Unlike “Stella” it would also have to have a better
than average scape and bud count and be a large well formed flower in
colors other than yellow or gold. CLEAR MOUNTAIN MORNING and QUARTZ
RAINBOW come closest to my dream of the ever blooming modern daylily.
If you are breeding for continuous bloom or extra
earlies or cool morning openers I have to recommend CLEAR MOUNTAIN
MORNING. It also has the gigas trait of over square petals so it will
act to improve the form of any full form daylily it is crossed to. If
you just want a gorgeous clear baby ribbon pink with a gold edge that
is always in bloom and starts the season off with a bang and is not
yellow, then CLEAR MOUNTAIN MORNING is also your flower. Fertile both
ways.