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DON WITH AWARD WINNER ‘ RED PINNACLE’ |
DAYLILIES HYBRIDIZED BY DON MERKLE
Joshua’s Joy (Merkle, 2005)
height 28″, bloom 6.5″, season La, Dormant, Tetraploid, 7 buds per branch , 2 branches, Bright red with slight white edge above yellow throat. (Dunrobin Red Velvet × sdlg)
NAMED FOR A LITTLE BOY WITH CEREBRAL PALSY – JOSHUA BOLT – WHO HAS MADE TREMENDOUS NEUROLOGICAL PROGRESS USING A TECHNIQUE CALLED PATTERNING
JOSHUA AND HIS MOTHER SEEING THE FIRST BLOOM ON A NEWLY PLANTED FAN. IT IS A LATE BLOOMER WHICH BLOOMS ON HIS FATHER’S BIRTHDAY.
The Richmond Kid (Merkle, 2003)height 35″, bloom 7″, season M, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, 6 buds per branch, 3 branches, Bright orange with orange red band above yellow gold throat. (SOUND AND FURY X sdlg)
ED JORDAN ASKED ME TO NAME THIS ONE FOR HIM- “THE RICHMOND KID”
A FEW SHOTS OF KOMODO GARDENS
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| Daylilies are inter-planted with daffodils and columbines |
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| JACKSON – THE DAYLILY GUARD DOG |
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| A VARIETY OF COLD HARDY CACTUS GROW IN THE CACTUS PATCH |
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| DON’S EFFORT TO GROW THE TALLEST DAYLILY |