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2008 Catalog
OPEN HOUSE SALE
JUNE 7TH & 8TH
If you are in the area, please make plans to stop by. You will see thousands of daylilies in bloom and catch some good sale prices, too. This event is the highlight of our season. Please call if you need additional information or recommendations on local accommodations. |
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Browns Ferry Gardens 2008 Introductions
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*BROWNS FERRY PEACHES 'N CREAM $100.00/DF
Douglas 2008
6”, Dor, E-Re, 28”, 26 buds, 5 way branching.
((Ferengi Gold x Ed Brown) x Victorian Lace)
The deeply pleated and layered orange edge really shows off on the light creamy peach daylily. It has an orange throat that radiates onto the petals and matches the edge with a green heart. Very long bloom season starting early and reblooming continuously until late summer Fertile both ways. Early Morning Opener.
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*BROWNS FERRY SUGARPLUM $100.00/DF
Douglas 2008 5 ¾” , Sev, M-Re, 25”, 20 Buds, 4 way branching.
(Bridgeton Eyecatcher x Lake Effect)
Eggplant purple petals, lighter sepals, dark plum eye and edge with a cream outer picotee and darker veining gives a very appealing look to this daylily.
Large yellow to green throat. Fragrant. Fertile both ways.
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*CALEDONIA PLANTATION $100.00/DF
Douglas 2008 6”, Dor, M-Re, 26””, 32 Buds, 6 way branching
(Bridgeton Finery x Victorian Lace)
By crossing southern ruffles to northern dormancy I got this pretty lavender pink bitone with a pink halo, dark pink veining and white midribs. Cream pink sepals and small cream edge with ruffles sets off this daylily with heavy substance . Yellow to green throat. Late rebloomer. Fragrant. Fertile both ways.
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*GARDEN CITY BEACH $75.00/DF
Douglas 2008
5”, Dor, M-Re, 24”, 25 buds, 4 way branching
((Seedling x (Bengal Bay x Tet Lavender Blue Baby)) x Celebration of Angels)
Creamy yellow with a washed purple eye and ruffled edge. The edge has a very sharp contrast to the creamy yellow petal giving it a very distinct look. The shape and color gives this daylily a very nice presentation. Recurved with a yellow to green throat. Fertile both ways.
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*GRAND CANYON SUNSET $75.00/ DF
Douglas 2008
6”, Ev, M-Re, 27”, 18- 20 buds, 3 way branching
(Bold Secret x Nordic Mist)
When blooming in a clump this coral rose pink with orange throat looks just like a sunset and calls to you from across the garden. Darker veining and halo complete the look. Produces husky fans. Fertile both ways.
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*GRAND STRAND BEAUTY $100.00/DF
Douglas 2008
5 ½”, Sev, M-Re, 26”, 24 Buds, 4 way branching
(((Wedding Band x El Desperado) x Monterey Jack) x Celebration of Angels)
This beautiful cream has a fuchsia rose eye and matching picotee. The eye has darker veining and appears to bleed onto the cream for a very interesting effect. Yellow to green throat is separated from the eye with a faint cream halo. Fertile both ways. Early Morning Opener. |
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*LUCKY LUCY $100.00/DF
Douglas 2008
5 ¾”, Sev, E-Re, 28”, 24 buds, 5 way branching.
((Regal Eye x (Bengal Bay x Tet Lavender Blue Baby)) x Celebration of Angels)
Cream with a large bright grape purple eye and edge with inward streaks that fade into the green throuat. Standout color combination in the garden. Chosen and named by a dear daylily friend, Lucille Cook Coker, who helped in the garden for many years and surprised all of us by coming back from a sever illness. Fertile both ways.
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*PEACH MARGARITA $100.00/DF
Douglas 2008
*PEACH MARGARITA Douglas ’08 6”, Sev, E-Re, 28”, 24 buds, 4 way branching
(Big Sur x Isle of Zanzibar)
This peach with a pink blush and halo was one of the first daylilies to start blooming and last to finish. The huge triangular green throat really makes this daylily showy. It has a small wire gold edge, diamond dusted, makes large fans. Fragrant. Fertile both ways. Early Morning Opener.
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*PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON $75.00/DF
Douglas 2008
4 ½”, Sev, M-Re, 27”, 18 buds, 4 way branching
(Cherrystone x Little Red Dragon)
I knew when I made this cross what I was going to name the flower. Light fuchsia pink pony sized flower with fuchsia eye and edge with a rose red mascara band. The eye overlays the yellow to green throat which makes an interesting contrast. Fertile both ways.
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*SENSATIONAL AUNT SALLY $125.00/DF
Douglas 2008
6”, Ev, M-Re, 25” , 22 Buds, 4 way branching.
(Edens Glory x (Blueberry Frost x Evening Enchantment))
As vibrant as the woman it’s named for, this fuchsia rose is a real stand out in the garden. The color can’t be explained or photographed. We have 100’s of pictures and none of them do it justice. It has a dark halo, picotee, slightly ruffled with a large green throat and some of the prettiest dark green foliage in the garden. Large husky fans. Fragrant. Fertile both ways.
We named this flower for Aunt Sally so everyone would know just how special she is.
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*SOLAR ECLIPSE $75.00/DF
Douglas 2008 5 ½”, Dor, M-Re, 24”, 16 buds, 3-way branching
((Blueberry Frost x Evening Enchantment) x Seedling)
This unusual grape purple has a violet watermark, darker veining and a yellow to green throat. The silver gray picotee looks like the edge of the sun during a total SOLAR ECLIPSE. Ruffled and a good rebloomer. Fertile Both Ways.
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*ALBERT'S BLUEBERRY ORCHARD $75.00/DF
G. Tanner 2008
5 ½”, Sev, E-Re, 24”, 20 buds
(Kisses Like Wine x Celebration of Angels)
The bold purple eye and picotee on this clear cream yellow daylily reminds us of the blueberries we got at ALBERT’S BLUEBERRY ORCHARD. Mr. Albert Parsons and his wife Marie are respected members of the Georgetown Area Daylily Club and he has the best blueberries.
Fertile both ways.
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*CAROLINA DYNAMITE $100.00/DF
G. Tanner 2008
5 ½” , Dor, M-Re, 28”, 18 buds
(Passion For Red x Signed in Red)
This daylily is a very different color of red. This rusty red has a darker eye that when the sun shines just right could be described as a blue red eye. Veining goes into the orange to green throat giving the throat a patterned effect. Wide petals and recurved sepals make a round form.
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*CAROLINA'S MOST WANTED $100.00/DF
(G. Taner 2008)
7 ¼”, Evr, M-Re, 26”, 20 buds
(America’s Most Wanted x Victorian Lace)
WOW is what you will say when you see this very large bright golden yellow daylily bloom! Ruffled edges and heavy substance are a bonus to go with the large size. Lighter midribs and triangular form. Great rebloom. Small green throat.
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COUNTRY FLYER $75.00/DF
G. Tanner 2008
5 ½”, Dor, M-Re, 34”, 22 buds
(Dena Marie x Marietta Momento)
A mauve lavender with a cream edge and midrib that is very tall for a diploid. Ruffles and slightly lighter sepals accent the recurved petals. Good rebloom and a great increaser.
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*COWGIRL AND INDIANS $125.00/DF
G. Tanner 2008
5 ¾”, Dor, M-Re, 26”, 28-32 buds
(Touch of Royalty x Penny Kelly)
Creamy lavender with a large wisteria purple edge and eye are a pleasing contrast on this well branched, heavily budded daylily. Set off by a wire gold edge and yellow to green throat. The wide petals curl to a point giving a triangular look. Fertile both ways.
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*CRISPY CREAM $125.00/SF
G. Tanner 2008
6 ¾”, Evr, M-Re, 34”, 24-26 buds
(Ferengi Gold x Victorian Lace)
This cream yellow with a slight peach blush and very ruffled lemon yellow edge is a standout in the garden and makes quite a statement in a clump. Sometimes the ruffles exhibit angel wings and the substance is very heavy. Yellow to green throat. Fertile both ways. Great rebloomer!
Gene’s best flower to date. Single Fans
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*NUTTIN BUGS ME $75.00/DF
G. Tanner 2008
5 ½”, Dor, M-re, 32”, 24 buds
(Touch of Royalty x South of the Border)
This is the first Browns Ferry Intro with two Browns Ferry Intros as parents. A cream orange sherbet with rosy purple eye and ruffled edge with a small gold wire edge. The eye shows slightly on the sepals too. The orange throat makes this well branched daylily a stunner in the garden. Long bloom season.
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PISTOL PACKING COWBOY $75.00/DF
G. Tanner 2008
6”, Dor, M-Re, 22”, 20 buds
(Red Step Ahead x Denna Marie)
A distinctive and striking foxtail red triangular daylily with ruffles and yellow to green throat. Flower blooms way above the foliage giving it an airy look. PISTOL PACKING COWBOY has the most unusually long bent pistil on every bloom. Very unique. Fertile both ways. Early morning opener. Slow increaser.
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*THREE BAD PIGS $100.00/DF
G. Tanner 2008
5 ½”, Dor, E-Re, 25”, 20 buds
Named for 3 pigs that got loose and had a very good time in the daylily beds. A cream lavender with a crayola purple eye and edge, wire silver outer edge, ruffles and yellow to green throat, and good branching. Fragrant. Fertile both ways
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