Riverbend Gardens Introductions Offered

These introductions have been donated by Mike and Sandy Holmes. Thank you very much Mike and Sandy for the generous donation. Mike is also speaking at this years Can-Am Niagara, come on out and see what he and his wife Sandy have coming out in the future.

SPRING 2009 INTRODUCTIONS
Bengal Teeth *BENGAL TEETH (Holmes, M., '09) 03-76, tet , ((OLD KING COLE X WIZARDS WISH) X ERIN LEA) X (SABRE TOOTH TIGER)  TET SKINWALKER SemiEv. ,mid., 35", 5.75", 4 branching way plus terminal, 24 Budcount. BENGAL TEETH is a red self with a shade of orange in the color. Gold teeth are on the petals and a gold braid outlines the sepals. TET. SPINDAZZLE and FORESTLAKE RAGAMUFFIN are in the background We've used  Bengal Teeth every year since first bloom to produce taller, clearer colored daylilies with teeth , so Its hard to pass on the pollen.  As a garden plant, BENGAL TEETH is an eye catcher, standing tall and erect.  Visitors have liked this one. Fertile Both Ways.
Value $150 SF
Clown in Gown
 *CLOWN IN A GOWN (Holmes, M., '09) tet , (CREATIVE EDGE x JOHN PEAT) SemiEv. ,mid., 32", 5.5", 4 branching way plus terminal, 25 Budcount. We used JOHN PEAT as the pollinator to produce this special daylily. JOHN PEAT provided a gold toothy edge and Patrick's CREATIVE EDGE gave us the height we were looking for. The color is a shade of pink with darker pink eye. CLOWN IN A GOWN is a fun daylily. Since the maiden bloom, C.I.A.G has been a standout. I am still using C.I.A.G in  hybridizing. Fertile Both Ways. 
Value $200 SF
Pixie Smile
*PIXIE SMILE (Holmes, S., '09) Sdlg 96-02. (Webster Sdlg 3917 X Tet Nutmeg Elf)  Dormant Tetraploid Mid  48" 5.25". 5 Way Branching. 24 Bud Count. PIXIE SMILE is from Tet. Nutmeg Elf crossed onto a light orchid Webster seedling. The color is a golden cinnamon with a red/orange eye.  Pixie Smile makes a cute presentation in the sunny back row of any cottage garden.  The daylily increases well. EasyFertile both ways.

Value $50 DF
Red Eye Express
 *RED EYE EXPRESS (Holmes, S.) Sdlg 457-02 ((WIZARD'S WISH X Sib) X Moldovan Sdlg) X Tet. Indian Sky))) Re.,Seim Ev. Tetraploid Mid  30". 6". 22 Bud Count 4 Way Branching. RED EYE EXPRESS' pod parents shares some of the same genetics as Steve Moldovan's Piece of Sky. This Tet. Indian Sky kid has the red eye and light golden yellow color of its pollen parent. RED EYE EXPRESS will rebloom with adequate water. RED EYE EXPRESS seedlings are easy to spot in the garden because they possess  distinctive eye patterns which range in color from cream to pale yellow to yellow gold.  Fertile Both Ways.

 Value $150 SF