*JABBERWOCKY
*JABBERWOCKY (Stamile,P.) TET 858-C {[(Moonlit
Masquerade x Tetra Rainbow Spangles) x (Star Of India x Tetra Green Widow)]
X [(Swirling Spider x Ruby Spider) x (Star Of India x Tetra Green Widow)]}
36 ERe. vfr. emo. Ev. 8 x 2 x 1. (10.75 wingspan) 4 way branching.
23-25 buds. Looking over the thousands of spider seedlings people
often ask, How do you choose? It really is the same selection process
as for any daylily. I look at the form and color first. If
the form is defective, e.g. the flower doesnt open well or the color is
dull and muddy, it rules out the seedling. Next I look at the branching,
bud count, plant balance, i.e. relationship between the scape, flowers
and foliage and finally the vigor, scape density, i.e. amount of flowers
and scapes for the foliage present, health and beauty of the foliage.
In fact, the process is the same in spiders as it is for the wide full
flowers. The only real difference is that for spiders you must look
at the scape strength the ability of the scape not to lean or to fall
over on bloom or rebloom, which is a major problem for spiders. In
my mind, a daylily that cant stand up loses all its landscape value. I
know a lot of fine spider growers who simply stake their daylilies but
I would like my spiders to stand on their own. What does this
have to do with JABBERWOCKY ? Well, it passes
every test for a spider. Strong, erect well branched scapes hold
the flowers with their lilting, quilled and curled
sepals and curled and twisted spatulate petals. Flowers are large with
almost an 11 wingspan (8 as it naturally stands). Very high scape
density lots of scapes and flowers for the amount of foliage. Foliage
is healthy medium green and gently arching. Overall plant balance
is excellent. A little too twisted and quilled to be considered a
cascade, JABBERWOCKY never the less demonstrates the grace of a cascade.
One fine daylily. Fertile both ways
..$75.00