*STONE BEACON
*STONE BEACON (Stamile,P,) TET 7458
{[Earth Angel x Betty Warren Woods x Floyd Cove)] X Bill Norris} 26”
ERe. nofr. emo. ext. ev. 6” x 2 ¾” x 1 ¾”.
6-way branching. 35 buds. Nicknamed “Chrome Yellow” in
the garden, this was the one flower every hybridizer took note of, asked
about or complimented me upon. Jeff Salter, Dan Trimmer, David Kirchhoff
and Curt Hanson all have commented favorably about STONE BEACON.
What makes it so special? Isn’t it “just another yaller”? As
you can see from the proportions above it certainly is not the width of
petal and there are certainly more ruffled big yellows on the market.
What separates this yellow and makes it so special? It is the combination
of three things: 1. Great luminescent chrome yellow color.
There is no cream or pink or melon base here. This is a yellow that screams
yellow. 2. Fabulous bud count, branching and plant habit which hold
these big flowers out so they can open well. 3. Very early bloom which
consistently opens well even if the nights are cool.
An especially important
property to the hybridizer is this is a true big deep clean yellow like
the Harris-Petree-Whatley-Henry yellows. But unlike the early big
lemon yellows STONE BEACON is an easy pod parent.
Great substance, great
color and great scapes. I think a lot of people will find this to
be one of their favorite daylilies in the garden. Easily fertile
both ways…………………….$100.00