Photo: BALI WATERCOLOR by P StamileThese are all my own photographs of my own plants - taken by me last year 2008.

When I get more photos cropped and downsized I will probably have another 60 UFOs and spiders to add to this list.

 

APPLE SWIRL by J Harris

UFO cascade - 11" flower.  Ochre with dark lavender-purple eyezone.  Throws quite a few polytepal flowers.  Diploid

 

ARMS TO HEAVEN by Ned Roberts

UFO crispate - 8" flower. Diploid

 

AZTEC FIREBIRD by Ned Roberts

UFO cascade, red and orange 7" bitone flower. Diploid

 

AZURE WINGS by P Stamile

Orchid and lavender bitone tetraploid spider with 11.5" wingspan

 

BALI WATERCOLOR by P Stamile

This is a beautiful 9" spider variant with 12" wingspan. It is lavender with silvery watermark and bright yellow-green throat.  It is very beautiful and I was mesmerised with it when it very first bloomed.  Great branching and high bud count in its first year.  Tetraploid.

 

BI-COLORED BITE by L Lambertson

This is a lovely 5" bi-coloured UFO which showed teeth on the rebloom scapes as seen below. Tetraploid

 

CHESAPEAKE CRABLEGS by Margo Reed

This is a 6.5" spider with a very unusual salmon orange colour and blooms forever. Diploid

 

CHILI SPICE by D Hansen

This is a 6" bi-tone with cream midribs and edging. UFO crispate. Very pretty. Tetraploid.

 

CHIEF FOUR FINGERS by Ned Roberts

This is a 6" red purple UFO which has 80% polytepal flowers once established. This means it has more than 3 petals and 3 sepals. See my photo below which has 4 petals and 4 sepals. Diploid

 

CRETACEOUS CRUNCH by L Lambertson

This is a 7" tetraploid UFO which should show teeth. I never got any teeth last year but may this year? It was a beautiful flower.

 

DANCING ON AIR by P Stamile

An 11" tetraploid spider with a huge yellow green throat. When it got really sunny the petals and sepals were twisting and curling everywhere. An exquisite flower.

 

DANCING SUMMERBIRD by King-Lamone

A stunning 5.5" crispate-spatulate UFO in lilac lavender. Diploid

This is a polybloom on Dancing Summerbird last year - it looks like an octopus !!

 

DISTANT STAR by Ned Roberts

This was in my top 3 favourites. A red-black crispate cascade UFO with huge green throat. A real stunner. Diploid.

 

DREAM CATCHER by Ned Roberts

A rose-bronze blend spider with a 10" wingspan. Diploid.

 

EGYPTIAN QUEEN by D Trimmer

A tall pale peach with huge royal purple eye. The flower is 7" across and it has many buds. Tetraploid.

 

ROSE F KENNEDY by Doorakian

This is another top 3 favourite - it was stunning. Green & raspberry with HUGE green throat. The flower was around 5.5" or bigger. Diploid.

FOX EARS by Ned Roberts

Purple bi-tone with huge flaring green throat and white midribs. This is an 8" flower. This one began to get a 'lizard skin' appearance when it got really hot and sunny. See below. Diploid

 

 FREE WHEELIN' by P Stamile

This was my favourite last summer. It has a 15" wingspan !! A creamy yellow flower with burgundy markings and huge yellow-green throat. I had many polytepal flowers last year - you can see one of them below. A stunner. Tetraploid.

 

 

 FRENCH TWIST by P Stamile

A huge red 9" spider with massive yellow-green throat. Flowered for a long time and consistently opened perfectly. This flower has a 13.5" wingspan. Tetraploid.

 

FROG'S EYE by P Stamile

This is a UFO spatulate with an 8.5" flower.  It was a pinky lavender and the sepals were greeny yellow to match the throat.  Very unusual.  It may look different as it matures.  Tetraploid.

 

 

 GINGER SWALLOWTAIL by Jane Trimmer

This is a brand new UFO cascade from the USA.  It is a cross of Egyptian Queen x Velvet Ribbons.  It has a 9" flower.  I only had one good flower on it after it arrived in the UK and it was a gorgeous cinnamon colour with very dark eye.  I look forward to seeing it perform better this year.  Tetraploid.

 

 HAPPY APACHE by D Hansen

Red with ivory edge.  A crispate UFO with 6.5" flowers.  Quite a stunner.  Tetraploid

 

HEAVENLY DRAGON FIRE by Jamie Gossard

This flower is an intense orange red which you can spot from way across the garden.  It is a 7.5" flower and has Primal Scream as a parent.  Striking.  Tetraploid

 

 

 HEAVENLY PINK BUTTERFLY by Jamie Gossard

This is a pink bi-tone with deep pink markings and intense green throat.  One of its parents is the well known Malachite Prism.  It has 6" flowers.  Diploid

 

INKY FINGERS by P Stamile

This is the UFO that sparked my initial interest in daylilies.  It is a purple UFO crispate with very yellow-green throat.  The flower is 8" across.  Tetraploid.

 

JAN'S TWISTER by J Joiner

This is a beautiful peach UFO crispate with 11.5" flowers.  It is stunning.  Diploid

 

KAREN'S CURLS by Reinke

This is a lovely lavender and cream bi-tone with 7" flowers.  It is a UFO crispate.  Diploid

 

LAUGHING GIRAFFE by B Schwarz

A lovely red and gold bi-color with 8" flowers.  It had a pronounced yellow edge with tiny teeth. A stunning daylily.  Tetraploid.

 

"LAUGHING HYENA" - unregistered seedling by D Trimmer

This is an unregistered seedling by Dan Trimmer.  It was nicknamed "Laughing Hyena".  It is 40" tall with 7" flowers in gold and red bi-tone.  The edge has hooks and knobs.  This one really stood out in the daylily beds and has real garden presence.  Tetraploid.

 

LAUGHING SKIES by P Stamile

A lavender tetraploid spider with 10" flowers and 13" wingspan.  Beautiful.  This photo shows a polytepal bloom.  Tetraploid.

 

LET LOOSE by P Stamile

This is a UFO crispate-spatulate flower in an intense lemon yellow.  It has a 9.5" flower.  No photo could portray the presence of this flower - it is incredible and the best yellow I have.  The flowers seem different every day - sometimes wide open with no curling and other days it may be curled, quilled or pinched.  Another top favourite. Tetraploid.

 

 

LIGHTHEARTED SPIN by J Weston

Rose orange with lighter watermark and large yellow throat.   A UFO crispate.  Very unusual coloration.  Flowers quite early.  Tetraploid.

 

MAGIC OF OZ by H Herrington

Another firm top favourite.  This possibly has the greenest throat of all my daylilies so far.  A yellow pink blend with rose pink eyezone & the intense green throat.  Absolutely beautiful.  7" flower.  Diploid.

 

MEDIA FRENZY by Santa Lucia

Another breath-takingly beautiful flower.  This is a plum-rose blend with orange-apricot throat.  The flower is 7.5" and is a crispate-spatulate.  My photo below is rebloom scapes with 7 flowers at once on a first year plant!!  A highly desirable and sought after plant.  I cannot wait to see it as a mature clump. Tetraploid

 

MOUNT ECHO SUNRISE by Ned Roberts

This is a 7" UFO cascade in cream/off white with a yellow green throat.  Enchanting.  Diploid

 

NORTH WIND DANCER by Schaben

This is a pink lavender 7.5" UFO cascade with large yellow green throat.  A really beautiful flower and a top favourite.  Diploid.

 

NOT OF THIS WORLD by L Lambertson

A beautiful 9" UFO crispate.  Pink with enormous red-purple eye. This flower just got better and better with every bloom that opened.  Below is a flower on a lovely sunny day which shows pinching.  Tetraploid.

 

OLD TIME MEMORIES by J Carpenter

Bright red-orange 8" blooms.  Outstanding.  Another offspring from Primal Scream.  Tetraploid

 

ON SILKEN THREAD by L Lambertson

Medium orange with burnt orange eye and a 9" bloom.  A UFO crispate.  Very impressive.  Tetraploid.

 

PARADE OF PEACOCKS by Oakes

This is a stunning 8" UFO crispate which blooms forever!  Rose peach with rose eyezone.   One of my first plants and it took my breath away when it first bloomed.  Diploid.

 

 

 PEACOCK FEATHERS by P Stamile

Pink with red eye and green throat.  An 8" spider.  Tetraploid

 

PHYLLIS CANTINI by Reinke

Reddish purple with darker red eyezone and yellow throat.  An 8.5" spider.  Diploid.

 

PINK ENCHILADA by Ned Roberts

A pink 9" crispate with white midribs.  This flower looks different every day - sometimes all the flowers are different on the same day!!  Diploid.

 

PLUM CURLS by Jn Harris

This is a small 4.5" flower.  It is a UFO.  The flowers are light plum with white edges and a chartreuse green throat. A very sweet and charming flower.  Diploid.

 

PLANET CLAIRE by C Hanson

This is an extraordinary flat faced UFO cascade.  It is pale lemon yellow with a 7" flower.  The flower is triangular viewed from the front and as flat as a pancake from the side.  Another top favourite!! Tetraploid.

 

 

PROMOTED TO GLORY by C Dye

I know I keep saying it....but this is another top favourite!!  It is a 9.5" UFO crispate.  The flower is a lavender purple with huge yellow green throat.  Diploid.

 

ROCKET BOOSTER by Santa Lucia

One of my favourite reds.  A 7.5" red self with great colour clarity & yellow-green throat.  Tetraploid.

 

SATAN'S CURLS by Crandall

Red UFO crispate with very green throat.  The flower is 6" across.  Diploid

 

SKEEZIX by P Stamile

This is a tetraploid double UFO crispate - which is pretty ground-breaking as most double UFOs so far have only been diploid.  This one doubles 70% of the time but my plant was very small and its first year and most of the flowers were singles.  However, it was extremely pretty as a single and I did not really want it to double!!  I did have one or two double flowers (shown below).  It is pink with a darker eyezone and huge yellow green throat.  The flower is 8.5".  A stunner.  Tetraploid.

Single flower

 Double flower

 

SKINWALKER by Ned Roberts

This is supposedly Ned Roberts best ever spider daylily.  It has a 9.5" flower in soft lavender blend with a green throat.  Lots of curling of petals and sepals.  Diploid.

 

SQUARE DANCER'S CURTSY by L Payne

This is one beautiful flower raised in Texas.   It is a 7" UFO crispate - pink with red chevron band and green throat.  A real collectors plant.  Diploid.

 

SQUIRRELLY SHIRLEY by Cruse-Sheffield

This is an unusual little flower at 4.3" across.  It is a UFO crispate.  The colour is orange-red with wine eyezone and yellow-green throat.  The flower below was a poly bloom.  Diploid.

 

SPRINGFIELD CLAN by Jane Trimmer

Another fabulous flower and high in my top ten last year.  It is crimson red with huge yellow throat.  It is a UFO cascade.  It needs to be seen to be believed - it has such presence.  Beautiful.  Tetraploid.

 

SERGEANT MAJOR by Trimmer

Wow!!  A top 10 entry for sure.  This is an 11" clear red spider with large yellow-green throat.  The scapes are 44" high which certainly makes this one stand out.  Stunning.  Tetraploid.

 

THAT AWAY by Hansen

This is a charming UFO crispate which measures 5.5".  It is pink with a lovely feather patterned eyezone in shades of purple to pewter blue.  Quite eyecatching.  Diploid.

 

TIGEREYE SPIDER by Margo Reed

Bronze orange 6" spider with dark bronze burgundy chevron eye.  These are the colours found in the tigereye semi-precious stones.  Very unusual & very hardy.   Diploid.

 

VELVET RIBBONS by P Stamile

This is my all time favourite dark tetraploid spider.  Huge black violet with flowers 11" across and a wingspan of 14".  It has great branching, lots of buds and rebloomed in my garden in its first year. The flowers are completely flat and the segments twist and curl.  A real beauty.  Tetraploid.

 

WEBSTER'S PINK WONDER by Webster-Cobb

This daylily is a rare collectable.  It has flowers which measure 13" across!!  It is a UFO crispate.  The colour is pink with white midribs and huge yellow-green throat.  It has heavy substance.  It really needs to be seen to be believed - an incredible flower.  Tetraploid.

 

 

YA YA GIRL by Ned Roberts

A lovely lavender & beige bi-tone with green throat.  An 8" UFO crispate.  Very pretty.  Diploid

 

ZUNI THUNDERBIRD by Ned Roberts

This is a dark wine red UFO crispate at 8" across.  This one looks different all the time and changes in the hot weather - it goes very 'lizardy' in pattern (see my photos below).  A treasure.  Diploid.

with 'lizardy' type markings.....