Our Introductions

Bucklebury Ferry is another intro that has intrigued us since its first bloom. It is is a golden yellow flower with a maroon eye moving through a lighter zone to a green throat. We registered this as a six inch flower on 36 inch tall scapes with three way branching and an average of 19 buds. However, Bucklebury Ferry just keeps getting better. In the summer of 2020, some scapes had 6 way branching and as many as 36 buds. In It is an early midseason bloomer with semi-dormant foliage. (Back Draft X Sam Abell)

Cantaloupe Capers has a 6.5 inch flower on a 38 inch scape with 3 way branching and15 buds. It is a semi-evergreen tetraploid that bloom mid-late season. It makes a showy clump in the garden. (Up Against the Sun X Carrots Forever)

Carmen Sandiego is the first of a series of small flowered tetraploid daylilies with tall scapes that we hope to introduce. Carmen Sandiego has four inch flowers on scapes averaging 29 inches high. The scape has four way branching and an average of 19 buds per scape. The flowers are rich cherry red with ruffling on the petals and a yellow to green throat. It blooms midseason and it is a semi-evergreen (Little Red Bantam X Lady Stephanie Victoria Redding)

Carmen's Shady Schemes is the second in our Carmen Sandiego series. This series features small flowers 3 to just under 4.5 inches on robust plants with tall (for a small daylily) scapes. Carmen's Shady Schemes has 4 inch, ruffled, rich purple flowers overlaid with blackish velvet. The throat is yellow to green. It is hard to photography the rich petal color. The scape averages 38 inches tall with 4 way branching and an average of 25 buds per scape. We have seen 6 way branching with 33 buds. It is a midseason bloomer tetraploid dormant. We have also seen rebloom in our garden. (Little Red Bantam X Pinewood Light in the Darkness)

We finally have enough of Cherry Pie a la Mode to offer it for sale. We offered it for sale too soon and sold out, and since it is not the fastest increaser, we had to wait for a while to build up our stock.

We knew Cherry Pie a la Mode would be an introduction from its first bloom. Its scape is an average of 29 inches tall with an average of 4 way branching and 19 buds. The scape to fan ratio is quite good too. A six fan clump in our garden produced 6 scapes and then showed instant rebloom. It blooms early midseason with 6 inch flowers. The foliage is semi-evergreen and it's a tetraploid. The flowers are near white to cream (sometimes with a pale pink shade) with a rose red eye and a partial matching picotee edge. This one is a great grower in our garden. It is fertile both ways, but the pollen is especially powerful. We are growing many seedlings from this variety. (Empire of Dawn and Dusk X Ruby Lipstick)

If you love eyed daylilies with teeth as much as we do, you will love Elaan of Troyius. This beautiful light pink daylily with a rose eye boasts a rose edge with big yellow teeth on both petals and sepals. The plant is good for the front of the border, standing at about 26 inches. This dormant tetraploid is a midseason bloomer and has three way branching with 16 buds and 5 inch flowers. A bonus with this daylily is the strong rebloom. This daylily was named after a female character in Star Trek, the original season, who was alluring but deadly, especially with a dagger. (Pineapple Bites X Wandering Werribee)

Elderberry Wine is a great grower in our zone 6a garden. Its scape is an average of 32 inches with 4 way branching and a bud count of 24. We have seen some scapes with as many as 30 buds. It has a six inch maroon flower with a slightly darker eye and yellow to red midribs with an orange to yellow green throat. It blooms mid-late and is semi-evergreen. It does rebloom in our garden. It is tetraploid. (Ebony Jewel X Barracuda Bay)

Extreme Tangerine has been an exciting seedling since its first bloom. We love its parent, Sea of Cinders, but it has proven only marginally hardy here. So we crossed Sea of Cinders with the rock-hardy Horns and grew Extreme Tangerine. It looks more like Sea of Cinders except for the fact that its color is more orange than red orange and its gold edge is not as heavy. It has proven to have the hardiness of Horns. It has a scape of 38 inches with 3 way branching and a bud count of 20. It blooms midseason and is tetraploid. It has a 6 inch orange flower with slightly lighter sepals and has a yellow ruffled and slightly toothy edge with a yellow to green throat. The foliage is semi-evergreen. (Horns X Sea of Cinders)

Flame of the West is the type of daylily we like here at Cherry Hill Garden. The scapes are tall and the color is bright. Flame of the West has a red orange six inch flowers. There is a slight red eye and yellow midribs on both petals and sepals. The petals also have a slight yellow edge. The throat is yellow to green. The scapes are 39 inches tall with 3 way branching and 17 buds. It blooms mid-late and it is semi evergreen. It does rebloom in our garden. (Ashwood Inferno X Horns)

Gandalf's Fireworks is a bright presence in the garden. The 6 inch flowers are a medium orange with light orange petals. The slightly sculpted throat is surrounded by a jagged rose orange band. The yellow edge has a few teeth. Gandalf's Fireworks is a dormant tetraploid blooming mid-late with 30 inch tall scapes with 3 way branching and 15 buds. We love orange here at Cherry Hill Garden and this is one of our favorites. (Susan Ruoff X Carrots Forever)

Headin' out to Eden will add a bright pop of color to your late garden. The 5.5 inch flowers on 32 inch scapes are rose red with slightly lighter sepals and a slightly darker rose band. It has a yellow edge on the sepals and petals with a few teeth on the petals with lighter midribs and a yellow throat. It is a dormant tetraploid with 4 way branching and 17 buds. It will also rebloom. (Last Man Standing X Cactus Blossom)

Hot Buttered Rum is an exciting addition to the late garden. It gets going when the other daylilies are winding down. The flower is 6 inches across and is a soft orange with yellow midribs and yellow ruffled edges. The throat is yellow to green. It looks similar to its parent Butter Pecan but blooms later and is much taller. The scapes is 40 inches tall with 3 way branching and 17 buds. It is a dormant tetraploid and has rebloomed for us. (Butter Pecan X Bass Gibson)

The 6 inch flowers of I Could Have Danced All Night vary from coral rose to rose with a large yellow to green throat with cream midribs and some gold edge with a few teeth. The scapes have 3 way branching with an average of 13 buds. The low bud count if offset by the excellent rebloom. It is a semi-evergreen tetraploid blooming early midseason. (The Bride of Dracula X Absolute Ripper)

Elissa is excited to introduce her first registration. John Jacob Jingleheimer is Elissa's favorite color, plum purple with a purple band and white teeth with a yellow to green throat. It is 34 inches tall with 3 way branching and 13 buds. It is a tetraploid, dormant, midseason bloomer with a 5.5 inch flower. It does rebloom in our zone 6a west central Indiana garden. (Dental Delight X Happy Teeth)

Krakatoa Katie (2018) is a double tetraploid, orange with a red eye and double red and wire gold edge. It is an early/mid season bloomer, 25" tall, with a 5" bloom. It has fourteen buds and reblooms for us in our Zone 5/6 garden. We listed the pollen parent as unknown but, in fact, we know it to be either Volcano Queen or Bill Norris. (Triple Cherries x Unknown)

Last Chance for Love is a great addition to the late garden. The tall scapes (42 inches) boast 5 way branching and 28 buds. The rose pink flower is 6 inches across with white midribs and a darker rose band with a yellow to green throat with a cream edge on sepals and a slightly toothy edge on petals. It is very fertile, make large pods with many plump seeds (as many as 20 seeds). It is a dormant tetraploid and will rebloom. (Ruffled Strawberry Parfait X Sonoran Desert Rose)

Last Train to Clarksville is a 5.5 inch flower on a 24 inch scape with 3 way branching and 14 buds. It is a late blooming, dormant tetraploid. It is a welcome sight in the late garden. (Cactus Blossom X Never Too Late)

Madame Cheeseball has a scape of 40 inches with 3 way branching and 15 buds. The seven-inch flower is golden yellow with light orange shadings with tiny teeth on the petal edges and a small green throat. It is a midseason dormant tetraploid. Madame Cheeseball was named for character from a play our daughter Michelle and our son Koda wrote when they were little. Michelle took the role of Madame Cheeseball. (Up Against the Sun X Horns)

Mayan Warrior is a golden yellow tetraploid with a deep maroon trianuglar eye and matching edge. The throat is yellow to green. It has 24 inch tall scapes with 4 way branching and 20 buds. We have seen as many as 30 buds on a scape. It is a midseason, semi-evergreen tetraploid. It has rebloomed for us. (Pumpkin Prince X Gavin Petit)

Muy Caliente! is a great daylily for garden display. It is a bright red orange 5.5 inch flower with a yellow to green throat. It has 36 inch scapes with 3 way branching and 16 buds. While the bud count is not that high, a clump produces so many scapes that it seems to be in bloom for a long time. It blooms mid-late and it is a dormant tetraploid. We have seen it rebloom in our garden. A grower in Oklahoma reports that it is quite sunfast in her hot climate. (Apache War Dance X Sea of Cinders)

Peter Pan's Kiss has a 30-inch scape with four-way branching and an average of 20 buds. With flowers 2.25 inches across, it is a true miniature. It is a midseason semi-evergreen diploid. The flowers are gold with a small rose band and yellow to green throat. It is a vigorous grower that increases rapidly. It was not registered as reblooming, but it rebloomed nicely in 2025. (Penny's Worth X Cosmopolitan)

Professor Ninglecut has a 37 inch scape with 3 way branching and an average of 15 buds. It is a six-inch medium violet flower with a slightly darker band and ivory to light yellow and violet teeth with a yellow throat. The presence of the violet coloration on the teeth makes this daylily interesting addition to the garden and potential an important breeder for colored teeth.
Professor Ninglecut is named for a character in a play written by two of our children. Koda, our son, took the role of Professor Ninglecut. We choose to name a purple daylily after this character because he wore a purple vest. Check out Madame Cheeseball, the role our daughter Michelle took. (Forestlake Laura Lee Harding X Bass Gibson)

Red-headed Dragon Muffin is a great daylily for those who love teeth. The bright red petals have a yellow edge on sepals and petals with big teeth. The triangular throat is yellow to green. The 5.75 inch flower is on 33 inch tall scapes with 3 way branching and 13 buds. It is fragrant and is also a rebloomer. Red-headed Dragon Muffin is named for our son-in-law, Dustin, who thought there was (or should be) a daylily with this name. (Lady Stephanie Victoria Redding X Rosy Spiketail)

Rocky Top is an excellent daylily for garden color. It is 37 inches tall with 4 way branching and 25 buds (some scapes had as many as 32 buds). It is a pinched crispate uf. The flowers are 7 inches of right golden yellow with a red eye and yellow to green throat. Tiny teeth line the petal edges. It's a mid-season, semi-evergreen tetraploid. At first Rocky Top was not what I was looking for in a yellow daylily with a red eye. At the time, I wanted to breed the bagel forms. Bob, however, liked it from the beginning. As the years went on, my appreciation for ufs increased and I realized the charm of this daylily. It is fertile both ways. (Back Draft X Identity Crisis)

We have had our eye on Rosie Cotton's Ribbons since the first bloom. Rosie Cotton's Ribbons is a semi-evergreen tetraploid with a 5.5 rich rose pink flower with yellow toothy edge. It is 22 inches tall with 2 branches and 13 buds. It is a early-mid season bloomer and reblooms well in our zone 6a/5b garden. On rebloom it often shows doubling. It is a good increaser and is fertile both ways. One of the characteristics we like best about this daylily is the rich smooth rose pink coloration. Unlike other so-called pink daylilies, it never shows any peach tones. (Chance Encounter X Forestlake Ragamuffin)

Sonoran Desert Rose is a dormant tetraploid daylily with 6.5 inch light red bitone flowers with a more intense eye and some gold edge. It is registered with a 36 inch scape with 3 branches and 20+ buds. However, in the summer of 2019, it had 6 way branching with scapes of 40 inches and a bud count of 30-40+. It is a late bloomer and very fertile both ways. Sonoran Desert Rose has become one of our most important breeders. It is very fertile and it is giving offspring with wonderful plant habit, nice eyes and teeth. One of its offspring, Last Chance for Love, is new for 2025. (Ashwood Summer Sunshine X Cactus Blossom)

Toe the Line is a daylily with interesting sepals. The flower has dark purple petals and sepals. The petals have a thin white edge while the sepals have a broader white edge. The 5 inch flower is on a 32 inch scape with 3 way branching and 19 buds. It blooms mid-late and is a semi-evergreen tetraploid. It is pod fertile. We haven't tested the pollen yet. (Charmed Existence X Rattlesnake Rake.

Witch King of Angmar is a great dark daylily for garden display. It features 6 inch maroon flowers with a slight watermark. The maroon moves into a red over yellow area before going to a yellow to green throat. Its scapes are 36 inches tall with 4 way branching and 24 buds. We have seen 6 way branching with 38 buds. It's a great grower and quite hardy in our zone 6a west central Indiana garden. It is a mid-late and semi-evergreen tetraploid. We have also seen rebloom. It is a sibling to 2021's Elderberry Wine. (Ebony Jewel X Barracuda Bay)