Arbor Lodge 2009 Releases Exceptional daylilies selected for the urban garden

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	ARBOR LODGE    'ANITA'S CHOICE' (Enriquez) height 30", bloom 4.5", season M, Dormant, Tetraploid    Anita's Choice has bright, rich cherry pink blooms with a darker eye. The petals are lightly ruffled and the sepals have a fine white edge. The color in the photo does not capture the color intensity, especially as seen in the morning light. As the day goes on, the pink softens to a lighter shade and it remains lovely past dusk.	Sold Out
	MADRONA HILL    'BLACKBERRY SMOOTHIE' (Enriquez) height 32", bloom 4", season M, Semi-evergreen, Diploid    Blackberry Smoothie describes the color sensation; marvelous mauve with a swirl of blackberry contrasted by a gold throat. Sepals are slightly lighter with a tiny white edge adding to the lovely recurved presentation.	$15
	MADRONA HILL    'DOROTHY' (Enriquez) height 30", bloom 4.5", season EM, Dormant, Diploid    Dorothy is a very special daylily. Clear violet color flows into a darker ring before veining into the throat. This plant is named for my dear friend and neighbor Dorothy Bloyd-Hansen. She is no longer with us but her friendship and unfailing support for all my gardening endeavors are treasured. She loved violets and violet colors so this was the most exquisite tribute I could think of to honor her memory. Not available in 2011; holding for increase.	$15
	MADRONA HILL    'SOFT SEPTEMBER NIGHT' (Enriquez) height 34", bloom 5", season M, Dormant, Diploid    Soft September Night has soft opaque color with a bold contrasting eye. The foliage is on the chartreuse side of green. The color of the flowers reminds me of a particular warm fall night. After watching the Vaux's swifts swirl into the Chapman Elementary School chimney to roost for the night, we rode our bikes home after dusk. Remnants of summer's warmth were giving way to fall's crisp approach; the night was this color.	$15
	MADRONA HILL    'VIOLET STARDUST' (Enriquez) height 32", bloom 4.5", season M, Semi-evergreen, Diploid    Violet Stardust is a lavender violet bitone with darker eye and contrasting yellow/green throat. One of the special traits is seen on the lavender sepals - an intriguing 'star dust' pattern next to the throat. The petal color is rich with darker veining and the sepals are lighter, producing a two-tone effect. The blooms stand nicely above the foliage; this is an outstanding garden plant.	$15

Seedling evaluation takes several years to fully accomplish. A plant will typically take two to three years to produce a bloom when grown from seed here in Portland. In my garden, the blooms are observed for another two to three years before being selected to move from the seedling bed to the 'grown-ups table' in the main garden. There, the plants have ample space for me to take note of the foliage habit to make sure the plant is worthy of a garden name.

At the moment, it is not my intention to register my plants with the 'Mother Ship', the American Hemerocallis Society (AHS). The purpose of registering daylilies with the AHS is to ensure a unique name is attributed to a plant. I accomplish that unique relationship by naming plants with either an 'Arbor Lodge' (tetraploid) or 'Madrona Hill' (diploid) prefix.