Crochet Introductions
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Hemerocallis
'Beth Crochet'
This daylily is in memory of my
wife and absolute best friend for 53 years.
H. 'Beth Crochet'
is a large
cream pink diploid. Blooms usually measure more than 6
inches wide on this beautiful daylily. It starts blooming
midseason and reblooms later. The plant comes from our
"huge" seedling bed. Scapes measure 24 inches tall and hold
12 buds. |
$ 125.00 | |
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H. 'Alex Sheets' * SEv 22" Re 6" This fine tetraploid daylily is named for my grandson. It is a most distinctive daylily. Blooms are 6 inches and a shimmering polychrome of rose, orange, and pink that is difficult to capture in an image. Sepals are slightly lighter than the petals with a darker rose edge and heavy ruffling. A triangular rose band encircles a light gold throat. Plants are sturdy, grow well and average 26 buds. Awarded AHS Honorable Mention 2009. |
$ 20.00 | |
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H. 'All
American Windmill' D 26" EM Re 7" is a flamboyant light
orange unusual form, with darker "v" shaped chevron mark on
petals with curly, twisted petals and sepals. Winner of the
Lambert-Webster Award 2004 |
$ 10.00 | |
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H. 'Barbara Sheets' SEv 21" E Re 5½" This very pretty ruffled cream pink diploid has a half inch lavender band over a yellow-green throat. Plants grow and bloom well. Bud count averages 22. Blooms have a "crinkly" appearance and are diamond dusted. Very feminine. Introduced 2004. Awarded AHS Honorable Mention 2008. Named for our daughter. |
$ 40.00 | |
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H. 'Cindy Ann' SEv 22" EM Re 5½" is a ruffled, re-curved pink blend with a darker pink halo and a green throat. Winner: Junior Citation 1992 Honorable Mention 1996 | $5.00 | |
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H. 'Clara Miller' Diploid Dormant 22' scapes. Blooms early and re-blooms. 5.5" round, clear light creamy yellow double with a touch of pink. | Retired | |
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H. 'Curly Cinnamon
Windmill'
D 28" EM Re this 8.5" is a true spider of yellow brushed cinnamon, with a green throat. Segments curl under. Bud count is 18. Winner: HM 2000 and Harris Olsen Spider Award 2002 |
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H. 'Double Milk Chocolate' SEv 21" EM Re 5" fine medium dusty rose consistent double with tiny ruffles and wide recurve petals. Diploid. It is very unusual with good garden manners and makes a great "conversation piece" This photo color is true to the bloom. H. 'Double Milk Chocolate' has a super garden presence and is a favorite of garden visitors and customers. Plants grow well, have good 21-inch scapes and an average of 15 buds. (FRANCIS JOINER X DOUBLE PINK PEONY) Introduced 2000. |
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H. 'Ellen Christine' Evergreen 23" Re 6½" ruffled pink-yellow blended sun-fast double with "saw-tooth" edged segments and petaloids. Outstanding. Winner of: Ida Munson Double Award 1994; Junior Citation 1987; Honorable Mention 1990; Award of Merit 1993. Named for our daughter. |
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H. 'Etta Hart' SEv 25" EM Re 6" This diploid is rose-pink, ruffled, re-curved and beautiful. Wide petals are encircled by a light pink border. The throat is chartreuse and the bud count is 14. Plants grow and increase extremely well and proliferate. Introduced 2004. Awarded AHS Honorable Mention 2007 |
$ 8.00 | |
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H. 'Flamingo Windmill' is a beautifully colored bi-tone unusual form daylily with cascading, narrow segments that curl under at their ends. The flamingo pink petals have a thin cream midrib while the sepals are of a lighter pink color. The eight-inch blooms open well, displaying a cream green throat. H. 'Flamingo Windmill' is an evergreen diploid which blooms early to midseason and repeats on 18" scapes. Bud count averages 12 to 15. Introduced 2000. | Display | |
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H. 'Francis Crochet' SEv 30" E Re 6" lemon yellow self, recurved and soft ruffles; with a pale green throat. Named for our son. | Retired | |
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H. 'Go L. S. U.!'* SEV 25" E Re This is a 5 ½" true purple with fine ruffled gold edge, the University colors. Tetraploid with bud count of 15. Like many dark colored daylilies, this one will appreciate part shade. This is surely a garden jewel. Introduced 2005. Awarded AHS Honorable Mention 2009 |
$ 25.00 | |
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H. 'Imma Dale' SEv 20" Early bloom and re-blooms. 5" ruffled pale pink above an elegant green throat. Junior Citation 1988 | $5.00 | |
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H. 'Jason Mark' SEv 18" EM Re 4" pastel cream with dark wine to purple eye; diamond dusted gold band above a green throat. Many buds. Honorable Mention 1993. Nice diploid. Named for our grandson. |
$ 6.00 | |
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H. 'Jeune Tom' D 18" EM Re 3½" colorfast wide round medium red with wide segments and a light green throat. Long bloom season. Honorable Mention 1993 | $5.00 | |
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H. 'Jim McKinney' * SEv 24" EM Re Tetraploid. 6" yellow with a touch of cream pink highlighted by a ruffled heavy, solid wide gold edge around the petals. Winner of Honorable Mention 1998. Named for a good daylily friend. |
$5.00 | |
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H. 'Johanna Castille' SEv 22" E Re This fine rose pink has a dark pink band and a dark green throat. Blooms measure 5½" wide and bud count is sixteen.. |
$ 6.00 | |
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H. 'Jolie Blonde' (Crochet) SEv 18" EM Re 6" flat, ruffled near white with pink tints, green throat. Diamond dusted. Junior Citation 1982 and Honorable Mention 1992 | Display | |
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H. 'Jolie Monde' SEv 21" EM Re 7½" ruffled, wide petaled lovely pink blend, the large green throat radiates out onto the petals. A customer favorite. Winner of Junior Citation 1998 |
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H. 'Justin Miller' D 19" EM Re 3.75" flat wide petaled red with lighter edges and a chartreuse throat. Named for our grandson. | $6.00 | |
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H. 'Katie Elizabeth Miller' Dormant 16" scapes. Blooms early and re-blooms. Lovely 4" pastel pale pink with darker pink halo and eye above a golden throat and tiny green heart. Enchanting. Rapid increase. Won Honorable Mention 1992. Named for our granddaughter. | $6.00 | |
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$20.00 | |
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'King Kahuna'
as photographed in the Crochet Daylily Garden on
Sunday morning, June 5, 2011. It was 95 degrees at 11
am so the King does not mind the heat! It was a
visitor's favorite during the National Convention held in
Baton Rouge May 24-28, 2011. Photo taken by my friend, Tom Walker. |
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H. 'Little Red Warbler' D 18" EM Re 3" unusual, re-curved red cutie with a darker red eye, yellow green throat. Many buds. Honorable Mention 1990 A rare dormant for the South. |
$ 6.00 | |
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H. 'Mae Sackett' SEV 25" Re This is a 5" fully double beauty the color of a ripe cantaloupe. Petals are 3" wide and sepals are 2" wide. There are many petaloids, making for a full form. The bud count is twelve. In this one, the color is the thing. Introduced 2007. |
$ 12.00 | |
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H. 'Mary Barry' SEv 22" EM Re 5½" ruffled, very flat, shiny dark rose self with great carrying power, wide segments. Diploid. Bud count is 20 and blooms just above the foliage. Named for Beth's stepmother. | $8.00 | |
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H. 'Mary Beth' SEv 20" mid-season bloom and re-blooms.4.5" recurve pastel lavender with lighter lavender sepals and a ribbed, pale yellow-green throat. Many buds. Honorable Mention 1991. | Display | |
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H. 'Mary Crochet' SEv 19" early to mid-season bloom and re-blooms. 5.5" ruffles light yellow with pink midribs. Diploid. Named for our daughter. | $5.00 | |
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H. 'Mary Nell Saunders' SEv 22" Mid to late season bloom and re-blooms. 5.5" full light gold self. | $6.00 | |
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H. 'Olin Frazier' SEv 20" EM Re 5½" consistently double medium yellow with flat, extra wide segments and several petaloids. Winner of Junior Citation 1988 and Honorable Mention 1994 |
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H. 'Orchid Dream' Dormant 28" EM 5" orchid and cream bi-tone with a green throat. Fine. |
$6.00 | |
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H. 'Pale Moon Windmill' SEv 28" E Re 6.5" cream, unusual form with a pale rose chevron mark and large bright green throat. All segment ends curl under. Honorable Mention 2000 | $ 6.00 | |
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H. 'Patricia Crochet' SEv foliage. 21" scapes. Blooms early to mid-season and re-blooms. 6" medium pink diploid with a rose band, flat wide-ruffled segments, and a dark green throat. Segments have a slight recurve and lovely darker pink veining. Good performer. Named for our daughter-in-law. | $6.00 | |
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H. 'Patricia Deegan' SEv foliage, 22" scapes; blooms early and re-blooms. 6" beautiful pink with heavy substance and excellent form. The blooms have large ruffles, charming lighter color midribs and a chartreuse throat. Bud count averages 18. This beauty is named for a lovely lady from Pineville, Louisiana. Introduced 2007. | Display | |
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H. 'Picasso'
(Crochet, 1975) height 24", bloom 5.5", season
Early, Rebloom, Semi-Evergreen, Diploid, Light pink with
halo and green throat.
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H. 'Pink Embrace' Diploid Semi-evergreen foliage; 24" scapes; blooms early and re-blooms. 7" ruffled light pink blooms that recurve to display a lovely darker pink halo and rich green throat. Honorable Mention winner 2000. | $5.00 | |
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H. 'Pocket Change' Dormant 19" scapes EM Re 4.5" dark jewel red with a lighter edge. A fine flower and a sturdy garden plant. | $5.00 | |
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H. 'Princess Ellen' 18" scapes. Evergreen early to mid-season bloom and re-blooms. 5.5" very ruffled and ribbed cream with a wide rose pink brushed band around the both the petals and sepals. Outstanding. Junior Citation winner 1985 and Honorable Mention 1989. Named for our daughter. | $6.00 | |
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H. 'Richfield Earlene Garber' Diploid Semi-evergreen foliage. This lovely beauty is named in honor of our dear friend and past AHS President from New Iberia, Louisiana. Blooms early and re-blooms. This 7.5" flower is a magnificent, ruffled cream pink daylily. First blooms of the season approach 8" with 4" wide petals and 3" sepals. Good culture practices will deliver great rewards in 12 buds and reblooms well. Segments recurve with a green infusion extending half way the segment length. The form can change depending on the weather and temperature, giving a great garden show on different days. Awarded AHS Honorable Mention 2009 | $ 60.00 | |
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H. 'Richfield Eye Shocker' This 5½ inch flat formed diploid has been a garden favorite for two years. Blooms always attract attention because the three colors - rose, pink and the dark green throat are attractive colors in a daylily. The colors literally shine because of their brightness. The round form of this daylily is inherited from H. 'Edna Shaw' while the bright colors are from H. 'Patricia Crochet' . This daylily grows well, blooms early midseason on 24" scapes. The bud count is 12 and it re-blooms easily. Plants are dormant. Introduced 2003. Awarded AHS Honorable Mention 2005 | $ 8.00 | |
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H. 'Richfield Grandeur' SEv 22" EM Re 6.5" large yellow with pink highlights. Segments are wide making for a full form flower. Throat color is a delicate green and bud count is 16. Diploid. Winner of an Honorable Mention is 2001. | $ 20.00 | |
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H. 'Richfield Lemon Cooler' SEv 20" EM Re 6" round, well-ruffled and full formed light yellow diploid of very flat form. Bus count is 12, while plants bloom in early mid-season and re-bloom. Great yellow! | $ 20.00 | |
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H. 'Richfield Muriel's Double' is a 5½" pink blended beauty. Blooms are double and are mostly bright pink with some darker salmon-pink color around the segment edges and on the petals. Petals are wide, ruffled and recurved. Scapes are 28" high and the plants are semi-evergreen. The cross of KING KAHUNNA X FRANCIS JOINER has produced several fine doubles and this one is no exception. H. 'Richfield Muriel's Double' carries 14 buds and re-blooms. Diploid. Junior Citation 2001. Honorable Mention 2006. Introduced 2002. | $ 15.00 | |
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H. 'Richfield
Posy' is a flat, large 6½"
cream semi-evergreen diploid with wide, ivory ruffles on 20"
scapes. This elegant daylily has a large pink eye and a
small green throat. Bloom segments overlap well since petals
measure 3½" wide and sepals are 2¾" wide. H.
'Richfield
Posy' is
much admired, receiving 30 Junior Citation votes in 1998 and
is one of our finest to date. Plants have three branches,
carry 14 buds and re-blooms well. MARGARET'S CHOICE X ROLLING HILL .
Introduced 2001. Awarded and Honorable Mention 2008 |
$ 50.00 | |
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H. 'Richfield Rose Elegance' is a fine rose blended tetraploid. Blooms measure 6", are slightly recurved, have a darker halo, and are nicely ruffled. The flowers also have a thin wire gold edge. Plants carry 15 buds, grow well and rebloom reliably. Scapes are 23" high and plants are semi-evergreen. 'Richfield Rose Elegance' is a cross of Seminole Wind X Jim McKinney. It is only our second tetraploid introduction. Introduced 2002. | $ 12.00 | |
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H. 'Richfield Wonder' is a 5½-inch cream pink with a large grape eye that has tiny feathering around its perimeter. Blooms recurve and have a green throat plus "corduroy" texture. This dormant diploid has 16-inch scapes with five lateral branches and a bud count of twenty-five when established. H. 'Richfield Wonder' was selected from a group of seedlings which were produced from using a semi-evergreen and a dormant parent - the object being to try to get a good dormant seedling from the cross. We did! This beautiful daylily grows and blooms very well in many different climates and "comes back" strong even here on Gulf Coast. Bud count is 25 when established. Junior Citation 1998. Honorable Mention 2002. Introduced 2000. |
$ 10.00 | |
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H. Rose Windmill' is a fine addition to our spider collection and is featured on our 2008 print catalogue cover. It has been a beautiful tetraploid daylily as a seedling and is equally fine a registered cultivar. The 7.5" blooms are not crowded on the 30" arrow straight scapes. Blooms are a delicate medium rose color and have large chartreuse throats. Segments all recurve and display the flat blooms to fine advantage. This cultivar blooms in mid-season and the bud count is 14. This daylily is from a cross of H. 'Skinny Dipping' and one of our fine rose seedlings. | $ 30.00 | |
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H. 'Roy Boy Saunders' SEv 27" scapes, blooms early in season and re-blooms. 6.5" pastel cream-pink blend with a chartreuse throat. Flowers are fragrant, ruffled and recurved. An imposing daylily. Winner of the Emma Middlebrooks Award for Region 13 in 1989 and a Junior Citation in 1991. | Retired | |
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H. 'Spring Blush' is a beautiful, ruffled, very pale pink diploid that has much "class." Large slightly recurved blooms average six to 7 inches wide on 24 inch scapes. It starts blooming in early mid-season and re-blooms well. Scapes hold 12 buds. H. ‘Spring Blush’ comes from our bed of "huge" daylily seedlings. The seedlings in this bed are the result of years of hybridizing for larger blooms. Introduced 2009 Seedling x Seedling | $70.00 | |
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H. 'White Opal' SEv 17" EM 5" near white self with a green throat. Very pretty. | $5.00 | |
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H. 'Yellow Lollipop' Dormant 11" scapes, EM Re A beloved little jewel. 2.25" ruffled medium yellow self, increases rapidly and re-blooms very well. A favorite in large plantings for long bloom season. Winner of AHS 1986 Florida Sunshine Cup, Honorable Mention 1985 and Don Fischer Memorial Award 1988 | $5.00 | |