Today dawned with lots of “first blooms” for the season. Coral Majority was one. I was so tempted to cross all the South Seas self seed seedlings that bloomed for the first time this year, but I just couldn’t do it.
‘Equal Opportunity’ is soooo good right now, and I don’t want to tax her.
She is definety moving forward, but if I cross her with anything this year it will be to work on making her even lighter and add more glisten – probably a cross with Marque Moon, if the timing aligns. Otherwise Equal Opportunity will not be crossed this year.
We now have a name for this daylily. ‘It’s a Puzzle’. And I love ‘It’s a Puzzle’ exactly how she is. So no cross there.
Daylily ‘Shirley Dalaska’ also will not be crossed. She is beautiful! And ‘Simple Perfection’ was not blooming today. I may cross ‘Simple Perfection’ as she is looking more and more like South Seas, but TBD.
But there is one South Seas self seed seedling (yet unnamed) that would be perfect with a little extra spunk, and Coral Majority would be just perfect. So I did that first cross of a South Seas self seed seedling today. We shall see how it goes.
In case you are wondering, below is Coral Majority. She is a wild child. But she is an awesome pollen producer.
To help you get over that shock of a wild child daylily 😂 here are some soothing bird pics from this morning.
Susan's Daily Garden 
Mine are winding down. (Central West Virginia US)
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