Melanie Introductions

Melanie Mason’s newest introductions

ADIRONDACK FIRE BREATHER (Mason 2019)
35″ tall, 5.25″ flowers, 25 buds, dormant, ML

A bright cherry red that really shouts.  The large gold throat extends out onto the sepals, forming golden diamonds.  The overall flower is triangular with 25-30 buds on 3-4 way branching.  Beginning bloom in the mid-late season, rebloom continues well into fall, even in the north!   $50

 

AMANDA’S FRENCH TOAST (Mason 2019)
tet Dormant 29” tall, MLate

5” sienna red with deep burgundy eye and gold throat. Wide 4-way branching, 18 buds. Not brown, but not really red either. $50

 

 

 

BELLA NOVA (Mason 2019)
tet Dormant 31” ML to Late

6” bright red with large yellow-green throat that extends out onto the sepals creating sparkling golden diamonds against the red background. Sunfast, wide 4-way branching and 18 buds. Stunning. $50

 

 

BOURBON AND BRANCH (Mason 2019)
tet Dormant 41” Mid-late

4.25” rust red-siena with nearly black eye and gold throat. Wide 4-5 way branching and 30 buds. Airy in bloom, with flowers held well above foliage. “Branch” is southern for spring water. $50

 

 

FRANCIS LEE PERFECT IMPERFECTION (Mason 2019)
tet Dormant 28” Mid

5.5” burgundy red with heavy gold braided edge. 3 way branching and 23 buds. With such heavy bloom, this one benefits from dead-heading. Named for a daylily friend who was lured back to hybridizing by this flower! .  $50

 

GATES OF LODORE (Mason 2019)
38″ tall, 8-9″ flower, 26 buds, dormant, ML

This is the daylily that attracted every guest to the garden in the last two years.  You just couldn’t walk by it without noticing the huge bright orange flowers with red chevron eye and large green throat standing tall despite wind and torrential rain.  Rebloom carries the attraction well into fall.  $50

 

LONGLESSON GOLD COAST (Mason 2019)
38″ tall, 6.5″ flower, 15 buds, dormant, ML

An excellent companion to GATES OF LODORE, with bright golden yellow flowers with orange flecks, and ruffled and frilled edges.  Another sturdy tall daylily that is exceedingly pod fertile, and an all around great garden plant.  $25

 

PRINCESS EMMA (Mason 2019)
tet Dormant 29” Early mid

7” pastel lavender with watermark and very green throat. Wide 3-way branching and 15 buds means large flowers do not interfere with each other. Prolific scape production guarantees quite a show.  $50

 

TEA FOR TEAGAN (Mason 2019)
tet Dormant 28” Mid-late

5.5” lavender bitone with feathered eye and green throat. 3-way branching and 15 buds. (Vertical Horizon x Steve Moldovan) From this cross, you know this one is special and a potential parent for northern patterned eyes.   $50