Paul K. Lewis Spring 2024 Introductions

Show Me The Money (Paul K. Lewis, Spring 2024)

Show Me The Money (Paul K. Lewis, Spring 2024)

Show Me The Money (Paul K. Lewis, Spring 2024)

Show Me The Money (Paul K. Lewis, Spring 2024)

Show Me The Money (Paul K. Lewis, Spring 2024) (Tessa Anne (Hansen) X Desired Effect (Pierce)) Tet., EM, Sev, 6" blooms, 23" scape, 2 way branching, 10 buds.

I remember the first time seeing this bloom along my fence in the backyard. The scape wasn't as tall as I would like, but the COLOR!  That blue eye zone was just incredible.  Show Me The Money is a light white bloom with a notched complex blue eye zone, blending into a yellow green throat. It has a dark blue and silver wire edge around the petals. On occasion you will see a patterned eye similar to the top two photos.  It is not consistent, but it does present that look when the conditions are right.  I've been taking the pollen all over the garden. It does not have the bud count I prefer either, but when you have a bloom this lovely, you have to put it out there.  Shows up in the early season.  Fertile both ways. $350 for a SF. SOLD OUT.  Will be available from re sellers in the future. 

Whisper to a Scream (Paul K. Lewis, Spring 2024)

 

Whisper to a Scream (Paul K. Lewis, Spring 2024)

Whisper to a Scream (Paul K. Lewis, Spring 2024)

Whisper to a Scream (Paul K. Lewis, Spring 2024)

Whisper To A Scream (Paul K. Lewis, Spring 2024) (Zyzzified (DeCaire) X Venetian Pools (Pierce)) Tet., M, Sev, 5.5" bloom, 23" scape, 2 way branching, 10 buds.

Whisper To A Scream is another front of the border daylily.  I selected it from the first bloom I saw because of it's fantastic pattern. It is a light yellow flower with a dark violet, triangular shaped eye zone with concentric rings, blending into a yellow green throat.  Pattern is consistent.  It's really a knock out as you can see in several of the photos. It shows off it's pattern the best when it's established.  Whisper has rebloomed for me and the rebloom scape is much taller than the original scapes.  Easy to hybridize with being fertile both ways. Sets pods better when established. Named for a favorite song from the 80's band, Icicle Works.  $300 for a SF.  SOLD OUT.  Will be available from resellers in the near future. 

Echo Chamber (Paul K. Lewis, Spring 2024)

Echo Chamber (Paul K. Lewis, Spring 2024)

Echo Chamber (Paul K. Lewis, Spring 2024)

Echo Chamber (Paul K. Lewis, Spring 2024)

Echo Chamber (Paul K. Lewis, Spring 2024) (Soloman's Sunrise (Ansari) X Venetian Pools (Pierce)) Tet., EM, Sev, 6" bloom, 29" scape, 3 way branching, 17 buds.

I really don't like introducing daylilies with substandard plant habit.  Especially patterns because of my love for them. Fortunately that is not the case with Echo Chamber.  After I saw it in it's second year with those awesome 29 inch scapes and 3 way branching, I knew right then and there it was going to be an introduction.  And then there's the pattern.  Consistent from beginning to end.  This one is special. Echo Chamber is a light yellow bloom with a dark violet patterned eye zone with concentric circles, and a dark violet narrow outside edge.  Echo Chamber comes into bloom in the early season and is so easy to work with.  I've loaded it with pods in the past two seasons.  I've seen a few of the kids and it definitely passes on it's pattern.  $250 for a SF. SOLD OUT.  This will be available from re sellers and most likely on The Lily Auction a year from now.  

Poe Dameron (Paul K. Lewis, Spring 2024)

Poe Dameron (Paul K. Lewis, Spring 2024)

Poe Dameron (Paul K. Lewis, Spring 2024)

Poe Dameron (Paul K. Lewis, Spring 2024) (The Downward Spiral (Lewis) X Ring Necked Pheasant (Lambertson)) Tet., M, Sev, 6" bloom, 26" scape, 2 way branching, 15 buds.

Probably one of my better introductions from The Downward Spiral so far. I moved it from the main bed to the main area in the front yard to see how it would do in the elements.  Poe is one tough cookie.  It was under water a couple times when we had heavy rains and never looked bothered once.  Poe is a light purple flower with a darker purple patterned eye zone that sports concentric rings most of the time. Occasionally it has shown arrow shaped patterns as seen in the above photograph. It's easy to hybridize with Poe Dameron.  Easily fertile both ways. $200 for a SF. SOLD OUT.  This will be available on the Lily Auction in a year. 

Three Amigos (Paul K. Lewis, Spring 2024)

Three Amigos (Paul K. Lewis, Spring 2024)

 Three Amigos (Paul K. Lewis, Spring 2024)

Three Amigos (Paul K. Lewis, Spring 2024) (Mysterious Zodiac (Petit) X The Downward Spiral (Lewis)) Tet., M, Sev, 6" bloom, 28" scape, 3 way branching, 18 buds. SIB TO THE BREAKFAST CLUB.

Most patterned daylilies lack plant habit these days.  It is rare to find something patterned that has a nice plant as well.  Not anymore.  Ladies and gentlemen, step right up....with nothing further I present you with The Three Amigos!  Three Amigos is a lavender bloom with a dark violet patterned eye zone with concentric rings in the center, blending into a yellow green throat. Three Amigos is easily fertile both ways.  Sib to my intro The Breakfast Club, which has a better pattern, but doesn't have the plant habit that Three Amigos has. $150 for a SF.  SOLD OUT.  This will be available on the Lily Auction in a year.  

Rey Skywalker (Paul K. Lewis, Spring 2024)

Rey Skywalker (Paul K. Lewis, Spring 2024)

Rey Skywalker (Paul K. Lewis, Spring 2024)

Rey Skywalker (Paul K. Lewis, Spring 2024) (The Space Race (Hanson) X Lewis seedling (Wowee Cherokee (Hensley) X Lemon Dazzler (Benz)) Tet., MLa, Sev, 6" bloom, 47" scape, 2 way branching, 12 buds. 

I have been on a quest to breed more lemon yellow daylilies for years.  The closest I have seen to this color was John Benz's Lemon Dazzler, which I used a lot.  I finally bloomed a seedling out of it and Wowee Cherokee that is very close.  Now I've been taking pollen from that seedling into all my favorite yellows. Taking it into Curt Hanson's The Space Race was a no brainer.  I was trying to breed a super tall lemon yellow that you could see from a distance.  Rey Skywalker is pretty close.  Rey is a light lemon yellow with a green throat. It's pollen is easy to use, but so far I haven't set a pod on it.  One of the prettiest yellows in my garden.  A true gem.  $200 for a SF. SOLD OUT.  Should be available from re sellers in the next year or so.  Email me if you have questions about where you can get it.  PLar4747@aol.com.

Ben Torer, my nephew holding a scape of his namesake daylily.

Ben Torer scapes. They are stellar!

Ben Torer (Paul K. Lewis, Spring 2024)

Ben Torer (Paul K. Lewis, Spring 2024) (Deep Purple Night (White) X Justin Torer (Lewis)) Tet., MLa, Dormant, 5.5" bloom, 40" scape, 5 way branching, 25 buds.

It's all about the plant habit with Ben Torer, as you can see from the scape picture.  It's a tall lovely purple that demands your attention from a distance.  Comes into bloom right around the ending of peak and extends the season with all it's buds.  Easy pod setter.  Ben Torer, the daylily is a purple bloom with a light white watermark blending into a yellow green throat. It is complemented by a corresponding light white edge with a thin gold outer edge. Ben Torer is named for one of my nephews who also demands attention and stands out from the crowd.  Ben Torer the daylily is easily fertile both ways. $150 for a SF.  SOLD OUT.  It will be available from re sellers in about a year. 

I know all these introductions are sold out and you are probably asking why I post them? Since I live in the northeast it is difficult to increase them fast enough to market them.  I send them down to my friends who live in the south to increase them faster and make them available to you faster than I could.

If you see one you like, email me and I can direct you to someone who sells them.  My daylilies are grown here in Northeast Ohio and may not grow the same in more southern climates.  If you have any questions about my daylilies or where to purchase them, email me at PLar4747@aol.com.  Thank you,  Paul K. Lewis