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PARTRIDGE     HILL     GARDENS     INTRODUCTIONS

Ellen Laprise has been hybridizing beautiful daylilies since 1992.
Carefully choosing her seedlings' parents for color and vigor, Ellen's goal has been to combine beauty with excellent performance.
Partridge Hill's introductions are limited. Please call (508) 943-1885 or e-mail Ellen at gentian1@charter.net   for availabilty
 

BOB MARLEY (Laprise ’07)

(Fooled Me  x  Primal Scream)

Tetraploid, 7” flower, 36” tall, SEV, M, 3 – way branching, 23 buds, Unusual Form Variable Crispate

BOB MARLEY is named in honor of the late Robert Nesta Marley, a brilliant revolutionary reggae artist from Jamaica whose music is still heard and felt around the world. It will be introduced for sale in Spring, 2008. Twenty five percent of the proceeds will be donated to the Rita Marley Foundation and will be displayed in Jamaica at the Bob Marley Museum. It was the winner of the 2006 Stanley Saxton Award at the 2006 AHS National Convention. It is brilliant orange with a orange red eyezone above a green throat and very fertile both ways. It’s a real standout ! $150 SF

FLAMING FLAMINGO (Laprise ’07)

(FLAMING FIREBIRD X PRIMAL SCREAM)

Tetraploid, SEV , 42" tall, 7" bloom, M-ML , 3 –way branching and 25 buds.  Unusual Form Variable Crispate.

FLAMING FLAMINGO was named by my friend, Nina Lapierre, of Massachusetts.  The color is brilliant orange with a raised glossy red eyezone. The petals are ruffled and sepals have a small ruffle.  The pollen is fertile, but a difficult to set pods.  As the day goes on, it starts to twist, turn and pinch.  Outstanding !  FLAMING FLAMINGO  $150

JOSH THOMAS (Laprise ’07)

(BIMINI TWIST X JOHN PEAT)

Tetraploid, 40” tall,  EV,  5”,  3-way branching, 36 buds

Josh Thomas is my second grandson. He’s a straightforward, creative, and very strong boy who has always stood out in crowd, even from his siblings. So when this seedling came into its own in our garden, I knew who I was looking at! The flower is rose red with a purple underlay, and a tri-colored edge on the petals- dark purple and white, and framed with a gold ruffle, with a lighter picotee edge on the sepals. This heavy-duty New England hybrid, with thick, broad, arching foliage, has been completely rust and disease resistant for a number of years. Strong, sturdy scapes with excellent branching support our newest work in complex color and design! If you’re hybridizing for dormancy and Rust/disease resistance, Josh Thomas will be a thrill to work with! Easily fertile both ways. $150 SF

ISABELLE ROSE (Laprise ’07)  - To Be Introduced Spring 2009

(STARSEARCH X HEAVENLY CURLS) (Sdlg. 03-21)

Diploid, 7” flower, 59” tall, Dormant, E, 3-way branching, 43 buds, Unusual Form Cascade.

This beautiful daylily is named for my beautiful granddaughter, Isabelle Rose Thomas. It is a long blooming, pale yellow cascade, with an extended green throat, bleaching out to near white by noon, diamond dusted, with little ruffles on curling petals and sepals.

Partridge Hill Gardens • Steve & Ellen Laprise • 23 Partridge Hill Road • Dudley, MA 01571-6201

email: gentian1@charter.net                  Phone: (508)943-1885