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Curt Hanson's Crintonic Garden Catalog said:ALL TOMORROW'S PARTIES
99 EM 24 SE
(OTAVALO / COURT MAGICIAN) x RUFFLED DUDE
While certainly not some refined dilettante, this unrestrained space cadet knows how to party! Letting it all hang out, the 5" flowers have an unpredictable form, with large unruly ruffles emerging from a deeply pleated throat. Loosely described as a ‘pink’, the color shows rose and lavender with undertones of pewter orchid. Recommended for the front of the bed here in the North, with three and four-way branched scapes held barely above the foliage, I suspect this party queen may be more at home in the decadence of a souped up Southern culture. Moderately fertile, yet producing some wonderful results.

Curt Hanson's Crintonic Garden Catalog said:ALL RIGHT ALREADY
02 ML 36 SE
WORLD’S COLLIDE X ANTILLANCA SKY
The creative spirit personified in the art of hybridizing allows the minds eye to explore the continuously expanding parameters of the natural form. The intuitive premonitions which can only be achieved from the intimate experience of working with ones lines, unlocks such a dynamic smorgasbord of choice, that selection becomes an exercise in objective and subjective reasoning. This assault of beauty upon our aesthetic senses can become overwhelming and actually exhaust the judgement of even the most adept of connoisseurs. By dissecting the components the presumptuous aesthete miss’s the gestalt and will soon realize he is alone in his garden reciting this pedantic drivel to himself! ALL RIGHT ALREADY communicates more directly to your senses, in a soft voice of strawberry rose. The simple 7” flowers stand tall on well-balanced plants. Enjoy!

Curt Hanson's Crintonic Garden Catalog said:ALGEBRA OF DARKNESS
99 M 25 SE
NITE DEPOSIT x LADY ARABELLA
Geometrically reconfiguring the quantum potential of tomorrow’s deep colors, this calculated equation combines my very darkest with the Salter polychromes. ALGEBRA OF DARKNESS is a rich amaranth purple enhanced with a smokey velvet pile. The color is quite sunfast and interrupted only by the lime throat. Confidently presented, these smooth textured 6" flowers are exceptionally full and flat, while the understated calm edge adds both class and distinction. Of robust constitution, the plants make large divisions with sturdy erect scapes and four thru five-way branching. Very fertile either way.

Curt Hanson's Crintonic Garden Catalog said: ALBION MOONLIGHT
05 ML 20 SE
PEARLS BEFORE SWINE X RETURN TO ELEGANCE
Selected for all the elves and hobbits, ALBION MOONLIGHT is a unique dwarf in my garden. All wrinkled and crinkled, these extremely creped 4-1/2" flowers are very formal and round, with gently reflexed petals edged in delicate piecrust ruffling, The pearlescent color is an ephemeral and illusive eggshell through ivory, with shimmering hints of pink. A delightful subject for the front of the bed, ALBION MOONLIGHT makes a diminutive and tidy clump with superb proportions. The stocky 20" scapes display four through five-way candelabra branching directly above the low, arching foliage. Fertile both ways.

Curt Hanson's Crintonic Garden Catalog said: AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT
95 L 26 SE
((PALACE OF LIGHTS:= (SPANISH LEMON / PRICELESS PEARL) x EGYPTIAN SPICE / DBD) x HEAVENLY TREASURE
Deeply indebted to the work of Brother Charles, AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT inherits the distinctive gold edge of both parents. These medium to large flowers are a very deep golden yellow blended with warm apricot tones accented by a small green heart. The form is flat, wide and rounded with broad petals delicately edged in ornate bubbles and fringe. The substance is very firm and flesh-like with a matte finish. The scapes are very stout and well branched. One of the last flowers to bloom in the garden, AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT is fertile both ways and should prove useful to those who care to join the fracas for the ultimate edge.

Curt Hanson's Crintonic Garden Catalog said:AFTERGLOW OF LOVE
01 VL 28 SE
VICTORIAN COLLAR X HARMONY IN YELLOW
The prettiest flower to bloom during the late season, and opening consistently during those cool August mornings, AFTERGLOW OF LOVE captures the essence of her illustrious pedigree. The 5-1/2” round, fancy and formal flowers are deeply ruffled and fringed. The heavy wax-like substance and pleated throat add to the sculptural presentation. The color is a glowing golden yellow blend, highlighted in flesh pink with a deep green throat. Erect stout scapes display four-way branching. Fertile both ways and has already produced a future intro with CONCRETE BLONDE!

Curt Hanson's Crintonic Garden Catalog said: ADVENTURES IN PARADISE
98 M 32 SE
TIDAL POOL x (FRED HAM / SILVER SPRITE)
In the spirit of Adam Troy and the enchantment of sailing the South Pacific, ADVENTURES IN PARADISE provides yet another example of the magic found in the TIDAL POOL line. The most ruffled and “voluptuous” of my lavenders thus far, these fully formed 6" flowers gently reflex and flare with exquisite grace. The color is an unusual and alluring orchid-lilac, softly toned with a lighter watermark and refreshing green heart. The healthy plants display erect, although slender scapes with three and four-way branching. ADVENTURES IN PARADISE is moderately fertile either way. A special cultivar that once seen, will leave you longing for Samoa.

Curt Hanson's Crintonic Garden Catalog said: ADVENT AND ASCENSION
03 M 40 SE
ED BROWN X JUDICIOUS CHOICES
A garden plant of the first order, adorned with elegant blossoms of tranquility and transcendence. Reminding me of lace and Victorian linens, these 5" flowers are full, round, delicately ruffled and trimmed with obvious sparkling nuances, all finished in chaste alabaster white. Robust plants of outstanding balance and proportion boast strong erect scapes with symmetrical four and five-way branching. Combining two of the finest orchid pinks, ADVENT AND ASCENSION has been a standout from the start and has quickly emerged as a key parent. Very fertile either way, and Jeff Salter’s biased favorite of the 97 seedlings.

Curt Hanson's Crintonic Garden Catalog said: AEGEAN WIND
06 ML 36 SE UF
(Tidal Pool / Shadow Dream Song) X (Catch My Fall / Antillanca Sky)
As though born of the cool offshore breezes, Aegean Wind serenely floats over the garden like an ethereal zephyr. These graceful 7" kite-like and crispate blossoms are extremely flat with simple triangular petals and quilled sepals. The soft pale orchid colour is gently imprinted with a large cream watermark, which in turn merges imperceptibly into a radiating lime-green throat. Cream sepals match the watermark to create a bi-tone effect. The slender 36" scapes hold these airy flowers directly above the foliage on three-way branching. The understated synergy of delicate colour and form make Aegean Wind an outstanding landscape specimen. Pollen fertile but difficult pod parent.

Curt Hanson's Crintonic Garden Catalog said:ADDED ATTRACTIONS
06 M 36 SE
Instant Karma X Life on Bajore
Another trinket for the bric-a-brac collection, Added Attractions is a precursor of things to come. As novelty embellishments begin to festoon our daylilies in unique and fascinating ways, new frontiers unfold to extend the potential of our dreams. These lovely 6" golden yellow polychrome flowers begin their cycle as singles, with radiating ribs emerging from the green throat. Midway through the season these blossoms begin to form strange frou frou like growths of random form and style along the midrib. Eventually these curious baubles will often form a fully crested double. While this is fun stuff, overall plant performance, tall 36" scapes, and four thru’ five-way branching, create a first class garden plant as well. Fertile both ways.

Curt Hanson's Crintonic Garden Catalog said:ACQUIRED ARCADIAN BLISS
06 ML 39 SE
(BABYLONIAN PEARL / ANASTASIA) X LIFE ON BAJORE
Elegant and graceful, Acquired Arcadian Bliss greets each new day with an ever changing and refreshing face of optimism! Playfully flaring, these 6" polychrome flowers are exquisitely sculpted in alabaster pink. Accentuating the dynamic motion, a deeply carved raised midrib flows lime-green from the pinched throat. Slender, erect 39" scapes display these dramatic and fanciful flowers well above the deep green foliage on three-way branching. Involving the pleated magic of Anastasia in both parents, Acquired Arcadian Bliss offers a provocative potential for exotic new forms. Moderately fertile both ways.

Curt Hanson's Crintonic Garden Catalog said:ACCIDENTAL TOURIST
04 M 31 SE
Complex Seedling involving RUFFLED DUDE and Munson Eyes X Tet. TRAHLYTA
The second introduction from Tet. TRAHLYTA and a distinctive counterpoint to GENTLY DOWN THE STREAM. This bohemian and peculiar affair is a complex blending of rose and frosty lilac. The color bleeds and fades along a large starburst watermark pattern in soft rose violets.These large 8" simple and triangular flowers are flat and slightly flaring with reflexed sepals. While this first generation selection inherits the modest 2 to 3-way branching of it’s pollen parent, the next generation has vastly improved. ACCIDENTAL TOURIST is very fertile either way and is producing a remarkable bevy of seedlings in a kaleidoscope of colors and patterns.

Curt Hanson's Crintonic Garden Catalog said:ABSOLUTION
99 M 26 SE
FOLLOW YOUR HEART x tet PEAR ORNAMENT
The ultra smooth pearlescent finish and classic symmetrical proportions of PEAR ORNAMENT have been translated into tetraploid form with ABSOLUTION. Smooth as a form fit satin sheet, this 5" ivory cream represents several years of tedious effort to bloom a few dozen seedlings. The overall plant habits, erect scapes with three to four-way branching have proven consistent both here in Ohio and in Central Florida. Quite fertile either way, one which will appeal to those of conservative and formal taste.

Curt Hanson's 2005 Catalog said:Neither distracted by superficial details nor quibbling with the bourgeois folderol of the latest fad, this gentleman of sophisticated manners and taste is confidently expressed in precise candor and eloquence. Dapper and impeccably tailored, suiting his gallant stature, this ARROGANT BASTARD is a self assured 6-1/2” full-formed flower of classic elegance and commanding garden presence. The color is a full-bodied burgundy with a small green heart. Cavalier and debonair, these masculine plants have sturdy 44” tall, erect scapes with three and four-way branching well above the foliage. Combining the Kirchhoff reds with my purples, ARROGANT BASTARD is fertile either way and is named in the spirit of Rhett Butler.

Here in my zone 5/6 garden, Prairie Fire has withstood drought, heavy rains, ice storms, snow - all without a bit of problems. It is a four season tree. Lovely branching and bark in the winter, with the crabapples hanging on into December and sometimes January. Beautiful blooms in the spring. Lovely shiny heathy foliage in the summer. Fall, good color. The Cedar Waxwings visit it during migration and feast on the abundant fruit. A favorite.

This rose has been fabulous. It has survived ice storms, heavy snows, extreme cold and summer heat with not one bit of extra care. The foliage always looks wonderful. Never any bug holes or black spot, and I don't do anything to it. Produces many hips for winter interest. One thing that I must say, though, is that it grows really long canes for me! Even cutting it back in spring to 3 feet, by the end of summer, I have canes at least 8 feet long. The rose gets between 3 and 4 feet tall. I did buy it at an upscale nursery, so I am confident it was the correct rose, as it still had the metal tag on it. I have looked it up online and noticed that others mention how large it gets. I have also noticed that it roots by layering. I have two other plants that I moved by letting the canes root well for a year, then digging and moving.

(Ed Brown × Forestlake Ragamuffin)

I grew this plant in my central Ohio garden for several years, but it did not perform very well for me. It always bloomed, and would set pods. It lived, but did not thrive, very much the same performance I had from its parent, Ed Brown. However, less than 10 miles away, where the conditions are less severe than in my garden, it did fabulous, and still grows to this day. I did get some very nice seedlings out of it, which were vigorous and lovely, with toothy edges. I have grown many of Rice's cultivars, and only a couple were less than super performers. My garden has pretty harsh conditions compared to many in my area. Lots of wind, and on a hill, so hard to keep watered. I was not mulching back then either.

(Wes Kirby × You Look Marvelous)
I grew this daylily for many years. It did great here in central Ohio, zone 5/6. Always rebloomed after it was established, and loved it for the soft, refreshing color. Being so tall, it was easy to work into the perennial border.

(Holly Dancer × Black Plush)
This is such a big, well branched, thick scaped plant that visitors often think it is a tetraploid. Has been a great parent for me. Seems to pass on its great plant habit.

(Alpha Centauri × Tet. Siloam Medallion)
Lovely clear yellow to gold. Usually shows relief, often quite pronounced. Was one of the first daylilies on the market to have relief sculpting. Nice green throat.