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Jul 8, 2013 4:48 AM CST
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From Woodhenge Gardens in Virginia we are traveling north to Hickory Hill Gardens in Loretto, Pennsylvania and the daylilies from the hybridizing program of Clayton Burkey.

In the mid 1970’s when the focus was turning toward hybridizing the rounder, larger tetraploids Clayton was searching for the narrowest of diploids, the spiders. His fascination for spider forms was encouraged by Mrs. Lola Branham, a mentor and friend. He began hybridizing the narrow forms long before the classifications of spider and unusual form were recognized by the AHS. While working to make the tepal segments (sepals and petals) narrow and spidery was a challenge, other interesting shapes emerged with slightly wider segments than desired in the spider form. These were often referred to as exotics and later as spider variants before the official recognition of unusual form. (To learn more about the history of the spiders and unusual forms recommended reading is the AHS publication “Caught in the Web” Spiders & UFs). Clayton’s cultivars are known for their beauty, wonderful plant habits and also for their importance in hybridizing by others seeking to work with spider and unusual forms.

First registrations from Hickory Hill were in 1987, ‘August Eighty-Three’, ‘Godzilla’, ‘Cheerful Thought’, ‘Kirsten My Love’, ‘My Valentine’s Secret’, ‘Starman’s Journey’ and “Sultan’s Expression’. The first cultivar, and perhaps the most important from a hybridizer’s view, to receive an award was ‘Lola Branham’ (1991) with an Honorable Mention (HM) in 1999 and the Lambert/Webster Award for best unusual form in 2003.

‘Lola Branham’ (Burkey 1991)



Considered one of the most beautiful daylilies by collectors and hybridizers, ‘Lola Branham’ has been used extensively in hybridizing. Currently 80 registered cultivars have ‘Lola Branham’ as a parent. The most famous of these is ‘North Wind Dancer’ with a Lambert/Webster Award in 2007 and the recipient of the 2011 Stout Medal. A few other HM winners from Clayton include ‘Kirsten’s Corsage’(1996) in 2002 and ‘Android’(1996) in 2003. ‘Android’ has also been a successful parent with three registrations from hybridizer Don Herr, one unusual form, ‘Jelly Dancer’ (Herr 2010), and two spiders, ‘Dancing in the Sunlight’ (Herr 2006) and a 2009 HM winner ‘Summer Fireworks’ (Herr 2005). Crossing 2002 HM winner ‘Starman’s Fantasy (1991) with ‘Starman’s Delight (2000) gave Clayton three introductions ‘Starman’s Dream’ (2000), ‘Mystical Enchantress’ (2002) and ‘Kirsten Madeline Burkey’ (2000)a 10” crimson spider recognized by garden judges with a 2005 HM Award. Another very successful cultivar from Clayton is ‘Starman’s Quest’ (1989). Awards presented to ‘Starman’s Quest include the HM in 2001, an Award of Merit in 2004 and the R. W. Munson Jr. Award in 2011 for best patterned cultivar. ‘Starman’s Quest’ has proved itself as a hybridizing plant as well. Hybridizers including Tom Polston with a 2011 HM for ‘Bob Faulkner’ (Polston 2006), Michael Miller with several very nice introductions and Jamie Gossard with a 2008 HM for ‘Smoke Scream’, have all used ‘Starman’s Quest’ to further their breeding lines. Jamie Gossard converted the diploid ‘Starman’s Quest’ to tetraploid and produced the tetraploids ‘Upgrade’ (Gossard, J (2007), ‘Ninja Storm’ (Gossard, J 2005) and ‘Purple Cheetah (Gossard, J 2006) a 2010 HM winner.

In 2011 Clayton Burkey was recognized for his outstanding work and contributions in hybridizing with the AHS Bertrand Farr Silver Medal.

To see more of Clayton’s introductions (he also raises beautiful canary’s!) visit his website
http://pidsweb.org/ClaytonBurk...

‘Android’ (Burkey 1996)



‘Kirsten Madeline Burkey’ (Burkey 2000)



‘Starmans’ Quest’ (Burkey 1989)

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Jul 8, 2013 6:03 AM CST
Name: Theresa Maris
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The spiders are just lovely, the huge blooms really stand out and they sometimes look as if a curling iron was taken to the petals.
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Jul 8, 2013 9:53 AM CST
Name: Juli
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He really has some beautiful things! Thanks, Char!
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Jul 8, 2013 6:03 PM CST
Name: Liz Quinn
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Starmans' Quest was added to my garden last fall. So beautiful.
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Jul 9, 2013 3:40 PM CST
Name: Jan
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Wonderful article
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Jul 9, 2013 4:01 PM CST
Name: Betty
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Two of his daylilies grow here they are Starman's Fantasy


and Starman's Quest
If you want to be happy for a lifetime plant a garden!
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Jul 9, 2013 5:51 PM CST
Name: Cynthia (Cindy)
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Well I guess I have the same two that are the most popular.

LOLA BRANHAMThumb of 2013-07-09/Hemlady/9908e2


STARMAN'S QUEST
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Jul 9, 2013 6:30 PM CST
Name: Julie C
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Here are a few of Clayton's.
ANDROID and BIRDWING BUTTERFLY.
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HELGA BJORNERUD BURKEY ( named after Clayton's mother) and KIRSTEN MADELINE BURKEY (named after his daughter)
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The lovely LOLA ( BRANHAM) named after a friend of Clayton's from Richmond, VA is worthy of at least two pictures. It is a ML bloomer and just began blooming here.
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STARMAN'S QUEST :
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That's all I can think of at the moment!
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Jul 10, 2013 5:02 AM CST
Name: Vickie
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Very beautiful!
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Jul 14, 2013 8:47 AM CST
Name: Vivian
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Oh... I got to get me some of those!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Beautiful
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Jul 14, 2013 5:23 PM CST
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Canticle of Mary.

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Aug 9, 2013 8:32 PM CST
Name: John Hajdu Heyer
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I have know Clayton Burkey for more that a half century, since I was 14 years old -- he taught me General Science that year. He inspired my interest in hybridizing. I have many of Clayton's cultivars. Two of them that are not mentioned in this forum (unless I have missed something) are "Sophia's Magic" and "Kirsten's Corsage." Both are exceptional performers in my garden. Kirsten's Corsage has received an AHS award, but Sophia's Magic seems to be under the radar. It curls and twists in a variety of graceful ways. It is among my very favorites -- a real asset in the front of the garden. Here it is with his famous "Starman's Quest" in the background. Note how the petal of the one on the left curls clockwise around a bud, while the one on the right curls counterclockwise around a bud.

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Kirsten's Corsage also gives a wonderful show, improving each year. These photos are of it with the late-afternoon sun coming through it's petals from behind.

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Aug 10, 2013 12:01 AM CST
Name: Juli
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John, how interesting to have a hybridizer as a science teacher! Lovely photos too!

Welcome!
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Aug 10, 2013 5:58 AM CST
Name: Cynthia (Cindy)
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Welcome! Welcome!
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May 10, 2017 7:13 AM CST

Does anyone know if Clayton Burkey hybridized a daylily by the name of H. Kirsten's Curls? If yes , would anyone have a picture of it by any chance ?

I just bought /received a df of Kirsten's Curls but cant find any info on the plant. Hoping to get info on this plant to confirm if it is Kirsten's Curls or Kirsten's Corsage.
Thanks in advance for any help
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May 10, 2017 1:23 PM CST
Name: Julie C
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That image shown on the above post does not look like Clayton's KIRSTEN MADELINE BURKEY. It is red! I think Meg used this image in the DJ when the
article about Clayton receiving the Bertrand Farr Medal was written up. Clayton actually saw this plant growing in my friends garden some years ago on a regional garden tour and commented how well grown it was.

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May 11, 2017 6:44 AM CST
Name: Stan
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@floota Thanks Julie... I merely posted the first image that I saw in the system.

@signet, there is also another CV named Karen's Curls, but its a Reinke introduction. Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Karen's Curls')
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May 13, 2017 7:30 AM CST

Thanks Stan . I did find Karen's Curls in the database .

As it turns out I got another email from the seller . The plant I got is Kirsten's Coursage not Kirsten's Curls . He apologised and again reiterated that this confusion has been ongoing for him since he bought the plant as Kirsten's Curls but was not .

He had mixed up the names again . I feel for him because as we all know a daylily really is only as good as it's name and when that gets mixed up we have ongoing fiasco's like the Magic Dawn
nightmare that continues to this day and no one and I mean no one is willing to do anything about it ......they just keep selling the daylily Howdy as Magic Dawn.

So thanks to all who posted .....I appreciate your help.
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May 15, 2017 9:56 PM CST
Name: Ashton & Terry
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I grow Kristen's Curls. It is a Polston 2010. I guess I have never posted a pic of it on here. Not to be confused with Kristen's Corsage as they are very different even tho I don't grow Kristen's Corsage, it has been on my want list but I have never added it. I also grow Karen's Curls. These don't seem that difficult to keep straight. Re-naming and selling a registered plant under a different name is just not right.
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