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Jul 4, 2019 5:59 AM CST
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Name: Katy
Clovis, New Mexico, USA (Zone 7a)
Bookworm
I am new to Daylilies. My garden is mainly devoted to Iris, but most of them only bloom in the spring. I recently decided to interleave some daylilies between the Iris to have some summer blooming plants. Among my purchases of Daylilies, I have a seed pod from "Stella Supreme." I read that it does not come true from seed. What will happen if I plant the seed and (if) I get any kind of result. Will it revert back to one of the parents? Is it worth even trying? Thank you!
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Jul 4, 2019 6:38 AM CST
Name: Marcia
Rochester, ny, zone 6 (Zone 6b)
Dog Lover Dragonflies
I am no expert but your seed could look like anything depending on who the parents are. I am guessing it was bee pollinated so any plants around where your Stella was could have been the pollen parent or another Stella. Could look like Stella or the pollen parent or one of the "grandparents". Get my drift 😃 that is the fun of planting seeds it is a surprise when it blooms could be junk or it could be beautiful. Depending on where you live it could take up to 3 yrs to bloom and find out what you ended up with.
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Jul 4, 2019 9:07 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Katy
Clovis, New Mexico, USA (Zone 7a)
Bookworm
I will probably let it dry out then sew it somewhere. I guess it is a free flower no matter what it looks like.
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Jul 4, 2019 8:29 PM CST
California (Zone 9a)
Yes I think it's fun to see what comes out of the seeds, even if they are not what you expect! And if you really dont like it, someone else here mighy and want to trade you something else for the seedlings, so it may not be a bust even if seedlings don't turn out to be your favorite look!
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Jul 6, 2019 8:05 AM CST
Name: Ed Burton
East Central Wisconsin (Zone 5a)
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Whatever you get from the seeds will be the new plant, they do not revert, it may take up to 3 years after initial bloom to see the final finished plant.

As to effort, if you have the room and the patience to bloom out from seed, go for it, you may decide some day to make your own crosses or buy from a hybridizer that sell seeds. Either way it's a good practice run to see how it all works.
Ed Burton

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