Sculpted forms, with the three sub-groups Pleated, Relief and Cristate were recognized as Daylily Forms in the fall of 2010. Information is being updated, including the registration of previously registered cultivars that are Sculpted forms. Hybridizers should contact the AHS Registrar, Kevin Walek, for information on registration corrections for these forms. The Sculpted cristate forms are NOT Doubles by themselves. To be a registered Sculpted cristate the cristation must be on the petals, not the stamens or extra petal segments of a Double form. Beard, which already has an established botanical definition, does not apply and is an unacceptable term for the cristate forms.However, registration and the descriptive terms used to market or describe a cultivar are always a hybridizers choice, even when the use of these terms prove confusing, It is always advisable to educate yourself following the AHS guidelines.
The cristations can have different shapes as you can see with the two examples above and the cristation can grow attached to the midrib or petal surfaces - I have a seedling with cristations on the back petal surface. Both of these are very pretty pleated cristates! I agree with everyone on the consistancy issue, but with only a dozen or so of the surface cristates registered, it will take time to work in the many traits we desire. Personally, I am not aware of any that are 100% cristate.
For folks wanting to learn more on the Sculpted forms there is a forum in the AHS portal and also an email robin on Yahoo.
