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Feb 25, 2015 7:03 AM CST
Name: Char
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Two "U" terms to start the thread for today.

Unusual form
The Unusual form of daylilies has three subforms, crispate, cascade and spatulate. A link to the AHS definition
http://www.daylilies.org/ahs_d...

A few of my favorites UF's are...





Ugly seedlings...if you hybridize you will have them. Seedlings destined for the compost pile from crosses that just didn't work the way you imagined. Sometimes you just have to find the humor in what can be a disappointment..

This seedling reminds me of aliens with eyeballs on long antennas ...found it watching me while I tagged all the pretty keeper seedlings. It got a keep tag, too...simply because it makes me laugh every time I see it.
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This one knows it is ugly... covering it's face not wanting me take a picture...ended up in the compost pile.
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