Daylily Nut -- Hemerocallis 'Quad Quiddity'
Spring 2004 registration and introduction
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WETZEL (2004) Polytepal (75%) Early to EM, Reblooms Mid-season, Dormant, diploid, 26", 5 1/2", 3 way branching, 25 buds, fragrant, golden yellow self above green throat. Easily fertile both ways. ([H. 'Stella de Oro' x H. 'Brocaded Gown'] x x H. 'Spread Eagle')
Quiddity means "essence". H. 'Quad Quiddity' displays the essence of "Quaddity" (polytepalousness!). Of course, Quads are rather an Oddity in the daylily garden these days. But hopefully its Quad-Essence and sunny face will bring a Quintessence of pleasure to a corner of your garden!
H. 'Quad Quiddity' first bloomed in 1996 and has been consistent at around 75% polytepal in my garden every year (in the interest of accuracy, I must report that in 2004 it bloomed 74% polytepal and in 2005 it bloomed 69% polytepal in my garden). Thanks to Bill and Joyce Reinke's writings in the Daylily Journal back in the mid-90's, I had become aware of the interest in polytepals, so I noticed this seedling's bloom habit and kept it.
H. 'Quad Quiddity' is very vigorous and a good increaser - makes a great clump. Foliage is the typical lush blue-green of hardy dormants. Best of all, it is very pod and pollen fertile, and has thrown poly offspring for me, a few of which have been high-percentage, all-season poly bloomers. (Seedling #03-QQQQ-1, for example, bloomed 80% polytepal in 2005 and bloomed for four months).
H. 'Quad Quiddity' has been disease and pest resistant although it is susceptible to spring sickness. The foliage habit is arching, rather than upright, so the blooms, always on well branched scapes, are held well above the foliage.
H. 'Quad Quiddity's parents are (Sdlg #92-00-16 x H. 'Spread Eagle'). H. 'Spread Eagle' is a large Spalding (1975) 8.5" ivory, with rather open form, almost qualifying it as an Unusual Form. Seedling #92-00-16 is a profusely everblooming EE apricot nocturnal which has either H. 'Stella de Oro' or possibly H. 'Super Stella' as one parent and H. 'Brocaded Gown' as the other. Here's a picture of #92-00-16, the proven poly gene carrier, in a rare poly bloom, with parents H. 'Stella de Oro' (upper right) and H. 'Brocaded Gown' (left). Click on the picture for a larger view.
The DaylilyNut Farm has never had rust. It is state inspected, and is located about 25 miles west of Baltimore, MD. In 2006 the garden was moved to a cold-pocket valley, on the boundary between USDA climate zones 5 and 6 (coldest winter night is about -10F).
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Pete Wetzel
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