I can remember Grandpa ordering some daylily seeds from a company called Parks Seeds. He planted them in some pots in the front yard along the stone planter. The stone planter originally had cactus but they were soon pulled up and planted with roses. Grandma and Grandpa grew beautiful roses. I don't think I have seen better roses. Along the stone planter there were flower pots and that's where I saw my first daylily. I did not look at it and say hey when I get my own house I am going to plant a thousand of these plants..... they're awesome. I just remember Dad talking about them and saw his excitement. When We got our own house Grandpa suggested some daylilies and the rest is history. Instead of buying seeds we now breed our own daylilies and harvest seeds every year. Grandpa and I have introduced three new daylily varieties and more are on the horizon. We also have a few of the grand kids that have worked with the dayliles. Both Richie and Brandon have done some pollinating and I am sure both will introduce some when they get older.



In the image to the left grandpa is pollinating Lisa Inez. This is the plant grandpa introduced. It has great plant habbit and a giant flower. He is putting pollen (anther) on the female part (stigma) in hopes of a set or seed pod. It requires a lot of work to get pods and some plants. Lisa Inez is pod and pollen fertile.



There are many plants to pollinate in the mornings. Sometimes we miss pollinating but most often we perform a few crosses every morning. As you can see there are many flowers to pollinate.