Purple Starfish         
(Gossard, James)  2011 introduction

(Delta Force x Waiting in Wings )
Tetraploid 35" Mid season Semi-Dormant emo fr 8.5" 3-5 way branching  18-25 buds. Fertile both ways. Rebloomer

Purple Starfish is a huge purple flower with a dark purple eye zone that covers most of the flower. Flower form is UFO cascade. Throat is very green. Like its parents Delta Force, Heavenly Island Magic and Waiting In The Wings, bloom is early. What sets it apart from its parents, besides being bigger is its fall rebloom. Flowers are over 12 inches when laid out flat. Has been a great hybridizing daylily. Many future intros from this one. Tops!.....$100


Kids from Purple Starfish

Purple Starfish x Papa Smurf, new seedling
N1 Seedling = Purple Starfish x ( (Love Goddess x Webster's Pink Wonder) x Neon Flamingo)
Huge 13 inch flower

Pollen and pod parents pedigree, from AHS database.

Delta Force (Gossard, 2004)
height 38", bloom 8.5", season E, Dormant, Tetraploid, 22 buds, 4 branches, UFo Crispate , Lavender purple with dark purple eye above green throat. (Heavenly Island Magic × (Moonlit Masquerade × Boney Maroney))

Heavenly Island Magic (Gossard, 2002)
height 35", bloom 7.5", season E, Rebloom, Dormant, Tetraploid, 20 buds, 4 branches, UFo Crispate , Mauve with blue violet eye above green throat. (Isle of Dreams × Frankie's Fantasy)
Moonlit Masquerade (Salter, 1992)
height 26", bloom 5.5", season EM, Rebloom, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, Cream with dark purple eyezone above green throat.

Boney Maroney (Kehl, 1994)
height 36", bloom 9", season EM, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, Fragrant, Chrome yellow self. (Green Dolphin Street × Tet. Kindly Light)

Isle of Dreams (Morss, 1989)
height 22", bloom 6", season EM, Rebloom, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, Cream with medium lilac eyezone and green throat. (((sdlg × Chicago Two Bits) × Thais) × ((sdlg × Chicago Two Bits) × Thais))

Chicago Two Bits (Marsh, 1972)
height 26", bloom 6.25", season M, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, Purple with deeper eyezone and green throat.
Thais (Munson-R.W., 1978)
height 30", bloom 6", season EM, Rebloom, Evergreen, Tetraploid, Fragrant, Mauve with slate blue eyezone and chartreuse throat.
 Frankie's Fantasy parents
Frankie's Fantasy (Mercer-R., 1992)
height 32", bloom 7", season EM, Rebloom, Dormant, Tetraploid, Spider Ratio 4.50:1, Dark purple spider variant self with green throat. ((Chicago Blackout × sdlg) × Russian Rhapsody)
Chicago Blackout (Marsh, 1970)
height 30", bloom 6", season M, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, Black red self with green throat. (Arriba × sdlg)
Russian Rhapsody (Munson-R.W., 1973)
height 30", bloom 6", season M, Rebloom, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, Violet purple self with yellow throat. (Knave × Chicago Royal)

Arriba (Griesbach-Hardy, 1968)
height 32", bloom 5", season E, Dormant, Tetraploid, Red self with green throat. ((Tet. Signal Light × sdlg) × Tet. Summer Interlude

Signal Light (Fay, 1954)
height 37", season M, Semi-Evergreen, Diploid, Red self.

Summer Interlude (Hall-D.F., 1955)
height 38", season M, Dormant, Diploid, Dark red self.
Knave (Munson-R.W., 1971)
height 26", bloom 5", season M, Rebloom, Evergreen, Tetraploid, Fragrant, Rose red self with cream throat. (sdlg × Kings Cloak)
Chicago Royal (Marsh, 1970)
height 24", bloom 7", season M, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, Fragrant, Purple bitone with green throat.

Kings Cloak (Munson-R.W., 1969)
height 25", bloom 6", season EM, Rebloom, Evergreen, Tetraploid, Wine rose blend with mauve wine eyezone and yellow lime throat. (Oriana × sdlg)

Oriana (Munson-R.W., 1966)
height 28", bloom 6", season EM, Rebloom, Evergreen, Tetraploid, Fragrant, Tomato cream with red halo and gold yellow throat . ((sdlg × (Dorcas × Superfine )) × Crestwood Ann)

Dorcas (Spalding, 1958)
height 36", season E, Evergreen,, Burnt orange self.
Superfine (Fay-Hardy, 1960)
height 34", season M, Dormant, Diploid (sdlg × Frances Fay)

Frances Fay (Fay, 1957)
height 24", season EM, Rebloom, Dormant, Diploid, Melon self.

Crestwood Ann (Fay-Griesbach, 1961)
height 25", season EM, Dormant, Tetraploid, Medium melon self. (Betty Rice × sdlg)

Betty Rice (Fay-Russell, 1956)
height 36", season MLa, Dormant, Diploid, Blend of powder pink and lavender.



Waiting in the wings parents
Waiting in the Wings (Stamile, 2000)
height 32", bloom 8", season E, Rebloom, Evergreen, Tetraploid, 30 buds, 4 branches, UFo Crispate , Purple self above green throat. (Inky Fingers × sdlg)

Inky Fingers (Stamile, 2000)
height 36", bloom 8", season E, Rebloom, Evergreen, Tetraploid, Fragrant, 35 buds, 4 branches, UFo Crispate , Violet purple above grass green throat. ((Star of India × Long Stocking) × (Star of India × Tet. Green Widow))
Long Stocking (Stamile, 1997)
height 46", bloom 9.5", season EM, Rebloom, Evergreen, Tetraploid, Spider Ratio 4.00:1, Red self with a green throat. (Christmas Ribbon × Swirling Spider)

Christmas Ribbon (Stamile, 1991)
height 34", bloom 8.5", season E, Dormant, Tetraploid, UFo Spatulate , Christmas red spider self with yellow throat. (Velvet Widow × Tet. Open Hearth)
Swirling Spider (Hite, 1990)
height 34", bloom 10", season EM, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, UFo Crispate-Cascade , Red spider with green throat. (Twist of Lemon × Samar Star Fire)
Velvet Widow (Stamile, 1988)
height 29", bloom 8", season EM, Dormant, Tetraploid, Black red spider self with green throat. (((Barbarossa × Tet. Buddha) × Zorro) × Moonless Night)
Barbarossa (Peck, 1971)
height 28", bloom 6", season EM, Dormant, Tetraploid, Cherry red self with green throat. (Douglas Dale × Jolly Pinder)
Buddha (Whatley, 1969)
height 30", bloom 5", season EM, Rebloom, Dormant, Diploid, Black red self with green throat

Jolly Pinder (Peck, 1970)
height 28", bloom 4.5", season EM, Evergreen, Tetraploid, Red self with green throat.

Zorro (Durio, 1975)
height 24", bloom 7.5", season EM, Rebloom, Tetraploid, Blood red self with green throat. (Lusty Lealand × sdlg)
Moonless Night (Rasmussen, 1985)
height 30", bloom 6", season MLa, Dormant, Tetraploid, Black red self with yellow green throat.

Douglas Dale (Peck, 1968)
height 24", bloom 6", season M, Dormant, Tetraploid, Red blend with green throat. (sdlg × Sir Patrick Spens)

Sir Patrick Spens (Peck, 1967)
height 22", bloom 5.5", season M, Dormant, Tetraploid, Red self with greenish yellow throat. [sdlg × (ALAN × sdlg)]

Alan (Claar, 1953)
height 36", season MLa, Diploid, RM1: Red medium self.


tetra Open Hearth (Lambert, 1976) (Stamile conversion to tetraploid)
height 26", bloom 9", season M, Dormant, Diploid, UFo Spatulate , Red and copper bitone with Ruby halo and green throat. ((Droednoeth × Lonnie) × Chocolate Pudding)

Droednoeth (Lambert, 1969)
height 28", bloom 6", season M, Dormant,, Carnelian copper with crimson halo and green throat.

Lonnie (Lambert, 1969)
height 30", bloom 7", season M, Dormant, Diploid, Bright red self with green throat. (Mabel Herndon × Myrtle Bennett)

Chocolate Pudding (Lambert, 1972)
height 22", bloom 7", season M, Dormant, Diploid, Maroon self with yellow green throat. (sdlg × Lonnie)
Mabel Herndon (Lambert, 1966)
height 28", bloom 7", season M, Dormant, Diploid, Orange red blend with red eyezone and yellow gold throat.
Myrtle Bennette (Lambert, 1967)
height 32", bloom 7", season M, Dormant, Diploid, Fragrant, Checkerberry with darker red violet overlay and yellow green throat. (sdlg × PILLAR OF FIRE)
Pillar of Fire (Lambert, 1963)
height 34", bloom 8", season M, Dormant, Diploid, Fragrant, Burnt orange blend overlaid garnet brown, faint garnet brown halo and gold throat.


Samar Star Fire (SULLIVAN-M., 1985)
height 32", bloom 9", season MLa, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, Fragrant, Burgundy red spider with greenish yellow throat. (sdlg X HUDSON VALLEY)

Twist of Lemon (Brooks-H., 1984)
height 33", bloom 7", season EM, Dormant, Tetraploid, UFo Crispate , Pale lemon yellow self with green throat. (MINT TINT X sdlg)
Hudson Valley (Peck, 1971)
height 32", bloom 8.5", season M, Dormant, Tetraploid, Greenish yellow self with deep green throat. (Bonnie John Seton × sdlg)

Bonnie John Seton (Peck, 1967)
height 26", bloom 7", season EM, Dormant, Tetraploid, Fragrant, Light yellow self with green throat.

Mint Tint (McEwem, 1976)
height 22", bloom 8", season M, Rebloom, Dormant, Tetraploid, Greenish yellow with slight halo and green throat. (sdlg × sdlg)


Green Widow (Temple, 1980) ( Tetra Green Widow-Pat Stamile converted to tetraploid form )
height 26", bloom 6.5", season E, Evergreen, Diploid, Spider Ratio 4.10:1, Yellow green self with very green throat. (CELESTIAL LIGHT X GREEN AVALANCHE)

Star of India (Roberts-P., 1992)
height 35", bloom 7.5", season EM, Rebloom, Evergreen, Tetraploid, Lilac purple with yellow cream eyezone above yellow cream throat. ((Jock Randall × Midnight Magic) × Night Queen)

Jock Randall (Peck, 1970)
height 29", bloom 6", season M, Evergreen, Tetraploid, Rose self with green yellow throat. (sdlg × Tet. SANDERS WALKER)


Midnight Magic (Kinnebrew, 1979)
height 28", bloom 5.5", season EM, Evergreen, Tetraploid, Black red self with green throat. (Ed Murray × Kilimanjaro)

Night Queen (Munson-R.W., 1983)
height 30", bloom 6", season M, Rebloom, Evergreen, Tetraploid, Purple burgundy self with lemon throat.

Sanders Walker (Wood-W.T., 1958)
height 36", season M, Dormant, Diploid, Coral rose with orange throat..

Ed Murray (Grovatt, 1971)
height 30", bloom 4", season M, Dormant, Diploid, Black red self with green throat. (Tis Midnight × sdlg)

Kilimanjaro (Munson-R.W., 1973)
height 32", bloom 6", season M, Rebloom, Evergreen, Tetraploid, Black red self with gold throat. (PLANTAGENET × sdlg)

Tis Midnight (Russell, 1961)
height 30", season MLa, Dormant, Diploid, Black purple self with green throat.

Plantagenet (Munson-R.W., 1971)
height 28", bloom 6", season M, Rebloom, Evergreen, Tetraploid, Plum burgundy red with yellow green throat. (sdlg × Empress Mei Ling)


Empress Mei Ling (Munson-R.W., 1967)
height 26", bloom 6", season M, Rebloom, Evergreen, Tetraploid, Rose self with chartreuse throat. (Milanese × sdlg)

Milanese (Munson-R.W., 1965)
height 32", bloom 5", season EM, Rebloom, Evergreen, Tetraploid, Pale amber rose with faint halo and green throat. (sdlg × Crestwood Ann)

Crestwood Ann (Fay-Griesbach, 1961)
height 25", season EM, Dormant, Tetraploid, Medium melon self. (Betty Rice × sdlg)


Betty Rice (Fay-Russell, 1956)
height 36", season MLa, Dormant, Diploid, Blend of powder pink and lavender


Tetra Green Widow (Temple, 1980) (Stamile converision to tetraploid)
height 26", bloom 6.5", season E, Evergreen, Diploid, Spider Ratio 4.10:1, Yellow green self with very green throat. (CELESTIAL LIGHT X GREEN AVALANCHE)

Celestial Light (MacMillan, 1966)
height 28", bloom 5", season E, Rebloom, Dormant, Diploid, Light cream self with green throat. (sdlg × EPILOGUE)


Epilogue (MacMillan, 1965)
height 25", bloom 5.5", season E, Rebloom, Evergreen, Diploid, Light cream self with green throat. (SHOLOM × sdlg)


Sholom (MacMillan, 1962)
height 24", season E, Rebloom, Evergreen, Diploid, Buff with pinkish lavender midribs and greenish throat.. (sdlg × Dorcas)


Dorcas (Spalding, 1958)
height 36", season E, Evergreen,, Burnt orange self.

Green Avalanche (Temple, 1968)
height 28", bloom 7", season E, Rebloom, Semi-Evergreen, Diploid, Fragrant, Yellow self with green throat. (GREEN MOUNTAIN X GREEN WILLOW)

Green Mountain (FARRIS, 1959)
height 36", season EM, Rebloom, Evergreen, Diploid, Very Fragrant, Light yellow with white midribs and green throat.

Green Willow (LAKE, 1963)
height 20", bloom 5", season M, Rebloom, Dormant, Diploid, Greenish lemon self with green throat. [(GREEN GODDESS x LEVITY) X (GREEN GODDESS x GREENLEAF)]

Green Gooddess (HOUSE, 1951)  Wonder if misspelled, in Green Willow or Green Goddess
height 36", season M, Dormant, Diploid, Fragrant, YGD/GYL2-P.

Greenleaf (SUTTON, 1951)
height 40", season EM, Evergreen, Diploid, Light chartreuse self.

Levity (Wheeler-Rainwater, 1954)
height 40", season EM, Evergreen, Diploid, Light yellow self.