Wolverine         
(Gossard, James)  2010 introduction

(Dragon Fang x Dragon Knight)
TET 38" MLa Dormant emo fr 7 1/4" 4 way branching  24 buds. Very fertile both ways. Seedling # JG590

Wolverine has rose-pink flowers with a yellow green throat. The edge is lined with white and gold claws, fangs and teeth. Several years ago my friend, Mike Holmes wanted to get a teeth program going, I was short on space; they had lots. They just bought a new property.  I let him grow a number of my teeth crosses. Well, Wolverine bloomed and did it ever create a stir. It had outstanding branching and bud count on its maiden bloom and lots of teeth.  I let Mike grow it and I got stock back later that year. Thanks Mike!  But, it was so good and since Mike was keeping a fan, Polston and Benz both had to have a fan.  Mike told me that he bloomed some fabulous kids out of Wolverine, much better than the parent. That excites me when I hear people get  better results from my parents.  Mike also told me my photo is poor, it is much better than pictured.   It is very pod fertile in full sun; I got 55 pods on my clump this last year (2009). Polston told me he got 30.  It has been a tremendous parent for me proven by just seeing the few kids I have bloomed.  Wolverine is a break through in dormant edge breeding. Just take a look at the pedigrees below and you will see why. Wolverine besides being a fantastic hybridizing flower, is also a great garden flower. It always has the teeth, great color, branching, bud count, dormancy, and height. It has it all!  If you miss out on this one and wait, it will be going for big money on the daylily auction  when I sell out. Wolverine is much better than my PUFFERFISH  which went for double the price on the lily auction....... Limited stock - $300

Pollen and pod parents pedigree, from AHS database.

Dragon Fang (Gossard, 2006)
height 28", bloom 7.5", season MLa, Rebloom, Dormant, Tetraploid, Fragrant, 18 buds, 3 branches, Purple with huge white orange teeth above orange strarburst throat. (Purple Badger × Heavenly Velocirapter)

Dragon Knight (Gossard, 2010)
height 31", bloom 8.75", season MLa, Rebloom, Dormant, Tetraploid, Fragrant, 18-22 buds, 3-4 branches, Dark red with darker red eyezone, green throat and yellow green edge, fangs and teeth. (Order or Chaos x Shinto Etching) xTetra Spindazzle) x ( Born too late x Crocodile Smile)

Purple Badger (Gossard, 2006)
height 38", bloom 8", season EM, Rebloom, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, Fragrant, 18 buds, 3 branches, UFo Cascade , Purple with white band and tooth edge above yellow throat. [(Court Magician × tetra Spindazzle) × Fortune's Dearest]

Heavenly Velocirapter (Gossard, 2005)
height 31", bloom 8", season MLa, Rebloom, Dormant, Tetraploid, 15 buds, 3 branches, UFo Crispate , Mauve with darker red eye and white tooth edge above yellow green throat. (Gram's Dream × Heavenly Beginnings)

Heavenly Beginnings (Gossard, 2001)
height 40", bloom 8", season MLa, Rebloom, Dormant, Tetraploid, 24 buds, 3 branches, Red yellow blend with yellow gold edge above green yellow throat. (STARTLE X TETRA SPINDAZZLE)

Order or Chaos (Gossard, 2006)
height 30", bloom 5.75", season MLa, Dormant, Tetraploid, 18 buds, 3 branches, Red bitone with yellow edge above yellow green throat. (Braided Lightning × Heavenly Beginnings)

Braided Lightning (Benz-J., 2005)
height 28", bloom 5.5", season M, Rebloom, Dormant, Tetraploid, Fragrant, 30 buds, 3 branches, Red with gold braided edge above green throat. (Red Lightning × Startle)

 Spindazzle (WILSON, 1983)
height 26", bloom 6", season M, Semi-Evergreen, Diploid, Spider Ratio 4.40:1, Gold copper veined red with red tips. (sdlg. X FERRIS WHEEL)
( Tetra Spindazzle -Dan trimmer converted to tetraploid form )

Shinto Etching (MUNSON-R.W., 1989)
height 26", bloom 5.5", season EM, Rebloom, Evergreen, Tetraploid, Fragrant, Peach mauve over cream yellow and lemon ivory bicolor with pencil thin mauve eyezone above yellow green throat. [sdlg X (RUFFLES ELEGANTE x SIR OLIVER)]

Born Too Late (Kaskel, 2001)
height 26", bloom 5.5", season EM, Rebloom, Evergreen, Tetraploid, 24 buds, 3 branches, Cream with lavender rose eye above green throat. (SDLG X FIVE O'CLOCK SHADOW)

Crocodile Smile (Trimmer, 1996)
height 36", bloom 8", season EM, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, Mulberry and ivory bicolor with yellow green throat. (ANASTASIA X TETRA SPINDAZZLE)