Adena Daylilies...the daylily introductions and hybridizing program of Mike Derrow...
This slide show includes seedlings from the last couple of years in the seedling beds.
WELCOME TO OUR 2025 ADENA DAYLILY
NEW INTRODUCTIONS
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PREVIOUS OFFERINGS (scroll down)
NEWS AND NOTES...WITH the HEALTH ISSUES of 2023 under control, the 2024 daylily season started well in shipping season then June came and we were hit with one of the worst droughts in memory. I managed to make a lot of crosses in the dry heat of summer but many pods aborted then a rogue deer found a tree branch damaged area of the fence, entered the nursery and ate many of the remaining pods. However, we managed to get much work completed around the nursery and have 6 new intros for 2025. They are excellent plants here in zone 6 northern WV and should do well a couple zones south and at least one zone north of our garden. If you have any questions about plants, you can contact me through this site (CONTACT US above) or with the email address listed below. Thanks for looking, have a great bloom season and happy gardening!
Mike Derrow 6247 Roberts Ridge Road Moundsville, WV 26041 adena156c@gmail.com
2025 ADENA DAYLILIES - 6 new introductions...3 tetrapolids and 3 diploids...all are registered with the AHS... each is a proven performer in our garden and most have played important roles in our hybridizing program.
Prices listed in descriptions for new 2025 offerings are for double fans, $50 minimum order
MOST OF OUR NEW INTRODUCTIONS ARE QUITE LIMITED THIS YEAR...
It's always a good idea to check on availability of your desired plants by emailing me at adena156c@gmail.com.
GHOST IN THE MIST
DIVA DON DON
SEA SHANTY
WHITE ICON x AUTUMN REFLECTION
TET, 40+", 7.25", 5 way branching, 27-30 buds, dormant, mid, near white with cream or pink overlay, heavily ruffled edges with yellow/gold flecks, fertile both ways, excellent parent
$150 dbl fan...limited SOLD OUT NOW
(RED HAT DIVA x DESIRE OF NATIONS) X DESIRE OF NATIONS
TET, 36", 76", 5 way branching, 27-30 buds, semi, mid, saturated velvety royal purple with lighter watermark, white edge, makes a wonderful display in the garden, fertile both ways, excellent parent
$100 dbl fan...clumps up quickly
(VISION SEEKER x seedling) X SONG OF THE SEA
TET, 32", 5.75", 5 way branching, 27-30 buds, semi, mid, grape purple petals with violet blue eye and edge, fertile both ways, excellent parent
$100 dbl fan...some rebloom
ADENA CALL ME CARMINE
ADENA DAYLIGHT DANCER
ADENA REPLAY READY
(CARIBBEAN WILBUR CAUSEY (unregistered Talbott intro) x MARILYN APPS) X (DIANE BREMER x CONNIE CAN'T HAVE IT)
DIP, 28", 5.5", 5 way branching, 27-30 buds, dormant, early, carmine red with darker eyezone, green throat, heavy ruffling, dependable rebloomer, fertile both ways, excellent parent
$50 dbl fan...
(FLOURISH OF TRUMPETS x SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE) X ( GENESTA x ASHWOOD WRAY OF SUNSHINE)
DIP, 36", 5.5", 5 way branching, 27-30 buds, dormant, mid, primary yellow with green throat and faint green overlay on petals, pinched petal tips, fertile both ways, dependable rebloomer, rainfast!
$40 dbl fan...great landscape plant!
FLOURISH OF TRUMPETS x (GENESTA X ASHWOOD WRAY OF SUNSHINE)
DIP, 40+", 6", 5 way branching, 27-30 buds, dormant, mid, soft primary yellow, green throat, gently ruffled seersuckered segments often twist and curl, rainfast, fertile, dependable rebloomer, rainfast!
$40 dbl fan...fantastic landscape plant!
BUY THE RED AND ONE YELLOW AND GET THE OTHER YELLOW FOR FREE!
2024,2023 and 2022 INTRODUCTION PHOTOS plus some possible 2026-2027 INTROS at the bottom of the page.
FEVER DREAM
DIVINER'S DESIRE
BUMPS AND BRUISES
Tetraploid, (Vision Seeker x Orange City), 30", 5.25", EM, Semi-Evergreen, 4 way branching, 22 buds. Fever Dream is ALL about color and garden impact. I guarantee you'll notice this one from 40 yards away and it passes on stunning color to seedlings. Fertile both ways, but I don't get many pods from it. Excellent parent.
$100 - double fans
Tetraploid, (Desire Of Nations x Diviner’s Handbook), 36”, 6”, EM, Semi-Evergreen, 4-7 way branching, 22-32 buds Easily fertile both ways, wonderful parent that is behind many of my best purple seedlings and selects. Finest purple in my nursery!
$100 - double fans
Tetraploid, (Master Harper x Vision Seeker). 35”, 6.5”, EM, Semi-Evergreen, 5-7 way branching, 25-32 buds, reblooms every year here, fertile both ways but pods are difficult, small, and produce few seeds, good pollen parent.
$100 - double fans
INDIGO INFUSION
Diploid, (Under The Ink x Dream Sequence) X (Under The Ink x Chaotic Design), 36”, 6”, M, Dormant, 3-5 way branching, 18-25 buds. Easily fertile both ways, sets almost every pod attempt, wonderful parent, very vigorous, clumps up quickly and sets scapes a different heights in the clump. Pods aren't large but easily produce 20+ seeds or more.
$100 - double fans
ADENA IDA'S RAINBOW
Diploid, (Under the Ink × ((Artisan's Touch x Frequent Flyer) x Ida Mae Norris)), 36”, 4.75”, EM, Dormant, 3-4 branches, 20-26 buds. Fertile both way, pods take effort here…full sib to Ring Nebula…quickly makes a graceful clump. I didn't manage to get this one lined out last fall so plants will be taken from clumps and likely will have more than 2 fans.
$75 - double fans
PURPLE PANDEMONIUM
Diploid, (Chaotic Design x Only In Dreams) 38”, 6.75”, M, Semi-Evergreen, 4-6 way branching, 22-30 buds. Pollen fertile only for me so far, blooms on a tall, wonderfully branched scape and produces lots of proliferations. Makes a stunning tall clump in the garden,
$60 - double fans
2023 introductions...
GET THE POINT - diploid - (Sharin The Secret x Dream Sequence), height 36 in., bloom 7 in., season EM, Dormant, 35 buds, 5 branches, huge, open faced, flat blooms with bright pink petals and a very large yellow green throat, marked with many white teeth on petal edges.
$100 for double fan plants
STRIPE THE TOWN - diploid - (Carnelian Chameleon x Pink Stripes), height 34 in., bloom 6 in., season Mid, Dormant, buds 30, branches 3-5, yellow green throat. This is the next step in broken color out of the Pink Stripes line and what a step it is.
$60 for double fan plants
ELLISON'S ELEGANCE - diploid - (Ellison seedling x Caribbean Perfection Plus), height 32 to 36 in., bloom 5.5 in, season E, Semi-evergreen, 30 buds, 5 branches, a pleated yellow green throat, and it reblooms here with adequate summer rains. This is totally Bob Ellison's hybridizing work.
$40 for double fan plants
RING NEBULA - diploid - (Under the Ink x ((Artisan's Touch x Frequent Flyer) x Ida Mae Norris)), height 36 inches, bloom 5.24 inches, season E MID, Dormant, 32 buds, 5 branches, yellow green throat. Blooms have nicely ruffled edges and medium grape purple petal color with multiple rings of purple, violet, indigo and lilac in the eyezone area.
$40 for double fan plants
HAWKING RADIATION - tetraploid - (Chantry Chapel x Desire Of Nations), height 34 in., bloom 6 in., season Mid, Dormant, buds 30, branches 3-5, yellow green throat. What a cross and what a parent. Hawking Radiation was the best of 4 select seedlings from a cross of 11 seedlings total. It's tall, rugged, fertile and many of the seedlings out of it "jump the fence" being even better in quality than the parents.
$50 for double fan plants - A FEW AVAILABLE FOR 2025
2022 introductions...
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ADENA IDA'S GEM – diploid - (Ida Mae Norris x Adena Diamond Dan), height 30 in., bloom 6 in., season M, Semi-Evergreen, Rebloom, 25 buds, 4 branches,
$25 double fans
DANCING ON MY OWN – tetraploid - (Soli Deo Gloria x Transylvanian Tango), height 33 in., bloom 6.25 in., season Mid, Semi-Evergreen, 28 buds, 5 branches. DOMO has large flat blooms of medium purple with a darker eye and a bold yellow green throat.
HELD FOR INCREASE
HITS DIFFERENT - tetraploid - (Heartbeat Of Heaven x 16 Tons)...height 30 in., bloom 5.75 in., season Early Mid, Semi-Evergreen, 25 buds, 4 branches. Dark purple petals with very light lavender watermark and vibrant yellow green throat. The ruffled white petal border is edged in ruffled, bubbled yellow gold.
$35 double fans
SUMMER STITCHERY - tetraploid - (Ashwood Summer Sunshine x unknown)...height 34 in., bloom 6 in., season Midseason, Semi-evergreen, Rebloom, 30 buds, 5 branches.
$30 double fans
THUNDERBIRD DANCER - tetraploid - [(Special Candy x Whale Tails) X Sometimes Shadows Speak]...height 30 in., bloom 5.75 in., season Midseason, Semi-evergreen, 25 buds, 4 branches. It displays flat near white/cream blooms with a rich purple eye and picotee edge.
$45 double fans
Possible 2026-2027 introductions
