LEIGH FANANA     2019   42" tall,  5.5"  bloom,  4 branches,  20 buds,  Dor,  Early Midseason, Tet  (Unknown x                                                  Wiggly Piggly)  $30 DF

 

* "Unknown" pod parent is Dr Apricot (garden name).  Please see separate page describing this daylily

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Leigh Fanana has unique qualities that, IMO,  make it worth introducing "another yellow":  the flowers are a beautiful form and are held extremely stiffly - almost as if they were plastic, so little do they move. Never drooping, always  bright and alert. The reverse of the petals has a greenish tinge, and this has a tendency to show through the buttery, golden yellow on the flower face, giving it a subtle, cool "lemon-lime" look.  Add to this a strong scape with good branching and bud count,  good increase, and a long bloom period starting at the early part of the midseason, and the result is  a worthy addition to any garden.  It is pod and pollen fertile and has interesting gene potential, as "Dr Apricot" appears to be  a Reckamp polychrome, and Wiggly Piggly passes on both great flower form and excellent branching.