Stoneylane Daylily Nursery: Naomi Ruth

Friday, March 20, 2009

Naomi Ruth

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Hybridizer-Taylor-G., DIP

Year: 1972, Height: 2' 6", Diameter: 3.5", Season: M, Fragrance; frag., Habit: DOR,

Parentage: BAMBI DOLL X Sdlg

Color- apricot pink self with green throat

Awards-
1975-Honorable Mention
1996-Flordia Sunshine Cup

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Glossary of Terms

AHS-see American Hemerocallis Society
American Hermerocallis Society-organization designated for registering clones of daylilies; nonprofit
Backcross-Cross-pollination of one daylily to a plant in its parentage
Band-a darker colored area just above the throat of a flower, on the petals only
Bitone-a flower with inner and outer segments of different tints of the same basic color
Blend-flower with an intermingling of two or more colors
Bloom-portion of daylily that flowers
Border-a distinctly different color found on the outer edges of the flower segments
Cascade, Curling-a small, steep waterfall or something resembling it
Clump-3 or more fans of a cultiver grouped together
Color-description of color and design
Crispate-may contain pinched segments, twisting segments, or quilling on one or more segments
Cultivar-combined word for "cultivated variety"; a different individual plant
Daylily-Eurasian plants of lily family having short-lived flowers
Diameter-widest point across bloom
Diploid (DIP)-plant having 22 chromosomes
Diurnal-flower that opens in early morning or during day
Dor.-see dormant
Dormant-deciduous; stops all vegetation growth for winter
Double-a flower with additional sets of perianth segments set one within the other
Dwarf-daylily with scape up to 12in tall
E-early bloom season
Edged-distinctly different color occurring along the outer edge of the segments of a daylily
EE-extra early bloom season
EM-early to mid-season blooming
EV-see evergreen
Evergreen-leaves remain green throughout year
Extended-Floweres that remain open 16 hours or more
Eye, Eyezone-a darker colored zone on the petals and sepals of the flower just above the throat
Fan-individual unit of a clump
Fragrant-bloom has light smell
Habit-how plant acts in winter
Halo-an eye that is relatively narrow or indistinct
Height-from ground to tallest point on plant
Hemerocallis-daylily; Greek-day+beauty
L-late; almost end of season
Large-flowered- bloom thats 4.5in or greater in diameter
M-midseason blooming
Midrib-lengthwise vein of a leaf or of a perianth segment (petals and sepals). On the perianth segments the midribs may be the same color as the segment or of a contrasting color
Miniature-bloom less than 3in in diameter
ML-midseason to late blooming
Nocturnal-bloom opens after late day and during night
Parentage-who was crossed to get plant
Petal-top 3 petaloids of bloom thats not double
Picotee-edge is of a different color than that of the flower's base color. Picotees can have borders or margins which are lighter or darker, but they should be of a contrasting color
Pinching-applies to floral segments with sharp folds giving a pinched or folded effect
Pod Parent-in crossing, the plant that forms the pod
Pod-where seeds ripen
Pollen Parent- in crossing, the plant that contributes pollen
Quilling- floral segments that turn upon themselves along their length to form a tubular shape
Rebloom-having more than 1 cycle of flowering per year
Recurved- petals reflex back toward the base, giving a rounded ball-like appearance
Registered-cultiver thats been approved by the AHS
Reverse Bitone-has the darker tones on its outer ring (sepals) and lighter coloration on the inner segments (petals)
Ruffled-the tissue on a segment's edges, resulting in a wavy appearance. Ruffling may be very loose and deep or tightly compressed
Season-portion of season when plant is blooming
Self-flower segments all one color
Semi-Evergreen-intermediate foliage behavior between Dormant & Evergreen
SEV-see semi-evergreen
Small-Flowered-daylilies classified as small have blooms that measure 3 inches or more but less than 4.5 inches in diameter
Spatulate-floral segments are markedly wider at the end, resembling a kitchen spatula
Spider-flower whose petal length is four times the petal's width or more, a ratio of 4.0:1 or greater
Stalk-flower scape without leaves
Stout Silver Medal-highest award from AHS; one awarded yearly
Tepal-any of flower's petals and sepals
Tetraploid-having 44 chromosomes
Throat-centermost inner section of a daylily bloom where the pistil and stamens join to the back of the bloom
Tipped-distinctly different color occurring on the tips of the petals
Triploid-having 33 chromosomes; usually infertile
Twisting-floral segments (petals and/or sepals) which present a corkscrew or pinwheel effect
Variegated-having foliage that is marked, striped, or blotched with some color other than green
Variety-used interchangeably with cultiver
Veining- color pattern on the floral segments in which the base color and the veins within these tepals are of a contrasting color
VL-very late; last of blooms for season
Wash-refers to the layering of one color over another
Watermark-a zone above the flower's throat which is lighter in color than the petal color
Year-year plant was crossed