Army of Darkness

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Army of Darkness (Huben 2015) 32 EE 4.25, Melon Polychrome, Dor Dip

(MH0466A * From Darkness Comes Light)

Description

A future introduction. Dark scapes, melon, 4 branches and 27 buds, strong stripe on sepal reverse. Gorgeous and distinctive! Somewhat yellower than its sib MH0735M, but with more green in the veins and throat.

Siblings

• Darkness Rising (Huben 2016) 54 EM 4, Yellow Self, Dor Dip MH0971X = (From Darkness Comes Light * MH0466A) A sulphur-yellow with a green throat, red markings on the backs of the sepals, and the best TALL dark scapes I've ever seen, with 5 branches and usually 23 buds. However, it frequently bud builds with up to 9 buds per branch, and I've seen 37 buds on some scapes. The darkness of the scapes persists longer than many other dark scape daylilies. It's a rapid increaser. The only fault is that it's yellow, instead of the white I eventually want. Darkness Rising should carry melon, meaning that you could leave the yellow behind in half the offspring in the next generation. This is from an excellent cross that gave me 3 introductions. $30 DF

• Halloween Darkness (Huben 2016) 36 EE 4, Melon Self, Dor Dip MH0735M = (MH0466A * From Darkness Comes Light) My favorite garden plant among my dark scape introductions. Not quite as dark scaped or pale flowered as its sibling Army of Darkness, and not as tall as sibling Darkness Rising, but with a wonderful saturated melon color that can verges on pumpkin and a green throat. The dark scapes have 4 branches and 33 buds, and there is a strong red stripe on the sepal reverses. Halloween Darkness will add a lot of excitement to your garden because the dark scapes and the first flowers appear very early, preceding Stella De Oro. Gorgeous and distinctive! $70 DF

Descendents

• MH0965D (Huben ) 40 EM 3, Yellow Self, Dor Dip (Donna Diana * Army of Darkness) This is what dark scapes and buds can be. One of the darkest things I've bred. Carries melon. 4 branches and 12 buds.

• MH1074N (Huben ) 20 EE Re 3.75, Melon Self, Dor Dip (MH0433P * Army of Darkness) An exciting seedling with 5 branches and 35 buds on very dark scapes. Some instant rebloom.

• MH1123A (Huben ) 32 E 3.25, Yellow Self, Dor Dip (Golden Sprouts * Army of Darkness) This one is preregistered already as 'Vader's Choice' because the scapes are so very black. It has only one fault in my opinion: the flowers are yellow. The flowers have a green throat and bronze sepal backs and open well early in the morning even in cool weather. The stiff, erect scapes are dark on all sides and have up to 5 branches and 30 buds. The foliage is dark, glossy, and low, and it is a good increaser.

• MH1123B (Huben ) 32 E 3, Gold Self, Dor Dip (Golden Sprouts * Army of Darkness) OWC, EMO, Dark++, 5br30bu, bronze sepal backs, stiff erect scape, GT, foliage dark, glossy, low

• MH1124B (Huben ) 38 E 3, Gold Self, Dor Dip (Little Cheese * Army of Darkness) 5br36bu, dark scape, GT

• MH1125F (Huben ) 55 EM 5, Rose Bicolor, Dor Dip Noc (LM2 * Army of Darkness) erect, 7br36bu, melon base, carries dark scapes

• MH1125G (Huben ) 44 E 4, Yellow Self, Dor Dip Noc (LM2 * Army of Darkness) This one has tall, very dark scapes with 7 branches and 36 buds. I'd introduce it in a heartbeat except that the scapes fall in my garden. The flowers are green throated, large, bright and beautiful, if tailored. I'm breeding this to melons with erect scapes and some dark scape genetics.

• MH1125X (Huben ) 42 E 4.5, YellowGreen Self, Dor Dip (LM2 * Army of Darkness) Dark scapes!

• MH1128E (Huben ) 44 E 3.5, Melon Self, Dor Dip (Exalted Trumpets * Army of Darkness) A very pure melon, ruffled, OWC, 4br30bu, erect, stiff scape, sunfast, narrow and trumpety. Pod sterile, pollen weak, carries dark scapes.

• Vader's Choice (Huben 2017) 32 E 2.75, Yellow Self, Dor Dip (Golden Sprouts * Army of Darkness) This one was registered as 'Vader's Choice' because the scapes are so very black. I knew it would be an introduction just looking at the scapes, before the flowers had even opened. It has only two minor faults according to my tastes: the flowers are yellow and they don't recurve as much as I like. The flowers have a green throat and bronze sepal backs and open well early in the morning even in 50 degree weather. More importantly the flowers furl well into beautiful, bud-like bundles, making this plant self-grooming. The stiff, erect scapes are very dark on all sides and have up to 5 branches and 30 buds. Vader's Choice presents its distinctive, black scapes for weeks before Stella De Oro blooms, and then starts blooming shortly after Stella. The foliage is terrific: dark, glossy, and unusually low. It is a vigorous increaser.

Ancestors

• MH0466A (Huben ) 36 E, Yellow Self, Dor Dip (Sir Blackstem * Boston Symphony) An F1 between dark scapes and white. It's neither, but throws dark scapes and melon.

  • Sir Blackstem (Hager 1988) 24 E Re 2.5, Yellow Bicolor, Evr Dip Ext ((Pizza * (sdlg * Raindrop)) * Gold Thimble) The darkest-scaped registered daylily.

    • (Pizza * (sdlg * Raindrop))
    • Gold Thimble

  • Boston Symphony (Reilly 1998) 30 E 3.5, NearWhite Self, Dor Dip (Swiss Mint * Gentle Shepherd)

    • Swiss Mint (Reilly 1994) 27 EM 5.87, NearWhite Blend, Dor Dip Fra Ext (sdlg * Joan Senior)

      • seedling

      • Joan Senior (Durio 1977) 25 EM Re 5, NearWhite Self, Evr Dip Ext (Loving Memories * Little Infant)

        • Loving Memories

        • Little Infant (Monette 1973) 20 M 4, Cream Self, Evr Dip

          
          

    • Gentle Shepherd

• From Darkness Comes Light (Huben 2010) 34 E 3.5, Cream Self, Dor Dip Noc (MH0047I * A Small Multitude) My next nominee for an award. Cream blooms on inky purple scapes. 25 buds, 4 branches. Exceptional plant habits and performance.

  • MH0047I (Huben ) 36 EM Re 2.5, NearWhite Blend, Dor Dip (Aerial * Boston Symphony)

    • Aerial (Sobek 1985) 34 M 2.5, Gold Self, Dor Dip (Corky * Purity)

      • Corky (Fischer 1959) 34 M 3.5, Yellow Self, Dor Dip (sdlg * Mignon)

        • seedling

        • Mignon (Stout 1941) 40 EM Re 2.5, Yellow Self, Dor Dip Ext Noc

          
          

      • Purity (Traub 1949) 45 ML 4, Yellow Self, Dor Dip Fra

        
        

    • Boston Symphony (Reilly 1998) 30 E 3.5, NearWhite Self, Dor Dip (Swiss Mint * Gentle Shepherd)

      • Swiss Mint (Reilly 1994) 27 EM 5.87, NearWhite Blend, Dor Dip Fra Ext (sdlg * Joan Senior)

        • seedling

        • Joan Senior (Durio 1977) 25 EM Re 5, NearWhite Self, Evr Dip Ext (Loving Memories * Little Infant)

          • Loving Memories

          • Little Infant (Monette 1973) 20 M 4, Cream Self, Evr Dip

            
            

      • Gentle Shepherd

  • A Small Multitude (Huben 2010) 44 EM 2.5, Gold Self, Dor Dip Noc (Corky * Early And Often) Gold Self. Tall and Small. Minute, species-like spatulate flowers on tall, well-branched scapes. Extraordinary breeder.

    • Corky (Fischer 1959) 34 M 3.5, Yellow Self, Dor Dip (sdlg * Mignon)

      • seedling

      • Mignon (Stout 1941) 40 EM Re 2.5, Yellow Self, Dor Dip Ext Noc

        
        

    • Early And Often (Huben 2001) 26 E Re 4, Peach Polychrome, Dor Dip Ext Fra Noc (Sunny Honey * Sobek 94.12) Honorable Mention award 2006! At last: a northern rebloomer that isn't yellow or gold. The heart of my breeding program, producing a great diversity of seedlings, many of them rebloomers. Very rapid increase. Tested and found highly rust resistant (a character passed to most of its kids.) Early And Often was my first introduction, and has lived up to its promise as a continuous rebloomer; it blooms non stop from early July until frost. Some growers report as many as seven sets of scapes per season. Unlike other diploid rebloomers, it is a color clarifier and readily gives up the melon tones in seedlings.

      • Sunny Honey (Millikan 1989) 24 E Re 3.5, Yellow Self, Sev Dip Noc (Stella De Oro * Brocaded Gown)

        • Stella De Oro (Jablonski 1975) 11 E Re 2.75, Gold Self, Dor Dip Fra Ext Noc

          
          

        • Brocaded Gown (Millikan 1979) 26 EM Re 6, Cream Self, Sev Dip Ext (Buttermilk Sky * Sabie)

          • Buttermilk Sky
          • Sabie

      • Sobek 94.12 (Sobek ) 28 E 4.5, Cream Self, Dor Dip (Three Seasons * Tuscawilla Tranquility)

        • Three Seasons (Sobek 1990) 21 EE Re 2.62, Yellow Self, Dor Dip Noc Ext (Suzie Wong * Bitsy)

          • Suzie Wong
          • Bitsy

        • Tuscawilla Tranquility (Hansen 1988) 21 EE Re 5.5, NearWhite Self, Sev Dip Fra Ext (Monica Marie * Ruffled Ivory) * (Monica Marie * Gentle Shepherd)