Diploids Resurgent
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− | + | ===Mike Huben's northern-bred daylilies for real garden needs. Rebloom, diverse heights, graceful scapes, clear colors, ornamental foliage, and new combinations.=== | |
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− | + | Welcome to Diploids Resurgent! | |
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− | + | I'm [[Mike Huben]], gardener, botanist, hybridizer, and all-around plant fanatic. (That's Magnolia ashei, a big leaf magnolia behind me.) | |
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− | + | I've named my site "Diploids Resurgent" because I'd like to encourage others to appreciate the diploids too, rather than simply follow the tetraploid fashions. There's a world of daylilies out there besides southern-bred eyed and edged tets, and the most diverse are the diploids. Oh, I've got southern-bred tets in my garden: some are fantastic, and I wouldn't put them down. But in the north (I lived in Arlington, MA -- near Boston) we have different needs that the southerners can't or don't breed for. | |
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− | == | + | [[Breeding Goals|Every year I breed a thousand seedlings at my 1/5 acre. This small breeding program is carefully envisioned generations in advance, and focused on just a few goals.]] |
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+ | I'm available for speaking, and have presented often to a number of clubs in the north. I often speak on subjects besides my own breeding, such as the legacy of past northern breeders, the design of a breeding program, the most reliable perennials in northern regions, extending the blooming season, etc. | ||
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+ | I have retired (from work, not daylilies) to Ecuador, but still have about 5 years of introductions growing at Harmon Hill Farm. I intend to shortly resume growing and breeding daylilies in Ecuador, where they have precious few varieties. I remain active with the AHS, on the science committee and as an assistant editor for science in the Journal. | ||
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+ | Click on the tabs underneath the Diploids Resurgent banner to see what I'm doing. | ||
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+ | Contact me at: <big><strong>[mailto:mike@huben.us mike@huben.us]</strong></big> |