 H. 'Seneca Towers' 55" very tall Mid-late season bloom with large bright red 6.5" flower. At first glance, Seneca Towers appears as one of those all-to-common daylilies that should have wound up on the compost heap. In fact it almost did. However, I couldn't bring myself to destroy it as it was the tallest daylily I have ever produced out of over 60,000 seedlings and it was a tetraploid as well. Deer pulled the cross label so its parentage is unknown. Time has proven that Seneca Towers should be saved and visitors have demanded to be placed on a waiting list. Seneca Towers bears at least two distinctions. First it is very tall hardy tetraploid semi-evergreen and It blooms over a long period. The second and probably the greatest distinction for Seneca Towers it that it readily accepts tetraploid pollen setting numerous seed pods loaded with seeds every year.
For the tetraploid hybridizer wanting to add tall genes to
his or her lines, Seneca Towers could be a great asset as
many tall tetraploids fail to set seed pods very well and those
that do usually bear small numbers of seeds.
Priced at $50. |
