MOONLIT PIROUETTE ( King-Lamone 1999)
This, a Variable Crispata, presents myriads of
dancing, twisting, curling, pinching and quilling flowers that draw attention.
The colour here is a secondary element, being of the yellow family, but
this particular one has a beautiful tinge of amber around the edges, adding
a special note when inspected closely. Well-branched scapes hold the individual
flowers well apart, something I feel is important in a heavy-flowering hemerocallis,
and lets each individual flower dance in its own space. I feel that this
is a very important factor in the Variable Crispatas with pronounced rather
than subtle forms.
(Viola Parker x Asterisk2) This very floriferous
cultivar is a full sibling to my BRENDA NEWBOLD (King-Lamone 98) and shares
both the good branching (one main stem with two side branches) and 25+ bud
counts as well as crispatation patterns inherited from the pollen parent
ASTERISK. I cannot seem to capture the exotic beauty of this one on film
- in the garden it's stunning. Early in the morning the overall colour is
a soft amber washed lemon yellow. Once the sun has hit it, it turns the
lemon yellow as in the illustration here. Heat brings out more curl and
bounce to the twisting crispation pattern. En masse it's a magnificent study
of movement.
This second illustrations show the crispation
pattern well, as well as the undertones of amber and yellow. The setting
sun has added a little colour, too. Truely a superb sight en masse where
the twisting, quilling and pinching of the near self-coloured flowers create
a dramatic dancing performance.
This shot was taken of a clump in its second year
after transplanting, showinf a bit better the effect of the crispation pattern
when seen together with more flowers open. And yet, I have still to capture
this one on film when it is covered in blossoms, each with its own personality,
twisting and curling, pinching and quilling in different poses. Perhaps
in 2000?
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