2024 Daylily Introductions

 Mary Baker
7114 S 49th St
Omaha NE 68157-2273
maryskbaker@gmail.com

No daylily shipping/sales to Alaska, Hawaii, Montana, or Oregon.
We are a licensed and inspected Nebraska daylily, allium, and daffodil nursery. 

Shipping & handling: $15 for the first daylily or first three alliums or first three daffodils; $3 for each additional daylily or three additional alliums or three additional daffodils. Nebraska residents add 7% sales tax. Payment: Checks or money orders only, payable to Mary Baker. Please contact me via email before placing your order to ensure availability. Shipping begins in mid May.

2024 Daylily Introductions:

'Eenzer' (Mary Baker, 2023, tet)

'Eenzer' (Mary Baker, 2023, tet)

'Eenzer' (Mary Baker, 2023, tet)

Eenzer dancing with our late father at our sister Barb's wedding

EENZER (Mary Baker, 2023, tet) is yellow with a bright red eye, matching partial bright red edge, and a yellow to green throat. The fragrant blooms measure 8 inches on 36 inch scapes with three-way branching and 20 to 21 buds. EENZER begins blooming in early midseason. Semi-evergreen foliage. Fertile both ways. My beautiful, courageous sister Eileen—nicknamed Eenzer—selected this daylily as her namesake when she saw it blooming in our garden. Sibling of ONE HOT DRAGON. Seedling 1723FENR: Dragon Nation X One Hot Mama $150 (single fan) SOLD OUT

'Mary Barbara' (Mary Baker, 2020, tet)

'Mary Barbara' (Mary Baker, 2020, tet)

'Mary Barbara' (Mary Baker, 2020, tet)

'Mary Barbara' (Mary Baker, 2020, tet) clump in full sun

My mom, the late Mary Barbara Middleton Kubat

MARY BARBARA (Mary Baker, 2020, tet) is bright lemon yellow with an etched, veined, feathered, and notched red eye that darkens at the outer edge. Throat is large and brilliant green. Blooms measure 8 to 9 inches on 32 inch scapes with three-way branching and 17 to 24 buds. Semi-evergreen foliage. Pollen fertile. Begins blooming in early season and continues to bloom through midseason. Looks like a work of art and is very fragrant. My late mother chose this daylily to bear her name shortly before her death. She said it was bright, cheerful, and feminine just like her. Mom had a good eye—her namesake is one of my best. Seedling 1519: DRAGON NATION X BUSY BEING FABULOUS. $175 (single fan) SOLD OUT

'My Heart's Done Time' (Mary Baker, 2023, tet)

'My Heart's Done Time' (Mary Baker, 2023, tet)

'My Heart's Done Time' (Mary Baker, 2023, tet)

'My Heart's Done Time' (Mary Baker, 2023, tet)

'My Heart's Done Time' (Mary Baker, 2023, tet)

MY HEART'S DONE TIME (Mary Baker, 2023, tet) is intense red with a lighter red watermark and a chartreuse to green throat. The six inch blooms are held on 27 inch scapes with three- to four-way branching and 15 to 18 buds. Blooms begin in early midseason. Semi-evergreen foliage. Sibling of PENT-UP PASSION. Fertile both ways, sets pods easily, and is producing some beautiful seedlings. Seedling 1555BRE: The Ultimate Sacrifice X Cardinal Kisses Very limited. $100 (single fan)

'Purple Cane Church' (Mary Baker, 2023, tet)

'Purple Cane Church' (Mary Baker, 2023, tet)

'Purple Cane Church' (Mary Baker, 2023, tet)

PURPLE CANE CHURCH (Mary Baker, 2023, tet) is near white with a big dark purple outer eye, lighter purple inner watermark, bright green throat, and dark purple edge. Blooms measure 5 inches on 26 inch scapes with two-way branching and ten buds. Starts blooming in early midseason. Semi-evergreen foliage. Makes slender/smaller fans. Fertile both ways and sets pods easily. Sibling of IN EDDIE'S MEMORY. This daylily is named for David Hugh Adams' song "Purple Cane Church" from his album Purple Cane 68649 recorded right here in Omaha, Nebraska (to listen to the tune, click Purple Cane Church song). Purple Cane is a small town in Dodge county, Nebraska. Seedling 1503-3: Blackthorne X Black and White Ball $100 (two fans) SOLD OUT

'Tribute to Bryan' (Mary Baker, 2024, tet)

'Tribute to Bryan' (Mary Baker, 2024, tet)

Bryan Culver (pic courtesy of Bryan Culver)

I first met Bryan Culver when Bryan presented his daylily hybridizing program during the 2017 ADS Region One Meeting in Minneapolis/St. Paul. Bryan greatly impressed me by staying for the very late Friday evening Region One Hybridizers Presentations (most attendees had left; those remaining were mostly us presenters). Bryan was very supportive—enthusiastically cheering us on, encouraging us, and genuinely caring about our programs. But wait—there's more! Bryan was one of Paul Owen's and my students during Garden Judges Workshop 2 at Karol Emmerich's beautiful Springwood Gardens the following Sunday morning (that workshop was SO much fun!). 

The daylily TRIBUTE TO BRYAN (Mary Baker, 2024, tet) is near white with heavy substance and a deep green throat. The diamond-dusted blooms measure six inches on 29 inch scapes with four-way branching. Bud count is typically 21 to 25. During our 2022 drought year with very little supplemental irrigation (just enough to keep the grass paths alive), bud count was 17 to 18. Blooms begin in early midseason. Foliage is evergreen. Fertile both ways. Grows vigorously and makes a showy clump. Seedling 1768: White Room X Spacecoast White Frosting Limited. $100 (two fans)

'Trimmed in Tendrils' (Mary Baker, 2021, tet)

'Trimmed in Tendrils' (Mary Baker, 2021, tet)

TRIMMED IN TENDRILS (Mary Baker, 2021, tet) is a lemon yellow, cream, and pink polychrome with a deep green throat edged in toothy tendrils. Blooms measure 5.75 inches on 34 inch scapes with four-way branching and 28 buds. TRIMMED IN TENDRILS starts blooming in early midseason and continues to bloom over a long period of time. Dormant foliage. It is fertile both ways and sets pods easily. Sibling of TENDRILIZER. Seedling 1535FS: NEEDLES IN A HAYSTACK X PIRANHA. $100 (single fan) SOLD OUT