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Daylily Information 
What is the difference between diploid and tetraploid daylilies?
Plants all have a basic complement of chromosomes. Most plants are diploid
they have two identical sets of chromosomes in each cell. Polyploids are plants with more than two sets of chromosomes. A tetraploid is only one of a whole series of polyploids. Triploids have three sets of chromosomes, tetraploids have four sets of chromosomes, et cetera.
Tetraploid
Tetraploid daylilies are heralded by some growers as having a number of advantages over diploids. In the tetraploid:
Plants all have a basic complement of chromosomes. Most plants are diploid
they have two identical sets of chromosomes in each cell. Polyploids are plants with more than two sets of chromosomes. A tetraploid is only one of a whole series of polyploids. Triploids have three sets of chromosomes, tetraploids have four sets of chromosomes, et cetera.Tetraploid
Tetraploid daylilies are heralded by some growers as having a number of advantages over diploids. In the tetraploid:
- Flowers tend to be larger.
- Colors of the flower tend to be more intense.
- Scapes tend to be sturdier and stronger.
- Substance of both flower and foliage tend to be heavier.
- Vegetative vigor in leaf, stem, and flower tend to be greater.
- Breeding possibilities tend to be greater because of an increased number of chromosomes
- Diploid
- Diploid daylilies continue to charm growers with their exquisite flower form, grace, and color.
- Good pink daylilies are still more prevalent in the diploid ranks.
- Spider and double daylilies are still more prevalent in the diploid ranks.
- Diploid daylilies are easier to cross than tetraploids.
- Many diploid daylilies have been converted to tetraploids, thus advancing the tetraploid lines.
- There are more diploids than tetraploids.
What are the flower colors of daylilies?
Modern hybrid daylilies have a remarkably diverse color range, especially considering that the wild types from which they have been bred were only in shades of yellow, orange, fulvous (i.e., dull reddish yellow), and rosy-fulvous. Today, the only colors notably lacking are pure white and pure blue. Needless to say, hybridizers are avidly pursuing these two colors.
Modern hybrid daylilies have a remarkably diverse color range, especially considering that the wild types from which they have been bred were only in shades of yellow, orange, fulvous (i.e., dull reddish yellow), and rosy-fulvous. Today, the only colors notably lacking are pure white and pure blue. Needless to say, hybridizers are avidly pursuing these two colors.
- Basic Flower Color
- The outer portion of the daylily flower is considered to be the basic color of the flower. The present daylily color range includes:
- Yellow
all shades from the palest lemon, through bright yellow and gold, to orange. - Reddiverse shades of scarlet, carmine, tomato-red, maroon, wine-reds, and blackish-reds.
- Pinkfrom pale pink through rose-pink to rose-red.
- Purplefrom pale lavender and lilac to deep grape or violet.
- Melon or Cream-Pinkfrom palest cream shades to deep cantaloupe shades.
- Yellow
- Throat Color
- The center area of the daylily flower is called the throat. In most daylilies, the throat color differs from the rest of the flower. Usually it is a shade of green, yellow, gold, orange, apricot, or melon.
- Stamen Color
- Like the throat, the stamens may be a different color from the basic flower color and the throat color. Or, the stamens may be of matching color. Usually they are light yellow to greenish. The anthers at the tips of the stamens are often darker in colorsometimes black.
MarshallsMagicSeeds
12 N. Trent Street
Frankford, ON K0K 2C0
ph: 613-849-1495
fax: 613-398-6413
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