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Daylilies Hybridized

by Daylily Breeder Donald Marvin

Don Marvin of Mattapoisett, Massachusetts started actively hybridizing daylilies in the 1970's.  Tranquil Lake Nursery introduced his first daylily, Quaker Gown in 1983 and provided the limited number but lovely daylilies that he produced over the next 11 years.   Don Marvin joined the American Hemerocallis Society in 1950 and began hybridizing daylilies in 1955 with diploid daylilies, but soon after developed a passion for the tetraploid daylilies, because of their more brilliant colors, sturdiness and hardiness.  

The daylilies that are listed below are in good supply.  We ship healthy double-fan divisions or clumps (4-5 fans), unless other-wise indicated. Occasionally, low stock varieties and some new introductions will be shipped as single fans. Our guarantee still applies.


Abbreviations used, in sequence:

4"  - Flower size
D. - Dormant (foliage goes totally brown in early winter)

Ex.E. - Extra early blooming

M.L. - Late midseason

(CL) - 4-5 fans

S.Ev. - Semi-evergreen ( may retain a small portion of green foliage during winter)

E. - Early blooming

H. M. - Honorable Mention

(T) - Tetraploid

Ev. - Evergreen ( reacts the same as Semi-evergreen here in the North)

E.M. - Early midseason

J. C. - Junior Citation of American Hemerocallis Society

35" - Flower scape height

M. - Midseason

Click here for a list of all available daylilies in alphabetical order 

or here for printable file of our most popular daylilies and iris.


To Order:    Click here and Go to Order Form:      Print order Form: 

Mail to: Tranquil Lake Nursery at      45 River Street    Rehoboth, MA 02769

or fax (508) 252-4740 order form to us,

or send an e-mail to Tranquil Lake Nursery  or you can call us with your order at (800) 353-4344

Send a Gift of Marvin Daylilies:   Click here for Gift Order form

  EDGERLY (Marvin) 26", D., M., 6" (T)                                                                $25.00

Cream flower with a wide rose edging and cream-yellow throat with green infusions.  Wide petaled, flared form and ruffled.  Very special.  Introduced by Tranquil Lake Nursery in 1991

  BERMUDA CORAL (Marvin) 45", D., V.L., 6½" (T)                                       NA

Glowing creamy coral. Large and wide petalled. Tall stately candelabra branching.  Showy, superior late blooming tetraploid. Fine addition to the late garden. Limited.  Introduced by Tranquil Lake Nursery in 1985.

 

  EDGERLY (Marvin) 26", D., M., 6" (T)                                                        $20.00

Cream flower with a wide rose edging and cream-yellow throat with green infusions.  Wide petalled, flared form and ruffled.  Very special.  Introduced by Tranquil Lake Nursery in 1991.

  QUAKER GOWN (Marvin) 36", S.Ev., M.L., 6" (T)                                    $12.00

Large, beige-pink blend with striking green throat. Pales to baby-ribbon pink as the day progresses. J.C. Award.  Introduced by Tranquil Lake Nursery in 1983.

  SNOW GLITTER (Marvin) 30", D., E.M., 5 1/4" (T)                                   $25.00

This near white tetraploid greets you with a wide open form.  Lightly ruffled and diamond-dusted. The throat is suffused with pale yellow leading to a green center.  Limited.  Introduced by Tranquil lake Nursery in 1994.  Limited.

  STIPPLED VELVET (Marvin) 25", D., M., 5 1/2" (T)                                  $18.00

Unique coloration of purple heavily stippled over a near white background.  Flowers are edged white with a green throat. Important for breeding work with plicata effect.   Limited. Introduced by Tranquil Lake Nursery in 1992.

Click here for a printable file of our most popular daylilies and iris.

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Tranquil Lake Nursery
45 River Street
Rehoboth, Massachusetts 02769-1395
Phone: 508-252-4002     Fax:  508-252-4740
   or send an e-mail to tranquil-lake@earthlink.net