I have quite a number of Open-Pollinated (OP) seedlings that I'm quite happy with. Some I've already given a name. Others I'm watching and may keep. I will post them in small batches and I invite discussion and or suggestions on whether I should name them, name suggestions, and even if you really seriously think any are worth registering.
Finally, I often name after my grandkids to are Amy, Nolan, Leila and Heidi. My husband has made ice research his life work and I'm a musician. All of those could give naming ideas.
Here are the pictures. The five in this post already have names.
1. 'Amy's Choice'. A 2007 seedling from 'Korean Snow'. When it was named, it had a hint of mistiness in the leaves, but that's long gone.
2. 'Dancing With Leila', a 2008 seedling from 'Last Dance'. This one beat the odds and is a reverse colour from its variegated pod parent. It looks a great deal like the commercially available 'Dance With Me', hence its name after my second granddaughter.
3. 'Golden Nolan' a 2006 seedling from 'September Sun' This one was almost neon yellow earlier in the spring and really stood out in the garden. Named after my grandson.
4. 'Heidi Ho', a 2012 seedling from 'Spilt Milk. Named after my third granddaughter. It's going to be a large plant. Took half of it to Vancouver in late June and have a small eye I'm nurturing for Heidi's other grandparents.
5. 'Lovely Leila, is named after the second granddaughter. This is a 2006 seedling, parentage unknown as squirrels moved around my markers during its first winter. It emerges with almost white leaf centres which go misty and/or darken up. How much they darken depends on the year.
