“Shapes of Distinction” The newest forms of the daylily An AHS Media Library Production Photographers are credited within by image.

SHAPES of DISTINCTION AQUA TECH ( Hanson 2009) Charmaine Rich photo

Sculpted The Newest Form of Daylilies

At the Fall 2010 Board meeting, it was announced that Sculpted  forms  joined  Single,  Double,  Polymerous,  Spider  and Unusual  form  as  recognized  forms of Hemerocallis for registration purposes.

Form is defined as “the shape or structure of a daylily flower Form is defined as “the shape or structure of a daylily flower.” Sculpted forms have different shape and structure when compared to the other recognized daylily forms.

The 6 Forms of Hemerocallis SINGLE DOUBLE (Petaloid Stamen) WHITER SHADE ( Stamile 1992) BIG KISS (Joiner 1991) SPIDER (HOSE-IN-HOSE ) POLYMEROUS CONDILLA (Grooms 1977) HOT WHEELS (Calhoun 1992) CRAZY MR JIM (Owen 2010)

UNUSUAL FORM SCULPTED CRISPATE PLEATED RELIEF CASCADE SPATULATE LOBO LUCY (Roberts-N. 1997) AQUA TECH (Hanson 2009) RELIEF CASCADE DIXIE SWEETHEART ( HANSEN 2011) FITZASAURUS ( Fitzpatrick 2004) SPATULATE CRISTATE SPOONER ( Wilson-Leichhardt 1991) TET TEXAS FEATHERED FACNY (Carpenter 2006)

The following presentation provides the terms and definitions for Sculpted form and the three distinct sub-groups of Pleated, Relief and Cristate with detailed explanations.

The official definition of SCULPTED : A term used to describe three- dimensional structural features involving or emanating from the throat, midrib or elsewhere on the petal surface. Sculpted Forms belong to one of three different groups: Pleated, Relief or Cristate.

The definition for the sub-group PLEATED: Petals that have a deep longitudinal crease on each side of the midrib. These creases cause folding of the petal upon itself creating a raised platform extending from the perianth tube and ending between the throat and petal tip.

Sculpted Pleated Unusual Form Crispate The creasing of a Sculpted pleated form compared side by side with the pinching of the midrib seen in a Unusual form crispate. Sculpted Pleated Unusual Form Crispate

ANASTASIA (Salter 1985) Charmaine Rich photo

INTEGRATED LOGISTICS (Hanson 2005) Robert O’Neal photo

CREEK RUFFLES ( Herrington, K. 2004) Charmaine Rich Photo

BETTY HARWOOD (Hanson 2007) Curt Hanson photo

WIND IN THE RIGGING (Hanson 2000) Charmaine Rich Photo

FAD GADGET (Hanson 2007) Curt Hanson Photo

WATERFALL RAINBOW (Hanson 2005) Charmaine Rich photo

Color and pattern can enhance how we see pleating….. SAUCER FULL OF SECRETS ( Hanson 2000) Robert O’Neal Photo

ANCIENT ECHOES (Carr 2005) ….or cause distraction. Charmaine Rich Photo

ACTION FIGURE (Bennett, S. 2007) Scott Bennett photo

SANCTUARY (Moldovan 2003) Robert O’Neal Photo

LYRICAL OPTIMISM (Hanson 2008) Curt Hanson photo

MY LITTLE FOOL (Rich 2010) Charmaine Rich Photo

PERFECT IRONY (Hanson 2010) Pleated petals may not always be symmetrical in their presentation. PERFECT IRONY (Hanson 2010) Curt Hanson Photo

SMOKING JACKET (Bennett, S. 2009) Scott Bennett photo

CRINTONIC ACQUIRED TASTE (Hanson 2010) Curt Hanson photo

NEUTRON STAR ( Hanson 2009) Robert O’Neal Photo

SEASON OF THE WITCH (Hanson 2010) Curt Hanson Photo

Mother Upduff (Hanson 2008) Paul Owen Photo A back view of triple fold pleated petals. Curt Hanson photo

MOTHER UPDUFF(Hanson 2008) Curt Hanson photo

The definition for the sub-group RELIEF: The Relief forms are characterized by vertically raised ridges that extend from the throat and project from the petal surface. The ridges may grow parallel to the veins, or they may radiate outwards from each side of the midrib.

All daylily flowers have substance and texture All daylily flowers have substance and texture. Substance and texture by themselves are not Forms.

VS RELIEF SCULPTED SUBSTANCE & TEXTURE OUR MISS RUBY ( Hansen 2007) Charmaine Rich Photo BEN ADAMS (Salter 1994) Charmaine Rich Photo

SUPREME EMPIRE (Hanson 1996) Curt Hanson Photo

EMPIRE RETURNS (Salter 2001) Karin Cooke Photo

BAS RELIEF (Stamile 1999) Robert O’Neal Photo

HOGWARTS EXPRESS (Hansen 2005) The raised ridges may grow parallel to the veins……. Dan Hansen Photo HOGWARTS EXPRESS (Hansen 2005)

LIGHTNIN’ IN MY BLOOMERS (Owen 2010) …or radiate outward from each side of the midrib. Paul Owen Photo LIGHTNIN’ IN MY BLOOMERS (Owen 2010)

CARVED PUMPKIN PIE (Salter 2003) Charmaine Rich Photo

SONG OF THE EMPIRE (Carpenter 2004) Karin Cooke Photo

SMALL WORLD CAVE DIVING (Miller, M 2011) Michael Miller Photo

CLIFF HANGER (Hansen 2007) Charmaine Rich Photo

KEYS TO THE KINGDOM (Hansen 2005) Charmaine Rich Photo

Color and pattern can create an illusion that a bloom is a Sculpted relief form. not sculpted relief Sculpted relief form

INTAGLIO IMAGE (Maryott 2008) Bill Maryott Photo

PROOF POSITIVE (Rich 2008) Charmaine Rich Photo

BEYOND THE BIG BANG (Polston 2010) Pleasant Valley Gardens Photo

SOUR FACE ( Hansen 2011) Dan Hansen Photo

TUSCAN SUMMER (Trimmer, D. 2011) Water Mill Gardens Photo

DIXIE SWEETHEART (Hansen 2011) Dan Hansen Photo

The definition for the sub-group CRISTATE: A term that refers to appendages of extra petal tissue growing from the midrib or elsewhere on the surface of the petals. When the tissue grows from the midribs, the form is called “Midrib Cristate”. Cristate can occur on single and double daylilies, but by itself, does not make a daylily double.

A Petaloid Stamen DOUBLE form showing the extra petal tissue on the third whorl stamens. Fourth Whorl Pistil Third Whorl Petaloid Stamens Second Whorl Petal First Whorl Sepal

Second Whorl Petal SCULPTED Midrib Cristate A SCULPTED Midrib Cristate form showing the extra petal tissue on the second whorl petals First Whorl Sepal Third Whorl Stamens Fourth Whorl Pistil

TALL BLONDE (Hanson 2008) Curt Hanson Photo

ELLEN LAPRISE (Doorakian 2005) Charmaine Rich Photo

KEVIN WALEK ( Stamile 1998) Patrick Stamile Photo

FUNKY BUSINESS (Michaels 2009) Linda Michaels photo

LITTLE MISS LUCY ( Owen 2010) Paul Owen Photo

LITTLE MISS LUCY (Owen 2010) Paul Owen Photo

SOUTHPORT (Trimmer 2002) Charmaine Rich Photo

MIDRIB CRISTATE & SURFACE CRISTATE

TET. TEXAS FEATHERED FANCY (Carpenter 2006) Curt Hanson Photo

OHIO DISCOVERY (Carpenter 2007) Robert O’Neal Photo

MIDLIFE CRISIS (Hansen 2007) Dan Hansen Photo

TIGER BY THE TAIL (HERR, d. 2009) Don Herr Photo

LITTLE BIG EARS (Davisson, J. 2007) Judy Davisson Photo

SIGOURNEY (Hanson 2008) Charmaine Rich Photo

Sculpted cristate form appendages can vary in their shape.

STRIKINGLY DRAMATIC (Maryott 2010) Bill Maryott Photo

GREETINGS EARTHLING (Falkner 2011) Bob Falkner Photo

TIKI GOD (Foster 2011) Paul Foster Photo

more information about Sculpted Forms can be found in the following references: 2009 The Daylily Journal. 64 no.1(Spring, 2009) pp. 44 – 60 Scratching the Surface - Understanding the Art of the Sculptured Daylily, by Charamine Rich 2009 The Daylily Journal. 64 no.4 (Winter, 2009) pp. 40 – 44 Exploring the Matrix - The Inside and Out of Daylily Petals , by Charmaine Rich 2011 The Daylily Journal. 66 no.4 (Winter, 2011) pp. 30 --- 35 Shapes of Distinction – Sculpted, the newest recognized form of daylilies, by Charmaine Rich on the AHS Portal in the Forum section under Sculpted and with the Sculpted daylilies email robin on Yahoo groups