Larry's Twilight Bite

(Gossard, James) 2013 introduction Seedling # Sun2

((Sun bear x Julie Newmar) x (Sword Dancer)) x (Rosy Spiketail)

Tetraploid 31" Mid Late season Dormant emo fr 8-9" 3-4 way branching 18-22 buds. Fertile both ways. Strong Rebloomer.

Flowers of Larry's Twilight Bite are cranberry purple with a darker wine red eye zone. Sepals and petals are edged in claws, fangs, teeth, and tentacles. The color of the teeth can vary depending upon position. They can be gold, green, and white. Has a yellow green throat. And it is a dormant. Has a lot of eyed daylilies in its background. Great parent for hybridizing for patterned eyes and teeth which are also patterned. When I lined it out in September it was still sending up rebloom scapes. A super garden and hybridizing daylily. It starts blooming mid late season and can go all the way until frost.........$150 Double Fans.

Larry's twilight Bite was donated for naming rights at the 2012 AHS national convention held in Columbus, Ohio. The top bid went to Larry and Pat Gooden for $2500. As a birthday present, their granddaughter, Alexa Kathryn, named it Larry's Twilight Bite after the Vampire Twilight movie series. Thanks, Larry and Pat, for supporting the AHS and our family, as well as others who were bidding.

Thank You Garden Judges for Voting!
Larry's Twilight Bite won a Junior Citation as a result.

Close up of teeth on Larry's Twight Bite

Pollen and pod parents pedigree from AHS database.