SEVEN NEW DAYLILY CULTIVARS FROM INSTITUTO AGRONÔMICO (IAC), CAMPINAS, BRAZIL

The program of improvement of Hemerocallis in development at the IAC, since 1990, introduces new American varieties for the evaluation of their behavior in the country and also produces new hybrids and selects them for the landscape use in the São Paulo State and surrounding areas. Plants must be well adapted to soil and climate conditions, and also tolerant to rust (Puccinia hemerocallidis). This program is developed in collaboration to the enterprise Agrícola da Ilha Ltda., which trades the plants multiplied by division in field conditions. Seven of these are now released as new cultivars:

IAC Bárbara (IAC 06A) – red greenish with yellow throat

IAC Canário (IAC L) – light yellow

IAC Estrela (=IAC Castanho) (IAC A civ) – maroon with golden throat

IAC Guaratiba (IAC E. 16182) – salmon with yellow throat

IAC Jundiaí (IAC 08) – red with yellow throat

IAC Neusa (=IAC Campinas) (IAC 13) – golden yellow with red eye

IAC Olga Ulmann (IAC Olga) – pink with yellow throat

The adaptation of these selections is very good and the flowering season goes for at least six months (from October until March) in the Southeast part of Brazil. In the Northern region of Brazil there is a lack of cool season, necessary for flower induction. These seven new hybrids are on the way to be registered at the SNPC – National Service of Plant Protection, an office of the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture.