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Breeding Daylilies in Germany
by Harald Juhr
of "Taunusgarten Juhr"
Hessen, Germany
Editors Note: Harald Jurr is a German daylily collector who has been hybridising for more than
twenty years. He is based in Wallau im Taunus which is a quarter of Hofheim in Main-Taunus-
Kreis in the state of Hessen, Germany. He has created many hybrids suitable to European climate
and is one of Europe’s leading daylily hybridisers.
Harald writes:
I started breeding around 1982. One advantage was the support from US breeders. I visited the
Mavis and Stewart Smith families in the USA every year between 1992 and 2001. There I bred in
the garden of the Smith and got the seeds sent to Germany. So, of course, I had some advantages
over the European breeders. I have been building my own breeding series for many years. However,
breeding progress cannot be achieved, as breeders in the US have achieved much better breeding.
‘Wildsachsen’ (Juhr, 2001)

‘Herbert Juhr’ (Juhr, 1995) ‘Haralds Creation’ (Juhr, 2005)
Juris Fancy Eye (Juhr, 2014) Juris Minja (Juhr, 2014)
From 2010, I started to import the latest daylilies from the famous breeders, Stamile, Smith,
Lambertson, Gossard, Graze and Rice. In 2013, I bought a large collection of recent registrations.
That was the right way, because I have now reached very good quality. The previous setting with
long-term breeding lines was indeed important in the profiling, but the quality comes only with the
use of the latest varieties.
Therefore, I have short-term breeding lines and connect them with new genetic material. My goal
is to breed modern daylilies that tolerate European climate. For me it is also very important to offer
versatility. This affects colours and shapes, as well as many peculiarities that are now bred in the
USA. With my attitude, I encounter the lack of understanding of some hardliners here in Germany.
But the public opinion of international groups from the USA or Poland on my breeding is more
important to me than the opinion of individual people.

‘Juris Little Blueberry’ (Juhr, 2014) ‘Juris Golden Triangel’ (Juhr, 2015)
‘Meissner Porcelain’ (Juhr, 1998) ‘Karin Storch’ (Juhr, 2005)
‘Juris Honey Spider’ (Juhr, 2005) ‘Saxon White Manta’ (Juhr, 2008)

‘Juris Sister Monika’ (NR)
‘Juris Navy Style’ (NR)
‘Juris Blue Circle’ (NR) ‘Thai Wedding’ (Juhr, 2008)
HAROLD JUHR HEMEROCALLIS CROSSES
1. Wildsachsen (Juhr, 2001), height 27 in.(69 cm), bloom 6.5 in.(17 cm), season EM,
Dormant, Diploid, Fragrant, Pink self above yellow throat. ((Orchid Corsage × Citrine) ×
(sdlg × Asterisk))
2. Herbert Juhr (Juhr, 1995), height 25 in.(64 cm), bloom 5 in.(13 cm), season M,
Dormant, Diploid, Cream with pink blush and lemon throat. (Enchanting Blessing ×
(Lauren Leah × Salt Lake City))
3. Haralds Creation (Juhr, 2005), height 35 in.(89 cm), bloom 4.5 in.(11 cm), season
EM, Evergreen, Tetraploid, Fragrant, 3 buds, 5 branches, Yellow apricot self above
yellow green throat. ((Taunus Gold × Forestlake Ragamuffin) × America's Most Wanted)
4. Juris Fancy Eye (Juhr, 2014), height 26 in.(66 cm), bloom 4 in.(10 cm), season M,
Dormant, Diploid, Fragrant, 5 buds, 5 branches, Cream yellow, purple patterned eye with
silver purple line in eye, green throat. ((Wild Girl Pui × Elfin Etching) × Super Fancy
Face)

5. Juris Golden Triangle (Juhr, 2015), height 28 in.(71 cm), bloom 5 in.(15 cm), season
M, Dormant, Diploid, Fragrant, 4 buds, 4 branches, Unusual Form Crispate, Golden
yellow, small green throat. ((Christine Bahlo × Taunus Green Meadow) × Taunus Bird
Spider)
6. Juris Honey Spider (Juhr, 2006), height 36 in. (91 cm), bloom 7.5 in.(19 cm),
season MLa, Dormant, Diploid, Fragrant, 18 buds, 3 branches, Spider Ratio 5.00:1,
Yellow peach self above green yellow throat. (Taunus Bird Spider × sdlg)
7. Juris Minja (Juhr, 2014), height 26 in.(66 cm), bloom 5.5 in.(14 cm), season ML a,
Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, Fragrant, 4 buds, 5 branches, Cream yellow with a touch of
rose, red eye and border, dark yellow throat with notches. (((Patron Marco × Linda's
Magic) × Taunusblick) × Dreamsicle Supreme)
8. Meissner Porcelain (Juhr 1998), height 22 in.(56 cm), bloom 4.5 in.(11 cm), season
M, Evergreen, Tetraploid, Fragrant, Pale pink with red eye and green throat. (Royal Braid
× (Taunus Gem × Band of Color))
9. Saxon White Manta (Juhr 2008), height 30 in.(76 cm), bloom 6.5 in.(17 cm), season
EM, Dormant, Diploid, Fragrant, Near white self above lemon green throat. ((Taunus
Manta × Golliwog) × Taunus Manta)
10. Juris Little Blueberry (Juhr, 2014), height 18 in.(46 cm), bloom 3 in.(8 cm), season
M, Dormant, Diploid, 5 buds, 3 branches, Purple with blue purple eyezone, green
throat. ((Little Janko × Lavender Blue Baby) × Lavender Blue Baby)
11. Taunus Lichtblick (Juhr, 2017), height 27 in.(68 cm), bloom 5 in.(12 cm), season
EM, Dormant, Tetraploid, 4 buds, 4 branches, Cream pink with green throat. (Juris Born
Beauty × Great White Dove)
12. Thai Wedding (Juhr, 2008), height 24 in.(61 cm), bloom 5.5 in.(14 cm), season E,
Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, Cream white with gold border above green throat. ((Taunus
Ice Wine × Big Snow) × Michael Miller)
13. Karin Storch (Juhr, 2005), height 22 in.(56 cm), bloom 4 in.(10 cm), season E,
Evergreen, Tetraploid, Fragrant, 4 buds, 4 branches, Blush pink with golden edge above
green throat. (((Ed Brown × Miss Aloha) × Shimmering Elegance) × Enchanted April)
14. Juris Great Red (Juhr, 2006), height 45 in.(114 cm), bloom 9 in.(23 cm), season M,
Dormant, Tetraploid, Fragrant, 28 buds, 6 branches, Unusual Form Crispate-Spatulate,
Red bicolor above large yellow green throat. ((Spider Man × Point of View) × Red
Suspenders)
15. Kien Mill (Juhr, 1994), height 24 in.(61 cm), bloom 5.25 in.(13 cm), season M,
Dormant, Diploid, Purple self with yellow throat. (Wind Frills × Lake Norman Sunset)
Daylily Bloom Periods: EE, extra-early - the earliest flowers to bloom; E, early -
overlap or follow slightly behind extra-early bloomers; EM, early to mid-season; M,
midseason; ML, midseason to the beginning of the later portion of the bloom season; L,
almost the end of the bloom season; and VL, very late - the last flowers of the bloom
season.