Snoho Doris

Snoho is Bill Bonneywell's prefix, and Doris, from 2000, is his koi pond in flower form. Idlewild describes citrine yellow and strawberry red swirling differently on every bloom, while Floret sees coral, peach, and apricot. Both are right. The dark blend varies from flower to flower, so a bucket of Doris reads like a school of koi, no two alike. Floret calls it award-winning, though we could not pin down the specific award, and names it a designer and market favorite. The variability that frustrates color-matched recipes is exactly what bouquet makers love, built-in variation from a single planting. Idlewild's stock was sold out at last check. If you need repeatable color, look elsewhere. If you want a conversation in every bunch, this is the one.

A ball in the BA class, ADS code 6013, with blooms of 3.5 to 5 inches, large for a ball. Idlewild grows it around 60 inches, so plan support. Floret reports long, strong stems and a bloom that is virtually weatherproof, shrugging off rain that ruins softer petals, with about five days in the vase. That combination, durable head plus long stem, is why it shows up in market grower lineups and designer buckets alike. We found no direct productivity figures, so we leave that unscored rather than guess. Cut when the back petals are firm, standard ball practice, and it will travel well. It suits anyone selling stems wholesale, where shipping toughness matters as much as beauty, and gardeners in rainy climates who are tired of mush.