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Blooming results from home depot markdown bag of bare roots

18 years ago

I couldn't resist a bag of 10 hbyrid roots at Home Depot for 25 cents 2 years ago. This is what bloomed over the summer. No idea what the names are, but I don't think the

results where bad for a quarter.

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daylilylady
18 years ago
What a great deal!!! I'm not sure about the others but the very last picture (yellow and orange stripe) is called 'Franz Hals'. This is one of my very favorite DL's, looks like you have a beauty.

~Marilyn
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littleonefb
Original Author
18 years ago
Hi Marilyn,
Thanks for the name of the last daylily posted. I'm sure I'd never be this lucky twice but I tried to see if there was another bag this year. No such luck. Even if I don't know what the other blooming ones are, for the price, their beauty can't be beat.
Fran
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janepa
18 years ago
What a great deal. Very, very pretty. DLs are such resiliant plants that they can look ready for the compost heap, but give them a little TLC, and they will give back some beautiful blooms.
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sherryrug
18 years ago
I love daylilies no matter what the color. You got a great deal. The third picture, I believe is Breathless Beauty. I just planted some last year and can't wait for them to bloom.
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happyintexas
18 years ago
I have that rusty red one as well. Also thanks to a HD cheapie price. It blooms and blooms for me, tolerates more shade than is good and increases every year.

Nice photos.

Happy
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luvmybulbs
18 years ago
I would bet money the first red one is Autumn Red, I got mine from lowes years ago.

Angie
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jqpublic
18 years ago
Wow that last one is my favorite too!
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starr56
18 years ago
I purchased a couple of DL from Home Depot but would like to know where would be the best place to put them on the ground..Can they take lot of sun?
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beaufort-2006
17 years ago
pic 1&2 cant help you out as i have a few whites pic3 autumn red pic4 rockitcity with frans hals in background pic5 autumn red pic 6 frans hals
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meigzilla
16 years ago
I'm pretty sure that pic #2 is Sammy Russell (Russel).
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littleonefb
Original Author
16 years ago
Well, to my surprise some more of those home depot bare roots bloomed this year for the first time. No idea what they are but here are some pics from this year and the blooms are better than last year. Just wish I could find another deal like this one again.

First year blooming of this one and I just love it.
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second year bloom
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First year bloom of this one
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Second year bloom on this one. Beautiful large goldish yellow flower and very tall.
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second year blooming on this one. Very tall and large flower, lots and lots of buds, and colors much more vivid this year.
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This beauty is more salmon pink than the pic shows. huge flower with tons of blooms, second year bloom and it just keeps on blooming. The other daylily is in the pic is siloam bo peep. (I think that's how you spell it.)
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First year bloom of this one and I know it is Catherine Woodbury as it is identical to the one my mother had that we transplanted from her garden after she passed away a few years ago. A beautiful daylily and changes color shade from a pinkish color to a lavender color depending on the amount of sunlight it is getting when you look at it. On cloudy days it is more lavender color, the same in the early morning and late in the day.
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Not bad results for 25 cents and hopes that some of the bare roots would grow.

Would love to know if anyone can identify them.
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dayliliesrus
16 years ago
Home Depot was selling Gentle Sheppard which is a whitish one.
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granalene56
16 years ago
Hi, the first picture--if it is very light yellow--check out Gentle Shepherd.
The last picture of the red with second year bloom--check out Crimson Pirate.
The bitone is Frans Hals and the golden with darker halo is Rocket City I think. And Catherine Woodbery looks the same as mine.
Good luck and you sure got a great deal!!
Arlene
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