Michelle, I only grow 3 of his and none of the ones on your list, but here's photos of the ones I grow.
So far Rock Of Ages has been slow to increase for me.
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Seal Of Approval is a great dl, and does wonderfully in my garden.
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Scotch Sour does great for me too.
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I don't know if you're aware of the following link, but you can find most of the hybridizers here including Santa Lucia.
Good luck with your quest.
Jan

Here is a link that might be useful: Hybridizers Corner

Have you tried looking at Dave's Garden Website? Link is below.

The other site to check is the AHS database. This has all registered daylilies EXCEPT 2008 intros which will not be in the system until Feb/March 2009 and Intros 2009's won't show till Feb/March 2010.
http://www.daylilies.org/DaylilyDB/

Good luck in your search.

Julia

Here is a link that might be useful: Dave's Garden Website

Ooops forgot to add, try Marietta Gardens. They have several of Santa Lucia's daylilies on their listings.

I'm sure there are other sellers as well but this one is in NC.

Julia

Here is a link that might be useful: Marietta Website

I grow a few Santa Lucia daylilies, but don't have many pictures: FIELDWORK, FRIEDA ALLEN JERRELL, JUST A STITCH, ROCKET BOOSTER, SEAL OF APPROVAL, SPICE TRADE, THINK TWICE, ZONA ROSA and LOVELY DIANE (which is a gorgeous daylily, at least from the photos I've seen -- it was new last year and didn't bloom here).

Here's a couple that I did manage to photograph:

CARNIVAL IN MEXICO was a bonus with an order last year, and it bloomed quite a bit for a "newbie" --

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GARDEN DANCER was also new last year. The petals should eventually curl and "dance," but I was very happy with it anyway:

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You might also want to check the "closed auctions" on the Lily Auction for photos of some of these.

Chris

While I'm not familiar with any of those you have listed, I wanted to ask if you have visited Iron Gate Gardens? Or, you could email any questions (there's an email address on the website). You might as well go directly to the source!

I would love to visit Iron Gate Gardens! North Carolina is rich in daylily gardens and daylily people.

I think he's pretty well known...Van Sellers just won the Stout Medal...

Good luck with your search...

Here is a link that might be useful: Iron Gate Gardens

I only grow one - ZONA ROSA. It has been a good daylily...lots of blooms, good increase, fertile, and rust resistant.
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Love Jan's pic of SEAL OF APPROVAL...will have to look for that one.
Kathy

Thanks everyone for all your help! I didn't know about the hybridizer corner page. Thanks for the link.

I have Seal Of Approval. It was new last year and I haven't seen it bloom yet. Very pretty. A friend of mine grows Rock Of Ages and I think she has enough to share with me later this summer. I've seen it blooming in her garden and it is huge!

Chris, Garden Dancer really catches my eye also. Would love to see pictures from you this year. Haven't seen that one before.

Gonegardening, yes I have been to Iron Gate. I usually visit them 2-3 times per year. However, I have not seen any of the ones I listed blooming in their garden when I was there. I was only able to go once last year. Everything they grow is wonderful and it can get a little overwhelming. lol If you get a chance to visit I would definitely recommend it. Their plants are always huge and usually in clumps of 3 fans or more. Van is a real character too. :)

I just wondered why I could never find pictures of most of their intros. Their website only shows the new intros. I didn't find a link to view previous intros there. The daylilies I listed were in their 2008 pricelist, but not the 2009. Their plants don't seem to be offered by many sellers or talked about as much as some of the other hybridizers.

Thanks again for your help.
Michelle

If you like Carnival in Mexico then buy it. Even up here just above Pittsburgh it's a blooming fool and with quite a large bloom to boot!

I see Santa Lucia Intros sometimes on the Lily auction. I myself bought CARNIVAL IN MEXICO for spring 2009 from Blueridge. It always looks so pretty in pictures that I could not resist. I also am getting DANKIE (Sellars, '97) in the spring, also bought on the LA.

Hello
I had to jump in here on this discussion as I do grow quite a lot of Santa Lucia daylilies here in England. They all do fabulous and I am very happy with them.

I have Media Frenzy (fabulous colour), Carnival in Mexico (performed well from the first bloom and knock out colours), Rocket Booster (my favourite red last year), Lovely Diane (huge watermark and so pretty) + many others yet to bloom this coming year.

I get all mine from Blue Ridge Daylilies USA on eBay. He has a wonderful selection of Van Sellers daylilies (Iron Gate), he is wonderful to deal with and sends huge healthy plants which are TOTALLY rust free. I would highly recommend him to anyone. A fabulous seller - he also sells on the Blooming Auction and the Lily Auction sometimes.

Wish I could post pictures but I do not understand web hosting !! I will learn someday.

Still cold, wet and miserable here in the UK but my beautiful imported dls look very happy :)

Rita, I think you will love Dankie. My friend grows that one and I love the color and size. Here's a picture from her garden.
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hemmed in, Bob at Blue Ridge is great! I have bought from him several times and picked up my order there on occasions. My husband had to actually drag me away! He has a wonderful selection. And everything he grows is HUGE and healthy. I have Media Frenzy. It was new last year and I really liked it. I wish you could post pictures of Lovely Diane. That is one that I'm really interested in seeing.

Michelle

Hello again

Michelle, I am so envious of you that you can go and pick up your daylilies from Blue Ridge. I dream of going there one day to see Bobs fields of daylilies & would probably take in Iron Gates and Paul Owens as well if they are not too far away. One day I will drag myself away from my own daylilies and fly to North Carolina and visit.

I think Bob carries such a good selection from all my favourite hybridisers, so you can buy everything you want in one go + you are always guaranteed top quality plants. Yes the roots are awesome as you say and mine have established so well in England because of their good size I think.

Here is a link to where he sells on the Blooming Auction with an even wider selection than on eBay  just copy and paste the following -

http://thebloomingauction.com/storecatalog.asp?catid=&userid=3&searchtxt=santa%20lucia&searchtype=0amp;startcount=76&endcount=100&page=4

I have many Iron Gates daylilies to look forward to this year. Here are a few  SMILING TIGER, DON LUIS, MILITARY SCHOOL, FRIEDA ALLEN JERRELL, BEAUTY SUPPLY, ZONA ROSA, MAJESTIC MOVE, HIT TUNE, PAULINE OWENS and BANDITO ROJO + others !!

Last year I also had HEMSTITCHED in flower and it was so pretty with the delicate Âhemstitching around the edges. Michelle, if you look on Blooming Auction and type in a search for Santa Lucia or Sellers all the plants will come up and you will see an image of LOVELY DIANE  which is exactly how it looked for me in England. I notice he has WAR ZONE as well + a few of the others you are looking for.

If anyone would be kind enough to talk me through the process of downloading photos I will give it a go.

Jennie

Jennie,
You would have a wonderful time in NC. If you ever decide to visit just let me know. I'd love to show you all the gardens. And I really don't know of all I'm sure. I have been to Paul Owen's place also. He has the most beautiful property of anyone around. He has an incredible view of the mountains. The pictures on his website do not do his place justice.
Some day I hope to visit Cindy Dye's garden and Marietta Gardens. Another garden close by is Bear W Daylily farm. They have landscaped beautifully. They sell more of the older inexpensive daylilies. Super nice people! Not sure if they ship overseas or not. Here is their website address:

http://www.bearwdaylilyfarm.com/

I'm going to the lily auction now to check out the photo of LOVELY DIANE.

As far as posting pictures....I just set up an account with photobucket. There is a tab to upload photos from my folders. I did have to downsize some but we're on dialup so that could be why. I'm really very computer illiterate and it was fairly easy with a little trial and error. Hopefully someone else will be able to help you. I'd love to see your photos.

Michelle

Jennie, I'm very sorry. I just read on Bear's website that they don't do international orders. But it would definitely be a garden to visit if you ever decide to make the trip.
And I'm sorry again. I didn't sign up at photobucket, but picturetrail. I'm so sorry for the confusion!
Michelle

Michelle, I will certainly let you know when I get a ticket to NC. Hopefully it will be next year. I would love to have you show me around the gardens - how kind of you.

I will look into picturetrail and photobucket soon and try to work them out.

Blueridge Daylilies (Bob) sells on the BLOOMING AUCTION mostly not the Lily Auction. He also has alot of Dale Hensley intros who has a field next to his - they are quite lovely as well. I just looked on the Blooming Auction and they have - WAR MUSIC, FROSTWORK and LOVELY DIANE of the ones you were looking for + loads of other lovely Sellers and Santa Lucia !! Too many lovely ones to choose from infact.

Hopefully soon I can post some photos.

Jennie

I ran across his listings several years ago and Blue Ridge Daylilies aka Robert Selman has his inventory listed on Ebay,Lily Auction and Blooming Auction. He is selling on all 3 auction sites. DO check all sites as I did notice price differences when looking for a certain daylily last year and again this year.
Seller ID:
Lily Auction = Blueridge
Ebay = blueridgebuttons
Blooming Auction = blueridge

Julia

Michelle, if you are still looking for Lovely Diane, Marietta has it listed for $18.00.
Jan

I've had the opportunity to visit Iron Gate Gardens several times in the last few years. Vic and Van are great people and a delight to spend the day with!
They have a great assortment of late blooming daylilies and their plants have added great late color to my gardens.
I grow Miliary School,Tasting Room,Penthouse,Honeyblush, Misty Alps, Daytime Special, Summer Star, & Jenna's Pupcake.
Penthouse was a bit slow to get started and didn't transplant well in the Virginia heat. I lost part of it, but the rest of the plant has been quite vigorous.
Meg :)

I love Santa Lucia cultivars! I grow many listed here in this posting. Here is my photo of Lovely Diane....not the best pic, but the only one I have. I will have to capture a new pic this year!
Nancy
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Nancy - thanks for the picture of Lovely Diane. I've kept it on my list and hope to see it blooming in person at Iron Gate this spring.

Meg - If you have a picture of Penthouse, I'd love to see it. While researching Iron Gate intros I've found a few more that caught my eye. I've only found the hybridizer's pictures though so any pictures growing in someone's garden would be great.
Rosewater, City Center, Penthouse, and Art Attack.
I believe I saw Art Attack at Iron Gate a couple years ago, but didn't write it down. If it's the one I'm remembering it was huge and gorgeous. Sometimes if the price is out of my reach I try to ignore it. This year I may be able to buy that one.
My husband says I have started looking at daylilies much too early this year. I've been sick for a couple weeks and this is really all I have felt like doing.
Michelle

tarheelebelle- Thank you for the picture of DANKIE. It was one of those fall in love with the picture on the Lily Auction things and I just had to have it!!! I am getting it from Annettesmagic (Annette Rice) along with lots of other things I bought from Annette for spring. Can't wait.

Hello all,

I have just opened a Photobucket account and am about to try and download my first photo. I have not a clue what I am doing ! Here goes

Lovely Diane
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I will see how that goes first before I download anymore.
Oh dear it is huge - can anyone tell me where I have gone wrong please? I saw a resize icon on Photobucket but did not know what option to take.
thanks
Jennie

Jennie, Thanks so much for the picture of Lovely Diane. Very lovely! :) The size didn't come through huge so you must have figured it out. Great job!
Can't wait to see more of your flowers!
Michelle

No I think they look too big. I just went to put more pics on here but they were massive. I did resize them to medium and then small...but they still come up big on the screen.

This is quite complicated and I thought I was getting quite good on the computer too LOL Anyone any ideas what I am doing wrong??

thanks Jennie

I'm not sure. On my computer screen it's only showing at about 3x4 inches. I normally resize my pictures before I put them on picturetrail.

hemmed-in:
I use Photobucket so perhaps maybe this will help (?).

1. Log into your Photobucket account
2. When the screen comes up which has the "Upload images and video screen" in it, click on the "resize" drop down menu and select whatever size you want. Its important to be sure that the size is selected BEFORE you upload your photos. Photobucket will resize the photos to whatever you selected when uploading to your account.
2. Click on "Chooses Files" and choose the photo(s) you wish to upload.
3. Once they upload successfully they will appear in the white screen area below the upload area.
4. If your uploading one photo at a time, it is important to be sure the drop down menu is set to the "resize" you want BEFORE uploading again. It should stay the same but then sometimes odd things happen.

Good luck.
Julia

Hi Julia
Thanks very much for the instructions. I am going to copy and paste it and go through it step by step. Hopefully I will get there in the end.
Jennie