Lots of my favorites blooming today

shive

11 years ago

MOONLIGHT SAIL, always a favorite, sporting triplets today!

GREEN ILLUSION duo

SYMPHONY OF PRAISE

TUXEDO JUNCTION with its ffo

MORTICIA

ONCE UPON A DREAM

GREEN MYSTIQUE

SACRED GROUND triplets

Debra

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newyorkrita
11 years ago
Beautiful blooms as usual. You must never have an ugly ones or you just hide them LOL! MORTICIA is my favorite although I really do like the MOONLIGHT SAIL triplets in that first photo.
shive
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11 years ago
Rita - I don't even photograph the ugly ones. There are too many pretty ones that deserve photos. Morticia is an oldie but goodie. It always stops me in my tracks when it first blooms.

Debra
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Rosie - no, I would imagine there is no club close to you down in the southeast corner. I think there are two listed on the AVSA website, somewhere between Detroit and Ann Arbor? Not a lot for such a large state! I did go to the plant sale held by the Ann Arbor club one year when a visit with my sister who lives relatively close to there happened to coincide and it was wonderful - I bought a whole box of AV's and streps. Joanne - your club's sale sounds terrific. Wish I was there! Joseph's Coat is a beautiful climber, but one I've only seen in photos. It's not cane hardy in zones 4 or 5, which covers most of Michigan. I know folks who have tried hard to grow it, but no luck. And yes, at rose society people discuss new varieties, how to grow, history, pest management, take field trips, garden tours, hold classes for garden crafts - and eat lots of desserts! ;-) It's great to be among like-minded people. So this site is my club for AV's - minus the sweets, of course. I don't know how my Amour Elite got so colorful this time around. I don't have any photos of it in bloom from a couple of years ago, but it was as you describe: very pale with only a hint of color. I was seriously going to chuck it anyway before the great fertilizer disaster. Now it, along with everything else in bloom has the most large and colorful blooms ever. I'm fertilizing with 3 drops/quart of Schultz Plant Food (10-15-10) at every watering (when the directions call for 7 drops so that's less than half strength,) and flushing once a month with clear water. The biggest change in care is that I'm mat watering now, so could more consistent watering be what helped? Otherwise, it is the same soil, same light stand or window, same temperatures in the house. Who knows?
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nat4b
11 years ago
Moonlight Sail looks perfect, I like when the flowers line up like this for a photo. I also like the Green Illusion and Green Mystiques! At first I thought it's G.Mystique two times :) They are lovely
shive
Original Author
11 years ago
Here are a couple more from today.

BOILED SHRIMP - The throat isn't pinching, but I love the colors!

INDIGO BUNTING had a cool eye pattern today. Those tend to happen with cool nights.

BEYOND THE SEA with WISEST OF WIZARDS

Debra
Brittie - La Porte, TX 9a
11 years ago
I just love Moonlight Sail with it's golden edge. Boiled Shrimp is a wonderful color!!
SheilaG1911
11 years ago
Oh my, you have so many beautiful bloom. Love all the big ruffly frills! It's hard to pick a fav, but Moonlight Sail and Sacred Ground really catch my eye! They are all stunning!

I really need to go daylily shopping!! ; )

Sheila
katladie
11 years ago
They are all too beautiful to pick a favorite, but I do love the color on Boiled Shrimp!!! sharon
jean_ar
11 years ago
wow,I love that MOOnlight sail. I love them all, but that first one is my favorite.
houstmag
11 years ago
Moonlight Sail and Sacred Ground are my favorites though it was a hard to chose out of this great bunch.
Linda
organic_kitten
11 years ago
It is really heating up at your house! Midnight Sail is gorgeous! I love Morticia, and Sacred Ground is a beauty...but then you have a lot of beauties, Lovelty.
kay
shive
Original Author
11 years ago
Nat - The two "Greens" I posted do look similar. Green Mystique is the parent of Green Illusion. To me, Green Mystique is the prettier flower, but Green Illusion has the more ornate edge.

Debra
shive
Original Author
11 years ago
Brittie, Jean, Kay, Linda, Sheila, Jean - Moolight Sail was my favorite yesterday. It has alway been a great performer.

Sharon and Brittie - Last year Boiled Shrimp looked pretty blah. Yesterday it had glorious color. It may only look that pretty when night temps are cooler. I guess I'll be finding out soon.

Debra
Waitforspring
11 years ago
Beautiful pictures as always. My favorites today are the two sets of triplets--Sacred Ground and Moonlight Sail. I also love Green Illusion and Green Mystique and am especially excited about Green Mystique because I just got it in August and it has scapes. Hope mine looks nearly as good as yours.
Val
shive
Original Author
11 years ago
Val - I hope Green Mystique does well for you. It's a slow starter in multiplying. Mine stayed at three fans for four years, and then started multiplying like crazy. It's been a great rebloomer for me over the years.

Debra
anniegolden
11 years ago
Oh, I'm going with the crowd, Moonlight Sail is just a beauty within a group of beauties.
Christine
maximus7116
11 years ago
So, where to start? I can see why these are among your favorites.

Moonlight Sail gets better and better with every year you post photos. I didn't remember the self color being this pretty in the past. This one is definitely going on my very short list (assuming it's hardy here). Great photo of Sacred Ground. Boiled Shrimp, even without pinching, is my kind of color. It reminds me a little of Two Sues' color.

And where did this Once Upon a Dream come from? Beautiful edge and color. Another must-have.
mizellie
11 years ago
I love the color of Boiled Shrimp. So cheerful! My choice is the pink Once Upon A Dream and the beautiful Sacred Ground. Lots of pretties for you today. I got rained out but got a few photo's before I got to wet... Ellie
mantis__oh
11 years ago
Boiled Shrimp caught my eye. Here, Moonlight Sail is also blooming--with bud count of 2 and 3 per scape. Hope this is not typical. Otherwise, what can one say--never judge a daylily based on performance in a warmer zone.
shive
Original Author
11 years ago
Chris - I've had Once Upon a Dream for three years. It's a Tim Bell intro that is coral in color when the temps are hot. We've had an unusual cool spell.

Ellie - Hope you got plenty of rain to promote rebloom. It barely wet the ground here. But we had plenty of wind, and I've got a big tree limb down in the front yard.

Mantis - So sorry to hear about your bud count on Moonlight Sail. I usually get around 16 buds per scape, and in years with plenty of spring rain 18-22.

Debra

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