Daylilies with bite: toothies!

shive

14 years ago

I like to collect toothy cultivars. Here are some daylilies with lots of bite.

SPACECOAST SHARP TOOTH - Thanks to Rick for the nice trade! Color was lighter today, probably because of high temps.

CRETACEOUS CRUNCH was toothless last year, but this season it grew a nice, sharp set of canines.

Closeup of some of CRETACEOUS CRUNCH's largest teeth

SUN BEAR

NEWTIE'S FANGS, a gift from a seller who knows I like teeth. This one also sometimes has pinched petals.

DARK WONDER has some teeth on the petaloids. This is the first year it's doubled a lot.

WINTER'S ANGEL has teeth and tendrils on its edge. (I darkened this pic a bit so you could see the pink highlights. The flower is really ligher than this.)

GILDED KNIGHT was my first toothy, and is a great performer.

MISTER BUBBLES has lots of teeth and tendrils here when temps are hot and humid.

FORBIDDEN FANTASY had more teeth than I expected.

SHARK BITE has a different color combo for a toothy one.

BACK SCRATCHER really impressed me on a lot of levels. It's great in a clump.

SPINY SEA URCHIN - I tried to sell this one, but it rotted, grew some new little fans and put up a small scape. Best bloom in 4 years!

BLAZING SADDLES surprised me with it's teeth. No teeth were advertised in the sales copy. (Warning: This only happens when temps are in the mid-90s.)

BARACUDA BAY is another oldie that always bares its teeth.

Debra

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newyorkrita
14 years ago
Wow, you have lots and lots with teeth. I personally have very few but trying to get more. Yours are all great.
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shive
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14 years ago
I do have lots with teeth. That's about half of my toothy ones. Some had not had blooms worth photographing yet, some still haven't bloomed, and several seem to be taking the year off from blooms.

Debra
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Debra, WOW Wow! on that first seedling!! Amazing looking flower. Congratulations on some nice seedlings. Nancy, I like your Ruffled Strawberry Parfait x Extreme Tangerine seedling. It is very eye-catching! As for me, toothies are just coming into favor with me. At first I was undecided if I liked them or not but they grew on me. Now I like them quite a lot and the few I acquired this year came late and did not bloom for me because they came from a warmer climate where they had already bloomed. I'm looking forward to next year to see what they will do. These are all I have that bloomed: Absolute Ripper, brand new and a huge bloom on a tiny plant Once and For All, also brand new and didn't have time to get very 'toothy' a toothy seedling of mine, color needs improvement Violet Predator, also brand new and it was late summer/early Fall when it bloomed so too cool for there to be teeth Wild Hair Vampire Fish Thistles and Thorns Ruckus
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timberohio
14 years ago
Great Teeth!! I purchased Spiny Sea Urchin this spring it has had 3 blooms already and none worth taking a picture of. It has now adopted the name of Spineless Sea Urchin in my garden. Hoping it improves next season once it settles in. Not getting my hopes up to high after reading the trouble you've had with it.

Andrea
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shive
Original Author
14 years ago
Here's another one with some white teeth on its edge. Its so new, I forgot about it.

VIOLET VICTORY

Debra
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newyorkrita
14 years ago
VIOLET VICTORY is a really pretty one. The white edge really contrasts nicely with the glowing purple.
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carefreeplants_2008
14 years ago
So exciting to see these toothies!
I love SC Sharp Tooth.
Thank you for the pictures. It's so enjoyable to look at them again and again!

Bj
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shive
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14 years ago
Andrea - I hope you get some spines on Spiny Sea Urchin. Mine always had some spines, it just didn't open well and always had bad sepals.

BJ and Rita - Thanks for the response. It's good to know people are looking and liking these.

Debra
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tweetypye
14 years ago
Oh my Debra...I love all your toothy ones...just gorgeous. Thanks for sharing them with us.
Jan
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Nancy
14 years ago
Great, now I have to get some daylilies with teeth. I have no teeth! I really like these, every one is pretty.
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jean_ar
14 years ago
OH MY GOODNESS,THEY ARE ALL JUST GORGEOUS.I don't have any in my garden with teeth.wow, these certainly have the teeth, too and they are all gorgeous.I love them.Thanks for sharing them.

Jean
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shive
Original Author
14 years ago
Ngraham - Glad I could give you some ideas to chew on. LOL Don't go toothless in you garden!

Jean - For me, it was love at first bite when I saw the choppers on GILDED KNIGHT. Now teeth have become another addiction.

"Fangs" for the feedback.

Debra
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MaxBaerHems
14 years ago
You are very welcome Debra! Glad you are enjoying her....:) The pic's look great! All of these have the Bam factor. Very Nice!

Rick
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sharons2
14 years ago
I sure like your pictures of Gilded Knight and Forbidden Fantasy. How well do they perform for you?

Spiny Sea Urchin looks nice, too; but it sounds a little scary. A more local person (ie. 2-hour drive) has it planted in his garden. I'll have to keep an eye on it for a while.
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shive
Original Author
14 years ago
Rick - Glad you saw the photo. Sharptooth is doing very well and has multiplied like crazy.

Debra
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lalalandwi
14 years ago
I LOVE TEETH!!! The more the merrier! That is one look I will never tire of in a dl! I was so happy to read in your comments in the trendy dl thread that Lambertson is working on getting more colors. I want to see a neon pink dl with neon green teeth! And make that HUGE teeth!

I was just recently asked 'how do you describe teeth to a nondaylily person?' I describe it as taking a pinking shears & cutting all around the tepals. Good analysis? How do you explain it?
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shive
Original Author
14 years ago
Lala - I think your description is a good one - except a nondaylily person won't know what tepals are. Green teeth on neon pink daylily would be interesting.

Debra
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jan53_2008
14 years ago
I love your "toothies" Debra!! I don't have any....yet! I do plan to add those this fall, though, as they are just too distinctive not to have a couple (or more, of course) at least!! Jan G.
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shive
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14 years ago
Sharons2 - Gilded Kight is a great performer here - good multiplier and rebloomer. It opens nicely, always has teeth despite the temp, and is rarely splotchy. I heartily recommend it.

Forbidden Fantasy, I can't really comment on yet. I got it three years ago in a drought and it just now bloomed with very few buds. We'll have to see what it does next year.

Debra
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