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Thursday's Thirteen Photos

12 years ago

As I was photographing this morning, I began to notice that a high percentage of daylilies that did not have any thrip damage were Salters. These older cultivars are hard working cultivars that open well and are not usually plagued by aphids or thrips.

HILLBILLY HEART (J. Salter) is like an old friend I'm happy to see again.

ROMAN COHORT (J. Salter) has shown a bit of thrip damage on previous flowers, but it was looking good today. And the color was a shade I've never seen on it before. In the shade it appeared almost a watermelon color.

WISEST OF WIZARDS (J. Salter)

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MEET JOE BLACK (Petit) My husband said this one looked all dressed up and ready to go someplace special.

WINTER TREASURE (J. Salter) You can see this one starts out with just a bit of pink cream in the sepals. After a couple of hours, the color disappears, and the whole flower lookds white.

ELECTRIC MIST (J. Salter) is neon simplicity

LITTLE MYSTIC MOON (E. Salter)

More to come ...

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Comments (17)

Julia WV (6b)
12 years ago
Love that big green throat on ELECTRIC MIST . These are all wonderful. Will check back to see what else you post. I'm trying reallllllllly hard not to buy anymore this year but you guys are really make it hard. LOL.

Julia
shive
Original Author
12 years ago
WILLIAM AUSTIN NORRIS (J. Salter)
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GREEN MYSTIQUE (P. Stamile)

FULL MOON MAGIC (E. Salter)

SILVER RINGS (P. Stamile)

TRANQUIL WATERS (P. Stamile)

Where's the 13th photo, you wonder. It's coming soon and involves a cat and a daylily.

Debra
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My duh! moment is that I planted some of that Trombone Squash that Ralph was promoting so heavily last year (brought some to the swaps, chatted it up here on GW). Everyone told me to expect a big vine. Everyone mentioned that it grew more like a gourd than a summer squash but everyone loved its flavor and its vine borer resistance. So I planted some. Now my yard is big (just over one acre) but the garden is tiny (the size of two living rooms). In that garden I grow a row of just about everything you can imagine and by this time of year it is very hard for me to squeeze in between the tomato cages and pepper plants without being ensnared in the kiwi vine or tripping over the cucumbers. So I made a simple fence like trellis hoping it would be strong enough to support some trombone vines. I sowed. They sprouted. I thinned. They thrived but stayed small for a week or so and then they took off!!!!!!!!!! I have finally resorted to snipping off the growing tips on the vines but I don't think even that will slow them down. I spend just as much time in the garden trimming other plants and moving things around just to make room for this monster (I yanked all but one of the babies). It is loaded with blossoms so I expect a good crop, but still... if I had listened I could have planned better. Oh, and I doubt aphids are the reason for your million bell disaster. Plants grown in greenhouses can suffer greatly with aphids but once they are put outside in the cruel cruel world of eat or be eaten their numbers tend to stay under control. I get big infestations in the early spring but by this time of year I hardly see any - but then I never spray and my yard is full of bugs (both good and bad). Oh, and if you plant million bells in the ground they are reliable perennials here - only needed minor protection during the really cold weather.
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RITA, WONDER OF IT ALL had 6 blooms today, but they were far apart,so I just went with this one.GERBA BOOKER WHITE SEEDLING is a good one, too, not as ruffled as WOIA, but a bigger bloom.I like it too. Nancy,maryL,Avedon,, and Linda, Thank you for looking and the very nice comments. Jean
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Thanks to all of you who gave me positive comments on Born to Run, but 1 out of 16 blooms so far isn't really very good. It has set several seed pods. Maybe I'll have better luck with its kids. Rita, Jean and Linda - Love On A Wire is nicer than I remembered from last year. Today's bloom was the ffo, and I really liked the color and the form. Julia - Westbourne Little Lamb's eye is a true red, although the veining may look wine colored. It's so well budded and well-branched this year compared to last. But the scapes are still shorter than registered. It's such a cheerful flower. Casey - I'll take every good bloom I can get from Born To Run. It may be one of those daylilies that only looks good grown in a greenhouse. That's where I first saw it growing, and the blooms were flawless. Celeste - I hope Born To Run will do great for you. I've seen lots of photos of it looking pretty. Chris - I have no idea how American Doll would do as far north as you are. It had a slow start in my garden. But here in it's third year, its really clumped up and the scapes are tall and well-budded. Avedon, Cindy and Celeste - Tyrolean Treasure is a very nice bitone and a strong grower. It's one flaw is a propensity for scape blast. Nancy - Francis of Assisi is not as tall as it should be where I have it growing, but so far no flowers are actually down in the foliage. The blooms are floating right on top. I'm sorry to hear you've had trouble with Born to Run, too. Debra
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Celeste - Empire of Desire takes awhile to open, but it does open flat here by 10 a.m. I hope your carved daylilies will open well this year. We always like to give them more chances to perform well. I usually give my splotchies and poor openers four years before moving them out. Debra
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houstmag
12 years ago
Love Electric Mist and Hillbilly Heart and Don't tease want to see number 13.
shive
Original Author
12 years ago
The 13th photo is of Sammie and AZTEC HEADDRESS (Petit).

Debra
sunnyjay
12 years ago
Love that last picture of Sammie with the daylily, such a great photo! My fave of your blooms is Hillbilly Heart.
Jason
newyorkrita
12 years ago
Love that last shot, great picture! My favorite is FULL MOON MAGIC because iof the stunning orange color with WILLIAM AUSTIN NORRIS as runner up because I really like them both.
organic_kitten
12 years ago
Debra,
You may not remember, but your Roman Cohort picture was the inspiration of a search until I could find it. Mine had thrip damage earlier too and good blooms today. It is an excellent plant. The Sammy picture is adorable. William Austin Morris is my favorite of these, but I have a lot of Salters and Stamile's in my garden and I like a lot of these you have pictured. Your phots are lovely as usual.
kay
katlynn719
12 years ago
All wonderful...my fav being WILLIAM AUSTIN NORRIS...love that color combo. Sammie looks quite mysterious next to that daylily. Don't you wish you could know what he's thinking?
Kathy
Cindy zone 6a
12 years ago
ahhhh love that last picture. MJB is a favorite of mine, and mine has lots of scapes on it, can't wait for it to get ready to go places!!!
cindy
Nancy
12 years ago
Sammie really makes Aztek headdress look even better! My favorite picture, but my favorite daylily is WILLIAM AUSTIN NORRIS then Hillbilly Heart.
maximus7116
12 years ago
Sammy sure is photogenic -- that photo looks like an award-winner to me. Your beautiful photo of William Austin Norris reminds me that I haven't seen mine bloom for a year or two. Time to check in on that one to see if it's still alive.
Waitforspring
12 years ago
Love the picture of Sammie. Looks like he was posing for the photo op. My favoirte daylilies today are Hillbily Heart and Electric Mist, but I'm really impressed with those scapes on Little Mystic Moon.
Val
shive
Original Author
12 years ago
Sammie would thank you for all the comments, if she weren't so shy. Even though she doesn't like to be petted, she has started following me around the garden and watching from a safe distance. Zuzu and Columbus join in the fun when I drag the hose from garden to garden. They pretend it's a huge snake and pounce on it when it moves.

Debra
jean_ar
12 years ago
Your last photo is my favorite with Sammy and the daylily.But, my favorite blooms are ELECTRIC MIST and WILLIAM AUSTIN NORRIS,I really like them.

Jean
mizellie
12 years ago
Gosh Debra, just when I thought I had made a choice, along came jones...LOL! They are ALL very beautiful and I have several of them..Winter Treasure is still one I love...Thanks for posting these beauties...Ellie
houstmag
12 years ago
Thank you for the 13th photo, I love it what a beautiful picture.
Linda
sherryocala
12 years ago
Gorgeous, gorgeous! I think WILLIAM AUSTIN NORRIS and AZTEC HEADDRESS are my favorites and, of course, Sammie.

Sherry

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