Monday - Somethings old - Somethings newer

tjhemmer

15 years ago

Chicago Ruby (1977)

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Joan Senior (1978)

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Red Volunteer (1984)

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WyattÂs Cameo (1993)

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Always Tomorrow (1996)

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Tom

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tweetypye
15 years ago
OMG Tom, those reds are gorgeous with Joan between them, just sets them off!! I really, really love CR. Such a vibrant red.
The others are beautiful too, but you know me and my reds!!! :)
Thanks for sharing your lovely dl's and gorgeous photos.
Jan
i_c_dillies
15 years ago
Tom,
As always, your photos are WONDERFUL.
You really have an awesome collection going on.
BEAUTIFUL.

Thanks for posting these.

Lrae
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maximus7116
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Gorgeous, bright colors -- love them all. Your Always Tomorrow looks so much more vibrant than mine (much more pastel pink).
mlwgardener
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I was mowing today and have some older reds blooming in beds that aren't close to my seedlings and they really caught my attention. Yours are the same! I really love some of the older daylilies. The simple lines and the bright clear colors are just hard to beat.

Yours photos made me smile. Thank you, Mona
farmerbell
15 years ago
Gorgeous pictures. The lighting is amazing. I always have too much or too little light in my pics. Do you have a secret?

Ann
okbt
15 years ago
Great pics! Older,newer,it really doesn't matter,does it? A beautiful bloom is timeless.Thanks,Tom.
luvtosharedivs
15 years ago
Do you talk to your blooms to make them "pose" with perfect forms?

Always Tomorrow is saying, 'Pick me! Pick me!"
So I did - added to list!

Thanks for sharing your beauties,
Julie
newyorkrita
15 years ago
Love the way you put these in a timeline. Like the reds best :-))
njmomma
15 years ago
Chicago Ruby and Wyatt's Cameo = added to my wish list now. Gorgeous! I have Joan Senior, but she just bloomed and her first bloom was more creamy than white. We'll see how the next bloom goes. I still love it though!
amateur_expert
15 years ago
Great pictures! I have Joan Senior - she's not blooming yet. I also have Red Volunteer but mine is a much deeper red It's amazing how much a daylily can differ from one garden to another!

Christine

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caliloo
15 years ago
Beautiful shots! My Joan Senior never seems to be really white - it always has a yellowish cast to it. Yours is gorgeous!

Alexa
baileycat
15 years ago
Chicago Ruby and Joan Senior should be planted next to each other......look spectacular. Now if there really was a blue daylily you could be all set for the 4th of July
lilylady_2008
15 years ago
Beautiful pics, especially like Wyatt's Cameo, it definatley will go on my wish list. Thanks for the photos.
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Nancy
15 years ago
Nice pictures. I have on my list that I own Red volunteer, but if I do I don't know where it is, it has never bloomed. It seems to do so well for everyone & I do love those deep reds. Well, come to think of it, I don't know too many daylilies I don't like though :)
Thanks!
petalpatsy
15 years ago
I'm so glad to see some love for Wyatt's Cameo. I have it and it's just lovely, a blooming machine. Your pictures are pretty divine, too!
mizellie
15 years ago
tom, I like AT out of these. You know how I am about pinks!!! Hehehe!! A pun Jan. They are all lovely though...Ellie

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