Multiple blooms in HOT ol' Texas... (pics)

fairysoapgirl

14 years ago

Thais

Stargate Explosion

Eagle Nest

Blue Corn Moon

Jenny Butterfield

Lucid Moment

Mask and Metaphor

Create Your Dream

Clothed In Glory

Pink Rocks

Topguns Kathy Arthur

Purl Griffin

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weeper_11
14 years ago
They are all beautiful (to put it lightly) but Stargate Explosion is incredible. So is Eagle Nest. And Lucid Moment...
Cindy zone 6a
14 years ago
All just beautiful and look just great in the Texas Heat.
Cindy
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Santa, choices in the Squash Casserole family include the yellow SC herself. It can take nearly full sun with adequate water. Other sports include Yesterday's Memories (I got mine from Hallson), Wave Runner (new this year), Key Lime Pie. I do not have Jujen, another sport Tickle Me Pink is a hybrid with One Man's Treasure the podparent, SC the pollen parent. I have it, but cannot find it right now to take a picture. WHERE did I put it! :/ Squash Casserole the older one on 7/7/14 Squash Casserole the younger one, to show the first year plant ordered from Hallson . This shot of it in bloom is 6/25/14 Yesterday's Memories' 6/29/14 and it came from Hallson too, in 2012. It LEAPED this year, and is broader than 36 inches Wave Runner is new this year, came from LOTG/Land of the Giants. I like the variegation with a narrow pale yellow margin and a deep gold leaf center, gold if it gets the sun, probably would green up in the midleaf if kept in mostly shade. Key Lime Pie is no slouch, I got it in 2013 from Green Mt. Here it is 5/31/14 with its medium green leaf and lighter gold margin with a slight ripple so far. It's probably the darkest one of the bunch. Tony Avent created Squash Casserole for southern gardens, the story goes. He says it can take the climate as long as it gets adequate moisture regularly. I am a believer! It is my experience after growing SC for the third growing season and watching it and Yesterday's Memories LEAP this year. And I began putting the golds like SC in a LOT more sun, which scared me at first, but other than some golds bleaching out in the afternoon sun (I moved them to morning sun), the whole group look better than my results in previous years, when I was timid about giving them the sun. Now I see the light! And it is glorious. Good luck making your selections. If you wish to get some suggestions from southern gardeners, meaning EXTREME HOSTA GROWING, start a new thread about it and folks will see it and make suggestions.
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Hey all, And as for me, I love seeing all of the enthusiasm on this forum these days for what we all know is the planet's premier flower! There are so many threads that I can't seem to get to them all--it's great to see. Andrew: you're welcome! Anytime--enjoy Florida when you get down here. The rain has disappeared recently so maybe you'll have sunshine. Wendy: I'm so glad the suggestion has helped. Your Thai Splash and noID are both gorgeous! (And no worries about the multiple pics...I have been guilty of the same LOL it's just hard not to get excited, I understand completely!) Jen: thanks for noting my question regarding Cal Sun. I hope YOU had a great trip to Cali yourself--how neat that you got to go to JJ's...although I'm flabbergasted that you left with nothing?!?! LOL!!! How is that possible? ;-) I still need to read the PSA thread to hear about what you, K, and the other Texans bought at the sale! Laura: you're so sweet as always! And btw, your latest photo of Apricot is stunning!!! OMG so pretty! My list just got longer, I think LOL Also, welcome to all the newcomers. I have another new photo to share, of Divine. Such a fab plumie! I can't get over the depth of color this year. Greg
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drgulley
14 years ago
As always, beautiful pics Michelle! I think Stargate Explosion is my favorite out of this group. It is awesome.

Dianne
tweetypye
14 years ago
Beautiful dl's and photos....love SE, but they are all wonderful. Love seeing the clump shots....more please! :)
Jan
Nancy
14 years ago
Wow. I'm just speechless. I really need to stop looking at your daylilies. I keep telling myself I don't need any more, then I see pictures, & I realize, I really DO need more. A lot more.... I don't really have any blue eyes-just Siloam B. Kirchoff & Prairie Blue Eyes, but that is reaching :) Gonna have to get some of those.
shive
14 years ago
Wow! Lucid Moment looks even prettier here than in the first photo. It looks like you are still getting lots of blooms.

Debra
berrytea4me
14 years ago
What a great collection. Do you like lavender?? ;)

Lots of beauties here but STARGATE EXPLOSION and PINK ROCKS really stand out to me at the moment.
newyorkrita
14 years ago
Stargate Explosion looks almost unreal with those stunning, stunning colors. Nice daylilies in hot Texas :-))
jean_ar
14 years ago
Well, you sure can't tell its HOT in Texas by looking at these gorgeous daylilies.They are all just beautiful,especially that 2nd one.SE. I love them dark purples.....Its hot here, too.feels like stepping into a oven outside. Thanks for sharing these beauties with us.

Jean
maximus7116
14 years ago
What a great group you've posted -- especially PINK ROCKS (plus I've never seen that one, so thanks!), STARGATE EXPLOSION and EAGLE NEST.
lalalandwi
14 years ago
Every last one of them is outstanding! That is the best picture of Blue Corn Moon I've seen yet. Not a common dl so I don't see a lot of pics of it, I really like it.
ladylovingdove
14 years ago
Well I have to be different and say, I like Create Your Dream, with its beautiful colors.

Dot
luvtosharedivs
14 years ago
Viewing your photos is better that browsing through a DL catalog!

Your clump shots are wonderful because they show different angles of the same flower.

You've sold me on Eagle Nest. On my monitor it looks as if it has a lavender watermark...stunning.

I've also added two more to my list:
Create Your Dream - love the form & bright y-gr throat!
Pink Rocks - The bright y-gr throat and white midribs stole my heart!

Thanks for enabling,

Julie
Nancy Barginear
14 years ago
They are gorgeous! At least you all got some rain - we haven't had any in our East Texas area since April. My purples did really well, too, in spite of the awful heat.

Nancy

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