Beautiful group today! I'm wowed by that clump of Trance. Its scapes look thin in the photo, but it doesn't appear they're burdened by the weight of the blooms. Cherokee Star is a wonderful shade of red. I need more bright reds in the garden. Your Trimmer seedling looks just as good on its second go-round.

Awww, only 19. Season seems to fly by so quickly. But on the positive side you don't have to choose what to post, just post all :)
I have about 100 blooming with the lates slowly starting and earlies slowing down.

Wow, the clump of Trance looks great! I also love Best For Last, Witch's Stick and Autumn Jewels today.
When I saw the last pic I thought - oh, looks like Nature's Crown. Then read the title. Maybe it is the "lavender" Unlock the Stars because I can barely find pink in mostly yellow Nature's Crown ;)

Also, how do you thin a clump?

well,, whats left to bloom is sure a pretty bunch. Love that
CHEROKEE STAR, such a beautiful saturated red., gorgeous. and BEST FOR LAST is so so pretty.WITCH'S STICK is such a bright one, how could you miss it, even in a mound of weeds :)

jean

Chris - Trance's scapes may be skinny, but they are strong!

Nat - Maybe what I have is Unlock the Stars. I do think mine looks a lot like your Nature's Crown.

Jean - The Witch's Stick pot was buried until I saw the scapes poke through the weeds. It's been in the sun since the end of June.

Debra

This post was edited by shive on Thu, Jul 24, 14 at 19:49

Wow, your Witch's Stick and Trance are just gorgeous! I just love their colors.

BEST FOR LAST is still my pic. How is it on cool mornings that is if you have had any cool mornings which means below 60F.

TRANCE looks good with all the open blooms.

Julia

I have Witch's Stick and just noticed today how pretty it was this year. I have a new appreciation for it.

Beautiful late show, thanks for sharing!

Autumn Jewels never did anything here, but it is very showy for you. I too marvel at how those thin stems of Trance support so many flowers.

Interesting observation about mixing AJ with CS. When I lived in a condo, there was only a small planting area, so all my daylilies were mixed together and it looked kind of like an Impressionist painting. Then I moved to a house with more room to plant and divided the daylilies into a pastel bed, a hot bed, a red bed, and a tuxedo bed. Unfortunately, now things look too matchy-matchy and, while the individual clumps are as striking as ever, the beds as a whole just aren't popping. At the end of the season, I've resolved to break up the tuxedo bed and include near whites, darks, and near-whites-with-dark-eyes in all the other beds to provide more contrast.

Wonderful pattern on the Trimmer seedling, but like several of the earlier posters, today I am en"Trance"d.

They are truly lovely. I especially like Trance. Witch's Stick was very colorful and Cherokee Star is a beautiful red. Miss Demeanor is a beauty too.
kay

Thanks all for the comments!

Julia - We had two mornings in the high 50s last week, and Best for Last opened just as well then as our normal mornings in the 70s.

Nat - When I "thinned" out a clump, I just took divisions from three sides to share with friends.

Debra

So many nice late ones you have blooming. Love that clump of Trance, that can't be beat. Witchs stick is lovely, what a nice color.

TRANCE is absolutely going on my list. I haven't allowed myself yellows, or some other colors, last year or this one, but I have to make an exception. What a display!

How long did it take to look like that?

EnTranced :)

Debra, thanks for answering! From 3 sides - that's a good idea. Would you mind sharing how you divide: do you take it all out, or just dig from three sides and cut? I usually try to dig from one side and then have half circles left. Just read recently on ATP that the best way is to dig out all clump, wash, separate the fans etc. etc - I know it's better but sounds like a lot of hard work. Several of my clumps are huge.

Nat - On thinning, I usually just dig and cull from the clump. You can lose some fans that way. But digging the whole thing out of clay soil can be a pain

Debra.

That crowd of blooms of Trance almost steals the show, but Cherokee Star gives it a run for it's money in sheer bright cheeriness. I also like the Trimmer seedling and the colors on Miss Demeanor........Maryl

Lynxe - I have had Trance for three seasons, and it looked almost that good last season. Woodhenge sent me a four-fan clump when I bought it. When I sent in my order, I asked them not to send a bonus plant, just extra fans if possible. Also, I sold a double fan division this spring of it. It seems to be a fast multiplier.

Debra

That clump of Trance makes a fantastic display. Love the colors of Witch"s Stick, very bold and vivid. Boy......that Trimmer seedling's color is just the best. I would love to see that one in a clump.....a real jaw dropper no doubt.

Linda

Thanks for the info. it is definitely on my list!

I have AUTUMN JEWELS from you, Debra. It looks JUST like your picture - excellent bright color. Unfortunately, I didn't have the smarts to plant it with compatible colors. Visualize WEBSTER'S PINK WONDER behind, ON YOUR KNEES YOU WILL FIND HIM (muddy "rose red") behind and to the right, and OH WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNING (peach pink) next to it. Not a felicitous combo, that's for sure. I persist in plopping things in wherever I find a spot, with the best of intentions to move them to better places next time. Next time never seems to arrive.