Your Tallest?

14 years ago

Not so much as interested in flower/form as height. A giant spider with large flowers would be ideal but for now I think I've settled on 'Autumn Minaret' which is registered at 66" and reasonably priced everywhere I've looked it up.

Whatta ya got?

Wes

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organic_kitten
14 years ago
Island Time is supposed to be my tallest at 67", but it's new this year, and I didn't let the scape develop.
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MaxBaerHems
14 years ago
Wes,

Autumn Minaret is the tallest I have.I measured mine at about 5 and 1/2 feet tall. It just started blooming on the 22nd of July.....I just looked out at it now and it has about 20 blooms on it right now. Nothing flashy and the blooms are only around 4 inches or so maybe larger if you flatten out a bloom....LOL It sure is nice to see it dancing in the breeze on those tall scapes....it grows like a weed......:)

Rick
I'll try and get a newer pic in the morning if the rain holds off.
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Nancy Barginear
14 years ago
Firefly Frenzy (Marietta Gardens) was a real stand-out this year - it was always the first and largest bloom I noticed every morning and the tallest scape. It is an outstanding UFO/spider/double. I feel so fortunate that I got it as a bonus.

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shive
14 years ago
My tallest is Ned Roberts' RAINBOW SERPENT at 56 inches tall. It is a rebloomer, but has sort of small flowers for a spider. Scapes lean if not planted in full sun.

RAINBOW SERPENT
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SLIPPED MY DISCO, a tet UF from Curt Hanson, is my second tallest at 52 inches. This one has a nice big flowers.
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Debra
maximus7116
14 years ago
I have several tall Hansons that haven't bloomed yet -- NOTIFY GROUND CREW (72" yellow) and UP ON THE ROOF (53" rose). The tallest ones that have bloomed are WOMEN SEEKING MEN (41" rose), PHOTO TORPEDO (46" burgundy), LOVE OR ELSE (46" rose), SWALLOW TAIL KITE (44" orchid) and MASKED EMOTIONS (44" violet).
Nancy
14 years ago
Autumn Minaret is about my tallest, but I have Sears Tower on my wish list. It is supposed to be a 7" yellow flower about 6' tall. I understand it is a very good performer
MaxBaerHems
14 years ago
Sorry Wes.....
It only has about 10 blooms today....didn't get to deadhead it prior to taking these pic's...it does self-clean rather well as the day goes on. Oh well here are two pic's from this am...prior to storms.....

Autumn Minaret

Rick
running_free
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14 years ago
Thanks for the suggestions and pictures! I've got one particular spot in the yard where I think a tall variety could really shine ( but why stop with just one???). It's a back corner of a chain-link fenced backyard surrounded by crop fields...talk about tough to landscape! Thinking aside from an assortment of daylilies it'll need a little something more for visual appeal but I can work on that over time. (there is a small existing bed I cut simply to house daylilies that needed to be freed from their pots)

I've got a freebie NOID from last summer's dig here at the folk's house that's just about to show it's first blooms for me that got me searching. 2 scapes about waist height and a third that's right in my face. After seeing the first bloom on a short scape I found it might just be 'Autumn King' and hence how I stumbled upon 'Autumn Minaret'. Really liking the idea of some later bloomers as most of my choices finished well over a week ago. Short of some 'Frans Hals' looking things and some NOID reblooms, it's over for me.

I've seen the pic of 'Notify Ground Crew' on the lilyauction, found that one rather mind-boggling so hope we get to see some larger pics next year! 'Sears Tower' sounds like a dandy too. Debra, your pictures were great and it would be difficult to choose just one but 'Rainbow Serpent' by name and form may have to find it's way into one of next year's beds. Rick, I especially appreciate the time you took to snag some distance pics of 'Autumn Minaret' (and your coneflowers are something else too). I'm thinking with that kind of height the focus is more on that aspect than flower detail but a yellow with a hint of red would allow for some more reds in the foreground...Hmmm!

Wes
shive
14 years ago
Wes - You might want to check Woodhenge Gardens. Jim Murphy and Margo Reed have some very tall spidery ones.

My tallest from them is NUCLEAR MELTDOWN at 46 inches

I also have Murphy's THANKS MISTER WIZARD at 44"

Murphy's tallest at 78" is named after his son, ELI MURPHY. He has several over 50", and here are few:

Alchemist at 54"
Barnegat Light at 55"
Corolla Light at 54"
How's The Weather Up There 56"
Jealous Dream 51"

Debra
pamghatten
14 years ago
My tallest is Statuesque at 60"

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