I have a couple $100 daylilies coming for late August. One is because it is a big clump (Tower of Babel) and the other is hybridized by a friend and I want to have at least one of her's in the garden (Dancing With Derec). If I were in the south there would be lots more I would pay big bucks for. Two that come immediately to mind are Pat Stamile's Magnificent Magpie and Snow Crystal.

Now for the why. I like big beautiful daylilies that get zillions of blooms and perform great in my garden. I have room for at most 100 daylilies and they might as well be the best I can afford.

I spent 200.00 on this one. I like it for the big eye. Yeah I know I'm crazy, but I sold some to get it.

Dot

Giant Panda, Stamile fall 2008
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Thanks very much Edward and Dot for your great suggestions. I think the Stamiles will get my money. I really love their daylilies.

Carol, since you're in Tennessee and in the mood to shop, check out Daylily World and Thoroughbred Daylilies. Daylily World is David Kirchhoff and Mort Morss, and they have some real beauties this year. I particularly like two 08s - VIOLET VICTORY and WEAVER'S WEB.

http://www.daylilyworld.com/

And Thoroughbred Daylilies is John Rice and his wife, Annette:

http://www.thoroughbreddaylilies.shoppingcartsplus.com/page/page/5420459.htm

I can't recommend any single one, but that's because they're all so gorgeous. OK, here's one, a bit over your budget, but....TRIFECTA opened for me today, and it is about the most stunning daylily I've ever seen. It's described on the web site as "rich, deep purple" and is registered as a self. But mine looks like a true, brilliant brilliant grape purple (the truest and most extraordinary purple I've seen among both my small daylily collection and any daylily I've seen at nurseries, display gardens, and convention/meeting tour gardens...thanks to last night's downpour?) fading in the center to a pale blue-purple/lavender and then to white and then to a huge pale greeny-yellow throat. And yes, just as the web site description states, a perfect form. The web site photo is 100% accurate for form.

Anyway, my point is that those two great places are esssentially your next-door neighbors. I like many Stamiles, and I've begun to dip my toe in the water as it were by getting one or two a year. But in general, I'm letting other people test hardiness for me the first year.

I found another one for Spring. I am getting two fans of Gentleman's Lady for $100. If I had another $100 I would have picked up Jerry Hyatt as well.

Edward

I would save it and put it towards a single fan of Bass Gibson[awesome,IMO]....I think it goes for about $300.00 or so...but at about the 100 point I would get Roy Klehms' Angelique Fringes[lots of shark's teeth on that one too]..cheers, lloyd

If I had $100 to spend on a daylily, I would wait to see the spring intros from Stamile, Lambertson, Hansen, Hanson or Morss. Their intros have been great performers for me, and I'm always interested in their new ones.

Debra

I would like to have: New Paradigm

Edward , Jerry Hyatt grow very weel in my garden (cdn z5)

Michel

I bought Clown Parade from Blue Ridge and I have Flying trapeze that is supposed to be mailed to me Monday.

There is a a Paul Owens I want, Coral Quasar, and Maryott's Annabell's Blush. I love Westborne's Mom's Cinnamon Rolls.
Heavenly angel's Ice. I love "Can You Hear Me Now?

Probably foothills Fantasy will be the next one I buy though. And I didn't even mention Karol's since she doesn't ship until spring.

And I better plant all I've ordered before I order more.

kay

Three double fans of JT Davis!

Bj

Must have Spacecoast Behavior Pattern. I need it real bad...cause I'm interested in creating eye patterns in my hybridizing program.
Nina

Wow, beautiful choices everyone!

If I could possibly bring myself to spend that much on one plant, I would wait until I had $200 to spend on God Save The Queen. There is just something about that one that really makes me go OOOHHH! I haven't seen many pictures of her posted however... last year everyone who was selling seeds or fans was using the hybridizer's pic. Makes you wonder...

Julie

I wouldn't put much into the fact that many people are using the hybridizer's photo. I still don't have pictures of all my daylilies and believe me, I try. Some people just want to use the best picture...and some hybridizers prefer (with permission, I'm sure) that their picture be used, if you haven't one that's as good.

Another thing to consider is that some folks who sell seeds know someone who has a particular plant and are given pollen to use. Plus, if you're out there making all those crosses, you sometimes don't have time to get a good shot before it gets too hot/bright. Even in my limited crossing, I had several days where I spent way more time than I planned running around dabbing/making tags. I was shocked to realize it was then late morning...and I had missed my photo taking opportunities.

Plus, it's still pretty hard to get...that and its price make seeds from it especially wanted. So, I really wouldn't make much of anything from the lack of photos. You'll find that same thing with most of the new expensive daylilies. I think that's why tours are so great!

.....and speaking of that...I do have a picture of God Save the Queen growing in a garden...it's from Garden Five of my 2008 National Tour photos (that I'm still working on....especially meaningful now since some of these same folks/gardens are dealing with hurricane damage). I saw it on the first day of the tour and thought it looked great. However, it apparently looked even better on the second day as it was voted an award! (Note...there are two photos)

As usual, scroll down to see...

Here is a link that might be useful: God Save the Queen on tour last May

Julie,
You can get God Save The Queen a little cheaper at Cottage Gardens and at Daylily Manor.\
kay

Julie,
There is a single fan of God Save the Queen on the Lily Auction right now starting at 79.99. There is also another picture of it on the listing. It has gone down some since I got mine earlier in the year. It didn't bloom for me, I was really wanting to use the pollen. It has been selling for around 100.00 or less a couple of times on the auction.

Dot

Well, I was a BAD, BAD girl... and I did spend it on a double fan of Bluegrass Music. Most I have spend on one daylily yet. I really want Hill Street Blues, Jazz After Five, Malaysian Marketplace, Roman Cohort... but really, I think I am going to make my next large purchase - Sweet Isabella.

Wow, talk about enabling! Thank you all for info on God Save the Queen--and especially for the garden photo! I would die to have ANY daylily garden close enough to me to see the newer intros in person rather than having to rely on pictures!

Dot, I will cross my fingers that your's blooms for you next year so I can see how it does!

I have been keeping my eye on the LA when I can, but my timing is just plain bad as I have never caught it when it is going for under $100. I am done for this fall (unless I happen to see an auction that everyone else just happens not to be bidding on :) ), but she is still on my list for next spring!

Julie

Oh Juuuulie....

Lookie, lookie... here is God Save The Queen on the Lily Auction.... only $79.99...

Oh, and here is another picture from the auction...

Muuuuu Ahhhhhh Ahhhh aaaaa.....

Fairysoap, that is the listing I was talking about LOL

Dot

The more I think about it the more I am attracted to the expensive daylilies. My garden is overfull so for every new daylily I need to remove AT LEAST one. I have managed to get down below 100 daylilies in my garden. Optimally I will have 50. So, instead or ordering 20-30 I am ordering 2-5. This way I can add a $100 daylily instead of 10 $10 daylilies or 5 $20 daylilies.

Edward
Timberlea, Nova Scotia

My God save The Queen looks much like the pics shown here and I am in the same climate as rarejem, with summer nights in the 50-60 range. I don't get quite the kooks and nobs of the Morss photo, but It produces nice, tall scapes and opens up well for me.

best of all, it's pollen is as fertile as all get up! I use it on some really difficult pod parents and get them to set seed. I don't know how many here hybridize, but it's the tops!

Here are a few of it's kids (and hope I'm not overdoing it here)

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Overdoing it?? Those are some beautiful daylilies! I love the darker, brighter flowers, and those are beautiful! Looks like God Save the Queen will definitely be on my list, for sure! I really love the purples!! Jan G.

I would like Wedding Gown; but right now it's $169 on the Lily auction with still a day to go; AND this is for a single fan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hate single fans. I guess if we all stopped buying them then they would sell doubles. Just venting here.

Baileycat,
Are you aware that Wedding Gown does not look like that photo used on the auctions? You need to look up the post here earlier about it.

Dot

Dot,
I did miss that post; so thanks for pointing it out. I hope next year we will see more pictures of Wedding Gown. I think Steve's looks like it, although of course, it's not nearly as white.