Backyard daylilies

newyorkrita

11 years ago

Backyard still has daylily blooms.

Another view.

Dancing With Sandra is in the backyard late bloomers row and has always been a favorite of mine.

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Julia WV (6b)
11 years ago
WOW, that clump of DANCING WITH SANDRA is so beautiful. I checked out his intros the other day and just went back and looked again but don't see that one. I guess they don't sell it anymore. Too bad as it looks like it increases nicely and tall scapes. Your picture looks to have larger than 4.5" blooms as registered. Do you find they are larger or are they as registered?

Julia
marricgardens
11 years ago
Dancing with Sandra is such a pretty daylily. I love seeing clump shots as well as close-ups. Marg
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Mine are every which way now, all higgledy-piggledy. But I don't like that effect and, when I have enough new beds prepared, I'll do color combos that I find pleasing. That's the plan at least. Examples might be: A hot bed - oranges, orange-reds, and bright yellows. With a few creams and other colors to tone it down just a bit. Probably lots of green foliage as backdrop or interspersed. Hot bed(s) would be a distance from the patio, as the brilliant colors would easily show up even at a distance. Pastels, polychromes, pale pale yellows or the like, with some dark colors interspersed. Purples, raspberries, rich pinks, etc. and, if they work, some blue-reds. A few pale things, eg, creams or some pale lemon yellows interspersed. Alternatively, one could do purples and black reds with silver foliage plants. That might look smashing. Darker colors, small ones, my most special ones would be close to the patio for careful viewing and because the darkest colors generally don't show well from afar. IMO. Ideally, the preponderance of the daylilies would be selfs or the like, with gaudier edged/eyed and/or patterns interspersed. Dark colors and reds that fade or melt to be planted where they get morning sun and afternoon shade. I strongly prefer mixed plantings - daylilies + other perennials + even annuals + grasses + shrubs. Maybe that's because I'm not such a good daylily mixer-upper LOL. I also do not care for masses of mixed colors. My preference is for tight color ranges, with a few contrasting colors to avoid a boring look. OTOH, I've long wanted to recreate my famous (or should I say infamous) Bad Taste Garden. To do it with daylilies, as opposed to the annuals it was composed of, I'd have bright roses and pinks with PRIMAL SCREAM, SCREAMCICLE, and the like. Heh heh heh.
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newyorkrita
Original Author
11 years ago
Julia, they sell it in the catalog along with lots of other Dale Thomas intros. You will not find most of them on the website. They are about 4.5 inches.

Marg, thanks. This is a favorite of my late bloomers.
avedon_gw
11 years ago
Beautiful as always, Rita. Just love Dancing With Sandra. Avedon
organic_kitten
11 years ago
Lovely to have so many blooms. Dancing With Sandra is always a delight.
kay
Nancy
11 years ago
Your backyard daylilies are so beautiful, I love seeing pictures of daylilies in a garden setting. And Dancing With Sandra is so pretty, just loaded with blooms isn't it?
Julia WV (6b)
11 years ago
I didn't notice any place on their website to get a catalog. Do you have to contact the Kendigs via email to get one?

Julia
newyorkrita
Original Author
11 years ago
Yes, Or just ask her directly about DANCING WITH SANDRA if that is the one you want.
avedon_gw
11 years ago
Rita, I looked up Dancing With Sandra on the AHS daylily data base and I can tell you the photograph posted is sorry compared to yours. There is no comparison. They should use your photograph instead. Avedon
newyorkrita
Original Author
11 years ago
Oh, I am sorry to hear that it is a bad picture. It is such a great daylily. Lovely blooms and lots and lots of them.
Waitforspring
11 years ago
You still have so much bloom! Like everyone else I think that clump of Dancing with Sandra looks amazing. Looks like you'll have bloom for quite a while. I see see lots of buds in that first picture.
Val
mantis__oh
11 years ago
It is too bad these northern-bred cultivars are not better distributed. For example, it is difficult to find anyone's experience with some of the Kendig red-edged cultivars. Glad to see this feature of Dancing with Sandra.
jean_ar
11 years ago
Well,I was wondering if all your daylilies was done blooming.Glad to see you still have some gorgeous blooms, and I am like every one else, DANCING WITH SANDRA is a beauty.Loud bright color.

Jean
shive
11 years ago
I envy you to still have so much in bloom. Dancing With Sandra makes a stunning clump.

Debra
newyorkrita
Original Author
11 years ago
Thank you everyone. The regular season beds are done but thank goodness for those late and extra late bloomers.

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