Check out Homestead Farms Missouri website. I've had good luck with their daylilies the last several years.

Hi,
I am a newbie, for sure, but I would like to weigh in. I have purchased from Johnson's in Florida and Maryott in California, and I couldn't say enough good things about the quality of their plants, the promptness of their communication, and their very generous bonuses. There is a thread below about Oakes. My experience with Oakes is that the plants have multiple fans: in the case of one of my plants, it had ten fans. They are more expensive, but I do think that they are a quality business. About 50 miles south of me is Roycroft in Georgetown--he is as nice as can be, and the plants are high quality (though also on the pricier side).

That's just my .02. You should get plenty of responses.

Here's a list of those I really like:

Shaw's Sunshine Gardens
Maryott's Daylily Gardens
Water Mill Gardens (Trimmers)
Christie's Daylilies
Marietta Gardens
Singing Oakes
Eclectic Gardens
Aren't I Pretty
Sunset Meadows

All of the above vendors are really great people to do business with -- very trustworthy. I was very pleased with the plants they sent to me.

Nancy

I visited Solaris Farms a couple of weeks ago and will probably limit my purchases to his place only. Because of his zone, his daylilies are cold tested, he's generous, helpful, and enthusiastic about what he does.

His nursery is registered and inspected by the State of Wisconsin and is an official American Hemerocallis Society Display Garden as stated on his website.

Here is a link that might be useful: Solaris Farms

I have ordered from Marietta and Eclectic. Both have sent big, healthy fans. Eclectic carries mostly inexpensive daylilies and has great prices. Marietta generally has very good prices, though I have noticed a handful of overpriced CVs, and it has an enormous selection.

I was very pleased with the plants and selection I received from Troy & Joyce Felts in TN. They are 'tjlily' on the LA.

Here is a link that might be useful: Felts' West Main Garden

The one on the top of my list is Memory and Bob Jordan.

Here is a link that might be useful: Jordan's daylilies

I was just ready to order from Eclectic Gardens and their website says they won't ship out orders until Spring 2009. So, I ordered from Aren't I Pretty.
Why wouldn't they ship out in the fall? They didn't list a number to call and I didn't feel like emailing them.

Janet,

Another grower/hybridizer you should consider is Melanie Mason. She is also in Zone 4 in upstate New York. She has fantastic daylilies of her own as well as many from other northern hybridizers.

Mike Grossmann is also in Zone 4 but he grows many daylilies of lesser hardiness. He is good about telling which are Zone 4 hardy. He has a few of his own introductions as well. I have mainly bought newer southerns from him because his prices are amazing. You probably don't want to risk those.

Phil Korth is also in Zone 4 but he mainly sells his own intros. Since he has only been intoducing daylilies for a few years the prices are still fairly high. He does sell the odd seedling or other hybridizer's daylily on the Lily Auction.

Edward

My favorite vendors are:

Maryott's
Ridaught Daylily Farm
Marietta Gardens
Shaw's Sunshine Gardens

Here's what I want in a daylily vendor:
(1) to answer the phone or respond to e-mails within 1 business day.
(2) to be polite, courteous and act as if my business or concerns are important to them.
(3) to consider my money if sent in advance of the shipment as not their own until I have received my daylily. I resent hearing about how they can't make a refund because their money (including my $$) went to Aunt Matildas Bunion surgery.
(4) to ship a quality product in a timely manner as close to my time schedule as possible. If unable to do as much, please don't take my order.
(5) this counts with me: taking credit cards. If all else fails I can stop payment and they know it.
My newbie recommendations that have done all of the above:
Marietta
Roycroft
Oakes

Thanks, Edward - I really like Melanie Mason's website.

I agree with Edward that you should lok at Melanie Masons daylilies. I bought a bunch of her intros this spring and was absolutely thrilled. She sends top notch plants and they took off growing so fast they didn't even seem to notice that they had been moved. On her resale plants, you know they will be northern hardy and do well for you as Melanie has no patience and no place for clunkers.

I've been pleased with Oakes. They send good plants and have a large variety, plus they're generous with bonuses. However, my very favorite is Blue Ridge Daylilies (they sell many of their daylilies on ebay and the lily auction--plus they have their own site). The plants I've received from this grower are huge (beyond anything I've seen) and very healthy. They have a huge selection (I think around 3,000 cultivars) and the service and communication has been excellent. The double fans I've received look like giant leeks with extensive root systems. Anyway, I'm obviously thrilled with this vendor. You pay slightly more, but I feel it has been worth it. Best deals have been on ebay. John