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What were your best performers this year?

14 years ago

These were mine based on a combination of budcount, bloom length, how well they opened and of course what they looked like, but the beauties that only had a few flowers didn't make the list. Most of these are older.

This one has been blooming since July 2 and still has at least one scape to go. Not a high bud count, but when it's constantly putting up scapes it doesn't matter.

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This one still has one bud left on a rebloom scape and has a bud count in the 20s.

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Bloomed for 7 weeks and every flower was perfect.

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This one had the highest budcount in the garden. It's tall and small so it's not for everyone, but I really like it behind others.

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Good budcount and just looked perfect every day.

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Another that bloomed for a long time and has a budcount in the high 20s

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Bloomed into late August

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Long blooming and good budcount

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Another with a high budcount that really makes a statement

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Another oldie with a high budcount and long bloom period

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One that I'll always have. It deserved the Stout Medal.

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This one has a good budcount and bloomed got lots of comments

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Tried to limit it to 10, but just couldn't quite. Lots of runners up--America's Most Wanted, Ferengi Gold, Full Moon Magic, Magic Amethyst, Pinegarden Good Cheer, Acquire the Fire, Wide Fantasy, Truly Angelic.

I wonder how many will make my list next year.

What did well for you?

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Edward_Kimball
14 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
I figured out which were the best performers by which ones I took the most pictures of. They are Cloud Forest, Victorian Lace, Key to My Heart, Tower of Babel and Tuscawilla Tigress.

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carefreeplants_2008
14 years ago
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Moonlit Masquerade.
After 2 reblooms early in the season and setting on pods, it is showing another rebloom scape this late.

Bj
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berrytea4me
14 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Most of my plants were not at their peak performance this year due to a combination of cooler than normal weather and division/moving of clumps.

By far my absolute best performer has been 'Storm Surf' received as a bonus plant last year. It has been blooming since July 3 on the original scapes. Finally took a break with the past 2 days having no flowers open but has 6 more buds on original scapes and 2 rebloom scapes set to start before the first scapes have finished. Our avg 1st frost date is Sept 15 so it will easily bloom until frost puts it to bed.

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This was a double fan received spring of 2008. I accidentally broke off the only scape last season and this is how it repaid me in 2009.

Just plain pretty garden statement..

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berrytea4me
14 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
One more. This was also spectacular in clump this year. Hope it does even better now following division.
shive
14 years ago
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My Top 10 performers are based on being long blooming, either because of great bud count or lots of rebloom.

1. ADAMAS, the incredible rebloom king of my garden started blooming June 6th and is still blooming. It only took an 8 day break this summer.

2. MOONLIGHT SAIL - another Stamile with three cycles of bloom here.

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8. SNAKE IN THE GRASS BOO - Excellent branching, beautiful flowers and fall rebloom on the way.

9. KOKOPELLI - Nice branching and bud count, really fun flowers, and instant rebloom.

10. EYE ON A STRING - Good branching and bud count, plus instant rebloom. My best performing tet UF.

Honorable mention: Cretaceous Crunch, North Wind Dancer, Mardi Gras Parade, Witch's Thimble, El Desperado, Old King Cole, Ada May Musick, Charlie

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judyok
14 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Great post. I know we had a post a bit earlier in the season on this subject, but I would love to hear everyone's opinion now the the season is nearly over.
kimkats
14 years ago
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njmomma
14 years ago
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ACK! So many gorgeous ones here! Well, all of mine were newly planted last year so I didn't expect much, but a double fan ARCADIA PLANTATION bloomed for nearly 2 months!!! Each bloom perfect.
irish_rose_grower
14 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
What a great thread, one of my favorite best bloomers this year was a clump of "Blissful Beauty" -- it was just stunning and was covered in blooms for 6 wks.

and a double

i got lots of seeds from this one, if anyone wants some pls let me know and i'll be happy to share some.
phaltyme21
14 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Let's see if I can remember my best performers without
looking them up

PIZZA CRUSE, ALL FIRED UP, EL DESPERADO, RUFFLED PASTEL
CHEERS, RED REWARD, STARMAN'S QUEST, BELA LUGOSI,SILOAM BABY TALK, BITTERSWEET HOLIDAY and I love every one.

Kay/phal
phaltyme21
14 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Oh dear me--how could I forget to include my wonderful
AABBA, it is so beautiful and blooms and blooms and blooms.
It is early, just about the first of mine.

Kay/phal
dani_plus_2
14 years ago
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Patchwork Puzzle, Clementella, Sweet Butter Cream, Buttered Popcorn, Siloam Frosted Mint and Tuscawilla Tigress. Borings, but boy do they bloom!
judyok
14 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
I thought I would have nothing at all to add to this thread since I've started planting daylilies in August of this year, but my Moonlit Masquerade had one scape when I bought it and send up another scape last week.(bless it's little heart)
lyle627
14 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Good bloom season for MAGIC ATTRACTION....

JOHNNY CASH was outstanding again this year!

This is one of my favorites and high on the list for performance.... COSMIC SENSATION

Another good year for TEXAS BLUE EYES....

And my favorite! GILDED BY GRACE

And the nicest surprise was ANSWERING ANGELS...
lyle627
14 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Another very nice daylily was I REMEMBER YOU bloomed well all season!
irish_rose_grower
14 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Lyle - everytime I see really fabulous pics they turn out to be yours. WE have similar taste in daylilys and your pics are so beautiful. Thanks for sharing your beautiful pics with us.
shive
14 years ago
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I hope some others will post their best performers. I really love the photos of Blissful Beauty and Magic Attraction.

Debra
Cindy zone 6a
14 years ago
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Well it was hands down, New Series, it just kept going and everyday had blooms. Runner up, only cause it was newly planted, would be Monica Marie, new this year but from when I planted it end of June, with scapes on it, I had a bloom almost every day, EVEN today, September 20th, although this is the last and it doesn't look too good. It just kept sending up rebloom scapes.
Cindy
Here's New Series

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