woodhawk, time to quit hanging outside and come on in. Welcome to the best forun ANYWHERE!!! Jean, BBB is my favorite dark one and the second from the top it tetra Lavender Blue Baby. Debra, Autumn Memories is even prettier today. I'll have to post a pic when I get them uploaded. She is showing more details.. Chris, not of my older ones are blooming. Some are just now getting their scapes. My peak is not even close. That's assuming I have one. We got a small shower last night. The first at our house for about 6 weeks except a sprinkle or two. I have been watering as much as I can which really isn't much.. Laurel, this is the first year for PM and I know her 2nd bloom will be even better. I have had BBB for three years or more....Ellie

Thanks, everyone. For those interested in Berma Abercrombie, she's been blooming already for about a week and would you believe I didn't even notice the buds until I looked at the photo? It's just one of those flowers I take for granted, and I shouldn't -- most cultivars don't get that kind of bud count here. Mantis, Mediterranean Sailor is a nice, large bloom that gets a fair amount of shade here, but I think it helps the color. While I like the look of Royal Renaissance, the performance hasn't been anything to brag about. It's in an area of the garden I don't pay much attention to, so I've just left it alone. Nat, I do like the pattern on Unfolding Paradox. It's an unusal shade of violet/purple that blooms a little later here, so it's appreciated.

Rita, I was looking the pictures over and said to myself ( I do that a lot ) that Rita will chose Aztec Beauty. I was right. The daylily is rather simple but the color is fantastic.. You are so right Debra. I hadn't thought of that and their bloom time is the same too. I have Dakar planted beside SC Snow Angle and it looks great!! Jan G, the color on AM isn't a true color. Well, it is but it was very early in the morning ( about 6:30 am ) so it really was rather dark outside.. Michelle, sounds as though you like most of them.. Good!!! Val, you sure do seem too!! I noticed a similarity on other threads too. Jean, Awesome Bob was new for me last year so I expect it will be even better next year.. ngraham, Aunt Lauree is a wonderful daylily. She has always been satisfied with her location and I never have to "pet" her. She's great!! Thank you all...Ellie

Marian, I live in the country in East Texas, too! After trying various means of starting seeds that I learned about on the internet and from a daylily hybridizer friend of mine, here is what works best for me (two methods): Method #1) I plant the seeds (without any soaking) in 16 oz. plastic drinking cups, making about eight drain holes in the bottom of each cup with a sharp kitchen fork, heated on the gas flame. I fill them with Miracle Grow Seed Starter, and soak the filled cups well with water. I make five 1/4" indentions in the soil with the eraser end of a pencil. Once I deposit the seeds in the holes, I cover them with a layer of vermiculite (from Lowe's). I then place the cups in an aluminum foil roasting pan, and fill it with water 1/2 the way up the sides of the cups. I mist them lightly 3-4 times a day with this hot weather, just enough to keep the vermiculite moist. This works really great, and after about a week or ten days, new babies start popping up every day. The foil pan is also lightweight, and easy to move around. Method #2) I soak the seeds in a mixture of 1/2 gallon of distilled water and 6 tablespoons hydrogen peroxide. I place them about five or six at a time in these small zip lock bags == the kind you can write on (available at Office Depot). I fill the bags with the solution, seal them, and place them in a larger plastic container. I pour some of the solution into the container, in the event a bag should break or leak. I place the container in a dark closet, undisturbed, for 5-6 days. Some of the seeds have sprouted by the time I remove them from the closet. I separate the sprouted seeds by pouring them out of their zip lock bags, one bag at a time, into a small tea strainer. I then turn them out onto a dark-colored towel, so that I can see the sprouted ones easily. I very carefully pick up the sprouted seeds and place them in a bowl with some of the solution, to make sure they do not dry out before planting. I return the unsprouted seeds to the envelopes and put them back in the dark closet. I then take the bowl of sprouted seeds, and lift them out one at a time (again very carefully) with a teaspoon, and drop them in the prepared planting holes, as described in method 1). I continue checking on the unsprouted seeds every day or two, removing and planting the sprouted ones. This is working very well, and it is only a couple of days before I begin to see the tiny green spear-like leaves poking up out of the vermiculite. I put all my seeds and containers out on a covered porch, where they get morning sunlight. I mist them as needed to make sure the vermiculite does not dry out before the seeds have sprouted. Once they the green leaves appear, they are watered from the bottom only, to avoid damp-off. For those that are growing, I have moved them to a somewhat sunnier area with afternoon shade. I have read on-line where people have said the hydrogen peroxide destroys the sprout, but I have not found that to be the case. I have also planted seeds in large plastic storage boxes (from Wal-Mart), with holes drilled in the bottom for watering and drainage. The lids of the boxes are turned upside down and placed underneath the boxes to hold water. These work fine too, but have the disadvantage of being somewhat heavy to move around. It is much easier to manage one plastic drinking cup or a disposable aluminum foil pan full of these cups than it is to lift one of these large boxes full of damp soil. When you get to the point where you have seeds from named cultivars, you can use tongue depressors, popsicle sticks, or white plastic picnic knives for markers to identify your seedlings. I write on mine with a Sharpie pen. I understand they eventually fade, but they are fine for temporary markers. I hope I have been of some help to you. Good luck with your seeds! Nancy