I really like August Frost. I don't have any of the others on your list except Lime Frost and I'm still waiting for it to bloom. August Frost bloomed in June here (8a). I think I lost it over winter.

Big Snow Bird does very well here and is tall enough to be prominent behind the boxwood. Early Snow not so well (but we are colder).

I have only two whites, Joan Senior and Arctic Lace, I also have Carolina Sugar Daddy which is more white than anything. White is a color I am not generally drawn to in daylilies, so you should get information from those who like it better than I do and have more of them

kay

I love whites-near whites. I have Joan Senior, Sunday Gloves---Small World Snow Owl, Tender Love, Snowflake Empress (kind of a stretch to call these white)--- Lillian's Thin Ice, Royal Frosting, Hazel Ballard, Twirling Parasols, Forsyth Flaming Snow and a beautiful NOID we call "Single Somebody". Just ordered Lillian's Vapor Trail and hope it will arrive in a week or two. I can't get all of these on at one time, but here are some of them.

August Frost is nice for a later blooming daylily. It performs well here.

I you look up each cultivar you mentioned in the AHS Database, it will give you the registered bloom season. EE= extra early, E=early, EM=early mid-season, M=mid-season, ML= mid-late season and L=late season.

Thanks. Thankfully, the price list from the grower has all of this information. It looks like:

Snowy Apparition EMRe

Joan Senior EMRe

Lime Frost VL

I'd like to consider adding the following, which are:

Early Snow ERe

Sunday Gloves EMRe

Ice Carnival MRe

Big Snowbird M

White Temptation M (I will probably only add either Big Snowbird or White Temptation)

August Frost L

Any other ideas based on your experience for an extra early bloomer and more late bloomers would be appreciated. I don't think I can search by color on the AHS website.

I have had Ice Carnival in my garden about 20 years. It's in full sun here, good bloomer but has never rebloomed for me in zone 5. It's my only white daylily.

Sherry

Mike Huben (New England area - Region #4 AHS) has introduced quite a few near-whites. His cultivars are available from Harmon Hill Nursery. All these websites are listed on Charlotte's Daylily Diary. All have been OK here and perform as registered. - MGP Z5b Ontario Canada or USA Z4-4b

Thank you for suggesting that. I looked at his cultivars earlier but they were way out of my price range for the number I would need (about 45). However, it looks like he has some good near white EE varieties, so perhaps I can splurge on one or two so I can something that starts earlier.

melissa1234567,

You should probably also consider foliage habit. If you're north of hardiness zone 7, I would stick with dormant and semi-evergreen. If you're south of zone 7, I would stick with evergreen and semi-evergreen. I'm in zone 7 and pretty much everything is doing well here.

Thank you. The grower said that I should expect even the evergreen ones to died back (or whatever the term is called) with our winters. It is a sheltered location, so maybe not. We'll see.

Evergreens are very messy when they freeze back, try to grow, then freeze again. Hard on the plant and more work for you.

Thankfully, I don't think that will be an issue where I live, but we shall see. Once it gets below freezing, it usually continues to stay that way for a few months but we go many winters without it ever getting below 10 degrees (and I've never seen it colder than 6-8 degrees). I am expecting the evergreen daylily to act like liriope in that it stays "green" (as in it doesn't completely die like a hosta would) but might suffer some burn depending on the weather.

tuscawilla snowdrift is a really nice one. :)

Just looked it up and it looks nice!

I've got all my clumps in the ground--the grower recommended planting them as clumps now and then dividing after they bloom (I plan to space these out evenly like 12 inches apart for a uniform look). I can't wait to see how they all do and when they bloom, that way I know what others to add.

I didn't think about it, but I do have a love white, Heavenly Angel Ice:

kay

Tuscawilla Snowdrift can give lavish blooms, but it is too tender here (southern Ohio).

Can you please explain what you mean by too tender? That it doesn't suit your weather, and if so, why not? I am new to daylilies so am still learning all the terminology/concerns.

"Tender" means not suited to a cold climate because it is a not fully hardy evergreen.

Just an update!! My clumps of Joan Senior and Snowy Apparition all have scapes growing. They are about half the height of the existing foliage. Very excited for them to get started. I also got one Lime Frost clump to try, which does not have any scapes, but not surprising there. Very excited to see/compare the blooms and bloom times. Thanks for all the advice!

Congratulations! Your white garden is on its way

kay

Joan Senior + White Temptation & several other 'Oldies' & 'Historicals' (Gentle Shepherd + Ice Carnival + So Lovely + etc.) hereabouts are not yet showing 2016 scapes (Canadian Z5a or 4b = USA Z4?) ... I focus on diploids (Have a few tets but don't use them for breeding) I have quite a few 'modern' cream & white dips that I work with (Huben + Curtis + Sobek + etc.). Several hundred seedlings are at various stages of development in the beds but nothing yet to generate excitement. Most of my attention goes to Extra Earlies + Earlies .. Having fun doing what I do.

Wow, that sounds awesome. I don't have the room (or time or knowledge!) to do more than plant and enjoy, but am very excited to see how they are turn out this year. I am very interested in extending my garden's daylily bloom period, and need to get some EEs and Es!

Just a quick update! Joan Senior was the first to bloom, I think it bloomed around 6/23. It is still blooming nicely. The flowers are nice but on the smaller side compared to what I would like. About a week later, I think maybe 7/1, Snowy Apparition started to bloom. This one is honestly my favorite. It is nice and tall with large blooms, and it has smooth (not ruffled edges), which I prefer. Then, two days ago (7/6), Lime Frost started to bloom! I was shocked as it is a lot earlier than I expected.

Based on what I have seen, I think I will try to add some like Snowy Apparition, perhaps Ice Carnival. I still need some EE! Photos to follow....

Lime Frost:

Snowy Apparition (the most yellow of the bunch):

Joan Senior

I have been toying with getting some Miss Amelia, because they are inexpensive and seem to have a very long bloom time. In the photos online, sometimes they look more creamy and sometimes more yellow. Does anyone have any experience with Miss Amelia, and if so, do you think the color of it would blend with what I have? I don't care about getting the "most white" daylily anymore, but I do what the daylilys that I add to all blend/have a similar color.

I don't know about your zone there and how well it would do, but I have a white which is called Gentle Shepherd, that does quite well.

Update! I went back to the daylily place (Teich and McColgan) to get some more daylilies to fill up the garden. I got another Lime Frost, two Early Snows, two Big Snow Bird, and two August Frosts. They are all in bloom, so I will try to take some photos.

I give a thumbs up to Gentle Shepherd, and another that does very well here in Southern Ontario is Arctic Snow.

Some photos:

Lime Frost:

August Frost:

Big Snow Bird:

Snowy Apparition (still my fav):

Early Snow: