Rainy Days
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Comments (12)Kay and Nancy - Purple Peace and Feathered Fingers are two of the newer Lambertsons that seem hardy here. I like the color of PP and white edge. It's certainly not the 38 registered inches here. Scapes are more like 26-27 inches tall. Feathered Fingers is close to being the right height. Nancy - I've had Blue Eyed Butterfly for years, and at one point I had two large clumps, but I sold a clump and a half of it. The grubs have attacked the clump left the past two years, so mine is blooming on very short scapes. I've moved to an area that's been treated for grubs, and I hope I can rehabilitate it. Debra...See MoreRainy day flowers that Withstood the Rain
Comments (16)Celeste, Kate, and Alex - My photo probably makes the color on Purple Passion's Promise a bit darker than it really is. I took the photo when it was overcast and sort of dark. The bloom is smaller than I prefer, but the color is so rich I wanted to try it. Kate - I do think Sword of Justice is attractive, and I was happy just to see the little white arrows in the eye. Mississippi Magistrate surprised me with all those buds. I grew it before years ago, and it never did that well then. It must have found its sweet spot. Debra...See MoreRainy day means no varnishing: right?
Comments (3)Nothing about humidity, other than "may affect drying times". Temperature is described as 77 degrees being optimal. I doubt if I have EVER varnished anything at close to that temperature. Seems like every fall I have some project going. And every fall I run out of good weather, without knowing for sure what % of humidity is too high, and what temperature is too low. But I'm not sure how far to push it. I now have an insulated garage door. But I don't know what kind of difference that would really make....See MoreWednesday's Rainy Day Blooms
Comments (6)Nancy - I'm thankful to get even a bit of rain. On Monday the ground was so dry, pulling weeds was nearly impossible. Now it will be much easier. I was so glad to see an almost clean flower on Bluegrass Shadows. It's a shame that now it's shaping up there are so few buds left. It usually reblooms though. Kate - Yes that is a seedling bed behind Applique'. It used to have registered daylilies, but I moved them all out so I would have another seedling bed. Unfortunately about half of the seedlings I planted last fall died in it. We had a mild winter, so it must have been too many wood pieces in the raised bed soil that rotted them. I will fill in soon with seedlings waiting to be planted in cups. Everything about the Dancing Flamingo seedling is good, except it won't set seed. But its pollen is highly potent, and I have crossed with nearly all the pinks I own. There are several babies from it in the seedling bed in back of Applique'. The Perseus' Sandals seedling has a 10 inch bloom on a 40 inch scape. It is one of the few daylilies here that has the same bud count as last year, despite the lack of rain. So it's either very drought tolerant, or would have had many more buds this year had there been rain. Debra...See More- 8 years ago
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