First bloomers for you in 2017
Just thought it would be nice to see everyone's daylilies that bloomed for the first time this past summer. I had a few in my garden that had first bloom on their third season here and some that bloomed their first season. I think the third season ones knew their survival depended on showing me what they had this past summer. The first two, Little Showman and Silky Skies were single fan additions. Please add your first time bloomers from this past season!
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sherrygirl zone5 N il
6 years ago
daylilybedmaker
6 years agoHere are my first year bloomers:
CHILLED ORANGE SORBET
SOMETHING DIFFERENT
POLLY ESTHER
ETHYL BUCCOLA
CYBERHAWK
LEMON FRINGED PASTEL
ALIENS IN THE GARDEN
NORTH POLE
JACQUELINE KENNEDY ONASIS
EXTRA BOLD
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Comments (17)Here are some of the runners up for the Top 10. LAVENDER REFLECTIONS - beautiful flowers and beautiful 4-way branching with 23 buds on the only scape I had. MAGNIFICENT DAD - This one took three years to bloom, but the flower was gorgeous. Bud count of 14. ICE CREAM EMPEROR - I got this Trimmer intro in spring a year ago, but the scapes had been cut off and it did not bloom then. I liked the looks of this near white. Bud count was low, but it's still in a pot. NO BOYS ALLOWED - Great color and form on this Davisson UF! WINTER TREASURE impressed me as being very white. It does have some pink blush in the sepals, but the petals are whiter than anything else I grow. Debra...See MoreMy first bloomer, and I am as pleased as can be
Comments (5)Hi Bill, I agree, names did not mean much to me at first. I still don't get too fussy about them. It just happens that ShihtzuSu and I have been having a discussion about O Manitoba on other threads. So this is an opportunity for Su to see what it looks like. It happens to be one of my favorites. I agree that trying to i.d. plants is not something I especially focused on when I first started growing. But now that I belong to a club, they do want to know what it is I am giving them. Often, I tell them to grow it out then shoot me a picture. I know what I own, so I can tell them. As for store-bought O's, I don't worry too much about their names, because those are mostly kept for fun and to share with friends who crave a violet. Or for club sales. The O's I keep for myself are distinctive and easy to i.d. because one of a kind. As I do more research and develop more interest in the hobby, I get more interested in the names because it indicates something about the genetics. At a time, there are only certain ones available at retail or with growers. While the sheer quantity of hybrids is often cited as a statistic, in reality, only certain ones are available at present. Joanne...See MoreSome first time bloomers!
Comments (3)Bintulu Borneo first bloom in mid July. Loved all the nectar. Didn't have a fragrance this time, but heard it is fragrant. Mathilde - first bloom at the end of June. A nonstop grower and one of my favorite blooms. Night scent like lilies that turns rank after the first couple nights....See MoreFavorite first time bloomers this season
Comments (46)So hard to pick 3, but here goes #1 must be Bengali, I got 2 fans last fall, each fan bloomed, every bloom absolutely perfect, at least to my eyes. I could go out at 6 a.m. and the bloom be open and looking so nice. In person, the bloom is darker than my camera shows Claudine's Charm would be #2. I could have wished for more blooms, but the ones it had were beauties Jerry Hyatt arrived this spring, so I was pleased that it bloomed. It didn't have a lot of blooms, but I was so impressed...See More- sherrygirl zone5 N il thanked daylilybedmaker
hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)
6 years agoThanks, Sherry, for starting this thread. I am suffering from daylily deprivation and this is good therapy. Bob pointed out that it's about 7 months before we will see our first daylily, which for us is dumortieri in May.
Bengal Teeth was planted rather late (middle of summer) and still managed to bloom.
Crashing the Crease (a small-flowered one) was planted in August and then bloomed for us.
Crintonic In Living Color was planted in 2016, but bloomed first this summer.
Gary Lynn's Calliopsis was planted in early April.
Hook 'Em Horns was planted in 2016 and first bloomed in 2017.
Munchy Crunchy was also planted in 2016 and first bloomed in 2017.
We hope Kelsey McGhee does as well as its sibling Tropical Fusion.
I Don't Kid looks like it will be an excellent grower. We love the color.
Kiss of Paradise is a southern-bred one that we hope is hardy for us.
Mighty Chestnut was bought locally this season.
I have a few more that I will post later.
Nancy
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6 years agohoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)
6 years agoA few more first time bloomers . . .
Puerto Fence Climbers is supposed to be tall, but it is too new to have reached its full potential in height.
Purple Maze is similar in color to I Don't Kid. Both are really nice flowers.
Randy Randall was planted spring of 2017.
Red Eyed Queen was also newly planted this year.
Royal Extravaganza was also new in the spring of 2017.
Sister Magic was a bonus plant received in 2016.
Weasel Teeth (a rather ugly name) was obtained in 2016 and first bloomed in 2017. I really like the teeth on this one.
That's all I have.
Nancy
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shive
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoI had a lot of first-time bloomers that had been acquired last year or the year before, so I'll just post 10.
Blue Eclipse - Nowhere to close to the 7 inches in the registration
Blue Over You
Bubblegum Delicious
Chilled Orange Sorbet
Flamingo Dancers
Shadow Walker
Stenciled Infusion
Jungle Queen
Neon Flamingo
Gilded Butterflly
Debra
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoNewbies are hard to evaluate, especially if they were blooming in a pot. Here are some, the merits of which are often unclear.
Classy Columbus seemed a bit small.
A backlit shot of Ocean Spirit. Have no idea what it will do in the garden. I put it in the estate garden.
Bass Gibson. Well, we know it should do well.
Blessed Art Thou should do well.
Mister Mayor is now in the garden.
Sweet Prairie Wind in a pot. Did well for Debra, then not so well. Not sure about here, but it is in the garden.
Asheville White Winged Dove. Selman's stuff has been very uneven here, so I am skeptical at the outset. But this one was fairly well budded in a pot.
Gary Bewcyk was a standout in pots. Now in the garden. Curt says it thrives at his place, but he has snow cover.
Holiday Party is not so bright a color as I expected. So it goes when people post lots of misleading photos taken with cameras that ramp up reality.
Carnal Emporium takes a very nice picture, but I wasn't that impressed with reality. We shall see.
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Roses for Dallas had some nice blooms, but wasn't the registered height.
Megatron is not a brilliant red. It definitely is big.
Deep Dark Secret never really had a decent flower. Then this year it was splendid.
Hopi Jewel looked good in a pot souped up with fertilizer, but the branching and bud count left much to be desired. I decided that the parent, Rose Masterpiece, was better, so Hopi did not earn a spot in the garden.
Rogue Wave should do well in the garden.
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6 years ago
Brad KY 6b
6 years agoWow--lots of great new flowers! Here are mine:
Joan Derifield. Had a great first year.
Elegant Candy
North Wind Dancer
Spiritual Corridor
Spoken In Parables
Stealth Bomber
Sugar Magnolia
Westbourne Good Old Days
Webster's Pink Wonder
String Bikini
Being new, some did well but some not so good. String Bikini only had a few flowers deep in the foliage.
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoRed Viper
Berma Albercrombie
Seedling 1
Seedling 2
Seedling 3
Also Acquire the Fire, which I forgot to get a photo of.
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