That's a beauty, Nancy! I will keep it in mind if space allows.

Sherry

I am a great fan of the spiders and UFs - all of these here are gorgeous! However, Orchid Octopus and Navajo Pony combine my most favorite aspects: purple color, UFs, and patterns as well. Add some more ruffling and this would be the pinnacle of perfection - LOL!

Alex

I just received NAVAJO PONY this past September, so I can't wait to see it bloom in my garden. My relationship with the spider and UFO class of daylilies has not always been an amicable one. I detested this class of daylilies for a long time. A friend of mine, who loves the UFOs kept working on me and would tell me that I had to grow this one or that one and he would give a piece of a couple every time I visited. Now I do really like this class of daylilies and pursue the LA for spidery things. He is now working on me to like doubles. I grow 6 doubles and I really don't want to add another garden to my yard or my wife and kids will plant me in the garden. Here are my favorite UFOs and spiders:

ISABELLE ROSE: Great all around plant.

SPIRITUAL HORIZONS: Prolific and long bloomer. Proliferations on all scapes.

NINE INCH NAILS: This is one my friend gave me and I love it. Long bloomer and strong thick scapes.

KINDLY LIGHT: Also known around my house as BANANA PEELS

JELLYFISH JEALOUSY: Overall an outstanding plant. Long bloom season.

MEGATRON: This year was the best for it. The blooms were massive.

WEBSTER'S PINK WONDER: Also, another great plant

PURPLE STARFISH: growing in a pot. Planted this fall in the ground.

PRIMAL SCREAM, RUBY SPIDER and RED SUSPENDERS are all great UFOs.

I added LILLIAN'S VAPOR TRAIL, DANCES WITH GIRAFFES, OUTER LIMITS, PEA GREEN WITH ENVY, and YADA YADA YELLA to the collection, along with the already mentioned NAVAJO PONY, this past fall.

David

I would have said that we don't have many ufs or spiders, but when I starting looking, I found many--most of which are ufs.

Absolute Ripper

I am not sure if Fire Bird Suite counts as a uf.

Flaming Flamingo

Free Wheelin'

Gryphon Chelsea London comes out of Gil Stelter's fulva breeding.

Heavenly Purple Twister

Heman

Impressionist Sky--one of our favorites from Sandy Holmes.

Lavender Oasis--not one of my favorite colors, but it is a great grower here in west central Indiana.

Love All Serve All--not sure if it qualifies as a uf (definitely not a spider), but we love it.

I will post more later.

Nancy

I can see why North Wind Dancer won a Stout Medal. It's a great daylily.

Off to See the Wizard

Old Time Memories makes a bright splash of color in the garden.

Puerto Rican Fence Climbers

I keep telling Bob we have too many of this color, but I like this one the best. This is Sharkey's Revenge.

We don't grow many dips, but I like the ruffled and pinched petals on this one. It is Sky Over Schuyler.

So Many Stars--such a great name for a daylily

Stabia

There's nothing fancy about Tidewater Elf, but it is a great grower--vigorous with lots of buds.

We don't grow Vampire Lady. We took this photo in a friend's garden.

I believe that's all.

Nancy

I forgot Dragon Seeker. It's probably one of our few true spiders.

Also Wild and Wonderful is probably a true spider.

David, looks like you have definitely been enabled again, nice blooms.

Nancy, you have some nice ones! I added Northwind Dancer last season, didn't do much, hoping for nice blooms in the future. I really like Sky Over Schuyler, Looks like I need more space here ; )

Sherry

Will try to avoid duplicates.

White Eyes Pink Dragon

Royal Girls

Flight of Orchids

I don't remember seeing Boss Lady before. Mantis, it looks like a truer pink? Is the bloom larger for you than its parent?

Sherry, it is not a larger bloom, but it performs better for me. For me, WPW had short scapes, didn't always open well, and tended to wilt. Segments are also narrower in WPW. Will see how Boss Lady performs next year.

This is the most flattering pic I have of Webster's Pink Wonder, and I have a number that aren't flattering. Perhaps I should have tried another location, perhaps it was just two consecutive brutal winters, but life is short and space is limited.

I see so many I would love to have, I can tell I'm feeling deprived of blooms. Love Impressionist Sky, I turned down Royal Girls, wish now I hadn't. White Eyes Pink Dragon has been on my wish list too, but I may be adding several more to my wish list now. I've always liked UFs & spiders.

Magic of Oz

Scandinavia

Smoke Scream (pictures tend to flatter reality)

Jersey Spider

White Chocolate

Dark Bat

Mister Mayor

Planet Claire (bud count limited so far)

Once again, all so lovely.

David - ISABELLE ROSE, SPIRITUAL HORIZONS, and especially JELLYFISH JEALOUSY really appeal to me. And for some reason - maybe I'm remembering from your posting before, but PEA GREEN WITH ENVY sounded familiar, and when I looked it up, I saw that it looked a lot like Rose F Kennedy. For good reason, as it turns out, since they each share Emerald Starburst as one of their parents!

Nancy - Sky Over Schuyler and So Many Stars are gorgeous! Stabia and Gryphon Chelsea London by Stelter I'm interested in more because of the breeding aspects - Stabia is one of the set of OP seeds I have, and the H. fulva hybridizing program fascinates me. And not to be contrary, but I love the color gradation of Lavender Oasis. To each his/her own, right? :)

Mantis - I remember seeing the photos of Flight of Orchids before, and loving it. And I can say the same for Neon Flamingo - what a wonderful color - and ruffling, too! I like ruffles. :) Also, the white Scandinavia and Mean Green.

I'm trying to decide, though, now whether I really do like the
very spider-y ones. When the petals start getting so skinny and
strap-like, they start to lose interest for me. I want to see patterns
and edges on a UF form, I think, rather than the greater length of
petal.

Alex

I am eager to see how Lillian's Vapor Trail does for David, as several pictures here (all from farther south) have caught my attention.

I See Stars

Tammy Faye Eyes has taken its time to establish. This is an older picture. Blooms in the garden have not looked as good, but the plant seems promising.

And I've posted Roses for Dallas before.

Visited Bellevue Botanic gardens (Washington) the last week of October.

In front of a Pacific Madrone tree.

I wonder how you would compare Lillian's Thin Ice vs. Vapor Trail. Are the stems sturdier on one? Bud count? Personal preference? My Heart Belongs to Daddy is one that here actually looks better in reality than in pictures. The color has a glow that does not readily show in pics.

HERE ARE MORE......

OLLY OLLY OXEN FREE

MONACAN TRAIL

Celeste and everyone else, beautiful pictures, thanks for sharing. Mantis, I can't do a comparison yet with the two Lillians, Thin Ice and Vapor Trail, because VT is so new. I should be able to do that next year, have a better idea of performance then. You are right, the color of My Heart Belongs To Daddy is better in person, pics don't seem to show it that well.

Ok, I promise this is the last set! There are still so many I didn't show but I have to stop somewhere.

RUNNING IN THE RAIN

CARMEN RENEE

STAR ASTERISK

Celeste and all - really loved seeing these! Why not start a Spiders and UFs Part II, and everyone can post the rest of their favorites that they didn't get to in this one? I'm bookmarking this page. :)

Alex

I don't have many photos of UFs from last year, since deer ate many of the buds on those, and I was away when those with buds bloomed. Here are a few.

Feathered Fingers

Corolla Light

Star Bright

No Boys Allowed

Surfin' Dude

Jungle Queen

Blazing Saddles

A Little Fire, Scarecrow

Black Falcon Ritual

Neon Flamingo

Debra

Lots of wonderful pictures, too many to elaborate on at this point. I will probably go over and over this page and then make decisions of my favorites. I'm going to post in part 2.

No Boys Aallowed is great, I remember it from previous posts, never too many photos of it! I'm mixed about Jungle Queen and patterns like it. I think I miss the subtleness in the pattern.

Sherry

Debra - I especially like Feathered Fingers and Star Bright.

Alex, have you run across the work of Margo Reed? She grows amazing dips with many UF and spider-form diploids. I think there is usually more grace and delicacy to these forms in dips than tets because tets have thicker substance. Check out her work...http://www.woodhengegardens.com/

Thanks, Bob! I see that Flight of Orchids and Jellyfish Jealousy are both hers - I really love both of those. Have bookmarked the website!

Alex

here are a few of mine . I have collected UF's and Spiders since I first started collecting daylilies . I only started to collect bagel varieties in the last 2 years.

Escalating Dichotomies

Diabolique

Springfield Clan

Galaxy Explosion

Bali Watercolor

Magic of Oz

Ribbonette

Here are a few more ......really hard to pick a favourite Edited to say " oops sorry folks .....didnt realize there was a part 2 " in another post

Selma Longlegs

Lois Burns

Spock's Ears

Pink Stripes

Lemon Madeline

Signet, I like Spock's Ears, great daylily funny name!

Sherry

Signet, I received Pink Stripes once & it promptly died. I didn't think I would like it much so didn't try to replace it, but I really like your photo of it.

Thanks Sherry & Nancy. Sherry, Spock's Ears is a really lovely daylily ....name really doesn't fit the elegance of the bloom.

Nancy, Pink Stripes is really a very robust daylily, I am surprised it didn't survive for you. I like it cuz it is not a run of the mill daylily and not a cookie cutter daylily. I had the same thing happen as you did but with Olly Olly Oxen Free.......got it from a Canadian seller , but now I cant find it in Canada :?( I would love to replace it but maybe that speaks to OOOF's hardiness.

signet_gw......I grow Olly Olly Oxen Free and it survives my zone 4 winters fine so I'm surprised you had problems. I did notice last year it lost a fan but quickly gained a couple back over the summer.

Celeste , I am guessing it is the extreme harsh conditions I am growing in. Although according to the "powers that be" that say I am growing in a zone 6a , the soil is what is known as Appin Blue Clay. Any amendments I have added seem to get swallowed up by the clay and I am guessing about 2 feet down is a really nice layer of composted rich earth.......my plants just dont get to access it . Couple that with bitter harsh winds that blow across the farmers fields and over my property here ( very little tree protection) during the winter, frost heaving in the thaws during January and February , extensive droughts that last from ( this year alone) May to October and spring flooding that sits on top of the grounds for weeks at a time , plants need to be made of tough stuff to survive here .

Oh I should also mention that we dont get much snow cover to speak of so plants are exposed most of the winter.