S Sa - Si daylilies 2018
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mantis__oh
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoSimplicity in Motion (above) smallish this past year, but not in good spot
Safe Island --very reliableSavannah Debutante
Sam Abell
Salty Skipper --think I will like this one a lot
Sara Christine --huge flowers
Sailing at Dawn --sent south
Sambo Wilder
Sapphire Skies --older Petit
Seminole Wind
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Comments (74)my most excellent box came today, complete with a "may basket". melinda, what a wonderful box of goodies you sent me. i just love it all. all the root plants are getting a good soak and since i got in too late tonight, i'll get everything else potted up or planted tomorrow. melinda sent me: spurge balsam white liatris black eyed susan - i have the perfect place for this and hopefully it will spread and do it's magic siloam dream baby - which is a very welcome addition to my g-babe's garden bed raspberry blush iris 4 additional unnamed iris with their pictures included to show me just how beautiful they are. i so look forward to their blooms for many years to come. i just adore iris. blue angel hosta earth angel hosta - i think both of these are going in my g-babe's bed as well. and felix crousse peony - i'm getting those reds slowly but surely!!!!!!! i'm so elated over these plants and have the perfect place for each of them and they arrived in great condition. as if that wasn't enough, there is actually a "basket" - a really neat one too that holds 4 garden hand tools. inside the basket were two novels - i've read balducci before, but never tanenbaum, so i'm looking forward to that. also included are a magnetic shopping list (it's on the frig already), garden gloves (couldn't have come at a better time - i am so hard on gloves), ghiradelli milk & caramel bar (my son claimed it), seed bags and earring and necklace set and a large box of nerds!!!!! also included is the sweetest garden angel statue that is holding a cardinal. i can't wait for my g-babe to see thise. she knows it will be for her bed, but it will blow her away the little bird in the hand. it's so adorable. melinda, this was an excellent box of items you sent and it was certainly my pleasure to be the recipient. you are a very generous trader and i thank you for all the beauty my garden beds will reflect for years to come. i wish you good health in your upcoming operation. my thoughts and prayers will remain with you. thank you again maryanne...See MoreAlphabet posts results!
Comments (5)That's interesting Sherry. Thanks for the added information. I know the S's drive me a little crazy. Seems like all I have are S's. I wish hybridizers would expand their alphabet to some E's, V's, K's etc. Daylilies are beautiful no matter what the name,of course, but a little variety never hurts.......Maryl...See MoreFebruary 2018, Week 2, Outdoors Planting Begins For Some Now
Comments (91)The soil gets better every year if you're amending it as you should....and the gardener gets better every year too. It all works together. : ) Here in OK the thing that throws the wrench into the works and gums it all up is the weather, because we never know when we are planting exactly what the weather is going to do for the next 6 or 8 months---it could be drought and no rain for 3 months or it could be flooding rains, 12" of rain in one day and 24" in one month. How in the heck can any gardener plan ahead and be prepared for all that? I stay out of feed stores during baby chick time or else I'll bring home chicks we do not need. They are too little, too cute, too fluffy and just too adorable to ignore. The last time we were in Atwood's they didn't have chicks in the stores yet, but I figured that for sanity's sake I need to stay out of Atwoods for the next couple of months, and TSC too. Rebecca, You probably are on track with your succession planting, but with snow peas/pole beans it might be a little tricky. I like to plant pole beans early---before the peas are done---because we get so hot here so early that my pole beans need to flower and set beans in May in case the heat is about to crank up too hot in June, which often happens here. If only the weather were perfectly predictable. My English iris, ornamental alliums, red hot poker and some daylilies (but not all) have been up for quite a while now---maybe a month? The daffodils were really late, and some of the daylilies aren't up yet, but I really think that is because of the lack of moisture. The recent rainfall should help with that. The autumn sages are leafing out, so I need to cut them back soon. Most of the reseeding herbs and flowers are no shows so far, but I saw the first couple of larkspur (sprouting in a pathway, naturally) a couple of days ago. I am thinking everything likely will just explode now that we had some rain. I hope Travis Meyer is right about Spring. I'm never going to be unhappy about an early Spring because I dislike Winter's cold so much. The incredibly, horrifically invasive pink evening primrose plants are popping up all over the front half-acre, and in the garden. I pull them out of the garden the minute I spot them. I am considering hitting the ones in the pasture with a herbicide. Yes I am! One plant gives you a million more and they invade everywhere. I got rid of them in the drought years of 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014...but they staged a remarkable comeback in 2015, 2016 and 2017's wetter weather. I cannot stand them. If you let them grow and reseed as they will, that's all you'll end up with in the end. I might keep them if they'd crowd out Johnson grass and bermuda grass---but they do not---they just happily coexist with it. Do you have any idea which parts of Fort Worth they're looking at? Maybe by direction, like North, South, East or West? The DFW metroplex has grown so very huge (7.23 million people) and Tarrant County's population so large (1.8 million I think and I am not sure how much of that is Fort Worth proper and how much is the suburbs that surround it) that it is hard to talk about parts of Fort Worth, as many people now buy homes in developments in the many suburbs that ring the city. Most people who move to the area try to choose a nice neighborhood that will be a decent commute to their work so that they don't spend an hour or two commuting each way each day. So, if you can tell me where their new place or places of employment are located, maybe I can point y'all in the direction of the great places nearby to live. And, I want them to be forewarned, it is a seller's market and homes are selling fast and at inflated rates, so if they want to buy, they need to pre-qualify to know their price limit and find a great real estate agent. Many of our friends who once lived in Fort Worth have fled to the outer, outer, outer suburbs as it all has become too urbanized for them in their former neighborhoods. Some have fled north almost to Denton, to north towards Denton and then west towards Decatur and the like. Others have fled very far south---farther south than Burleson and perhaps as far southeast as Mansfield. My niece tries to keep me up to date on what's what in terms of the neighborhoods and housing developments, and it shocks me when she mentions a neighborhood that was perfectly lovely and highly coveted when we left Fort Worth in 1999, and she tells me it has gone downhill and is now "ghetto". I guess nothing remains the way we remember it once was. If Saginaw and the area northwest of it are near their place of employment, there's tons and tons of new housing developments and new shopping centers going up there---for at least the last 10-15 years, and the growth is never-ending. It used to be Denton was considered a long drive from Fort Worth and too far to move to live, but now people tell me Denton isn't far enough away. I think much depends on whether they want to love in a highly developed neighborhood with lots of homes close together, etc., or if they want to move further out and had a half-acre or acre lot or even more. The weather was gorgeous here today. I trust it was gorgeous where y'all are as well. It was a little wet and muddy, but that won't last long. It actually was nice to see puddles for once. Of course, we had a fire. Remember how I told y'all that when rain falls in a bad fire year, it can make things worst? It sort of did that today. Some vehicle on I-35 had a tire that was coming apart and a piece of flaming hot tire landed in tall grass beside the road and set the grass and trees on fire. This occurred less than 12 hours after our rain stopped falling and it happened maybe a half-mile from our fire station. I was wondering if the ground was muddy enough for the brush fire trucks to get stuck, and suspected it probably was. The answer, apparently, was yes, and I learned that when one firefighter was yelling "stop, stop, back up, back up, you're gonna get stuck" to the fire truck behind him. Sitting at home listening to him holler made me grin---not because I wanted for anyone to get stuck, but because it is just so predictable. So, now that we have had rain, the fires will continue on because dry, dormant vegetation reminds dry and dormant, and the fires will be harder to fight off-road because of the mud. As my son would mutter sarcastically "Great, just great." One thing that was odd(in a good way) today was that it was so warm that the songbirds did not have to spend every minute of every day eating nonstop in order to stay fueled up and warm. I didn't have to refill the bird feeders until almost sunset. The stores near us still have all the typical cool-season transplants on the shelves, but also more herbs that I think of as needing slightly warmer weather...and quite a few tomato plants. This was the first week I saw tomato plants, and I won't remember all the different varieties I saw, but among them were Early Girl, Better Bush, Roma, Better Boy and maybe Beefmaster or Big Beef. Most were the smaller transplants that cost $3.48 or $3.58 in 3" peat pots, but the Early Girls were larger and cost $5.88 in what was probably either a 5" or 6" plastic (not peat) pot. They also had flats of pansies. Last week they only had violas. I bet next week they'll have flats of petunias. It follows a fairly predictable pattern here. We only went to Wal-Mart and didn't go across the road to see what was at HD because their plants come on the very same trucks from BP, I think, and they tend to get the same plants in at the same time. 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celeste/NH
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoSCREEN PATTERN (does just okay, but it's really pretty and everyone likes it so it stays)
SAILING AT DAWN (In agreement with Mantis....this one should probably leave here for the sunny south)
SHEEPSCOT VALLEY ENCHANTRESS (great color)
SEVENTY TIMES SEVEN
SHORES OF TIME (does okay, but has never flourished here)
SEPTEMBER BLAZE (this one is a MUST if you want to extend your season. Blooms late and profusely. Multiplies quickly. Hardy & healthy.)
SHELBY'S SONG (this one has great bud count and vigor in my garden. A strong grower here but blooms can be splotchy in cool weather)another shot:
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoSeventy Times Seven --above (more pastel in this shot)
Shores of Time --beautiful last year
Shelby's Song --not as nice as in previous yearsSight for More Eyes --huge
Scarlet Lace --nice last year; comes off as a bitone; sometimes splotchy
Sherry Lane Carr --reliable
Sherry Candy --low bud count
Shadow Cabinet --slower to multiplyScottish Fantasy --Moldovan vigor
Silent Sentry --prefers warmer climate
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6 years agoScarlet Pimpernel
Sabine Bauer
Seagull's Heaven
Seal of Approval
Self Determination
Seminole Wind
September Sun
She's Got Legs
Shores in Time
Sirocco
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signet_gw(6b)
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoA few of my S daylilies that are labelled(edited to add comments I was too tired last night to do so)
Sir Blackstem here is another plant that grows well here offers up lots of blooms but again too short for my liking . Will move this one this year to the bed near the chicken house to roost where the other shorties are .
Satin Bird Not sure I have seen all that this plant can do .It is in semi shade most of the day . Not a particularly fast increaser (does this have anything to do with being in shade? ) your guess is as good as mine .
Simmering Elephants Love the oddball coloring so far though it increases well does not have great numbers of blooms .
Serenade This golden oldie is one of the first to bloom in my gardens as you can tell by the lack of other daylily blooms in the background . It blooms and blooms and blooms most of the summer and almost into the fall. Fantastic clumper . I havent had it that long , maybe 4 or 5 years but already have 5 or 6 clumps of it . Sun or shade doesn't seem to matter to this one .
Scarlett's Web average increase on this one . Nothing spectacular to report . It does have good " holds up well " in triple digit heat blooms though .
Screamsicle This is a robust tall hardy bloomer . A real in your face daylily. Good all round plant especially if you like tall ones
Second Glance this is not a good image of Second Glance . This is a stunning plant that glows and calls to you all across the garden . Lots of blooms , lots of ooo's and aaaah's from everyone when they see it .
Seminole Wind plant does well here but another that would probably do better bloomwise if I had it in more sun .
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Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoIt's interesting to me to see how climate affects colors. A good example is Celeste's Shelby's Song and Mantis's Shelby's Song. Celeste has the most wonderful climate for purples/blues etc which shows up in this daylily.....Shores of Time is such a pretty thing. Last year was my 4th attempt to try and grow it. I'm crossing my fingers it has overwintered here (it didn't on one of those attempts):
Shores of Time:
This one didn't do at all well in my climate. By late afternoon the color was blahing out even in PM shade.
Self Determination:
Sherry Lane Carr. Not particularly colorfast but it still remains yellowish in the late PM. Grows and blooms very well here:
Scarlet Marie: It's a hardy reliable double bloomer for a bit later in the season.
Santa's Little Helper: A shade of red that comes closest to the shade of red in some of my roses. Most daylily red clashes like crazy with the more crimson red of roses:
Maryl
sherrygirl zone5 N il thanked Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)daylilybedmaker
6 years agoHere are the ones that I grow:
SASSY SHANNON: New to the garden this past year.
SAUCY VIXEN: Pod and pollen fertile. Should see some babies from it this year. Usually blooms above the foliage, but this scape did not make it. I believe that I dug into it earlier in late spring for an order and that may have affected the height of the scape.
SCARLET MARIE: Received as a bonus and I love this one. Blooms later in the season.
SCINTILLATION: An older Apps intro. Fell in love with it when I saw it in his catalog.
SCOTT FOX: Did better for me in MD. This is the first time I have seen it bloom in many years. It may head south if it doesn't do better this year.
SCREEN PATTERN: First year for me.
SEAL OF APPROVAL: Slow to increase.
SHAKA ZULU: Another slow one. It may be its location.
SHERRY LANE CARR: Reliable and consistent.
SHORES OF TIME: Has taken a long time to settle in. Beautiful blooms.
Continued
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6 years agoContinued
SHOWTIME MAGIC: A Bud Bennett intro that was very popular with visitors. It occasionally reblooms for me. It is slow to increase.
SITTING COOL: Another Bud Bennett intro. This is one of my top five Bennett intros. I just love the entire composition of the bloom: The ruffles with the darker peach/pink, the midrib, the yellow throat. I just think that it is gorgeous.
That is it for me.
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6 years agoSABER TOOTH TIGER - Am I the first to post this? It's extremely popular with visitors here (mostly the men) and it has stayed sold out just from people visiting the garden. I obviously need to try to get a better picture of it if I want to sell some online.
SABRA SALINA - Fragrant, reblooms here. A Munson, I believe.
SAM THE MAN
SAMBA SKIRT - This is mine; a 7" flower so it's showy. I had a hard time coming up with a name for it.
SATCHMO - I had forgotten this was another Lambert daylily I have (registered by Savage)
SATIN BIRD - It's been here a long time but it struggles.
SAY HELLO TO HANS - 3.5" flower on 28" scape here with 25 buds and 5 branches, reblooms late
SCOTTISH FANTASY - Moldovan - 5 branches and up to 40 buds and reblooms here. I'll probably keep on growing it in the landscape for its good performance.
SCREAMCICLE - is one of Pat Cochenour's few tetraploids. Since she was from our club, we're happy for her family that it won an AM. It increases very well for me but doesn't rebloom here as registered even though Pat lived in the next town over.
Here's a photo that Pat gave me to use.
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Brad KY 6b
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoI too am glad the s's are divided. Last year was overwhelming! This way it is easier to enjoy the posts better. Looks like most of mine will be in the latter part of the S alphabet.
Daylily 99: Screamcicle is great!
Sears Tower. Lives up to its name, late long blooming.
This shows its height, compared with Acclaim and Red Skeletons.
Santorini Sunset
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6 years agoSEAL OF APPROVAL
SEIZE THE NIGHT
SEPTEMBER BLAZE
SHAGGY CHIC
SHARK ATTACK
SHERLEY CHANNING - David K named this for a club member of ours here who is a sweet lady and who adores doubles. Sadly, it was hybridized in Florida and does not grow well at all in our zone.
SHERRY LANE CARR - must perform well almost everywhere. Here it reblooms with 4 branches, a great bud count, good substance and noticeable fragrance.
SHISHEDO - another marvelous Munson. I wish he were still alive and hybridizing today.
SHORES OF TIME with two different looks
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6 years agoSHUFFLE THE DECK - I was ordering something else and John Shooter called me and said I needed to order this. I gather he did that sort of thing, which I found a bit intimidating, but I'm glad I listened to him on this one. It reblooms here and is very fragrant with 4 branches and a good bud count.
SILKY TWILIGHT - reblooms here
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agomantis__oh
6 years agoShabby Chic looked very good last year. A bit on the short side and too early to judge overall performance.
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hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)
6 years agoSaber Tooth Tiger performs well in our garden. We like the teeth, but it won't set seed for us.
Sabine Baur has been around for many years.
Sam Abell is one of our favorites.
Sandra Elizabeth is a reliable late bloomer.
School Bus is a small flowered one. We like the intensity of the colors on this one.
Serenade of Springtime is lovely. It's a southern bred one and I hope it is hardy.
Shabby Chic was loaded with buds even in the awful spot we had it (Too much shade and too many tree roots).
We have several of this color range (too many is what I tell Bob but he loves them), but this one is my favorite. This is Sharky's Revenge.
Sherry Lane Carr's color doesn't delight me, but it is a wonderful grower.
Shirley Farmer has that type of faded red that I don't like. Many of the offspring of Startle have inherited this weak color from it.
I have a couple more . . .
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6 years agoJust a couple more . . .
Sir Francis Drake will probably be dead after this winter.
I hope Sister Magic proves to be hardy. It survived last winter but it was a mild one.
That's all I have.
Nancy
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6 years agoOnly a couple to show:
Screamcicle--it has been here about five years and never really grown much.
"Single Somebody"--our lovely NOID
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoLabelled a few more images and came across these two
Shining like the Son
Seven Lockssherrygirl zone5 N il thanked signet_gw(6b)signet_gw(6b)
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoBrad , that is how the image of Seven Locks downloaded from my camera on my phone. The plant is planted in semi shade and I think that may affect the coloring . I noticed this year with the never ending sun that many images look washed out due to the strength of the sun . I also think often what we see with our eye can be very different from what the camera sees. That being said, Seven Locks does have a huge bright green throat . Does it glow .....well I cant say I have noticed it glowing .
Here is a good example of how the sun / shade affects the image The glare of the sun washes out the color .....while the shade enhances it .
I also think there is something chemical in the green of the throat of a daylily. If you look at the green throat of Daylily99's image of Shaggy Chic or Shishedo o r DebbieOn's image of Saubine Bauer or Seal of Approval or Seminole Wind or Celeste's image of Shelby's Song , the glow of the green is identical . It is just much more evident because the throat on Seven Locks extends so far out onto the petals
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shive
6 years agoSanford Intermezzo
Sailing Into the Blue
Shadow Walker
Simply Charming
Sexy Samantha
Scarlet Angel
Shelby
Sacred Ground
Sangria With Mia
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6 years agoMaryl (Okla. Zone 7a)
6 years ago
celeste/NH