V daylilies 2018
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peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
6 years agoOne for me. I have bee enjoying the quotes Sherry. Today's is so true.
Voodoo Dancer is popular with me too.
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Best Near Whites of the Daylily Season 2018
Comments (36)Now that I am home again, I had to post this lily. It is Voila Francois. No doubt, the most perfectly formed white I have. I don't think I have ever had an ugly bloom on this one. The second is Stardust Dragon. (I don't know this new trick Houzz performed in putting my photos together! Not my intention. It bopped my narrative below it and I have to edit.) New this year. But it multiplied rapidly and bloomed and then rebloomed. I think I will like it . Kate...See MoreDaylilies That Defy Color Description 2018
Comments (21)Well since I had some success posting the other day I thought I would try again . Not holding my breath though. I have a number of daylilies whose colors just dont fit into a nice and tidy color description . There is Trahlyta some days it is very purplish other days it is greyish Milk Chocolate which on some days is definitely chocolate but other days is irridescent and has sparkles on the petals and doesnt really look chocolate at all. Joseph's Coat is a gorgeous bloom with many many colors in it Joseph's Coat but dependent on the day the colors can change . Hard to believe the top 2 pictures above are the same plant . Pigment of Imagination , now there is a plant that defies description . When I first got it and it first bloomed , I thought I had the wrong plant . It looked nothing like the images I had seen and I was severely disappointed .......till later in the day I happened to pass by the spot where it is planted . I did a double take . There in front of me was a completely different plant , and on checking it again even later in the day , it looked entirely different again . Greyish pinkish blueish ....all describe the plant later in the day but in the morning it looks like a very unremarkable pinkish daylily. I have many many more daylilies like this as this is the kind of thing that attracts me to a particular daylily . Something unusual , out of the ordinary....See MoreEye No Edge Daylilies 2018
Comments (15)I had more of these than I thought. I think Debra's photos of Willow Dean Smith first encouraged me to add some of these. I won't post repeats as photos of mine are not nearly as impressive as those above. My Willow Dean is not as dark edged as Debra's. I also grow Swedish Girl, Julianna Lynn and Forsyth Flaming Snow but their performance was somewhat subpar this year. I like Wild One and am always tempted to get that one-it is always impressive. And Sherry's Happy Apache is always striking. Lady Liz has such a soft color. So pretty! Here are the two I selected. Snow Prince was new this year. It multiplied well and blooms were pretty although scarce. I will be interested to see if the bud count increases next year. I was pleased with it as a first year plant. Mountain Orchid was also new. I really liked the blooms and coloration on this one. Again, these were probably not the "best" blooming ones in this category but they were new and they bloomed well this first year and I like them! Mine all seem to be this pink/lavender edge. I think I may need different colors in this category! Kate...See MoreEyed and Edged Daylilies 2018
Comments (31)This is my kind of category. My list could go on and on. Mantis, Abilene Lillian didn't do as well here as last year. Maybe it was the weather or maybe I loaded it down with too many pods. I am getting some beautiful seedlings out of it though. Here are my top contenders. Bodacious Bite is always super for us. It never has a bad hair day and it sets pods well. Change My Heart has also been very good. I have been using it for hybridizing too. Sam Abell is a great performer in our garden. We love the wide edge. Here are the runners up. Dr Jules Michael Vinkman is also a favorite. It comes up in the spring looking ratty (it's a semi-evergreen), but always shapes up. Chico Tim has done well for us. Many of Tim Bell's hybrids do not like our climate. Chico Tim does not increase very well, but blooms well every year and at registered height too. Hip Hop Music has not been in the garden very long, but so far it has done well. I include it because I love the flower. Eye, edge, and teeth--what more can you want? I had to include one more. I don't know if this will be a good performer. It has survived two winters so far--one cold and the other mild. I post it because it not only has edge on the petals, but a slight edge on the sepals along with a few teeth. This is Stellar Stitchery. I like the intense eye color and have been using this one in our red and white program. So far it has given us some nice seedlings. I'll post one seedling too. This is Empire of Dawn and Dusk X Ruby Lipstick. We hope it will be an introduction in 2020 or 21. That's all for me. Nancy...See More
celeste/NH
6 years agoI seem to have quite a few so this will be in several sets:
VENUS'S FIRE (a nice pop of color in the border; tall)
and a close-up of the bloom:
VOILA FRANCOIS
VISUAL ARREST
VICTORIA GRACE
VOLCANIC EXPLOSION
VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS
VILLA BORGHESE
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoNEXT SET........
VIOLET SHADOWS (I LOVE this one.....great color)
VIOLET COCKATOO (blooms later in the season)
VESUVIAN (I cannot say enough good about this one. A really stand-out red, as David said. Tall, tons of scapes and well-budded, vigorous, good increase, and reliable from year to year. The color is wonderful.) This one should have gone on my top 10 list too!
VIRGIL'S SUSPENDERS
NOW FOR THE OLALLIE INTROS. THAT START WITH 'VT' (which stands for Vermont). These are ALL late to very late daylilies, blooming until the cold freezes in September here. They are all very plain blooms but extend the season. When nothing else is blooming they are a welcome sight. I sent Brad some of these and hope they do as well for him where he is.VT AUTUMN FIRES (a favorite of the Olallies, bright color and blooms here from early August through/till the late September/early October freeze puts an end to the show...blooms forever it seems!)
VT SEPTEMBER STAR
VT RR RED (this one and VT Butterscotch Harvest, *which I forgot to get pictures of because it was still trying to bloom in mid-October!*, are the latest of the late. They both start up in mid-September here and will keep trying to bloom even after we get our frosts)
THE REST ARE BELOW!sherrygirl zone5 N il thanked celeste/NHceleste/NH
6 years agoVT BRIDAL LILAC (soft pastel color on this one)
VT SPUN SUGAR (somewhat of a bicolor)
VT FONDLY KINVT CAMEO APPEARANCE
VT THE LAST MELON (this one is amazing for it's scape production and lovely warm color. Continues to bloom until a hard freeze)
VT BETSY
a close-up of BETSY
VT SOPHIE (another one that produces a lot of scapes; lovely warm fall colors)
VT SEPTEMBER ROSE ROSY (bright pink)
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signet_gw(6b)
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoNot many images of my V's but here are a couple .
Viva Pinata ,newly added to the garden 2 seasons ago .
Vatican City
I also grow Vampire Lestat but cant find a recent image . Added Vertical Horizon and Victoria Elizabeth Barnes and Vanilla Fluff and Vanilla Frost in 2016 so hope to get some good images this season.
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hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)
6 years agoDavid, we have been thinking about adding Vision Seeker. It's good to hear that it sets seeds.
Celeste, Voila Francois is coming our way this spring. I have heard wonderful things about it.
Signet, is your first picture Viva Pinata?
Here's a clump shot of our Viva Pinata. It's a great daylily in our garden.
We don't grow Vampire Lady. This photo was taken in a friend's garden.
Velvet Beads has been in the garden for many years. It's in a terrible spot, but it keeps on going.
Our Venus Fly Trap had an off year after a spectacular year the summer before. This might be a picture from 2016. I love this daylily but it won't set seed for me. I have gotten some seedlings from the pollen though.
Victoria Lynette was Indiana-bred and likes our garden.
Vintage Valentine was southern-bred. I hope it comes through this winter ok.
Violet Stained Glass is pretty, but I don't think it likes our climate.
I am not impressed with Vision of Glory. The flower is pretty but it took forever to get established in the garden. I think last summer was the first time it produced flowers that were worth something.
That's all I have.
Nancy
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Brad KY 6b
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoCeleste, It is great to see your VT's; looking forward to mine, thank you! Also, I really love Victorian Christmas. As far as I can see, there is only one picture of it on the internet-Harmon Hill. Garden.org and Daylily.org have no pictures.
Viette Seedling #3. Blooms very late and very well. One of my whitest.
Vintage Wine, a Munson. One of my very favorites and most reliable.
That's all I have.
Brad
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Pat
6 years agoThanks guys, now I've had to add another one to my wish list - Voila Francois. Here are some V's from me.
VALDOSTA AGAIN - received as a gift at the Valdosta National, reblooms here and a pretty nice plant. It's dormant and pod fertile.
VALENTINE DARLING - reblooms here, but may want to be further south
VAMPIRE FISH - grown for club starting with single fan - slow to increase and I only counted 12 buds. I now have my one fan so perhaps it will perform better if it works its way up to 4 or 5 fans.
VANILLA STELLA - it has rebloomed here but with a bud count of only 4. It's pretty brand new. I hope to use it in hybridizing for rebloom on diploids.
VATICAN CITY - I have a lot of it. Maybe it increases well or maybe it's been here forever. It's a beautiful color.
VEIN PRETENDER - so far I've counted 4 branches and 15 buds - fairly new here
VICTORIAN LACE - beautiful, fragrant, can't say I've noticed wonderful branching or bud count
VISUAL INTRIGUE - low bud count
VIVID BUTTERFLY - another low bud count, but a nearly perfect looking flower to my eye
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6 years agovictoria garden star bright --garden performance here unclear
volcano queen --quite nice in 2017, but pictures always make color contrasts brighter than reality
Vanilla fluff --old joiner
vatican city --nice, but pictures tend to make it a bit brighter than reality
viva pinata --shaping up well
vulcan logic --so far, a weak plant in this area
via dolorosa --coming along, slowly, from a single fan
victorian lace --every year produces pictures like this
vampire bat --teeth less prominent herevoila francois --unclear how reliable this will be; scapes sometimes have been stunted
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoVanilla Gorilla (above) --Didn't get a pic of this in 2017
Violet Blue Note --this picture may flatter reality. Wish it were a bit larger (didn't seem like 6" here). Wonder what bud count will be in garden.Vertical Horizon
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6 years agoVanilla Gorilla
Vera Biaglow
Vertical Horizon
Violet Becomes You
Viva Pinata
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6 years agoVanilla Fluff
Venus Flytrap
Victorian Lace
Volcanic Eruption
Volcanic Eruption
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shive
6 years agoDavid - I sure like Victorian Garden Oh Happy Day. It's a shame it doesn't have more buds for you. Vatican City looks great everywhere it's grown. I have it, but it's in a place that's become too shady.
Vivacious Spirit - Beautiful flower, but it has short scapes and low bud count here. It does rebloom well though.
Violet Victory - another marginal performer for me.
Villa del Sol
Westbourne Good Old Days - good performer for me.
Victorian Garden Emerald Breeze
Venus's Fire
Debra
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