Best Oranges of the Season 2018
What were your best 3 oranges of this past season? These were mine. This category is for actual orange. There will be a separate category for melon/peach/apricot later this week.
Euphoric
Orange Vols
Indian Ripple was my only orange that rebloomed.
The Runner Up would be Chilled Orange Sorbet
Debra
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organic_kitten
5 years agoOrange is another color I really like.
Citrix; This one bloomed so long and had great tepeat re-bloom
Winner's Trophy: Moved it last year and had improvement
Bob Marley: A new favorite for me last year: and it re-bloomed
Inca Prince:Oranges For Christmas:
And I am sure there are others. I like the orange ones.
kay
mantis__oh
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoBob Marley also impressed here. Indian Ripple didn't have a standout year. Alabama Jubilee had just been divided. What kind of grower is Chilled Orange Sorbet? So many Waldrops are slow here.
Spirit Fox
Elizabeth Trotter--very large. Definitely calls attention.
Best oldie: Solar Fire
Sort of orange: Jan Zoo
Aroused interest: Tropical Fruit Loops
Shows promise: Flaming Flamingo
Best clump: Belief in Vein
Aroused interest, but untested: Court and Spark
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samhain10 - 5a
5 years agoThe only true oranges I have at the moment are species fulvas, acquired for fulva breeding. Next year, however, I should have at least a whole elephant-load's worth of orange seedlings - LOL. Will that count? Really like Bob Marley and Jan Zoo.
Here's Olallie fertile form:
Alex
sherrygirl zone5 N il
5 years agoOnly a few oranges here. Tyger River always has flawless blooms.
Primal Scream is my favorite a true orange.
Thats it for me.
Sherry
KarenPA_6b
5 years agoInca Prince is so adorable with that very round eye. Indian Ripple is very nice and I love the fact that it reblooms. Flaming Flamingoes is really orange. These are my favorite oranges this summer.
Blazing Lamp Sticks
Santa Cruz
Fang and Claw
Krakatoa Lava Runner up
hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)
5 years agoDebra, Euphoric is beautiful. We have considered getting it but Maryott daylilies sometimes do not do well here.
Bob Marley looks promising here, blooming even though we had to dig it up and line it out. We discovered that the Bob Marley we had actually had two daylilies in the clump. Either the seller or we put a fan of Bob with a fan of another we purchased so we had to separate them.
Mantis, we have Court and Spark but so far it hasn't done much for us. Maybe the weeds in the bed it's in has something to do with that.
Sherry, Tyger River is a good grower here too.
Alex, we grow that fertile fulva also.
My list of orange daylilies could go on forever so its hard to pick the best.
Wandering Werribee has been outstanding for us though not as tall as we typically like them.
Fire Bird Suite continues to do well. We have two of them and this one is in a more protected location and does better than the other one.
I would be remiss if I didn't include Krakatoa Katie, our introduction. We have a row of them which bloomed beautifully and then we had a repeat later in the season. It's a good rebloomer here in Indiana.
My first runner up is The Bride of Dracula. We love the teeth with the orange.
Lava Flow is always a favorite here. It's usually the earliest blooming fancy daylily in the garden.
Buddy's Betsy is in competition for the earliest blooming fancy daylily, blooming alongside of Lava Flow. Buddy's Betsy also reblooms for us.
My list of orange daylilies could go on for a while, but I'll stop.Nancy
Brad KY 6b
5 years ago2nd try at posting:
My favorites above are Spirit Fox and Indian Ripple. Trying one now and see if it works:
Rocket City had its usual great year: lots of scapes, buds and shows.
sherrygirl zone5 N il
5 years agoshive
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoBrad KY 6b
5 years ago
Primal Scream
Vt Autumn Fire did very well for a first year flower, very long blooming season. Living up to Celeste's description of it!
I'll do runners up separately. This posting thing is pathetic.Brad KY 6b
5 years agoOk, lets try runners up:
Most of my oranges that bloom well didn't this year since I split most of them last year. My 3 seedlings from Kent's Favorite two & Bittersweet Holiday did better than them. They each had a minimum of 10 buds and a decently long season.
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shive
5 years agosherrygirl zone5 N il
5 years agomantis__oh
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agosamhain10 - 5a
5 years agoshive
5 years agoBrad KY 6b
5 years agohoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoMaryl, Krakotoa Katie was registered at 25 inches tall, 14 buds, 2 branches (If I counted correctly), and a 5 inch flower. I think the stats were every better this year. The flowers get bigger on rebloom. The stats won't be available online until the AHS publishes them in print form (always runs a year behind registration).
I tried to post Bob's picks but it wouldn't load. I'll try again.
Bob's absolute favorite is Sea of Cinders. I don't recommend this one unless you are south of us or have consistent snow cover in the winter. We have had trouble keeping it alive in the ground. This one overwinters in the greenhouse. It is proving to be a good parent for us and often makes proliferations.
Unforgettable Fire is another of Bob's favorites. I must admit that it has eye-catching color, but it has none of the things I like in an orange--teeth, eye and edge, watermark.
I am having trouble posting. I'll put Bob's third choice in the next comment.
Nancy
hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)
5 years agoBob's third choice is Back Draft, one that we purchased the first year we seriously grew daylilies. It is the parent of our new introduction for 2019.
KarenPA_6b
5 years agoshive
5 years agohoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)
5 years ago
celeste/NH
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoAnother vote for SPIRIT FOX. This is one of my best performing daylilies and exceeds it's registered height of 27".....it's around 3 feet here. It is tall and dazzling so I planted it by the porch where it commands attention:
CLOSEUP SHOT:
VENUS' FIREThis one is TALL and my husband's favorite. He doesn't even notice my daylilies and in fact, has only commented on Claudine's Charm and Venus' Fire in all the years he's mown the lawn.....lol. Since she managed to turn hubby's head, she's in my top 3.
closeup shot:
ALABAMA JUBILEE
Another oldie, but goodie. Great color and plant habits.
RUNNERUPS.....
PANIC IN DETROIT
This is a skyscraper in the garden! Great color and towering, it commands attention.
OKTOBERFESTKeeps pumping out multitudes of happy flowers, nice and tall and well branched.
PRIMAL SCREAM, color is hard to beat
VT AUTUMN FIRES. A late bloomer that will bloom for over 2 months every year.
Nancy
5 years agoI am not much for oranges, but I REALLY like Panic in Detroit. Several attract my attention though.
Another vote for Primal Scream, it did really well this year. I need a better camera that captures colors better
Volcano Queen has not formed a clump yet, but it bloomed well, and rebloomed,
I am showing this one here, it is really more orange than this photo shows. Blooms well and always looks good.
Lipsmack
Oktoberfest
daylilybedmaker
5 years agoHere are my top three oranges from the past year:
TIGER-EYE SPIDER: It is just an unusual blend of colors: Orange with a purple eye. It is an early bloomer. I need to move it from the shade.
KRAKATOA LAVA: It hadn't made an appearance for several years, but my neighbors decided to cut down some of their trees and viola, it bloomed this year.
CHILLED ORANGE SORBET: Makes large fans, and rebloomed for me. It is somewhat slow to increase. A good feature if you are tight for space.
Others which are note worthy are PRIMAL SCREAM and OUTRAGEOUS.
David (Zone 5)shive
5 years agoKarenPA_6b
5 years ago
samhain10 - 5a
5 years agoshive
5 years agoKarenPA_6b
5 years ago
Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)