Best Yellow Daylilies of the 2018 Season
Post your 3 best yellows here, and any runners up you want to add.
It was not a good year for yellows here. Most had very low bud counts.
Empire of Desire was probably the best in my garden.
I remember Victorian Garden Emerald Breeze for how good its blooms looked on days when the heat index was well over 100.
Beaded Light gave some nice clumps, but the bud count was lower than I can ever recall.
Debra
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sherrygirl zone5 N il
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoI don’t have many yellows, I added a few this season and am waiting for some blooms from them. Brocaded Gown had its usual good season despite the weird weather.
Blueberry Lemonade had its second season here and rebloomed for me.
El Desperado did reasonably well
Runner up goes to an oldie Top Honors. I finally moved it out of the shade and it did better than I expected, it’s a large bloom.
Runner Up number two is a Stella d'oro growing in the shade with my hostas. Any daylily blooming in the shade needs to be appreciated.
Sherry
mantis__oh
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoI am waiting to see the performance of Empire of Desire here. I have seen it at Ashwood.
Banana Cream Beauty is a rather slow grower, but throws some very large, shapely, lovely blooms.
Butter Cream had somewhat shorter scapes, but look at all those buds.
Sarah Christine did fairly well, but bloomed in the inferno.
Many yellows were definitely subpar. For example, Stone Beacon usually makes a great display in the hospital garden. This year, it was paltry. Mohawk Chief did give a nice picture, but scapes were shorter than usual; blooms not so plentiful.
Desperado Love had some nice blooms, but fewer than usual and suffering from the suffocating humidity.
Best yellow at another garden:
Luminous Tabernacles
Inimitable (in my garden)
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Comments (18)I'm not BIG on miniatures....pun intended. I started out with the small flowered Siloams and then collected more minis when I first started with daylilies. But soon my affection turned to the large blooms and I gave away a majority of the small ones. I did keep my Siloam collection and have about 30 of them. A few other miniature daylilies have stayed. I will show the best of these in my garden. SPACECOAST TINY PERFECTION The name is apt. Just the most perfectly formed petite blooms on a tidy, flourishing plant. SILOAM TINY TIM When I got this one, my son Tim was just a boy and I now realize that this daylily and he were both 'born' the same year.....1984. I wasn't even into daylilies at the time but I saw it at a nursery and had to get it because of the name. It's tiny for sure, but just like my Tim, it still makes me smile. BAHAMA BUTTERSCOTCH I got this from our forum friend, Nancy in KY a few years back and it multiplies like the Energizer Bunny to the point that I have given it away to countless people and it still is a huge clump. It is always covered in these bright and cheerful flowers and is super-hardy in the north. Those are my top 3 and here are quite a few deserving runner-ups: LIL' RED WAGON Tiny perfectly formed bright red flowers on a healthy plant that blooms early and profusely. SILOAM FLOWER GIRL SILOAM APPLE BLOSSOM SILAOM SHOWGIRL GEORGE JETS ON TODD MONROE I have a few more I'll post after this just because I don't think many of us grow a lot of the miniatures. I won't post all my Siloams since there are just too many..... but will feature them when we do the daylily alphabet in January....See More
samhain10 - 5a
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoDebra - Empire of Desire is amazing with that sculpted look.
Sherry - I really think I have to go with Top Honors because of the form, even though that color bleeding effect on the eye of Blueberry Lemonade really appeals to me.
Mantis - Banana Cream Beauty looks good enough to eat!
I don't have much to offer that you haven't seen time and again, but I'll at least post Hello Heartstrings and say that it was one of the most hearty, and with the thickest scapes of anything in the garden. I love it's subtle eye.
Hello Heartstrings:
The other yellows I'll save for other categories.
Alex
sherrygirl zone5 N il
5 years ago
shive
5 years ago
celeste/NH
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoYellows are the workhorses in my garden.....not appreciated as much individually as they are for their performances and that bright pop of color.
CHEDDAR CHEESE
This one blooms early and keeps pumping them out for weeks on end. The favorite daylily of 2 of my little grandsons (who also like the name!)
Not much is brighter than Cheddar Cheese.....
As with many of my daylilies, this one stands taller than it's stats...…
PLANET CLAIREMy favorite yellow. The blooms are quite large with good substance and the form is so pleasing. Good performance on tall, thick scapes.
There is a TIE for third choice since I couldn't decide between the two.....WIND SONG
Yes, this one makes my list every year. An old cultivar with an exceptional fragrance (at least to my nose) and lovely, elegant form. The color is a soft yellow so it isn't garish.
BUTTERED POPCORNAnother oldie, it is simple in appearance individually, yet a powerhouse in the border. Never fails to perform in typical outstanding fashion year after year.
I will do my runner-ups in another segment.
hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)
5 years agoI tried to post late last night and lost it so I'll try again.
Tidewater Elf is an amazing garden daylily. It's not fabulous individually but does provide a pop of yellow in the garden. It's tall with well branched scapes. It also increases well.
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Spacecoast Lemon Whiskers is one of my favorite yellows. It has tall scapes and big flowers. It does well for a southern-bred daylily.
I'll post my runners up in the next comment.Nancy
Julia WV (6b)
5 years agoThis one I did not get to post in my previous post. Multitasking today....
OSTERIZED
Brad KY 6b
5 years agoI don't have a lot of yellows and many didn't do well this year due to thinning them out last fall.
From the above flowers, I really like Planet Claire, Empire of Desire, & Buttercream
Spider Miracle had a very good year. It is not usually well budded. However, I threatened to replace it with something similar if I find one.
Sears Tower is actually the best one. Lots of buds, amazingly tall, very long bloom season
gold noid always blooms well and gives a good show.
Brad
lilykate7a
5 years agoHopefully, I can take advantage of this window of opportunity Houzz has afforded me to post. I love yellows. I know many people don't but they just represent "happy" when I see them in my garden. I have lots and lots but will hold it down!! I really like many of those you have posted.
Siloam Amazing Grace. An old one but it multiplies like crazy and blooms are perfection. Wish I had a good clump photo because it is truly "amazing" in clump form.
Wonders Never Cease. Usually has this yellowish tint in my garden with deeper edge. Usually opens well.
I am sure most of you knew this would be in here-my yellow NOID. It is the number one performer probably of all the daylilies in the garden. Mantis thinks this may be Imperial Lemon and it may be. I have IL in another section of the garden and it does not perform like this plant but that may be just location.
Runner-up: Patsy Carpenter. Just for the sheer size and beauty of the blooms.
Runner-up: Yazoo Elsie Hintson. Again, just for the size of it. It blooms short for me but is so striking. Others were Concete Blonde, Brocaded Gown, Golden Child, and others!!
Kate
samhain10 - 5a
5 years agosherrygirl zone5 N il
5 years agolilykate7a
5 years agoAlex, I knew you would like YEH!! :) It is really pretty when it blooms and I may have an even better photo of it as a clump. In my garden, it is never at registered height so the blooms overpower the foliage-otherwise, it probably would be a fav.
Here it is in clump form. Remember these blooms are monsters. 8-9 inches. And all about 12-15 inches above the ground!
And here is Golden Child. More yellow than gold for me. Forgive the "non deadheading" that is showing up in this photo. (Sorry for posting more. I am just so excited to finally get to post!! Who knows how long that will last!!!!)
Kate
shive
5 years agoBrad KY 6b
5 years agoKate, I like your noid [of course] and Siloam Amazing Grace, which I have & which is a truly amazing flower. Here's a clump shot from 2017. It was extra short that year with fewer scapes than other years, so I split it. This year it didn't bloom well because of the split, but am very hopeful for next year.
lilykate7a
5 years agomantis__oh
5 years agoEmpire of Desire has bloomed here, but haven't seen a lot of it; it is in the estate garden, which I see frequently, but not every day.
Planet Claire was good here this past year; had more buds than previous years, which were meager.
celeste/NH
5 years agoThese are my runner-ups...…..
YELLOW MONKEY
I have a feeling this one will be in my top 3 next year. It was just planted for 2018 but it has already impressed me.
SILOAM HAROLD FLICKINGERThis is the first year this one really got going. Even with the drought conditions it had lots of scapes and great color. There is something about it that just makes me happy.
THE JURY'S OUTOK, this one will never win for the beauty of it's individual bloom. It's just a plain-Jane in a garden of flashier faces....BUT.....it cannot be beat for scape and bud production, hardiness, and the fact it will bloom in the late season for weeks on end until the cold shuts it down. This was taken in late September after it had been blooming since mid- August.
LIVING IN AMSTERDAM
I was going to stop at 3 but needed to include this one. I got it as a teeny tiny single fan about 5 years ago and the first couple years the blooms were deformed and I was about to chuck it; but then it shaped up, like plants do when they are threatened. This was taken when it was almost bloomed-out but trust me when I tell you it was amazing.
samhain10 - 5a
5 years agodaylilybedmaker
5 years agoHere were my best yellows from this past year:
RIVER WIND: Frequently showed polytepal blooms.
SILOAM MELVIN'S YELLOW: Great early blooming yellow. Blooms for a long period of time.
SOLAR MUSIC: Tall with flat blooms. Great plant.
Runner's up to follow.
David (Zone 5)daylilybedmaker
5 years agoRunners up:
MALCOLM DAVID BROOKER SR: Great toothy one.
YADA YADA YELLA: New to the garden Fall of 2017. Looks like it will be a good one. Love the form
Erin Lea: An oldie but a goodie.
I thought about putting RAM on the list, but its bud count is low.
David (Zone 5)samhain10 - 5a
5 years agoshive
5 years ago
KarenPA_6b
5 years agoMy best yellow is a seedling from the cross
Green
Icon x Green Mamba
Heavenly Danger Zone
Jolly Good Yellow
lilykate7a
5 years agoBrad KY 6b
5 years agosherrygirl zone5 N il
5 years agoshive
5 years ago
Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)
5 years agosamhain10 - 5a
5 years agoBrad KY 6b
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoshive
5 years agoMy runner up is Sweeten Creek because it rebloomed in the fall. In fact it's still blooming.
KarenPA_6b
5 years ago
monarda_gw
5 years ago
organic_kitten
5 years agoPhilistine Champion
Shake The Mountain
Whistler's Sister
Whistlers sister when it is hot
My Chihuahua Bites
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organic_kitten
5 years agolilykate7a
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hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)