Best Bitones and Bicolors of 2018
Post your best three bitones and bicolors and any runners up here. The next category will be polychromes.
These were my three best:
Simply Charming was my prettiest bitone.
Wizard's Wish in the foreground of my late bloomers bed
Royal Jester was the best budded.
Runners up:
Mississippi Magistrate
Westbourne Good Old Days
Trimmer Seedling "Laughing Hyena"
Debra
Comments (32)
shive
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mantis__oh
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoDuel Zone, while still nice, had shorter scapes than usual.
Stolen Treasure had a great year when many others did not.
While not listed as a bitone, Strawberry Alarm Clock frequently looks like one.
Lacy Reinke did well, but bud count is limited.
Please Say Yes, like many others, did not have a really good year.
A final runner-up is Ross's Cottage Gift--attractive, but performance still somewhat untested.
Clown Parade had scapes a bit below the foliage this year.
sherrygirl zone5 N il
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoNot very many bicolored daylilies here and I really like them, hmmmm......I guess that means adding to my list. My favorite was a first time bloomer this season, Sea Dragon. It’s a show stopper in my garden.
Another new one, Stephanie Returns. This is a lovely small flowered repeat bloomer that did great it’s first season here.
Howdy is an oldie here growing in too much shade. It still reaches 36” in the garden, only four inches shy of registered height.
I had cataract surgery today, so vision isn’t ideal yet. I found one more specimen I like. This one is tan and black and named Jack.
Sherry
sherrygirl zone5 N il
5 years ago
KarenPA_6b
5 years ago
Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)
5 years ago
celeste/NH
5 years agoSherry, it's not your vision....lol. You are correct. Clown Parade sometimes looks more reddish and other times more pink. In my garden it seems temperature-related. When it's hot it's more reddish orange, and cool weather brings out the pink. I found another picture of it where it's pink...…
organic_kitten
5 years ago
I have a few of these .I may have already posted Clown Parade, but it is my favorite:
One that blooms early and often Colorado Moonstone:
Border Crossing
Bass Gibson...good rebloomer hereRocks Cry Out is one of my smaller blooms, but I like it:
And that is probably moe than it will post
kay
mantis__oh
5 years ago
hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)
5 years agoLovely blooms! I love bicolors.
Sherry, your doggie bicolor is adorable.
Simply Charming and Royal Jester are two of my favorites. Malaysian Marketplace has always been a favorite of mine but it just didn't like our garden.
I like Stephanie Returns. Reverse bicolors are sort of rare.
Here are some of our best.Last Man Standing is a great performer and a late bloomer to boot.
Patricia Ann's Calliopsis is, in my opinion, the prettiest bicolor in the garden.
Sonoran Desert Rose doesn't show its bitone characteristics much in this picture. It was one of the best performers for us this summer.
Here are the runners up.Rosemary Mussar is doing well for us.
Tears of a Clown is an offspring of Clown Parade and, even though it is new to the garden, looks quite promising.
Sihir came from Canada this spring and still managed in our record-breaking hot summer to produce several really nice blooms.
That's my six.Nancy
shive
5 years agoSherry - That doggie bicolor is the cutest! Sea Dragon is lovely too!
Mantis - Cottage Gift is lovely. Strawberry Alarm Clock is looking good too! Hanson sent me that one as a bonus this fall. I wonder if it will be a bitone for me. A lot of my pinks are when it gets really hot.
Nancy - Patricia Ann's Calliopsis is a stunner! Who's the hybridizer on that one?
Kay - Your clump shots of Clown Parade are always excellent!
I forgot about one that bloomed and rebloomed well here.
Innocent Discovery
Debra
sherrygirl zone5 N il
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agodaylilybedmaker
5 years agoI always find the bitones and bicolors to be wonderful additions to the garden. They just add a little more variety.
Here were my top three this past year:GEORGE JETS ON: Great little flower that puts on a long blooming show in the garden.
CLOWN PARADE: Not the best picture, but still a fantastic performer.
EVENING EYESHADOW: Great bloom. Old King Cole is one of its parents.
Runners up to follow
Daviddaylilybedmaker
5 years agoHere are my runner ups:
STARTLING CREATION: Nice and tall. Easily recognizable in the garden.
MABOU: Makes large fans. Good performer.
PEPPERMINT PINWHEEL: Similar to MALAYSIAN MARKETPLACE. More vigorous, but I like MM more.
More runner ups to follow.
Daviddaylilybedmaker
5 years agoMore Runner Ups
SOMETHING DIFFERENT: A reverse bitone/bicolor. The sepals are darker than the petals. I need to add more of these to the garden.
WREN'S SONG is a very good bitone. It is taller than registered.
CAROLINA BOUND: I like this one. I am hoping for more scape to fan production. I just moved it last fall, so I am hoping for an increase of fan production.
A few more runner ups to follow.
Daviddaylilybedmaker
5 years agoMore runner ups:
CHARLOTTE ROYCROFT: Vigorous grower.
GIZMO: Great mini bloom.
MALAYSIAN MARKETPLACE: Great looking bloom, but slow, and I mean slow to increase. Color is fantastic.
More to follow
Daviddaylilybedmaker
5 years agoI did not realize I had so many in this category and I like them all.
HEMAN: Vigorous grower. The sepals vary from having a lighter shade of the petals to being all yellow.
PARTY PINAFORE: I love this one. Blooms over a long period of time. Somewhat slow to increase. It may be location.
DRAGON FANG: Great performer in the garden.
The next ones are arriving this coming spring.
Daviddaylilybedmaker
5 years agoHere are two that are coming in the Spring of 2019:
SOUTHERN COTTON
LAVENDER FLYTRAP
That is all for me.
David (Zone 5)KarenPA_6b
5 years agoRocks Cry Out, Tears of a Clown, and George Jets On are my picks. Southern Cotton looks nice too!
David, my Party Pinafore has also been slow to increase. I have had it for 4 years now and it is still only a triple fan size. But I love its blooms. I look forward to them every year.
I looked all over my pics and found only a few bitones and bicolors.
Stargate Angel Wings
Shards of Kryptonite
Rosy Spiketail
KarenPA_6b
5 years agoMy runners up are Watchtyl Lavender Blue
Stargate Portal X RFK
An interesting bicolor seedling with a large green triangular throat from Katisue Herrington X Senator Edward Kennedy though the form can be better.
shive
5 years agosherrygirl zone5 N il
5 years ago
Brad KY 6b
5 years agoSo many nice ones! Malaysian Marketplace would be my top pick and Clown Parade second. Here's mine:
Karen's Curls blooms well every year, one of my top performers over all. Tall, well budded, puts on a great show. Its only weakness is that it leans some.
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Art Gallery Expressionism had a wonderful year, and it usually does well.
this unknown seedling that I got in an exchange years ago has done well even in lots of shade. This year it was in a top spot and became a top bloomer.
Runners up to follow.
Brad KY 6b
5 years agoRunners up--I will narrow them down as there were about 8 or more that did decently:
I am picking the ones that I noticed the most or that are my favorites.
a beautiful Noid. We've discussed what this may be in the past. There are several that are close, not sure if it is any of them. I call it a thistle-lavender blend.
Pony
Christopher Russell
I'll stop here. Things are going well with the uploads, don't want to risk doing too much.
lilykate7a
5 years agohoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)
5 years agoBrad KY 6b
5 years agoWhoa! How could I forget Flutterbye? Another reliable bloomer, big shows, etc. I usually just think of it as Lavender, but the sepals are a bit lighter often.
KarenPA_6b
5 years agoceleste/NH
5 years agoI just found out while browsing the database that PINK BRAID is a bicolor. I have grown it for a few years now and never knew this! Some days it looks like a bitone and some days, just a really frilly pretty pink!
celeste/NH