Best Miniatures of the 2018 Season
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Brad KY 6b
5 years ago
lilykate7a
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Comments (81)There are no photo posts from me; I'm guessing they disappeared or never posted correctly, as I did comment above on all of yours. Wind Frills awesome as usual. A bit short this and last year, so I divided them. Chance Encounter did extremely well in spite of being split last year. Becky Lynn, a great performer almost every year. Runners up next post....See MoreBest Coral Daylilies of the 2018 Season
Comments (17)I don't seem to have many in this color range. The first two below are some of my very best daylilies..... TREASURE OF THE SOUTHWEST This one is one of my absolute favorites of my daylilies and I seem to take it's photo the most....it and Jerry Hyatt. (I found at least a dozen shots I took this summer). There are all the colors of a sunset in this one. It makes a tremendous clump that blooms endlessly with multiple scapes and buds, is super-robust and healthy and the substance holds up in the heat and the cold. In the heat it has more coral tones..... in cool weather it takes on more pink tones..... either way, it's gorgeous! SOUTH SEAS This golden oldie can not be beat for both brilliant color, reliable performance, hardiness and vigor. I will never be without this one. VT BETSY Not well known or widely grown, this Olallie late-bloomer will keep pumping out blooms dozens at a time well into September. Narrow grass-like foliage and dainty stems with fluttering blooms that remind me of butterflies in the breeze. RUNNER UPS..... This one could potentially be a favorite in future years. It's relatively new so it hasn't proven itself but the color has the 'wow factor'..... SMOKY MOUNTAIN AUTUMN BITTERSWEET DESTINY This is a daylily I tucked away in an obscure part of the garden and I always mean to move it where it can shine because the color is wonderful....See MoreBest UFs and Spiders of 2018
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sherrygirl zone5 N il
5 years agoI have several but don’t have pictures of all of them. My miniatures are mostly in the front of my borders. Siloam Virginia Henson is among my favorites, I like the distinctive eye.
I don’t believe Pastelline is very widely distributed, it’s a nice pink.
Another nice pink, not grown in ideal conditions. Now for some runner ups.
Passionate Returns does well in all day sun. It suffered a bit early in the season along with most of my daylilies, it shaped up nicely after several days of cool temps.
Little Showman is a Runner Up because it’s getting established here.
Stephanie Returns is a Runner Up because it’s getting established. Had a great season this year.
Little Strawberry Shortcake, not grown in an ideal spot.
Little Grapette, I missed this one for favorites, it’s a bloom machine. More in comments.
Sherry
sherrygirl zone5 N il
5 years agoMore runner ups.
When My Sweetheart Returns was new this past season. It did really well but I had to move it, it appreciates some shade. I really love this one!
Siloam David Kirchhoff a small classic with great pattern.
Eenie Weenie is a Runner Up because it got divided. It’s an early bloomer, nice shaped blooms.
Pennys Worth, a really tiny daylily, it a Runner Up because it was relocated.
Sherry
lilykate7a
5 years ago
hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)
5 years agoI really like When My Sweetheart Returns and Stephanie Returns. Siloam Virginia Henson is nice too. It has been a very important parent for a lot of minis. We grew the tet version, but it was eaten by a vole.
We have a lot of minis, both tetraploid and diploid. I have never counted how many and we added quite a few this year and last, most diploids.
Here are some of my top performers.I know I post a picture of Daddy's Heart frequently, but it really is one of my best performers. It sets seeds well too.
This picture is not from this season, but My Little Tea Set looks like this every year. It's such an elegant little flower.
Little Red Bantam is a top performer here. I have decided that I like them tall and small and this one fits the bill. Tall well branched scapes carry about 40 flowers. When I first tried to hybridize with it, I couldn't get it to set seeds. I kept at it and after it got well established, it started to set pods. I have several offspring under observation and I think I might have an intro or two from it.
Here are the runners up. Many of these are southern-bred. We grow a lot of Elizabeth Salter's and Grace Stamile's intros. These have performed well over several seasons.Bandit Bay is always a good performer.
Black Velvet Baby is relatively new to the garden, but looks like it will perform well.
Christina Cook has a tiny flower. What I love about it is the ruffled gold edge.
Hidden Jewel was sent as a bonus and I absolutely love it. It is hard to get a good picture of it. It just seems to glow from within.
I'll put the rest in the comments.Nancy
hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)
5 years agoHot Pepper was new the summer of '17, but it has already proven itself a great performer. It increases well and reblooms.
Lillian's Tears and Roses is another favorite here. I have some seedlings from it too.
Little Anna Rosa is one we picked up at a local hardware store for 3 dollars. It grows well and reblooms.
I think the color of Little Grapette is on the dull side, but it does perform well.
Little Man Tait is a hardy one from Canada.
Little Red Dumples was a bonus plant. It is quite small, but the scapes are like mini trees. The color is hard to photograph--red with black suffusing the petals.
I'll put the rest in the next comment.
hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)
5 years agoMadeline Nettles Eyes is a really small flower with a small plant.
I don't know why I didn't put Mary Ethel Anderson in the top group. It was planted in the summer of 2017 and has done great. I reblooms too. I love the flower.
Possum Que Shane is a vigorous plant with tall scapes and little flowers.
Ruffled Nuggets is aptly named. It's not the best performer but has one of the fancier flowers in the mini garden.
Penny's Worth is the tiniest one we grow. It will set seeds but it is murder to work with. I feel like I am standing on my head when I pollinate it.
sherrygirl zone5 N il
5 years agoFound two more oldie miniatures. Little Business is a good grower but does not do well in full sun like some old reds, does best in morning sun.
Mini Pearl has a distinct petal shape, very reliable. It’s a late mid season bloomer here.
Sherry
celeste/NH
5 years agoI'm back with a few more:
This one's already been posted but it's worth repeating....SILOAM DAVID KIRCHHOFF
BROADWAY VALENTINE
COYOTE MOON
ROSES WITH PEACHES
MYSTIC MARINER
DRAGONS EYE
ECHO THE SUN (this one has small 3" blooms on super-tall 42" scapes)
VELVET SHADOWSSuper-tiny blooms, only about 2 1/2 inches.....I got up close.
Grape-purple color is true
shive
5 years agoBrad KY 6b
5 years ago
KarenPA_6b
5 years agoI really like Siloam Tiny Tim, Siloam Virgina Hanson, and Madeline Nettles Eyes! These have beautiful colors and lovely eyes. I don't have that many minis either. I started to collect a few new ones this year.
Here is my favorite one, Elfin Blues. I started with a single fan in spring and it had quickly increased to 3 fans by end of season. It also rebloomed 3 times.
Pinwheel Princess, also a single fan managed to send a late scape in Sept.
Woodside Amethyst
sherrygirl zone5 N il
5 years ago
Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)
5 years agolast modified: 5 years ago
daylilybedmaker
5 years agoI only have a few miniatures.
GIZMO: Great little mini
LITTLE RAINBOW: An oldie but a goodie. It is more pink along the midribs than this photo in full sun shows.
BLACK FATHOM DEPTHS: I like this one, but it blooms out quickly. It is loaded with buds, but they open up all at once.
SILOAM APPLE BLOSSOM: A great small one that is a consistent performer year after year.
David Zone 5
celeste/NH