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Tuesday's Blooms from the Southern Tier of NY

daylilybedmaker

4 years ago

Here is what I saw today before going to work:

BEAUTY IN MOTION: A Bud Bennett intro. Mantis - This is a wonderful plant. The blooms are large and ruffled. The first few blooms can be splotchy, but they clear up.

HAVE A HEART: I know I post one yesterday that was taken in the evening. This one was taken this morning arund 6 am. It is also a Bennett intro

CLOWN PARADE: My neighbors must think I am practicing yoga in the morning trying to get pictures. I am getting 2 scapes per fan this year on this plant. I have never had that with this one before.

PEGGY JEFFCOAT: An outstanding double.

CONNIE CAN'T HAVE IT

More in the comments:

David

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daylilybedmaker
Original Author

4 years ago

After two torrential downpours, I decided to look and see how the blooms held up. Below are the best looking ones:

29 Flags Over Conway

JELLYFISH JEALOUSY

STAR OF INDIA was the best of all.

That is all.

Thanks for looking.

David

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Laura twixanddud - SE MI - 5b
4 years ago
Lovely group of blooms!
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celeste/NH
4 years ago
Beauty in Motion and Jellyfish Jealousy are my favorites of the bunch. Rain is always welcome here but I missed out on the storms today.
hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)
4 years ago
Beauty in Motion is my favorite today. I love the pinks. Peggy Jeffcoat is a nice double.

Nancy
mantis__oh
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
Star of India is always a standout in the early garden. Hope to see more Bennetts. Is Beauty in Motion more of a rose pink or a peachy pink? I see different colors on the web. Low-light pics can produce rosiness. Flowers on Clown Parade can be crowded. Connie Can't Have It is weak here, but it seems to have grown well for you.
daylilybedmaker
Original Author
4 years ago
Mantis,

The picture that I posted is accurate as far as the color. If I grew this in Maryland, before I moved,, it would probably be more peachy pink due to the clay soil. Where Mt. Bennett lived, he did not have much clay soil and had amended his soild for years. Where I live, I have no clay, but plenty of rocks. I grew Fairy Tale Pink in MD and always wondered why it was called pink and not peach. It traveled with me to NY and then I saw that it was pink. I attributed the change in color to the clay.

David
celeste/NH
4 years ago
I agree with David about soil being a factor in colors. Here in NH (known as the Granite State) the soil is filled with rocks and my one acre lot was forest when I moved here and is surrounded by large evergreens. The soil is acidic. This changes the colors, especially pinks and purples. My pinks are never muddy but true pink. Purples are especially deep.
Brad KY 6b
4 years ago
Great group!

Brad

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