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Wednesday's flowers

hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)

last year

It was a strange day today. It was oppressively hot this morning with high humidity. In the middle of the day it clouded up but then it cleared but the humidity had dropped dramatically. Bob and I worked out this evening, and although it was hot, it was rather nice.

The daylilies are taking a beating. Color is off, size of the flower is down. It's hard to cull seedlings when you know conditions are not normal. Here are a few things blooming today.

Absolute Ripper was nice today. (I should have removed the dead flowers.)

I might have posted Bear Paw before, but this was a better photo.

Cherry Pie a la Mode's size hasn't been affected by the heat/drought, but the color is the eye is lighter than normal.

Empire of Dawn and Dusk is a parent of Cherry Pie.

It took Feanorian Lamps a while to get established, but it's giving us some pretty blooms now.

King Crab was planted last summer. I really like this one.

Some of the small diploids don't seem to be affected by the heat/drought. This is Little Lemon Twist.

I like the Eye on Rosie with a Ring.

TrueNorth Queen Bee's bloom is nice and flat.

Seedlings will be in the comments.

Nancy

Comments (7)

hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)
Original Author
last year

I think this one is the seedling Queen today. It is Weasel Teeth X (Wolverine X On Your Knees You Will Find Him).

This is Princess of Alexandria X Extreme Tangerine.

Snidely Whiplash X (Sonoran Desert Rose X Crimson Stories)

Weasel Teeth X Red Eyed Queen

That's all for today.

Nancy
Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)
last year
I like your Snidely seedling and of course the orange one out of Extreme Tangerine.......The color on the eye of Feanoreon Lamps is striking..............Maryl
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True North Queen Bee’s color combo is probably my least favorite but sometimes it works like it does on this bloom-maybe because of the slight edging? And the fact that it is a nice flat bloom! King Crab is an eye catcher-how bright!! Feanorian Lamps does have a nice look and I’m with Maryl on the Snidely seedling-very eye catching.
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Cherry Pie a la Mode is pretty even with the pink eye and edge. Absolute Ripper looks ready to ride the waves, and King Crab must light up the garden. I'm drawn to TrueNorth Queen Bee. The Snidely Whiplash seedling is my favorite because of the purple color. Your seedling queen looks good too!

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sherrygirl zone5 N il
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What a nice bloom on the seedling queen! I also like the Snidely Whiplash seedling, a nice purple. Hurray for Lemon Twist for a great perfomance despite the weather.

Sherry
Brad KY 6b
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I really like your seedling, Snidely Whiplash X (Sonoran Desert Rose X Crimson Stories). The actual Snidely Whiplash is one of my favorites of all of your daylilies. You seem to be the only one who has it. I agree with you on the eye on Rosie with a Ring. I also like King Crab and Weasel Teeth X Red Eyed Queen.

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hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)
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Brad, Snidely Whiplash is hard to get. The hybridizer is in Canada and I don't think he lists it in his catalog anymore. We load it down with so many pods that we don't get great increase. It's too bad too since it is so pretty.

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