Best Budded Daylilies of 2022
I've waited a long time to do this post because I was so bummed about the severe decrease in bud counts here due to lack of rain. But I know some of you, like Mantis, had bountiful rain and an excellent season. So wow us with your Bud Kings and Queens.
These were my bud stars this year:
1. Seedling Grandma's Smile X Dearest Valentine has claimed this title two years running. This year two scapes had 25 buds. The other scapes ranged from 14-19 buds. Last year the best scape had 44 buds through bud building. Almost no bud building took place this year because temps were near 100 for so long and rain was scarce.
A single bloom
2. I had three daylilies with 23 buds that tied for second: Star Lord, El Desperado and a seedling.
Star Lord's best scape had 23 buds. The other two scapes had 21 and 19 buds.
El Desperado has not made this list for four years. One scape had 23 buds. The other scapes ranged from 13-19. As you can see, the scapes were of varying heights thanks to the grubs.
Seedling Destined to See X Unknown - I was pretty disappointed with this one when it had only one scape with 21 buds. Last year bud counts ranged from 24-35, and the previous year from 26-41.
4. Fourth place was another tie with a seedling and Last Chance for Romance.
Seedling August Frost X Winter's Angel also disappointed methis year with its best scape at 21. Last year's best scape had 41 and two years ago it had 47 buds. There was bud building in past years, but not this time.
Last Chance for Romance has three scapes with 21 buds.
5. Fifth place went to three with 19 buds:
North Wind Dancer has never placed as a Bud Queen before. While it may have had 19 buds before there were normally so many in my garden with counts in 20s, 30s and 40s that it didn't get noticed. It had two scapes with 19 buds this time.
I'm Gonna Love You Through It is crowned a bud queen for the first time. It attained its highest bud count ever - 19 - in a bad year. It usually has 13-14 buds.
The Big 8-Inch seedling also had 19 buds and 5-way branching on the best scape.
I'm looking forward to hearing about yours.
Debra
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sherrygirl zone5 N il
last yearlast modified: last yearHad to think about what to include in this post. My best performers this year didn’t necessarily have the highest bud counts. I had higher bud counts on some with fewer scapes.
Bela Lugosi was on this list again, all but one scape had over 20 buds, wish I had a better photo.
Coyote Moon had a few scapes with over 20 buds.
Pizza Crust had a lot of scapes, most had 18-20 buds.
Debra’s seedling qualifies, Chance Encounter X Never Been Kissed, 17-21.Sherry
Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)
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Brad KY 6b
last yearIt is amazing how many buds you get on so many of your plants, Debra! Mine would barely make it to your list, if at all. Your big 8" seedling is so pretty. Great color and shape.
I don't do a lot of bud counting; I do bud estimating except for my new seedlings and a couple I just now counted for this post.. Here are the ones that have the most:
VT Sept. Star, 31, 28, the rest low to mid 20s
Catastrophe Waitress, had in the upper 20s
Purple Riot, low 20s. This is also the best picture I think I ever got of it. Most are too red or too light.
Bombay Silk x Vintage wine, one scape had 24. Except one scape having 8, the rest were in the teens.
Ones I'm not sure of: VT Autumn Fires and The Last Melon are still bud building but unlike other years I don't thing they will make it. The same with my Sears Tower x ? seedling. Scarlett Pimpernel had an amazing year but since it is in the back, I have no idea of bud counts on individual scapes. So did So Lovely but it was uncounted as well. I already cleaned out all dead scapes.
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last yearWhile I was weed whacking today, I noticed another one that should be tied for fifth place with 19 buds. It's Tuxedo Junction.
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last yearWith bud building, VT Autumn Fires is now up to 37 and 27 on the best budded. The rest are around 20 or so.
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last yearBlue Swallowtail on a rebloom ended up have 31 buds total. That surpassed anything I had earlier. What a great late, late show!
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