Resilient daylilies this past season
Most of us had a less than stellar growing season this year. It was nice to be surprised by a few that did well under the circumstances……maybe not the best budded but picked this season to show off a bit. Show us your surprise show offs from this season.
On a side note, having my spinal surgery this Wednesday.
Cameroon Night was new to the garden and put on quite a show.
Peach Pizazz wowed me this season.
Winifred Esther had its second season and wowed me with its performance.
Sherry
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mantis__oh
last yearlast modified: last yearWell, it was a good season, but some surprised in their performance. I think it was a good season for many in the North. Karol Emmerich commented on how long her bloom season was.
I don't remember Dragon King looking this good.
Grace Like Rain had more buds than usual and showed what a fine northern plant it is.
Victorian Gardens Starbright has never been so tall, dark, and clean.
Lacy Reinke attracted attention and had rebloom. Otherwise, not high budcount.
Morning Mood provided day after day of bountiful bloom.
I like early blooms, as they have a refreshing excitement. Safe Island did not disappoint.
Isabelle Rose gave picture after picture.
One that didn't have a good season was Jerry Hyatt, along with its progeny, such as Purple Passion's Promise. Terrible this past year.sherrygirl zone5 N il thanked mantis__ohRelated Discussions
Daylilies with best bud count, branching this season
Comments (61)I didn't keep bud counts on all of mine but here are some clump shots of my most prolific bloomers. This first one may be a mislabeled seedling. One of the local hybridizers used to line out his seedlings in the same plot as my display garden. He did have an introduction out of 'Open Hearth' and I half suspect this may be a sibling. It was a real wowser though. I did count the buds on 'Desperado Love'. One scape had 32 buds, the rest counted in the high 20s. This is only a two year old plant in my garden. It blooms ML here and is still putting on a show. This one was sold to me as 'Mariachi' but I've learned it is actually 'Mariachi1' as the first "Mariachi" was a diploid that was never released. 'Mariachi1' is a tet. Take a look at this 2yr plant's branching & bloom. 'Mary Todd' is a real bloomer here too. Check out the scape on 'Mexican Maiden' 'Nile Crane' was absolutely gorgeous. Always a favorite performer here, 'Wild Horses' had a long bloom season And finally, my seedling 2007-048-003 (Jennifer Trimmer x Maltese Falcon) had what I would call 4-way branching (though when I asked the garden judges at regional to explain how they count branches they would have called this at least 6-way) and a budcount of 25 in its maiden bloom....See MoreTwo pics from this past season.
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Comments (37)Brad - Heartbeat of Heaven is new here, has gone through one winter, Regency Heights has been here many years, a real good one. Debra - Diviners Handbook is excellent, it is hardy, clumped up quickly, I have had it about five years. It was a single fan. It also has been moved once, in its third year. Sometimes the blooms did not open all the way initially. I gave a friend a single fan about three years ago and his clump is now larger than mine. His flowers have always opened just fine. When people visit him, they want Diviners Handbook, it is very showy in a clump, high bud count (see photo). Mine is still in quite a bit of shade, but opens fine now with maturity, my friend's plant is in open sun on a large hill. Almost everything I give him looks better there, lol. I live in the middle of a forest basically, and have alot of shade. My friend lives in open fields of farmland on top of a large hill. It makes a huge difference with alot of daylilies. I was told some time ago that Curt Hanson daylilies need the sun. It does appear to be the case with some of them....See MoreBest Yellow Daylilies of the 2018 Season
Comments (41)Thank you for liking my seedling! It is still too new to judge its merits but it certainly has potential. Wow, looking back at this thread again, I see some gorgeous garden shots! I am drooling over all this loveliness. Sherry, though Stella D'oro flowers maybe plain, your placement of it among the hostas and heucheras is perfection! It elevates this daylily to first class and showcases its flowers and foliage beautifully! Julia, I love that combo of Enter Laughing with the purple coneflowers in the foreground and the purple flowers in the background. Wow! Too lovely for words. Celeste, Cheddar Cheese is just marvelous in that group shot! I also love your combo of Living in Amsterdam with the blue clematis next to it and the coral daylily in the background. Wow! Nancy, LOVE the gold shade on Tidewater Elf and the beautiful poly It's Miller Time. Kate, your NOID is just spectacular! I love the pic with it blooming in the foreground and the other daylilies with their blooms popping in the background. It is like a sea of blooms!...See More
hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)
last yearSherry, I will be praying for a successful and safe surgery and speedy recovery for you. Let us know how you are doing.
Our season was not stellar--too hot and too little rain. The early season was actually worse than the later season. Still, I found several that performed well. Some of these were newly planted and some have been in place for a while.
Vision Seeker was planted in 2021 and seems to be doing well. I like the big bold flowers.
Thunderbird Dancer was planted just this spring (early) and just kept on growing.
Swingin' Miss was planted in 2021 and gave us many of the cutest little flowers this seaon. Those lavender tags are hybridizing tags--sort of ruins the picture, doesn't it.
I am really liking this little flower--Siloam Shocker.
Phill Warbass has the Rose F. Kennedy look but is much taller. It actually is an offspring of Emerald Starburst.
I bought Mardi Gras Indian for Bob and he loves it. It's the most intense, brightest color in the garden. It looks like a good grower and is increasing well.
I have been enjoying some Bret Clement intros like this one, It Stops at Garage Sales. It has tall scapes and lots of large flowers.
Impassioned continues to impress me. It blooms late registered as mid-late but usually blooms late here) and has nice tall scapes. (My pictures of it always have the gator in them.)
You might expect the last one to be a good grower because it is a Stout winner. We haven't found all Stout winners to be good performers for us so it's nice when one lives up to the hype. This is Heavenly United We Stand. My only disappointment this season is I couldn't get it to set seed.
That's all for me.
Nancy
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shive
last yearlast modified: last yearMost of my dayliliies performed poorly this season thanks to a lack of rain and more than two months of temps near 100. There were a few that beat the odds.
All American Chief pumped out the blooms for a long time, even though bud counts were lower than in past years.
My Cameroon NIght looked better than it has in several years. It's repeatedly been attacked by grubs and has had short scapes for at least the previous five years. This year the scapes were tall, and at least one was taller than registered. I never got a photo of the entire clump, but it was really nice.
Star Lord had its best year ever and was one of my bud kings.
Porterhouse was the best performer in my front garden.
North Wind Dancer defied the odds and had good branching and bud count despite the lack of rain.
Mister Mayor was impressive this season.
Sun Temple Spirit flourished in a raised bed where the other cultivars barely bloomed at all.
Untamed Heart put on a nice show this year.
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Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)
last yearlast modified: last yearMy prayers are with you for a successful surgery Sherry. I hope you aren't laid up too long in recovery. Fall is such a nice season to enjoy the fruits of ones labors..........This has been a remarkable year for daylilies for me. And I mean that literally. I still have rebloom scapes blooming or about to bloom. The pollinators have shown up like never before and in the 35 years we've lived here we've only seen one Bluebird and it was dead. However, the other day 3 showed up at the bird bath. Our drought continues, and my watering never seems to cease, but as long as I can drag a hose around my plants seem happy........I like your Camaroon Nights and the Hosta. Such a pretty combination. I like everyone's purple (great seedling Brad) and will add my much loved Mary's Baby to the mix. It's reblooming as I type..........
Mary's Baby:
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