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Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)

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Does anyone on our forum grow any of these new award winners (thanks to Floota on NGA for the information which is not on AHS site yet).................Maryl

Awards of Merit ( Usually 12, 13 this year with a tie)
1.Breathing. In Snowflakes
2. Sebastian on Steroids
3. Hats Off To Sue
4. Back to Black
5. Depends on the Whether
6. Barcode
7. The One Ring
8. Wigglesworth
9.Asheville White Winged Dove
10.Little Donnie Darko
11.Stop the Car
12. Cheddar Explosion by Diana Gossard
13. Sir Francis Drake

Honorable Mention( only top 10 listed here)
1. Dietmar's Wisdom
2.Katisue Herrington
3. Darth CIDUOUS
4. Pumpkin Britches
5. Peanut Butter Frenzy
6. Perry's Harem
7. Little Peanut
8. Dolly Poly
9. Little Ricky
10. Garden Fairy

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mantis__oh

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More HM winners that I have or have seen. Four Beasts in One (25 votes), In the Heart of It All (25 votes), Kingdom Bound (16 votes).

In the Heart of It All has been a good performer here for many years. Large bloom EM. Some years, it has rebloomed.

Four Beasts in One I saw at Crintonic. It had reliable patterns on the day I saw it, good bud count, but was blooming just above the foliage.

Kingdom Bound is one I've admired here for several years.

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mantis__oh
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Info has been on AHS website for a few days. Asheville White Winged Dove has had its dove wings maybe a few times. It's an ok intro out of Destined to See.

Here is my only pic with a pattern.

Stop the Car is a few years old and quite showy.

Sir Francis Drake was a great disappointment here years ago. Its bloom is showy, but it was nearly all leaves. Lots of fans; few scapes, few buds, and low height. I got rid of it years ago. It multiplied here--that's all I can say. It's the sort of daylily I don't want to waste time and space with, but maybe elsewhere it has more merit. (Here it is in a pot the first year I got it.)
lilykate7a
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I have Ashville White Winged Dove. It has multiplied well and bloomed really well.

Katisue Herrington was new this year. Did not bloom and has struggled to stay alive in the garden.

Depends on the Whether surprised me on this list. It has been in the garden two years-was a bonus. I am underwhelmed by this plant and bloom. I suppose others see more than I do but I did not even photograph it this year.
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sherrygirl zone5 N il
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Mantis, thanks for showing us what you have. Looks like a mixed bag for you. If I remenber correctly it has been like this in years past. This reminds me of Northwind Dancer in my garden, not good.

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Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)
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Thank you Mantis. It's always a pleasure to see your photos and hear your input......... I had to dig a little deeper on my link to the ADS website to find the 2022 winners as the last site I had with color pictures was from 2021. The newly published data was in PDF format with no pictures......Of the ones you posted the attention getter for me would be Stop The Car. I'd think Nan would want that one with Bob's penchant for screaming oranges..............Maryl
shive
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I have two on the Award of Merit list:

1. I've successfully grown Wigglesworth in a pot for several years. It performs OK in that situation, but I suspect it would really flourish planted in the ground.

Wigglesworth

2. I've also successfully grown Breathing in Snowflakes in a pot for two seasons. The first time it bloomed was this season, and it didn't have many buds because of the lack of rain and me only watering pots a couple times per week.

Breathing in Snowflakes

I really like both of those, and for those of you who hybridize, Wigglesworth sets lots of pods.

Debra
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shive
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Mantis - Your pictures of Kingdom Bound are so pretty! I've never added that one because it looks so much like Entwined in the Vine, which I grow in two places.

Debra
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hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)
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We grow Stop the Car, Little Donny Darko, Perry's Harem, and until recently, Sir Francis Drake.

I agree with Mantis about Sir Francis Drake. It was too short and the red eye, although quite large, was often sort of faded (which I don't like--that's why we got rid of New Paradigm). Here is a photo of it with washed out eye color.

We love Little Donny Darko, a great small uf. It is a great grower with good height and lots of scapes. It sets seeds well too. We have many seedlings from it. If I remember correctly, it was a bonus plant. That is why I love bonuses--some of my favorites came to us that way.

We grow Stop the Car too and, as you might imagine, Bob loves it. I have not been overly impressed with its growth, but it is planted too close to the pine trees.

Perry's Harem is a huge flower. I can't talk much about plant habit because it is planted in a bed that has been overrun by weeds. (We have to get those weeds under control.) I would describe it as Rose F. Kennedy on steroids--fancier, ruffled. Sorry that this photo isn't very good.

That's all for me.

Nancy
Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a) thanked hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)
Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)
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Nan: I thought you grew 4 Beasts In One? It was in the rest of the 2022 HM listed on the AHS website, but ranked lower then 10th so wasn't printed out.............Debra: I like the colors on Breathing In Snowflakes.........Nan: I agree about bonus plants. Some of mine have worked out better then the ones I've ordered....................Maryl
hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)
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Maryl, we do grow Four Beasts in One. It, unlike Get Jiggy, is consistently patterned here, but I have not been overly impressed with its vigor. Like I said early, we have been letting the weeds take over, so maybe that is the problem. I didn't get a photo of it this year. This photo is from 2 years ago.
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organic_kitten
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I have Breathing Snowflakes which has rebloomed both years I have had it and it blooms quite well originally too.and Perry's Harem is new for me this year...Nanacy, like Bob I like the bright oranges and Stop the Car is one I have considered buying; I instead got another bright orange that you also have.

kay
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Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)
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Nan: I'm glad you posted your Four Beasts In One. It's a yellow, which is one reason I remember it so well (liking yellows as I do)..............Kay: I looked up Perry and His Harem and I like the colors quite a bit. Douglas is a hybridizer that has introduced several that I've been interested in. It remains to be seen how colorfast/sunfast they will be, which is a big deal for me. I'll look forward to seeing your Perry's harem next season.......Maryl
organic_kitten
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Maryl, Nancy posted Perry etc...and I liked it and bought it. I hope it does well here, but then, the Douglas ones I have usually do well.

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