Maryl - I'm always impressed by the edge you get on Orchids and Gold. I remember Sweetest Name I Know has been a good rebloomer for you. Does it get really tall (the registered 36 inches) in a pot?

Debra

Debra, Breathing in Snowflakes, English Lavender and Carmen Renee are my favorites.

Seedling Carmen Renee x VT the Last Melon.

Metaphor

Mediterranean Sailor

Egyptian Ibis poly

In High Regard, first year

Beryl Quinn listed as a dusty rose but often very lavender.

Veracity [a seedling]

Carmen Renee

That's all for now.

Brad

There arent too many lavenders in my garden, I really like the ones I have. A few of mine are listed as pink but are more lavender here.

I love the color on Baby Blue Eyes, it catches yor eye every day.

Entwined in the Vine is a new addition. I now understand why everyone loves this one.

Flutterbye is a favorite here, it did well in the wonky weather last season. It gets afternoon shade and has done well.

Old standby, Lavender Stardust, such a great shade of lavender.

Moroccan Sunrise is more lavender than pink here, not sure you can tell from this photo.

Undercurrent is more lavender than pink here.

Winifred Esther is registered as pink, more lavender here. It is a recent addition here and I cant say enough good things about it.

Sherry

I'm surprised no one mentioned I wasn't supposed to start these threads until Nov. 14. My bad. I've been so stressed trying to get my seedlings planted that I got confused. Thanks for playing along. I've revised the schedule.

Brad - You always have the prettiest lavenders. They all look so good I can't pick a favorite.

Sherry - Baby Blue Eyes does have gorgeous colors, and I really like your new additon of Winifred Esther. Your Undercurrent has impressed me for several years.

Debra

I think we have all been looking forward to seeing beautiful daylily pictures again so we didn't mind the early call. However, today is the last day of decent weather before the cold front starts to move in. I'll be moving all my daylilies to their winter home so it works out better for me to start next week on the purples.............Debra: I don't measure daylily height, so can't tell you about Sweetest Name I know. I don't think of her as tall though (and 36" would be tall for me in a pot), but she's also not short...........Brad: you did nicely this year with your seedlings. Look forward to seeing them again next year........Sherry: Flutterby, Undercurrent and Lavender Stardust all look very pretty to me. When I compare my lavenders with yours, I really see the difference climate can make.............Maryl

Lavender is not my color, but there are some pretty ones in this bunch. If we weren't trying to downsize the garden, I would be tempted to add Entwined in the Vine. English Lavender is beautiful, but it won't grow for us.

We have just a few lavenders.

Flight of Orchids is one I really like.

I put the next two in this category because I call the eyes deep lavender, not purple. The first one is Feanorian Lamps.

This is Second Horizon.

That's all for me.

Nancy

Nan - Flight of Orchids and Feanorian Lamps both have striking eyes. I seem to have a lot of lavenders.

Here are some more from my garden:

Cobalt Rings

Angels Bow Down

Crintonic Rain Dances

North Wind Dancer

There's A Place

Odds and Ends

Jitterbug Blues

Twirling Towers

Untamed Heart

Coco's Curiosity

Kindred Jewel

Debra

Wow Debra! I have Coco‘s Curiosity in the pinks……..this is crazy what different environments do to the colors. Reminds me of the purples Celeste got in her garden….I do miss her : (

Sherry

Well, I love PALACE GARDEN BEAUTY and IN HIGH REGARD.

Here a some lavenders that I grow:

ADA MAY MUSICK:

ALL THINGS TO ALL MEN

ALPHA AND OMEGA

COBRA SKIN NECKTIE

More in the comments

David

EXOTIC STARFISH: First flower ever. It is a pinky lavender.

FRIEDA ALLEN JERRELL: One my most photographed flowers.

GLORIOUS TEMPTATION

INQUIRE WITHIN: Love the subtle violet eye.

LAVENDER BLUE BABY: Great plant

LINDA SIERRA: Another favorite

Here is a LINDA SIERRA SEEDLING

skyhooks

some sweet day

TOPGUNS LAVENDER LACE

That is all from me.

David

David - I can why FRIEDA ALLEN JERRELL is one of your most photographed flowers. It's gorgeous.

Here are some of my lavender seedlings:

Coco's Curiosity X S. Samantha

Razor Sharp X SC Night Vision #2

Destined To See X Back Scratcher Seedling

Blazing Saddles kid

Carolina Cool Down X (Blazing Saddles X Awesome Applique) #1

Debra

More lovely seedlings! the Destined to See seedling is my favorite, such a nice bitone with a midrib, scrumptious

Sherry

I see more that I really like: Flutterbye, Lavender Stardust, Moroccan Sunrise and Frieda Allen Jerrell.

More of mine:

VT Bridal Lilac

Zuzu's Treasure is always lavender for me.

Lavender Dew

Another seedling from Carmen Renee x VT the Last Melon

Jack Sprat

Pony

Lavender Frost, kinda between lavender and purple.

That's all folks.

Brad

Zuzu's Treasure sure does look lavender in your garden. That's a lovely shot of it! Lavender Frost is a gorgeous shade of lavender purple. Thanks for adding these!

Debra

Aerial Applique was the finest it has ever been here this year. I like its early blooming. In previous years, bud drop could be a problem. Also, the tallest it has been. Ocean Spirit was recently divided. It performs well here, but takes a lot of space. Alpha and Omega is nice, but blooms are not always clean and it is a bit on the short side.

So many lavenders here. More popular here than with most collectors, who of course are chasing stripes and speckles and pictures that are hardly ever reality. I probably have more too since there are a lot of Hansons here, and Curt has dropped many of his other color lines and is obsessed with lavenders.

Drew Hoo --a favorite, with good height and appealing form

Glass Houses

Laguna Brava vigorous

Magnetic Springs --clean this year

Dream Sequence --showy and vigorous

Jacob's Well --a scene stealer this year

Ideological Worldview

Lavender Panties

Orchid Elegance --morning eyezone can be very bluish

Carolina Cool Down --inviting picture after picture.

Blueberry Scone

Logically Implied --floriferous

Written in Stone --lavender pink

Menswear --a later cultivar

Rogue Wave --best it has been. Shorter than desired.

Frieda Allen Jerrell --very nice, but was slow to establish

Love Song --eye is lavender

Christopher Hitchens --could be a bit taller

Alone Again

Plumcake Patty. I like this earlier Davisson, though it seems only to have been used for bonuses.

Sword of Justice. Looks promising.

joshua slocum--front row plant and later

Mantis - What a lot of beautiful lavender Hanson clumps! I think my favorites are Ideological Worldview and Christopher Hitchens. Jacob's Well is eye catching! I did not get photos of Sword of Justice or Carolina Cool Down this year. They have been excellent performers in the past, but not so much in a drought.

Debra

Mantis, I love your lavenders! My favorites based on your pictures are Laguna Bravan & Glass Houses, [both a great form and color] followed by Logically Implied, Men's Wear, and Frieda Allen Jerrell.

Brad

Mantis,

Love all of the lavenders. My favorites are Glass Houses, Frieda Allen Jerrell (of course) and Alone Again (just got it from Paul Lewis off the LA this past fall). I also like Blueberry Scone. Thanks for sharing.

David

Curt Hanson is spending his final days in quest of a true pure lavender. Sorry that he abandoned some of his other lines. But a generation is nearing the end.

Alan Watts looked very good this year.

Kingdom Bound

Wow, How did I forget this one???? Debra's Blessed Art Thou x Great White. It bloomed so well and is so beautiful. I hope it starts increasing. Only 2 plants 2 years in a row.

Mantis - From your photo, Alan Watts looks like a pure lavender. Kingdom Bound looks so much like Entwined in the Vine, but a bit rounder. It looks to be a terrific multiplier. How long have yoiu had it?

Brad - Thanks for posting my seedling again. I do hope it will start multiplying better.

Debra

Alan Watts has more violet tones to me. It certainly hasn't achieved Curt's idea of a pure lavender. Lavender crosses now fill his seedling rows. Of course, many will probably never see introduction, with a 6-8-year interval before having sufficient plants. Kingdom Bound went into the ground in 2019. It is a good grower and a better plant for the North than the evergreen Entwined. Entwined, of course, is a parent, but KB has much wider segments. I had Entwined, but not sure what happened to it; I may have inadvertently dug it.

Mantis,

Do you know something about Curt ending his hybridizing efforts that I am not aware of?

Brad,

Love the seedling BLESSED ART THOU x GREAT WHITE.

David

Here is another pic from this year of Alan Watts.

David, I don't know of plans for Curt to end his career, but in 6 years he will be 80. He has said in the past that he doesn't want the messy ending that Steve Moldovan's garden had.

Rapture at Sea

Chateau Belair

Contributing Editor --I like this one, but it is a subtle color, often with more grey.

Crystal Castles --about 5 inches

Mantis,

Wow, you sure have a lot of nice lavenders, which is my favorite color for Daylilies. These last four are wonderful.

Brad

I agree with Brad. You have quite the selection of lavenders. I envy all those people who get lavender not mauve. Don't get me wrong, I like my mauves, but would also like a little variation............ Christopher Hitchens is one that draws my attention. Don't see that working in my garden though. I also like the pattern on Contributing Editor as well as the color. Really, all of them look lovely so hard to single out only a few................Maryl

"I envy all those people who get lavender not mauve." You sound like Curt Hanson, forever in pursuit of pure lavender, and dismissive of mauve and fuchsia.

Here is Tina's Siren Song, an orchid. Nice vigorous plant.

Sorry to be so late doing this, but with working on the new sections (and old sections) of garden and also working with getting my CEUs for nursing done, I've been too busy:

Cerulean Warbler

contact High

The Secret of Contentment

Pea Green With envy

Blue Dolphin

Blueberry Breakfast

handwriting on the Wall

kay

I added Blue Dolphin because of favorable posts here. Your picture is more encouraging. Handwriting on the Wall is very vigorous here and has a reliable, appealing flower.

Dawn of Aquarius --can be very nice.

Shelby's Song

Parent Morning Mood

BLUE DOLPHIN has been on my list to purchase. Seems to be a good parent.

David

Mantis - The Dream Society does look pretty dreamy. I've always admired your Morning Mood.

kay - I have to agree with others on the color of Blue Dolphin. It is gorgeous. Pea Green With Envy is another one that captivates.

Debra

Kay: I've always like Blueberry Breakfast. Someone posted a clump shot of it ages ago when I was just starting out and it was beautiful. The color in that shot was so unusual. I know it's older now, but I'm glad to see someone still growing it..........Maryl

Thank you for comments on Blue Dolphin. I have Kate to thanks for that lovely one.

kay

Kay, I really love Blue Dolphin. Cerulean Warbler is nice too. Mantis, Parent Morning Mood is very pretty.

Brad