Have a great trip, Brad! Milano Crimson Tide looks so velvety, and I always like Hot Wheels.

Debra

Some reds from my garden. It has been snowing here for 2 days…..thank goodness the temps are in the 30’s …..all has melted.

Anzac is my happy shade bloomer. Its on the north side of the house.

Cherokee Star got moved…it is much happier in the new location……hoping for some clump shots next season.

Christine Dixon is an early bloomer here.

Fernstone….the earliest bloomer here.

Happy Apache finslly reached clump strength this season, slow multiplier.

Heavenly Hidden Treasure is fairly new here.

Reindeer Antlers is a sunfast red here.

Ruby Spider

Red Volunteer blooming in the shade.

Soco Gap is happier in a sunnier spot.

Sherry

Red isn't my favorite color in daylilies. I think the truer red shades of my roses spoiled me in that regard. However I do have a few that I really like and keep here.

Wayah Valley: Have had it for years now. Does well in the heat.

Acquire the Fire: 100 plus heat this year for months on end. Acquire the Fire laughed at it.

Intense red color:

Another red that's made the cut for a few years.

Cherokee Star:

This may be of interest to more northern growers. The hybridizer sent it to me to test how sunfast this was a couple of years ago. Alas, it was no Acquire the Fire BUT while the strong red color faded as the heat mounted the color changed to an intriguing purple/red pastel color which was eye catching in itself. It also kept rebloom scapes coming even in the triple digit heat. Someone else may wish to experiment with this one in a cooler climate:

Knoll Cottage Stunt Kitty:

Early color:

Taken around 3:30 PM, Knoll Cottage Stunt Kitty after going into the shade. Note the color change:

I'll comment on others photos in a later post..................Maryl

Maryl, That last bloom is interesting….color change is pleasing both ways. I always enjoy seeing your colorfast blooms, some great reds here.

Sherry

Here are the reds that I grow:

HARPER'S BAZAAR: The bugs got to this one, but it is a fantastic grower for me with many buds.

WOMEN SEEKING MEN: Huge fans, so give it room. Parent of many intros.

RED LIGHTNING in the pm. It is certainly darker in the morning.

SCARLET MARIE: This was a bonus plant several years ago. I don't like doubles but I like this one. The form is consistent and never has a bad day.

Continued in the comments.

David

IT'S THE RAGE: This coming year will be its third year, so I can't wait to see what it really does.

PERSIAN RUBY: Fantastic plant.

DARK WITCH

FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN: I had a huge clump of it this year and decided to divide it and take it the sale I attend. The fans on this one are rather large. It is a front of the border plant. It is an attention getter.

FEAR NOT

PHILLIES' PINSTRIPE: It has many different looks throughout the season. I loved one of its parents KEY TO MY HEART, but it had one flaw, the petals liked to canoe in the heat and the substance was thin, I found this one to be a significant improvement.

JELLYROLL MORTON: First year in the ground after being in a pot for a year. It even rebloomed this year.

RED FRIDAY: Can be splotchy.

SHIRLEY'S RED DRAGON: I wish it wasn't prone to being splotchy.

PARADISE BAR AND GRILL: This is relatively new and I love the richness of the colors. It is also tall. One of my favorite newer Hanson's that have been added to the garden.

IT'S THE RAGE (again) A different angle showing more teeth.

VOODOO DANCER: A black red double.

DRACULA

ART ATTACK

GEMSTONE WARRIOR: Laughs at the elements

More in the comments

David

David: I grew Scarlet Marie for many years. It is a nice double but will fade later in the PM in the heat. Harper's Bizarre is a pretty one for sure. I like the white edge on it in particular.........Sherry: Ruby Spider is a UF that I like. I saw it in person years ago and the color was excellent. I'm sorry you've had snow for 2 days. I hate the stuff myself. We had flurries this Monday but no accumulation fortunately.............Brad: Malono Crimson Tide has a rich color, but looks to have some purple to it on my monitor. Red Viper is a good solid red color. Be safe on your journey and Via con Dios...........Debra: All American Chief tempts me every year. I like My Heart Belongs to Daddy and Aunt Patsy too. Do you think you like red more then Pink? I know you have a lot of both.............Maryl

TIME LORD: An old Munson the I will always grow, because I am a Dr. Who fan.

NINE INCH NAILS

CLIFFJUMPER: I love this one. Picture of the same bloom with morning sun and then morning clouds.

AARON BROWN

CHARM CITY CERISE GLOW

That is all from me for many shades of red.

David

David, is your garden bigger when you are standing in the middle than it appears from the sidewalk?😆

Sherry

Maryl - Pink daylilies are still my favorites, followed by lavender, purple and then red. I really don't have that many registered red daylilies. I do have a lot of red seedlings though. I've added newer reds to my garden to cross with those red seedlings. Your Wayah Vallley always captures my attention. I agree that Acquire the Fire is one of the most sunfast reds out there.

David - I think Jellyroll Moton and Paradise Bar and Grill are my favorites of yours. Harper's Bazaar is a standout too!

Sherry - I like your early blooming reds - Christine Dixon and Fern Stone. Happy Apache always captivates me. I'm sorry it multiplies so slowly.

I've been having a hard time posting for the past three days. So many posts have just gone into oblivion. I'll try again this afternoon.

Debra

Sherry, I would love to make it bigger, but I would end up looking at the dayliles from the wrong end courtesy of my family. I have some of them packed in there. I am trying to make more space by thinning out clumps and not purchasing too many more. It is to the point of one goes if I want one in. That does not help with seedlings.

David

More reds in my garden:

The Ultimate Sacrifice is one of my best pod parents.

Kara Louise

Twentieth Century Fox is registered as late, but it blooms early here.

Velvet Throne is always shorter than registered here.

Irresistible You

Tart With A Heart

Here are some of my best red seedlings:

The Ultimate Sacrifice X Red Edition - Great multiplier and it reblooms.

Unknown parentage - likely Red Venom X Dancing Flamingo - The first flowers on this one are 8 inches in diameter. It rebloomed for the first time this season.

Scarlet Angel X Barbara Mandrell

Spacecoast Francis Busby X Blazing Cannons

Dancing Flamingo x a UF

Debra

David, I think you missed my Dr. Who joke??? read it again please. I think I was too subtle

Sherry

Sherry,

I can't believe that it got by me. I get it now. I should not have looked at this while I was at work. Very good.

David

I'm late to the party again. A beautiful bunch of reds on here. My favorite is Tart with a Heart and any red with a watermark.

Here are a few of ours although we don't grow many reds.

Broadway Player is a small flower with impeccable form and a darker eye. I love this one.

Carol Sing brings bright color to the late garden.

Colorful Chaos Nelli is a robust, vigorous plant. I think the color is a little dull though.

Happy Holidays to You is a smallish flower on a petite plant. The color is quite bright though.

Heavenly Christmas Cactus is a good grower with a decent height scape.

Here are a few of our favorite red seedings.

Sea of Cinders X Happy Holidays to You is one of our favorites.

We like the teeth and th darker eye on Lady Stephanie Victoria Redding X Man-eating Bat.

We like the watermark on this rose red seedling. It is Transylvanian Tango X Spacecoast Alpha Wolf.

We like the big throat on Deadliest Catch X (Chomp X Ruffled Strawberry Parfait).

This is a fulva offspring. It is ((Fulva Korean X Ted's Tribute to Linda) X Colorful Chaos Nelli).

A couple more in the next comment.

Nancy

Hell on Heels is a superb performer in the mid-late garden.

I love the rich colors of Reindeer Antlers.

One more seedling photo--this is Velvet Eyes X Santa's Little Helper. Bob and I are chasing after the elusive red with black eye daylily. We are not there yet, but this is a step in the right direction.

That's all for me. Now on to the oranges.

Nancy

I like the Velvet Eyes seedling, that eye looks pretty nice to me.

Sherry

Nan - My favorites of yours are seedlings. I especially like the rose red Transylvanian Tango x SC Alpha Wolf. The dark eyed Santa's Little Helper seedling also appeals to me.

Debra

Nan: I hope you are successful with your Santa's Little Helper quest. It was the only red I grew at the time that was anything close to the crimson red of a rose. If the flower had been a little bigger and it had been a little more winter hardy with my pot system, it would have been about perfect. As I remember it, it was colorfast too. I like your seedling of it and wish you luck in that direction................Maryl

Quite a clump of Heavenly Christmas Cactus! Does yours get the doubling that Gossard talks about? (Maybe not a positive.) The Deadliest Catch seedling looks impressive.

I added a couple of Hensley reds after Maryl's enthusiasm.

Fear Not has bloomed on short scapes some years. I deleted Fire on the Mountain because of its growth habit (blooms just above the foliage and a space hog), but it is a big brilliant red. Cliffjumper attracts attention. I hear it is a moderate increaser.

Cherokee Star certainly deserves its prominence in this post.

Harper's Bazaar was not good this year (poor bloom and splotchy). Might be a site problem.

Debra, are any of your red seedlings on the path to introduction?

Richard Norris always said that good reds were difficult to hybridize (adding ruffles or different shades or edges). They seem to lose their marketplace value sooner than many colors (though not yellow).

Stone Palace Swagger (deep burgundy). I am wondering if it will have good plant habit. I am trying a couple of Evick's.

Red Headed Hussy has great vigor and prominence in the garden.

Vision of Things to Come --good grower

Larry's Twilight Bite --good height. Favorite toothy here.

Velvet Hammer --a star in the garden this past year, but this was a year with little splotchiness. Vying for best edged red, though not a brilliant red.

Geneva Firetruck --I like this vigorous one.

Cherokee Star

Daniel Howard Norris --a year after division. Dips tend to have low scape to fan ratios.

Ruby Grandeur --a later blooming Norris

Jelly Roll Morton --it has to fit somewhere

Dragon King --great year

Dark Gethsemane --to me a red, though purplish tones very early. Tall and vigorous

Goldner's Red Velvet seedling --some double scaping this year. Holds brilliant color. A later one. Thick, velvety texture.

Dixieland Band --a later delight

Mama Drama

the old When I Dream

Arrogant Bastard has never gotten the height at Crintonic

Rogue Primate is such a dominant bully I had to move it. Vivid and floriferous

Atomic Inferno

Omega Red

Hooked on You --low this year. Future?

Court Troubadour. I like this oldie

Playing with Crayons

Man Eater --looks very promising

Garry Bewcyk --quite clean this year. Difficult to capture its dark color, especially in a sunny summer.

Clash of Absolutes. Smoldering color, but sprawling plant habit.

mitch lynd --hard to capture its darkness

Mantis - I always like your photos of Daniel Howard Norris. The only reason I haven't added it is because it's a dip. I like the vibrancy of Goldner's Red Velvet. Dark Gethsemane is more of a red than purple here too. I do like it though.

All of the red seedlings I posted below are selected seedlings in the pipeline for registration. We'll see how they do once divided. There are some that sulk for years after dividing and never multiply well again, so those don't get registered. Others perform well one year, but not others. In any case, I will be keeping the ones I posted.

Debra

Paradise Bar and Grill

Passion's Promise --Bud count will not wow, but you won't miss it in the garden.

Spinal Tap --not a great year for it

Party Pants --visitors love this one

Megatron

Debra, what do you use to write on your labels? The writing has held very well.

Mantis, I like Party Pants, very pretty. Paradise Bar & Grill is nice even with an odd name I don't like. Brad

The one that interested me enough to look up was Passion's Promise. Too bad it's a sev. I just checked on my overwintering spot for non dormants and it is past packed. That puts a damper on things for me.....I also like Goldner's Red Velvet seedling, Dixi Land Band, and Ruby Grandeur.............Maryl