Near White and Cream Daylilies 2022

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Post your pictures of near white daylilies here. From ivory to alabaster and cream, those light beauties make the other colors pop. The next color will be yellow on Monday.

“White is associated with purity because the entire spectrum is functioning in unity. White is a healing color. White is appropriate for weddings because the unity of male and female symbolizes the unity of allness.” - Tae Yun Kim

I enjoy having several near whites in my garden, but I didn't photograph all of them last season. Here are about half of the ones I grow.

Arctic Lace is always one of my favorite whites.

Lightning Round is a good rebloomer.

White Ambrosia rebloomed well too!

Isabelle Rose was growing in a pot last season.

Ice Cream Emperor is short in stature but usually has perfect blooms that open well even on cool mornings.

Tuxedo Junction

Believe In Angels

Browns Ferry Cream Supreme

Wonder of It All

Debra

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hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)

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Debra and Brad, you both have an impressive bunch of white daylilies.

Of the name varieties, I like Desert Icicle (such a beautiful shape), Arctic Lace, and Isabelle Rose.

We don't grow many whites, but here are a few we have.

Liliian's Thin Ice is a favorite here.

Arctic Bear hasn't been here very long so I don't have any idea yet about its growing habits.

Chill is a small flowered diploid.

Heavenly Snowflake has done better for us than Heavenly Angel Ice.

Last Snowflake's scapes are short and the bud count is low, but the flower is wonderful.

That's all for me.

Nancy

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sherrygirl zone5 N il
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Debra, Arctic Lace is my favorite. I hope you post your white seedlings, I loved them.

Hemstitched is a creamy white.

How High the Moon is truly this white!

Ice Carnival stays in the garden here because it blooms later in the season.

Scandinavia was new to the garden last season, it looks promising here.

Schnickle Fritz was new to the garden. It is a front of the border plant , seems vigorous.

Sunday Gloves holds up in all day sun, never a bad bloom.

Sherry
shive
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Sherry - I do like your How High the Moon. Here are some of my "white" seedlings:

(Natalie Antoinette X Symphony of Praise) X (Dancing Flamingo x Bubblegum Delicious)

August Frost X Winter's Angel

Inimitable X Moonlit Caress

Carolina Pale Face X Dearest Valentine #3

Zuzu's Treasure X Dearest Valentine

Debra
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Brad KY 6b
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Debra, I too always like your Artic Lace. Your seedling (Natalie Antoinette X Symphony of Praise) X (Dancing Flamingo x Bubblegum Delicious) is wonderful. Sherry, Hemstitched and Ice Carnival [I have IC] are my favorites of yours.

My seedlings have really upped the number if whites & lights.

Desert Icicle

Ice Carnival

Joan Senior

Radiant Moonbeam.

Viette Seedling #2 got it in a trade. It is actually very white.

Seedling unknown nice and large

Seedling So Lovely x VT Fondly Kin

Seedling Siloam Amazing Grace x Indian Giver #2

Seedling First Light x Indian Giver #4

Seedling Kent's Favorite Two x ??

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sherrygirl zone5 N il
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Brad, you have some nice white seedlings. My fav is your Indian Giver #4, hope to see it next season.

How are you doing with that back brace?? Hope you are feeling better.

Sherry
Brad KY 6b
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Sherry, my back is doing pretty well. Haven't worn the brace much lately. I have the knee brace on though for my torn meniscus. Most of the time I don't need it either. Thanks for asking. How are you doing in your recovery?
sherrygirl zone5 N il
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Brad, still wearing the brace most of the time, it makes me feel itchy now. I have doctor appt. this week and will probably get an xray to see how I’m healing. I hope I can stop wearing it soon. Overall I am doing better.

Sherry
shive
Original Author
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Brad - I always like your Desert Icicle. Among your seedlings, the first and the last are my favorites.

Debra
daylilybedmaker
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Debra - Love ARCTIC LACE, ISABELLE ROSE and ICE CREAM EMPEROR.

BRAD - Love the SILOAM AMAZING GRACE x INDIAN GIVER #2

Here are some of mine:

BOUNDLESS BEAUTY: Great plant

SILOAM RALPH HENRY: SLOW TO INCREASE. SUBSTANCE IS VERY THICK

Great White: It is a great to plant to have if you are tight on space. It is slow to increase in my garden.

WHITE PERFECTION: One of the whitest in my garden.

More in the comments,

David
daylilybedmaker
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LIME FROST: This one is probable the whitest in my garden.

POLAR FIZZ: A diploid from Bud Bennett.

CARIBBEAN WHIPPED CREAM: Popular with visitors and customers.

BALLERINA ON ICE: Another slow increaser.

ISABELLE ROSE: Fantastic plant. Increases well. Pod and pollen fertile. Tall and the scapes do not lean.

This is usually whiter than this. I believe that it is the lighting. This is Victorian Lace x Boundless Beauty.

Thanks for looking.

David
shive
Original Author
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David - I agree that Boundless Beauty is an excellent plant. Mine is in too much shade now, and I need to move it. Great White is another one I like. I grew it successfully in a pot for five or six year before it died in a bad winter. I think four fans was the most it ever had. I like your seedling that has the pink blush.

Debra
shive
Original Author
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Nan - I'm glad to see your photo of Lillian's Thin Ice. That's one of my favorites, but it didn't perform well this year in the drought. Arctic Bear looks like a nice one!

Debra
Brad KY 6b
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David, I really like Lime Frost and Isabelle Rose the best of yours. Interesting about the heavy substance of Siloam Ralph Henry; my Siloam Amazing Grace is extremely heavy.

Nancy, Lillian's Thin Ice is a great color and shape. Also like Heavenly Snowflake.

Brad
mantis__oh
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Scandinavia is a good performer here--tall scapes well budded. No pictures this year because it was divided. Arctic Lace not good here--short and low bud count here in the north--but more snow cover might help. Caribbean Whipped Cream is good, but no pics this year. Great White, indeed, very slow.

It's amazing how Indian Giver gives so many white seedlings. Number 4 looks appealing. I like the Victorian Lace seedling. And How High the Moon looks interesting. Is it primarily upfacing? Quite tall I see.

Boundless Beauty, of course, is very nice. For some reason, not many pics of it. (It wasn't a great year for it, and I tend not to take pics of those already well archived.) We all know that it hangs up quite a bit. Some have claimed 30% of blooms, though it isn't that high here. Curt Hanson has a seedling from Boundless Beauty, not as elaborately ruffled but doesn't hang up and is generally a very flat flower. It will never be introduced. It is named "Send a Beam" in the garden. Not a typical Hanson name. He would choose something like "Virgin Panties."

Isabelle Rose amazes.

The Dougherty Snowflake Empress is an appealing off-white here.

Also Known AS gives day after day of gorgeous blooms. Not fast to increase. Large bloom, taller than JT Davis. Such reliability that one is sated by its performance.

Mal is probably the best performing of the Stamile whites here.

Winter Treasure is very white, but not fast to increase

The Dougherty Nobel continues to please.

Early Snow still deservant of a place.

White Chocolate

Mike Derrow's White Icon is slow to increase, but a very white and beautiful large flower.

JT Davis was nice this year. It's a short scape (not beneath the foliage though) that stands out with its yellow and white contrast.

Heavenly Angel Ice is not a strong grower here (and not that tall), but has radiant blooms.

Victorian Lace I have always liked; reliability is one factor.

Arnold's Daughter snuck in here. Lots of nice flowers with a whitish base.

Blizzard Bay, an older Stamile, is very white and later blooming. More vigorous than things like Arctic Lace here.
shive
Original Author
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Mantis - Boundless Beauty rarely hangs up here. I guess that's because it's usually so hot here when it blooms. You have a nice collection of whites. I especially liked seeing Also Known As and White Icon.

Debra
Brad KY 6b
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Mantis, Isabel Rose is indeed amazing: great form and color. Looks to be nice and tall too.

Also Known As is my second favorite of these.

Brad