Your Best E daylilies 2023
This is is for you to show us your best performing E daylilies.
Bad Joke of the Day: I’m a big fan of whiteboards, I find them very re-markable.
one of two E daylilies I have is a tiny one, Eenie Weenie. It is early and reliable and has wonderfully shaped blooms for a tiny daylily. Entwined in the Vine had first blooms here last season….it needs more time here to be evaluated but was happy with what it did.
Sherry
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Comments (24)Debra....you are opening a can of worms asking for seedling photos....I have dozens! They are still on my phone but once I have time I'll share them. My Awaken the Dawn never shows peach tones like yours. Mine is a light blush pink. It looks pretty either way! David....Awaken the Dawn opens perfectly nearly every time. It's so beautiful I have spent a lot of time going back to the clump to stare at it! And it's fertile both ways. I haven't yet seen the kids but hope I'll see some this summer. Thank you, Sherry! I have missed you all....See MoreThe best B daylilies 2023
Comments (29)Sherry always good to see Buzz Saw opens well for you. Bela Lugosi had washed out color in the heat this year and has gotten shaded out too much. A move is in its future. Well I adore every single one shown. Big Bird on its first year. I love it for the size of the bloom and the clear yellow. Rotten deer ate the buds after this pic. Black Arrowhead wowed me with how quickly it established and I am fond of the shape and coloration. It bloomed over a very long period especially considering its young age. Blue Sheen has a long bloom period. This year was not as good as last but it was extremely hot and dry. I am on a well and do not water. Yes it has its faults, blooms are too low in the foliage and they are smallish blooms but Buffy's Doll is prolific and I really like the coloration....See MoreYour 5 best L daylilies 2023
Comments (31)Late to the party, but finally here. I like that joke, Sherry, and your Late to The Party. Like Kate and most of you, I really like Laura Harwood. and also had trouble choosing one photo since she is such a showoff. Life Unlimited, another really nice one: Little Light of Mine: Always a showoff here: I am glad yours is doing well and sorry yours didn't bloom this year, Debra. Louisiana Jones: I just really like the blooms on this one: Long Legged Lap Dancer: It looks like a bitone here due to the heat I suppose: nice bloomer too. I too love Lady Dragon, Kate, but mine is too new to know how well it will do here. Mantis, I like Love 'n Loujean and Lovestruck Linda. Lavender Dew is a pretty one Brad. Debra, Lillian's Thin Ice is lovely! Nancy, Lincoln Andres is a nice one. Kate, I agree about Dragon Lady, of course, as you know. Celeste Lavender Panties is lovely Nancy, I like your Lavender Aura . David, Lunar Empire is a lovely yellow clump. A few smaller flowers are okay; Black Fathom Depths is a smaller one but a favorite nonetheless. kay...See MoreThe 5 best M DAYLILIES 2023
Comments (19)Mister Mayor is indeed vigorous and floriferous. Mystery of the Ages here looks very promising. Martha Edson Norris, though short, is very showy with its large blooms. My Pet Dragon looks interesting. An acquaintance likes that one the best among Selmans in that range. Malaysian Marketplace is early here; rather slow to multiply. I see that Mediterranean Sailor is a Hanson out of Benchmark. Some others I certainly would recommend. Minnesota Nice --a vigorous and floriferous Emmerich I very much like the color of Mexicali Blues (Rice), but bud count is limited. Mahogany Magic --an evergreen that is well budded. There may have been some slightly-off years, but definitely not last year. Some people don't like this color. I definitely do. Magnetic Springs (Hanson). Clean here this past year and an appealing color. Of course, Morning Mood, though it is front row. Makayla Jenelle --good performer and color from Floyd Boatwright Mitch Lynd, Money Maker, Man Eater, and Miss Moneypenney are also worthy of consideration, but I have already posted too many....See More
peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
2 months agoEenie Weenie Is really nice Sherry, "very re-markable". Entwined in the Vine is lovely.
El Desperado never fails. The terrible heat and drought affected the foliage but not the flowers.
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Brad KY 6b
2 months agolast modified: 2 months agoSherry, that is quite the remarkable joke.
David, Extra Bold is nice, as is Elegant Candy.
Egyptian Ibis is possibly the best E here. Blooms well and reliably, very pretty. Reliable Munson. Does polly blooms every year, several times. Last year had both a 4 and a 6.
Elegant Candy. Blooms well and very long. I too got rid of most of my candies. I have one other that I kept is a bad spot just to fill the space.
Elizabeth Salter is reliable and some years a bloom machine.
Emperor Butterfly. A reliable Munson again.
Ethiopia. Another reliable Munson. I don't recall ever doing anything with this one. Plenty of plants and blooms every year, have never split it.
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mantis__oh
2 months agolast modified: 2 months agoA striking clump of El Desperado! I still have Elegant Candy and Awesome Candy. Oh, Orchid Candy too. One can't go wrong with Elegant Candy.
Egyptian Ibis has an attractive yellow throat. Emperor Butterfly has what I suppose one would call a classic Munson washed eyezone.
Elizabeth Peacock has been a good grower with rich color.
Electric Ladyland has good height and grows well.
Edward Abbey has an eye-catching deep color. Plant height, like that of parent Arrogant Bastard, is lower than registered.
Exotic Starfish has a startling bloom. I have not had it in a clump long enough to evaluate scape-to-bloom ratio. This past year, it had fewer scapes, but that was after division. Vigorous.
Echo Beach is a good grower. Lovely coloration.
Eyes Right Jones I snuck in because I like it a lot, but don't see it offered much.
Waiting in the wings: Ethereal Sky Color.sherrygirl zone5 N il thanked mantis__oh
organic_kitten
2 months agoEyes of Distinction
El Desperado: You can't outbloom this one:
Exotic Starfish: had a great season this year:
Early Shift
Entwined in the Vine Love it and it does so well
kay
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shive
2 months agoMy best E's are ones that have already been posted.
El Desperado
Entwined in the Vine
Elegant Candy
Empire of Desire
Eye on a String - This one used to always rebloom, but it's in too much shade now. It does still put on a pretty good show despite getting less than five hours of sun a day.
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celeste/NH
2 months agolast modified: 2 months agoI have very few 'E's. I used to have a clump shot of EARLY DAYS but can't find it so you'll have to trust me that it makes a magnificent clump. And true to it's name, it blooms early and keeps going for a long time.
ENIGMA CODE, a nice Hanson that blooms fairly late here and is vigorous and hardy
ERIN LEA, I don't grow very many yellows so those that I do grow have to be good performers and this one is just that. Nice bright color seen across the garden; great plant habits
EMILY DICKINSON, a pretty pink diploid that never disappoints. Always in bloom, healthy and hardy as a rock.
ENTWINED IN THE VINE, already shown but it made my top 5 and it's so pretty I had to show 2 poses since it looks slightly different from first bloom to last.
BTW, Mantis....if you ever consider selling a couple of fans of Electric Ladyland I have been trying to obtain that one but it's always sold out!sherrygirl zone5 N il thanked celeste/NHmantis__oh
2 months agolast modified: 2 months agoCeleste, I would not describe Electric Ladyland as rose red, but rather a bright rose (as Curt now describes it). Unlike many recent Hansons, its height is in the mid-thirties. Not sure about the ""electric," but it seems vigorous, so people must be sitting on plants. I didn't get mine in the first tranche of plants sold.
A vigorous one that should be mentioned is Early Shirley. I like early ones because it's such a long wait for the first ones. A floriferous, large-flowered background plant.
And Gossard's Eye of Truth is a showy vigorous one too.
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lilykate7a
2 months agolast modified: 2 months agoWe do have a lot of the same Es, it appears!
Exotic Starfish-on rebloom in September drought retained vivid colors
Ethereal Lavender-one of Ron Reimer’s intros. It made the list because it multiplied like crazy in this pot and kept pumping blooms
Entwined in the Vine
El Desperado showing clump strength
Elegant Candy-again at clump strength
And one of my favorite photos I have of EITV. My only complaint is that it tends to ”flash bloom” with many blooms every day which shortens its bloom time
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2 months agolast modified: 2 months agoElectric Ladyland was in my original post here and still is as far as I can tell.
Here is another pic.
Ethereal Sky Color is too new to recommend, but the color is clearer than that of parent Crystal Castles.
Others worth considering are Every Which Way and Loose (if you like doubles) and the older Etched Eyes, one of the first to bloom and which is pleasing almost every year, even though it doesn't like mid-day heat (which we usually don't have that time of year). It may be marginal farther north.Here it is this past year with Green Mystique.
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2 months agolast modified: 2 months agoI can't comment on the plant habit of Ethereal SC (first year). Its color is a clear lavender, part of Hanson's obsessive quest for purity in that color. Chateau Belair has a bit more orchid tones; it is described as "lilac." I hope that the plant habit of Ethereal is taller than that of Chateau (though at the estate, Chateau is taller than at my residence).
El Shaddai is one I would recommend with some notations. Its blooms are less cookie cutter than those of many cultivars, and it is a bit on the short side.
Escape Into Fantasy I would recommend. It is heavy blooming, out of Point of Divergence.
And I didn't realize that I had missed Existential Avatar. Vigorous and well budded. A bit of a space hog.
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hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)
2 months agoExotic Starfish is my favorite of the whole group. We added last season and can't wait to see it bloom. I also like Existential Avatar (it's a beautiful bitone), Evening Eyeshadow and Electric Ladyland.
I have only two to contribute.
Empire of Dawn and Dusk is a good grower with wonderful color. It's petal color is very close to pure white and it is a great color clarifier.
Explosion in the Paint Factory looks different every day. It's a late bloomer.
That's all for me.Nancy
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2 months agoElectric Mist
Emerald starburst had better pictures, but apparently I only kept this one. It bloomed a long time too
Enchilada should be a little taller, I like the color
Enduring Freedom
Entwined in the Vine, I think I lost it last year after the drought. This area by my sidewalk had some kind of issues, and it is where I put my favorites so they can be watered and keep an eye on them. Did not help for them this year.
Exotic Starfish has not done as well here, but it had to be moved twice. Hopefully this year will see some improvement
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