Your best I daylilies 2023
Show us your best I daylilies today.
Bad joke of the day. Yesterday I swallowed some some food coloring. The doctor says I’m okay but I feel like I’ve dyed a little inside.
Indian Giver is a great front of the border plant. It has been great performer……..had a bit of an off season last year. A photo from previous season below
Sherry
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mantis__oh
last yearlast modified: last yearHope you are recovering well, Sherry. This January has had so much unsettled weather and ups and downs--hard on old or healing bodies.
In Living Color --a vivid Hanson cultivar
Impassioned --colorful later bloomer
Ideological Worldview --good height on this Hanson
Isabelle Rose
Indian Ripple had a good show in the later garden.
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Your Best E daylilies 2023
Comments (20)I 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....See MoreYour best 5 K daylilies 2023
Comments (16)My favorite is Katherine Marin. That clump shot is especially divine. I don't have many K's. And a couple are repeats of what's already been shared. However, this one is my favorite of all my daylilies. She has a place in my heart and garden forever. She has the elaborate ruffled edges of the southerns but is a hardy northern daylily. Very fertile and I have some gorgeous seedlings out of her. KITTY BANNERMAN ONE daylily but had to show 3 photos because I couldn't choose which one I liked best! The downside is she is very hard to obtain. I got mine years ago before the hybridizer (Weitz) stopped selling. Another nomination would be KATHRYN CALDWELL, already posted here. Mine grows quite tall with sturdy scapes, large flowers, good increase, bud count is quite good KINGDOM BOUND is fairly new for me but seems like it will be a good plant. It is very hard to pod but it will set pods with certain pollen. Mine isn't a gorgeous clump yet like Mantis's. KENNESAW CROSSFIRE, fairly new but is looking great so far. KANSAS KITTEN, everybody who grows this knows how good this one is. I usually forget I have it in favor of larger, newer daylilies. But in spite of being planted in the worst part of the garden in the shade, and being subjected to neglect and drought conditions, it just keeps on being great....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 MoreThe best O daylilies 2023
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hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)
last yearImpassioned is one of our favorites--wonderful daylily. I need to add Isabelle Rose. It looks fabulous.
I had too many I's but since Mantis posted a picture of Impassioned, I won't.
I Lava You isn't at clump strength yet, but it looks promising.
Bret Clement has lots of intros beginning with I. Here is If It Only Had a Porche.
Here is Bret Clement's It Stops at Garage Sales.
Illinois Jacquet Flies Again is a huge flower.
Itsy Bitsy Spider is just yellow, but it is one of my favorite diploid small-flowered daylilies. It makes a huge clump and the scapes and nice and tall.
As you can see, we are getting into the uf and spider types, both tet and dip.Nancy
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Brad KY 6b
last yearSherry, great clump of Indian Giver. Such a good plant.
Mantis, I like all of these but my favorites are Ideological Worldview and In Living Color.
Nancy, My favorites are If It Only Had a Porche, It Stops at Yard Sales and I lava You.
Indian Giver. I've had it a long time and I never get tired of it. No wonder I use it to hybridize.
In High Regard. It was only the first year but from what I've heard I have high hopes.
I only have one other I, Ice Carnival. It is relatively reliable but nothing exceptional.Brad
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celeste/NH
last yearlast modified: last yearI like Ideological Worldview, Mantis.
I don't have many 'I's' it seems. I agree that Indian Giver and I Lava You are great plants so I won't repeat those two.
IN HIGH REGARD, I can only sing the praises of this one if you want the perfect diploid. Tall, well-budded, fertile, blooms into the late season when others are fading. Clumps up quickly and has excellent foliage.
INCREASED COMPLEXITY, does very well for me here, produced great seedlings for me with great clarity of color and good plant habits.
INQUIRE WITHIN, an older Hanson that always seems to be in bloom. Good performance year after year.
INCENDIARY, it's hard to believe that a Maryott intro makes the cut most years. Early on in my daylily addiction I bought a lot of Maryott's and they are mostly long gone. This one has always been a good plant for me. Has been divided multiple times, podded up every year, and still increases well and has lots of blooms/scapes.
INVENTIONThis one took forever to get going and I almost gave it away. Being a dip it has very wispy foliage and when I ordered it, it came as 2 teensy fans. Finally this year it did very well but who knows about next year!
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shive
last yearlast modified: last yearI've tried to post two other times today and failed. I hope the third time is the charm.
I'm Gonna Love You Through It was much taller than registered last year and had buds in the high teens.
I Lava You is usually very well-branched and budded, but not so much last year. It reblooms for me.
Ice Cream Emperor is always a favorite in the early season.
Indian Ripple even managed to rebloom last year, despite the horrible heat and the lack of rain. It doesn't normally rebloom for me.
Irresistible You had super bud count two seasons ago. It was quite a bit lower last year.
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last yearEven though there have been other postings of IN HIGH REGARD, I decided to add mine to the mix. It is one of my favorites in the garden. It is such a clean looking flower.
ISABELLE ROSE: Perfection!!! I am frequently disappointed by the Stout Medal winners, but not this one!
INQUIRE WITHIN: Another outstanding plant. I love the color combination and plant habit is not too shabby. It is well branched and budded.
INDY SHOCKER: Not the best picture. This is the most difficult daylily bloom to photograph regardless of the lighting conditions. It is a well branched and budded plant. Blooms for a long time. The only drawback is that it is slow to increase.
Honorable Mentions:
IRON WARRIOR: A newer Bennett intro. It is a big bloom. I am hoping that it continues to put out blooms like this.
IT'S THE RAGE: Hoping that it gets taller, but I like the teeth.
That is it for me.
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last yearI should have posted Itza Pink Teddy. it has been the bud queen here and rebloomed for me a few seasons ago.
Clump shot from 2 seasons ago
Sherry
mantis__oh
last yearlast modified: last yearImpressionist Sky is a good grower here and worthy of recommendation. It didn't like the heat last June, but not many did.
And In the Heart of It All is very reliable, has rebloomed some years--a large flower with good substance.
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organic_kitten
last yearI looked and still managed to miss this yesterday, Sherry, Your Indian Giver is beautiful: much better than mine ever looked.
I Lave You looks good, Nancy
In High Regard is a delicate beauty, Brad.
Isabelle Rose is gorgeous, David and I like Indy Shocker.
In the Heart of It All is aa nice one, Mantis.
Somehow, I have quite a few "I"s
Intelligent Design: Such a great plant many blooms and it rebloomed twice:
I'll Get You My Pretty another good bloomer and rebloomer
Isle of Patmos: Always lovely
Inca Prince: I always think It is a happy bloom and enjoy it.
Indigo Edge: every bloom is perfect with this one:
kay
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