W daylilies 2024
We are starting the week with W daylilies. It seems to me the alphabet went too quickly…..bring on spring!
Witch’s Stick is doing better in a new full sun spot, holds up well……a late bloomer.
When my Sweetheart Returns, languished last season. This daylily requires some shade.
Wanda Lou Lovely is not very vigorous….growing on too much shade here. It had very few perfect blooms last season.
Winifred Esther had its third season here. First two seasons were good , languished a bit last season with so many others here.
When Pigs Fly has been less than vigorous here in a good spot. Last season the bud count was low but it bloomed on all fans, that was new.
Woman at the Well has a strange color combination…..i love it. The blooms are always flaw free and it has had good increase.
Sherry
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daylilybedmaker
2 months agoSherry, I agree that OMAN AT THE WELL is a strange color combination. I have thought about getting rid of it for that reason, but it also stays for that reason. I love the flat blooms of WANDA LOU LOVELY, too bad that it is not vigorous. I will have to look it up but it certainly looks like a Carpenter intro.
Here are my Ws:
WILD CHERRY WINE: An excellent Bud Bennett intro. One of my favorites of his.
WEBSTER'S PINK WONDER: This one puts on a show every year. I've seen some of its offspring in other photos and I have been tempted to purchase so I can compare, but this does really well for me.
WIDOW'S WALK: Has taken a while to settle in to start looking like its picture. It is well budded.
WOLVERINE: Another one that took a while to settle in. I have been rewarded ever since.
WOODSIDE LUSTRE: A great little red.
WHITE EYES PINK DRAGON: Wonderful overall plant.
WOMAN AT THE WELL: I really divided it two years ago and is on the come back.
I have more Ws but I guess I did not get pictures of them all.
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Comments (16)What is the cultivar after Empire of Desire? Edge of Heaven is lovely. Seems not to be much in commerce. Sherry, I enjoyed hearing about your dogs. The mellowness of senior years is a different stage for us and our pets. I have never known my pets' birthdays; perhaps, you just count the day of adoption. Echo Beach is a good grower and bloomer. Elizabeth Peacock was divided last year. Good year to suffer division blues, since most things were subpar. Pic from 2022. Very saturated. Early Shirley was still floriferous, with good height this year. Existential Avatar had a subpar year. Usually has much higher bud count. Have to trim leaves on this one. Evermore Greatful had some nice blooms in dryness and heat. Habit is a bit more sprawling than I like. Edge of Irrelevance looks promising, but too early to judge plant habit. Electric Ladyland has good height. Every Knee Shall Bow holds its color well. Edward Abbey had rich deep color. Plant habit is not ideal, but only by high standards. Have not seen it anywhere near registered height. Seems that I didn't get a pic of Ethereal Sky Color this year. From a pot in 2022. We shall see. Ebony Pools had fewer splotches than usual last year. About 4.5 inches....See MoreH daylilies 2024
Comments (18)Sherry--Heavenly Hidden Treasure also looks good here. Last season it was a bit on the short side. I like that green throat on Heavenly Breezes. Her Best Bloomers certainly has an intense color in your pic. Nancy--I am glad to see the Hillside cultivars. I see the posts of Mussar on Facebook, where he details all the work that goes into hybridizing, including tilling and weeding along with indoor growing. Heavenly Grave Digger looks interesting, but yes, the name--it really makes me cringe when joined with "heavenly". I'll take some of the Hanson names any day. Heavenly Christmas Cactus is supposed to double half way through the season. Would be interested in seeing a pic of the doubling. David--I like the picture of Have a Heart, and I see it is taller than some Bennetts. I have not seen it on your list of favorites, though. Debra--Hillbilly Heart looks good in your garden, but performance (years ago) was poor here. Hearts that Care is a clear shade--a Holley evergreen, I see. Brad--Highland Pinched Fingers is a nice landscaping cultivar, with taller scapes and eye-catching color. It is in the Urgent Care bed here, but deer were a problem last summer (even with nightly spraying). Maryl--Heartless here looks just like your pic, but I am wondering what it will look like in a clump. Honky Tonk Barbie was too short here to suit me, but probably ideal for a pot. Not much rebloom here, but I think you said that rebloom scapes are taller. Handwriting on the Wall was the best I have seen it. Baffled why a minority of cultivars seemed to like the 2023 winter/spring. Heman is tall and looked quite good last summer. Petit's Half Moon Key actually performed better. Hush Little Baby always attracts enough attention to stay. Heavenly Bombshell, a parent of C Cactus. Heavenly Dragon Fire --a very iridescent shade of orange. Some people automatically dismiss all oranges in a single category. Harper's Bazaar has been short at the estate, with its peculiar challenges (like growing next to bordering boxwood). So I have moved it. I constantly have to roll down umbrellas that someone has unfurled next to the pool. Heartless is a bright color, but plant habit is unknown. Heavenly Dark Matter --earlier color display Heavenly Explosion --more tailored flower but not as vigorous. Heavenly Star Fire --early, large, and tall. Not a fast multiplier here. Heavenly United We Stand got disturbed by the fence painting. Peace with neighbor was more important. Heavenly Tiger Tails is a vigorous earlier bloomer. Recently moved....See MoreJ daylilies 2024
Comments (16)Jubilee Ball has had excellent bud count here. Jazz Me Blues has been a bit slow to establish. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis had a beautiful bloom, but like many Smith cultivars here (such as Grandma's Smile), tended to bloom short. JP Moneybags is a reliable earlier bloomer here, which this year had fewer (but still ample) blooms. Joan Derifield, usually a heavy bloomer, had a bad year, but it also got beaten up in the fence painting. Judy's Jewel is indeed a stunner. I seem to like Holley cultivars with their brilliant color, but most don't like this climate (parents not good here). Jubilee Ball. An excellent Bennett here, but lower bud count past summer. Jungle Jack Joiner --a Joiner evergreen that does fine here, though scapes were somewhat shorter. Rice'sJackie Canner, a bit shorter than usual. A richly colored flower. Jane Trimmer, shorter than usual. Korth's Jacob's Ladder has good height Jim's Song makes a bright spot in the early garden, even if flower is not very ruffled. Jordan's Jazz is a large bright flower, but plant habit is still unknown. Jellyroll Morton is such a big reliable plant that it should have won the Stout years ago. Jeweled Tiara Emmerich's Joy Came Down Jan Zoo --not as good as 2022, but Jan Zoo is a colorful, reliable bloomer with good height. Joe Burrow --Tall and photogenic. Richard is very proud of this one. JP Moneybags in 2022....See MoreK daylilies 2024
Comments (11)I got King Crab a while back; am eagerly awaiting its first bloom. Kingdom Without End is not a fast multiplier, but it has been divided once. Kensington Plantation, I see, is out of Victorian Lace. Very interesting. Kansas Kitten is a good performer here. Katherine Caldwell is an earlier bloomer. Not a rapid multiplier. Kiss My Aura looks like a bitone, though it is not registered as such. Around 5.5 inches. Out of Enchanting Esmerelda, but usually better height. The old Killer. Modest bud count. Katherine Marin was not as good as in 2022. Picture from 2022. Good height. Sometimes doubling, which I find less appealing. Kingdom Bound is in my view a superior cultivar in regard to color, bud count, and height. Kingdom Without End after division the previous year Emmerich's King of the Ages, a later bloomer. Moderate increase. Good height. Kansas Kitten in 2022 before division. Kansas City Kicker --a shorter Salter out of Sabine Baur. Color can be quite nice (and cleaner than Sabine), but didn't like 2023. King Kahuna --it is a nice double, though short....See More
shive
2 months agolast modified: 2 months agoWatermelon Summer put on a nice show last summer with bud counts in the mid teens and strong rebloom. It's been slow to multiply though.
White Ambrosia was a delight with many gorgeous blooms throughout the summer. Bud count was low on the initial scapes, but it had a strong rebloom with 17-18 buds per scape.
Here's a triple of White Ambrosia. It was one of my most photographed daylilies last season.
White Eyes Pink Dragon had a poor year with short scapes, few buds, and many fans that did not even scape.
White Tooth also had a rough year. I'm glad so many of its offspring did well.
Wigglesworth has done very well for one still being grown in a pot.
Wild Red Heart looked more like a pink heart in the drought last year. It only put up two scapes our of a clump of eight.
Wizard's Wish never has a lot of buds, but its a welcome sight in the late season.
Waves Become Wings is a reliable late. Last year it had short scapes.
Woman in Red had tall scapes but very few buds last season.
Wonder of It All had blooms that opened well most of the time last year. Short scapes though.
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hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)
2 months agoI always like seeing Wild Cherry Wine--so pretty! White Ambrosio is a wonderful white. I also like Woman in Red and Skater. Wolverine has been a great parent and grower for us, but I don't love the flower.
The scape on Wandering Werribee is shorter than we like, but it's a good grower.
War Horse is probably on the way out. We have better reds in the garden. I needs to be moved anyway since it was in the crush zone.
We ended up with 2 Warmer Climes. Both were bonus plants (different years) from the hybridizer.
I like the brownish shades of Weasel Teeth.
Westbourne Frills and Thrills
Whatchamacallit is a small flowered orange.
What's Up, Professor is being choked out by a vine Bob planted.
Whiskered Tree Swift isn't a great grower here. We keep it because it can have pink teeth.
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2 months agoWickedly Wild and Wonderful
I like the shape of Winged Serpent.
Wispy Rays was struggling in its original spot so we moved it. It was doing better and producing some lovely flowers, and then it got crushed. We will rescue it this season.
Wrangler Red is new. I hope it shapes up.
That's all for me.Nancy
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Brad KY 6b
2 months agoSherry, I really like Wanda Lou Lovely. Woman at the Well is indeed a neat and unusual color combo. I like it too!
David, I always enjoy seeing your Wild Cherry Wine. It is a beauty. I'm going to have to move my Webster's Pink Wonder. It just limps along, probably needs more or different sun.
Debra, White Ambrosia and Waves Become Wings are both very very pretty! Love em!
Nancy, my favorites of yours are Wispy Rays and Whatchamacallit. Great color on each and love Whatchamacallit's shape.
Waiting in the Wings has been short its first 2 years here.
Wilson Spider, always a favorite. It was darker this past year with cooler temps.
Wind Frills surrounded by South Seas.
Webster's Pink Wonder
White Eyes Pink Dragon
Woodside Amethyst
Brad
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Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)
2 months agolast modified: 2 months agoAh Kate-you talked me into it-lol.
Wayah Valley:
Yes, it's hard to find, but as coincidence would have it I called the one place I know carried it today for a friend and asked if she still had it. Mary said she hadn't been able to update her site recently due to ill health, but Wayah Valley is one that she will always try and keep around. I'll provide a link below...........BTW, Debra: I meant to say how much I liked the form on White Ambrosia. The edge is wonderful.......And Kate: I think I was impressed with this one before: Wrenetta Powell. Not my usual look with the eye but it's a beauty that provides the exception..........Marylsherrygirl zone5 N il thanked Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)mantis__oh
2 months agolast modified: 2 months agoGood to see that Works for Me grows well for you, Kate. Its bud count is not impressive, but it is a welcome earlier bloomer. Wrenetta Powell died in a pot here. A Petit.
Works for Me in a previous year. It was so-so this past year.
When You Get to Asheville --This one is quite attractive and has good plant habit (pic 2023).
Worlds Collide --large flower that didn't bloom in 2023
Winter Treasure --so-so year. Not a fast multiplier. All pics from 2023 unless noted.
Willow Dean Smith. From 2022. Recently divided
White Icon. A Derrow that is very white and large, but not a fast multiplier.
Wayne's World. A Hanson, no more than 5". 2022
Another pic of Wild Cherry Wine. Subpar, but recently divided.
Wall of Fire --subpar 2023
Web of Intrigue. Looked good last year. An older cultivar.
Warmer Climes --good grower, but poor year for this Derrow
Also subpar was Wild Red Heart.
Wine in the Gazebo --Hanson that was subpar.
Wispy Rays --Recently divided and subpar. Can have off years.
William Austin Norris --I rather like this older Salter.
Webster Girls --recently divided. 2022. Big plant that needs space.
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