Harold Thomas is very pretty. I have none so I will enjoy seeing everyones.

Brad

All stunners!

debra

Here are some of my big ruffled edges:

ALL THINGS TO ALL MEN

WONDER OF IT ALL

ALL THINGS TO ALL MEN (AGAIN)

BOUNDLESS BEAUTY

HEART OF THE SEA

These are some of my favorite big ruffled blooms.

David

Love all of your blooms David! My favorite is All Things to All Men, the second photos has more saturated color……do you remember the conditions to bring that color out? Wonder of it All is also nice….I think many grow this one, your photo is so nice.

Sherry

Good to know Happy Happy opens well, I love the look with the wide border. I also like Here Lies Butch (vaguely remember there was an explanation of the name) and Creamsicle Candy.

And all David's picks!

I have just a few. I do not recall any heavily or even moderately ruffled daylily in my yard that doesn't tangle. Of course, some more and some just very occasionally. Thought about shifting to more narrow petals UFs but my favorite look is round form with ruffled edge, i love them so much.

Will try to post a couple of mine soon..

Heartbeat of Heaven

Timeless Majesty - this one is not my favorite because it is usually on the ugly side but when not spotty / splotchy and fully open it can be quite pretty, big flower, I couldn't find a better pic that I thought I took

Trouble in Paradise - also not a good picture but shows the edge

David already posted All Things To All Men which is also one of my favorites so here is my favorite seedling out of it, and with a fancy edge

I forgot to add my picture of TROUBLE IN PARADISE.

The second picture of ALL THINGS TO ALL MEN: The conditions were: 83 degrees and we had plenty of rain.

David

Good to hear All Things to All Men is nice for both of you! Heartbeat of Heven is my favorite, nice color.

Sherry

Some really pretty ones posted!!: All things to All Men, Heart of the Sea, Heartbeat of Heaven [my favorite of All of the blooms posted], Trouble in Paradise, and Nat, I really like your seedling out of All Things of All Men, probably second best!!!

Brad

I wish I could access my photos to post in this category. I had so many with ruffled edges, and they all opened well in TN. Nice photo of Happy Happy, Sherry! Happy Happy always had short scapes for me since the roots were repeatedly eaten by Junebug grubs. All Things for All Men was always splotchy for me, but I brought it with me because it’s such a good parent. Nat, your seedling from it is a pretty one! Heartbeat of Heaven is one that never multiplied well for me, and it faded horribly in the Nashville heat. Wonder of It All is gorgeous when it opens properly. It does need heat to open well. Many years I had less than half my blooms on it open right.

Debra

Hey Debra: Hope you are settling in. I will be interested in your assessment next summer of your heat hardiness in Indiana versus Tennessee. I could always count on you for an honest review on how colorfast a particular daylily was..........Below is one of my favorite "face" daylilies that has been with me forever. Not totally hardy here with my pot system, so I've had to replace it a couple of times. Well worth it to me because of its singular beauty. Below is a repeat bloom from just about 10 days ago:

Orchids and Gold:

Maryl

Orchids and Gold is very beautiful! And I love the picture with the zinnias around it.

Heartbeat of Heaven gets very light here too, I don't care, it is still nice. I was trying to find a pic of faded version but apparently I did not take any. And All Things also can be quite splotchy here and very unattractive of course when that happens.

Thanks for the seedling comments Brad and Debra! It has both ATTAM and HOH, also Chance Encounter.

I remember that about Wonder of it All, I also remember it was Jean's favorite daylily and it opened well for her, what was it Arkansas?

And yes, Debra, I too wish you could post your photos! And in favorite reds especially!

I am much too busy to go through pics at this time. But I can comment, as did Nat, on a few cultivars that weren't always outstanding. Boundless Beauty again this year had a bad year. Many tangled blooms and generally low bud count. I don't know why the last couple of years have been more problematic; of course, people farther north often complain about the percentage of blooms that don't open well. Heartbeat of Heaven had its best year yet, with good color even in the heat. Beats me why. One that certainly fits this category is Every Knee Shall Bow. It does sometimes have pinprick splotches, but blooms in general have been outstanding (a bit less this year); and now I am hearing that it is sought after for its hybridizing potential. Reportedly, Steve Todd has gotten some great seedlings from it. From NGA pictures, one would never know that All Things is often splotchy. Emmerich herself noted this issue, while giving her highest praise to its hybridizing potential.

Interesting info, thanks.

I did check database pictures of All Things and there are a couple of not so perfect blooms there. Oh, it does open quite well for a ruffled edge daylily.

Here are some of my favorite ruffled daylilies from this year. Some I didn't bring with me since they are not supposed to do well in the north.

Twentieth Century Fox had the biggest ruffles in my garden this season, but it didn't come with me because it's not on Hansen's Zone 5 daylilies list, and I didn't know if it would open well in Indiana.

Bluegrass Shadows has wonderful ruffles - especially in the heat. It was one I fully intended to bring, but ran out of time and did not dig it.

Fancy Lace did come with me. It was one of the first ones I planted, and it is on the south side of the house, so I hope it will overwinter well.

Fighting Fire has nice ruffles and sometimes shows angel wings as in this photo. One of my clumps of this one made the move.

Moon Shimmers had impressive ruffling this season. I sent this one to Kate.

Memphis made the move.

White Ambrosis is planted on the south side of my Indy house.

Pink Extraordinaire X $exy Samantha #3 brought her ruffles to Indiana.

Judy's Jewel X Bubblegum Queen #2 made the move.

Debra

Stunning flowers!! I love these lilies with the ruffled edges….did I understand Debra correctly? Can you grow these in pots?? And then you overwinter them like you would hostas?

debra

Yes , Debra, just like hostas. I havent tried it yet. They need the same winter protection as hosta, shed or garage for us.

Sherry

Debra, all your favorite big ruffled edges you posted are too beautiful to pick a favorite or two :) But those 2 beautiful whites! I too hope they overwinter well. Too bad about leaving 20th century behind but on my screen Fighting Fire looks somewhat similar so I am glad you were able to bring it.

Nat - Fighting Fire has a smaller flower and shorter scapes than 20th Century Fox. Here's another red with a big edge that got left behind. It was a favorite last season.

Garry's Favorite

Debra

Debra, Pink Extraordinaire X $exy Samantha #3 and Judy's Jewel X Bubblegum Queen #2 are really beautiful.

It is so very sad that you were not able to get everything you wanted.

Brad

In late August, I had this rebloom on Diana's Evening Gown (gradually going through my pictures). It was not a great year for Diana, but the plant, though not really vigorous, is quite reliable here.

I just came across a pic of this year's Every Knee Shall Bow. Blemishes on some blooms seem minor to me. Of course, this was a bad year for blemishes. I had some cultivars that suddenly were all splotches.

I see that Ellison Daylilies is registering a lot of new intros, according to a post in Facebook Daylilies. She refers to registering "my first 12 daylilies," and seems to be using the breeding lines of the late Robert Ellison. The "Prairie" name is still being used.

Mantis, I just checked out the Ellison Daylilies page. Lots of beauties there!!

Brad

Brad, at least in pictures. The big hybridizers always stress how many seedlings are necessary to produce worthwhile intros. But yes, the items look interesting if you have the space. I would also like to see the parentage.