Group colors would make a bolder statement as long as they are all blooming at the same time. Mixed colors are more a personal choice, if they bed is for your enjoyment and you like mixed then do mixed. Personally I always do mixed as that is what I like , lotsa color.
You could also try and highlight your favs by putting them in key spots, and remember you can always dug and move if you find later you don't care for where a plant is placed. Roses and daylilies should look great! Kathy

Thanks, dreaming, for the input. I am leaning toward grouping colors since the bed is small. Then within the color group, group bloom periods.
You've helped get off the fence.

Weldon

I tend to plop new daylilies wherever there's a bit of bare dirt, but sometimes I accidentally make a nice grouping and I like it -- for example, ROCKET CITY, FOOLED ME, and FRANS HALS got planted together and I really enjoy that blast of orange. Something else I've noticed is that purples really pop when they're next to clear yellows.

One caveat: rose pinks tend to make daylily pinks look a bit muddy, so keep them separated from one another. Don't ask me how I know this. :-)

Don't you need another rose in that bed? I have had great luck with Hermosa. She'd look great with your other choices.

I think the best thing you could do with all them daylilies is to write them all down on a piece of paper according to size (in order with the tallest at the top of the list). Then plant them starting with the tallest to the middle of the garden and step them down with the shortest at the edge of the garden. Forget about bloom time and colour unless you have more than two the same size.

Great ideas. guys, gals!! Much appreciated. Thanks

ROCKET CITY, FOOLED ME, and FRANS HALS, now that sounds like a lovely combo!

Like Joespider, I was wondering about the heights in your new bed. I alway list height and bloom season when I am planting a large group, but only worry about colors if I think I am going to have too many reds or yellows close together. I like a variety of color.

I have a bed that is 125 feet by about 8 feet, and the section shown here outlined by the posts is probably 16 feet by 8 feet. It might be a lot of daylilies in your new bed if those roses are going to bush out a lot, but I bet you could get most of them in there.

Since this picture was taken in 2007, I now have at least 15 daylilies in this section, plus some other stuff.

It will be fun figuring it all out!

Vickie

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