Hi! I know how you feel!!I think "they" consider Sask to be Zone 2 as well!! I haven't told any of my zone 3-4 plants that because I didn't want to scare them!! We all choose to stay in denial! I think daylilies are pretty tough! Don't worry Zone 3 that the story stand firm!! Crazy!!!

My "what if" is if for some reason the daylilies don't make it. I'd then be out of luck because they consider me to be in zone 2. And not only would i be out of luck, i'd be out $30, not to mention those pretty Peach Stellas. :(

I'm pretty sure they WILL make it, actually. I'm just wondering if someone else has had an experience like this.

I guess what zone you're in depends totally on who's benefiting more from it. In this case, Dominion seeds has a way to cop out of any guarantee. They may not give you another daylily if this one doesn't make it through the winter, so I'd make darn certain that it's good and healthy looking when you receive it. Realistically, as long as it's healthy going into the garden and with your amazing green thumb, it will do fine and you won't have to test out their guarantee come spring time.

Some of these catalogues go the other way with zoning, by claiming certain plants are hardier than they really are. I remember seeing one that claimed tree peonies, star magnolia and a type of Japanese maple were all hardy to zone 4. For me, normally, if I see something rated for zone 4, I don't even think twice about trying it because I have tons of zone 4 plants that do well. But, would the company refund my money if the above three plants mentioned didn't make it? No way.

Anyway, Marcia, I wouldn't worry too much about Peach Stella. She should do fine. I suppose you could cancel with them and find a source that will guarantee it for you if you really like the piece of mind that a guarantee provides.

Laurie

Hey Marcia,

Ya I got the same thing from Dominion seed house with two of the three things I ordered from them. Just email or phone them and tell them you are zone three and mention this no guarantee thing.....they will probably change it for you. The daylilies are zone 3? So they should be fine.

Sierra

I thought I was zone 2b..then found out it was 1b...I can understand the concern over ordering plants that wont be quaranteed because of a misunderstanding over the zone..and if the plant fails but no fault of the zone you are in it might make a refund hard to get back..other then that I deal with my zone envy by wearing my zone 1brrr with honor and courage...hahahah...savona

I think I have zone 1a or 1b on several catalogues that I order from. I just do my research and try plants that should make it here. For the most part I don't worry about guarantees. If I am worried about one on a tree or something, I'll go to a 'local' (2.5 hours away) nursery and she'll guarantee those for me. Well, unless I order a zone 3/4 tree like I did last year. :)

Syreeta

The way I see it with guarantees - if the daylily arrives in good condition, you are a good gardener and you're not going to do something dumb and kill it, so it should survive just fine. If they send you a bad looking rhyzome or it doesn't sprout, that is a whole different issue and you should inform them before you even plant it or ASAP so it's clearly not a climate issue. I don't know about Peach Stella in particular, but most daylilies are very well suited to zone 2b so they're just nitpicking.

A few years ago, i ordered quite a few fall plants from them, and they came really late, almost November. I emailed them at the time and let them know that if the plants didn't survive, they'd hear from me in the spring. Most of everything did survive, probably because we had a really nice November. I guess i'll email them again this time and let them know my concerns.

Thanks for all your confidence! LOL Laurie - my "amazing green thumb"! I've been pretty lucky, yeah, but you all are pretty amazing yourselves. :)

I think printing this on the sales invoice is a new procedure at Dominion Seed House. IÂve ordered zone 4 stuff last year and donÂt recall seeing such a message. This year I ordered astilboides tabularis (rogersia) which they consider zone 3, but IÂm in zone 2a, so they told me there was no guarantee.

Actually, this is news to me since I didnÂt even realize that they guaranteed ANY plant over winter, I always thought it was only for so many weeks after receiving it. I probably wouldnÂt even order from them, if they didnÂt have some unique stuff that I canÂt get locally. Last year I ordered Sutherland elder and got the most impressive looking plant in a 4 inch pot. It was great looking. On the negative side, however, I ordered Razzmatazz Echinacea which was one tiny leaf in a 2-1/2 inch pot and perished soon after I planted it. I made sure I got a credit for that one.

Glen