Frank Smith Catalog Arrived

14 years ago

Well, my Catalog came today for the Frank Smith 2010 intros. I can't say I am overly excited. Yes, they are nice. Those southern flowers always are but I am not spending big bucks to be a northern test garden. Plus I am always afraid I would get rust. And thats one thing I do not want even if winter does kill it.

The bigest thing I noticed is that there are afew lower priced ones. Like for $100.00 and none for $350.00 this year. I was really, really surprised to see those lower prices on afew.

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bluenosens
14 years ago
Yes, Rita, I've noticed Polstons' 2010 releases seem priced lower this year. Maybe a sign of the times? Sales could be lagging or slowing?...I'm only guessing here...cheers, lloyd. I heartly argree with you about not being a northern testbed for the southeren pretties....
floota
14 years ago
This is horrible, but mine got here Sat. Haven't gotten around to even looking at it yet! Maybe today....
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lefox
14 years ago
hi everyone--
I just revieved mine also--nice-but I'm just not going to spend the big bucks anymore-not for a while anyway.
I have seen the same down turn in puppy sales also.
I have not bred some of my top Champion girls this year--
The market for the great homes is slim and the world does not
need more dogs at this time.
some of my DL friends and I are starting a sharing list--
Hoping to share some extras we have.
planted more babies in the seedling bed--maybe they'll be a few keepers--

cole
Julia WV (6b)
14 years ago
I got mine on Saturday and just glanced through it. I'm being tempted by those pretty faces. I have his SWEET OLE MAN growing here this spring and now it has the test of our northern winter (or will we actually have a winter this year?).The ones for me that really had me taking a second look was : FIRELIGHTER, LUCK BE A LADY and DALE HENSLEY. And oh, that front inside cover photo of the garden of blooms just makes me want to have another go round of summer here.

Julia
newyorkrita
Original Author
14 years ago
I only have two Smith daylilies. Both bought in 2007. Both seem to be quite winter hardy for me and are growing and increasing. MIDNIGHT SENSATION is a beautiful flower and does ok. LAVA FLOW, while again a stunner of a flower, is a six budcount wonder around here. Three years it bloomed and three years it has never had more than 6 buds on a scape. Not the kind of performance I am looking for in my garden.

Its not just Smith daylilies that have budcount issues. I have chucked other southern grown out of my garden for blooming with only afew flowers or not being able to open. Some of them are a disaster for me, others are fabulous. At the prices of new southern intros, no way am I going to be the test garden to see what thrives and blooms well and what is such a poor performer that I have to send it south.