Monster lilies time

11 years ago

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I bought these at Home Depot around the time my garden was going in. It has tripled in size easily and each flower lasts just one day.

It totally messes with the yellow/purple/white theme I have going on here, but they are kinda fun.

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diggerdee zone 6 CT

11 years ago

Well, now of course I am going to have to go and look up Marietta, posie! Yes, that hosta library is a very dangerous place! Last year I bought an Empress Wu, Komodo Dragon, and one other "giant" whose name slips my mind at the moment, but I'm hoping to see something spectacular from them soon. I get enough hosta lust -er, inspiration from various posts here and from catalogs. If I went actively searching on the hosta forum or in the hosta library I'd be done for. Same with daylilies. There could be a dozen that look exactly the same and I'd have to have all 12; couldn't just decide on one!

Been there, done that with roses. I still try to avoid Heirloom Roses catalog and the emails they send me (but can't quite bring myself to unsubscribe from them!), and David Austin is the bad boy in my life that every woman tries to avoid. Luckily for me, roses don't do too well for me (probably something to do with the degree of neglect I shower upon them) so I am more realistic with them now. But hostas and daylilies grow well for me and so they remain an active temptation!

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KarenPA_6b
11 years ago
Those are daylilies. Each bloom lasts only a day. But each scape has multiple buds which may bloom continuously for a month.
katob Z6ish, NE Pa
11 years ago
Isn't it amazing that those huge blooms pop open and do their thing all in one day... And then do it again day after day!?

The bed looks great. If I held off planting every flower that messed up my 'color scheme' I'd have more stuff out of the ground than in. Sometimes that's all part of finding out what you really like!
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diggerdee zone 6 CT
11 years ago
posie do you know the name of those daylilies? Very nice....!
posierosie_zone7a
Original Author
11 years ago
Thank you for your kind words!

This year I may get several weeks bloom time as it has lots of scapes ( yea!) I know it is a daylily, but I thought there were some that held their blooms longer? This is my first ' real' daylily (do stella d'oro count?), so the only knowledge I have is from dropping in on the daylily forum and snooping. :)

I had a red dahlia in this bed last year --hated it. Without intention, the bed has gone towards purple/yellow/white, but then I realized I like that combination and I have been encouraging it with newer plants loosely in that spectrum. This lily though, I am rationalizing that the yellow in the middle ties it in. Haha!

Diggerdee, I bought this before I paid any attention to names. I will root around and see if there is a three year old tag somewhere under that monster and will update you if I find it. It is a strong grower and quite hardy. I bet you would enjoy!
diggerdee zone 6 CT
11 years ago
Thanks, posie, I would appreciate that! I'm planting a red/yellow/orange bed and have put in some Chicago Apache daylilies, which I really love, but these would look great in there if I can find them. Thanks!
KarenPA_6b
11 years ago
They look like Ruby Spider DL. I don't grow these so I cannot be sure.
sherrygirl zone5 N il
11 years ago
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Hope you find the receipt, there are over 35,000 named daylilies. BTW, it is quite lovely!

Sherry
posierosie_zone7a
Original Author
11 years ago
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I went in the rain and scrounged around under the plant - nothing. :( Sorry I couldn't be of more help!

I went to the daylily forum and saw two lookalikes.

Anzac (http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/3179354/blooms-today-finally-a-nice-day?n=1)

Spiderman (http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/3177853/grace-like-rain?n=11).

Spiderman's flowers are almost exactly like mine.

There were many in the red/yellow spectrum and it's quite an active forum. Hopefully you find something you like!
posierosie_zone7a
Original Author
11 years ago
Thank you Sherry. :)
diggerdee zone 6 CT
11 years ago
Aw, posie, thanks, you didn't have to do that. You are right - Spiderman does look like yours, although Anzac is not far off either. I don't dare go to the daylily forum. That and the hosta forum are two that I avoid. If I visited too often I would have to re-mortgage my house. ;)

Thank you!

Dee
sherrygirl zone5 N il
11 years ago
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Posie, I know it's not Anzac. Spiderman is a better guess .

Sherry
posierosie_zone7a
Original Author
11 years ago
Haha, diggerdee! I run around all the forums, but I agree my pocket is lighter since looking at the alphabet on the hosta forum. I got some gentle giants this year that I hope will give some oophm! to my backyard shaded garden.

Lillies are such a different world and roses, too. So, I run around those forums with no fear (yet). I think before roses, I might wade gently into daylilies, but the sheer choice scares me off. For the roses, the upkeep/growing conditions are a factor as I try to grow plants that don't need any chemical intervention. I have one rose that is impervious to everything....of course I lost the tag (sigh)!

I wish you luck in your search! I also saw a pretty lily called "Marietta" in a few lists. Totally different than mine, but the same color combination and seems popular.