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9 years ago

Sultry Girls



Wild Cherry Wine --scapes a bit short this year.


Belief in Vein


Ethel Buccola in estate garden. Some scapes have almost 20 buds. Not in my garden. I suppose because there it has plenty of room, was planted in virgin daylily soil, and was given TLC when planted by the gardener.


Star of India --for some reason, not at its best this year


Betty Ford --had to take a sun shot


Flight of Orchids --not high bud count, but consistently good flowers (knock on wood).

Asheville White Winged Dove --we shall see


Another Deep Dark Secret --a big one

Jackie Kropf --not really large, but precise. This year, likes it.


Comments (13)

  • 9 years ago

    Ancient Royalty, Sultry Girls and Ethel Buccola are my top 3 in no particular order. Of course, that could shift 5 minutes from now, because I also like Another Deep Secret and Electric Mist. I have Wild Cherry Wine myself, so that says how much I like that one. WCW has taken its own sweet time growing fans, although it always has a few wonderful blooms along the way. This year however, one of my plants decided to kick it up a notch and is still blooming as we speak. Patience has been a virtue on this one..........Maryl

  • 9 years ago

    Another Deep Dark Secret, oh my, love that purple and a large bloom too! I like Electric Mist, bought for a friend last year, hopefully I'll see a bloom or two of hers this season.

    Sherry

  • 9 years ago

    You have shown us some really beautiful daylilies. I don't recall seeing Sultry Girls before and it is awesome! Flight of Orchids is a stunner looks-wise....I could forgive it's modest bud count. Betty Ford is a great red. Electric Mist is very pretty and I like the looks of College Colors and Wild Cherry Wine. Deep Dark Secret has the coloring I love (reminds me of Stargate Portal's coloring which is a favorite in my garden). All your photos are a feast for eager eyes.

  • 9 years ago

    Betty Ford looks splotch free. Is that typical? I have wondered about it. I really like Electric Mist with that striking green eye and of course Wild Cherry Wine, one that I keep saying I "need". Hope you have gotten rain. We are looking at more inches from the tropical depression.

    Kate

  • 9 years ago

    We had a good rain on Sunday, after virtually none all of June. Some plants just didn't perform because of the rain shortfall, but the others have picked up. Betty Ford looks good this year. Last year, along with many others, it was bad. I don't remember it as particularly splotch prone. Earwigs can damage it.

  • 9 years ago

    Great stuff! My favorites of the bunch in order are Electric Mist, Another Deep Dark Secret, & Sultry Girls.

  • 9 years ago

    Sultry Girls looks exceptional as does Flight Of Orchids. Would like to see how FOO looks in a clump, i.e. multiple blooms opening at once. How long have you had it?

  • 9 years ago

    Lots of pretties, Mantis. Flight of Orchids and Sultry are exceptional. I also like Electric Mist, and Betty Ford is always a favorite....she does photograph well in the sun.

    kay

  • 9 years ago

    You have a number that I really like. First, it broke my heart to see your beautiful Electric Mist, because we lost ours this year. Not sure, but it could have been the moles. I will be looking for a replacement. Wild Cherry Wine is a favorite, and love the color and look of Belief In Vein and Ethel Buccola. Sultry Girls gets a nod but the one I would buy because I have faith it would grow here is Flight Of Orchids--Margo Reed hybrids do well here. And then, Another Deep Dark Secret looks marvelous.

  • 9 years ago

    Lovely group of blooms! Another Deep Dark Secret and Electric Mist really catch my eye. Ethel Buccola looks really pretty. I also like Sultry Girls and Flight of Orchids.

    Lori

  • 9 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    I meant "another picture of Deep Dark Secret." Flight of Orchids is not really heavily budded. There have been multiple blooms, but they tend to be spaced apart. It has about 12 buds and seems to be a bud builder.

  • 9 years ago

    The Betty Ford clump is bright and beautiful in the sunshine, and Deep Dark Secret looks lovely in the shade. Ethel Buccola is really showing off in the Estate Garden! So pretty!

    Debra

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