Beautiful post, Kate. Your yellows are really pretty, but Thomas Tew winsa again. that is a beautiful bloom.

Kay

Love the clump shots today! How many daylilies are you growing? I’m a sucker for the true pinks, so my favorite today is Rachelle Agin.

Sherry

I love the clump shots. I need to do more of those. I love the ones with pointed eyes--Russian Temple and Pointed Perfection. Your yellow noid, whatever its name, is certainly a keeper. What a lovely daylily!

Nancy

Thomas Tew is such a knockout. I may have to add that one. Is it as tall as registered for you? The ones out of Peppermint Delight generally don't perform well for me. But the other parent was Rock Solid, so I might take a chance on it. My favorite clumps are the yellow NOID and the possible Purple Sombrero.

Debra

Oh, Sherry, embarrassing, too many. I stopped counting at 1500. I have a lot of country acreage and apparently, I feel my role in life is to fill it up with daylilies!!! Now, full disclosure, some of those are noids that I obtained when I first began collecting daylilies. Hence, my jungle bed I often make a reference to when I post. I am slowly gathering daylilies out of it that I want and know. I have a bed of noids that I dug from two elderly gardeners (although people may refer to me like that now!), that wanted to "gift" me with their legacy lilies. How could I refuse that? One of those gardeners ordered exclusively from Wilds and whatever we say about Wilds, their older lilies know how to clump well. In my area, there is little interest in daylilies, so it is hard to find outlets for giveaways. I give to churches, homeowners for landscaping, small towns for landscaping, and family but that is only a drop in the bucket to what needs to go. Thank goodness it is a therapy for me!! My husband says if I ever retire, he will never mow again because I will have lily beds over the entire property. (And little does he know he is absolutely correct!)

Kate

I see your trunk...My lost one was a silvery gray aand about 51/2 to 6 feet tall. I think I will replace it with a trellis and clematis...the clematis are already sitting in pots as they came from a very good on-line nursery. I like your bed, and I really like yor Purple Sombrero Wonder.

kay

OMG, Kate! Don’t know how you take care of all of that, but do know I enjoy all of your posts and photos. I’m on a 75’ by 125’ suburban lot, with over 100 daylilies (not sure how many). I probably have about 40-50 different hosta and four small dogs in my yard. The dogs are better behaved than the rabbits and squirrels here, lol!

Sherry

If memory serves me Avedon has Imperial Lemon and it's one of her favorites. Yours looks similar.....I like Rachel Agin. I have way too many pinks for the size of my collection, but looking at Rachel it's hard to say no......Russian Temple sure is pretty too in your clump shot............Maryl

Kay, this trunk was at least that tall from a tree too close to the house that actually fell during a storm. Before the bed was made, I found husband burning the trunk. Thankfully, for me, it did not burn all the way. Of course for him it is just an eyesore!

Debra, I actually did not know the registered height of Thomas Tew. Wow! It is supposed to be a tall one. It is not that tall for me. Maybe 24-28 inches now. Second season here. I actually hope it does not reach that registered height. I like it where it is now-maybe a couple more inches.

Maryl, do you go through periods of liking one color or another? I do, and last year was a pink year-probably due to some enabling on this forum! I love this color on Rachelle Agin. Maybe the edge will improve also.

Nancy-I hope you do post more clump shots. I know you have some amazing ones!

Sherry-another full disclosure before someone on this forum who knows about this rats on me. A friend was moving. They had a lot next to their house with hundreds of daylilies they were not taking. The new owner did not like flowers and was going to bulldoze the lot. In February, did you catch that month? February!, my sister and I went and dug over 300 lilies-in the cold-in the mud-scapes barely showing-I had to-they were good ones! And bulldozing them-be still my heart! Soooo, into pots they went, where many of them remain. Hence the new beds I am making. I have got to stop rescuing plants......

Kate

I really like Thomas T, I have several similar looking, and they all bloom better than average. I had been thinking there is a white I want to add, but could not remember the name, Viola Franco is. Your yellow is really outstanding!

Buddy Hudson looks good; can see the JT Davis parentage. Opened well for you. Rachelle Agin looks very good. Taller than the registered 24 inches?

Kate - 1,500 is a lot of daylilies. That's staggering I can't take care of the 600 I have. I stopped counting at 600 several years ago, but I probably have more than that. I'm probably lucky that I lose some in those bad winters. Thanks for the height info on Thomas T!

Debra

Love the clump shots! Hope you continue posting, especially with 1,500 daylilies! I like seeing photos of everyone’s plants. Hard to choose a favorite from this group. Top standouts include Russian Tempke, Pointed Perfection, Thomas Tew, and your yellow noid. I have Volcanic Fireworks, will have to post a photo when mine blooms.

Lori

Mantis, Rachelle is probably around 26-27 inches. Of course, it is in probably the best of spots in the garden. Not that that particular piece of information has helped others in that spot scape as they should. But, so far, am pleased with it.

Nancy, be aware that Voila Franscois blooms short. I have had it for several years and scapes are always short. I keep it because it is so beautiful. It may of course bloom taller for you!

Debra-I did not say I took care of all those lilies!!! I do talk about the jungle bed but I also have the grassy bed and the forgotten bed! They are well behind my house so no one sees them. I don't sell and they are hard to give away so they just keep growing and growing and....you know! I bet you have well over 600 if you actually did a head count.

Lori- thank you, too kind. I like to post until the northern gardens begin and then give over to all those wonderful photos. I like seeing everyone's blooms as well. Gives a great perspective to how they look in different areas.

Thanks all!

Kate

Wonderful - all of it! Not going to try to choose a favorite, but will make the comment that Rachelle Agin is a outstanding pink. Oooo - can hardly wait to see things start blooming in my garden!

Alex

Kate, thanks for the heads up on Voila Franscois, why is that always the case with the ruffle ones I like. I may try anyway, but won't be such a priority now. Your jungle bed reminds me of an area where I have clumps of My Melinda, Bahama Butterscotch, and Crimson Pirate, named ones, but no one wants them. I have sold, sent for postage, left by the side of the road and finally got them down to 3 clump each. Of course, those clumps need to be divided now, some of those clumps are over 2 foot at the base. They really are nice in bloom and really good daylilies.

It's so wonderful to see all these happy daylily clumps in bloom! I won't try to pick a favorite, am just enjoying seeing all those blooms. Like Debra, I have 'around' 600 but of course that has changed yet again with the fall and spring additions.....with more on the wish list. I like your honesty about how you acquired some of them.....I would have done the same.

Wonderful flowers Kate. Kate's Smile is one of my favorites of the bunch. I'm not much for yellow but it really appeals to me.

And you can delete a flower from a post. Just double click on the picture, it should highlight and then hit your delete button and it's gone!