Tuesday's Treasures

8 years ago

I found a lot to treasure in this morning's garden despite blooms still suffering from bug splotchies and others struggling to open after a cooler overnight and morning.

Buddy's Red Head on ffo - I love this plant! It has great blooms, great foliage, and a better bud count than most of my earlies. Also, it was the top pod setter for me last year. While shorter than it should be, only by a couple of inches.

Lillian's Thin Ice curling nicely this morning. Tall, lovely, dazzling!

Skater - I bought this one to cross with "The Thing That Ate the Seedling Bed." Big 8-inch bloom on what should be 36 inch scapes. But this season that huge bloom is on 24 inch scapes in my garden.

Billy the Kid clump from yesterday evening. I do love this plant!

Billy the Kid poly from this morning.

Roman Cohort ffo - This one hasn't bloomed the past three years because it was in too much shade. I'm so glad to have found a sunny space for it!

Sexy Samantha - first bloom that wasn't splotchy

Buddy's Victoria Jade - Another great plant from James Hall.

Firecracker Parade wins the award for shortest scape. such a pretty bloom on a 4-inch scape. This one has never done well here. It needs a more Southern home. I will be either selling or trading it this fall.

Chilled Orange Sorbet - I'm posting this photo because of the increased sculpting and more ornate edge today.

Debra

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Comments (13)

Brad KY 6b
8 years ago
Wonderful, especially the first 3. Skater is quite unique.
jkayd_il5
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
Beautiful Debra. Always enjoy your daylilies.
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hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)
8 years ago
Beautiful! I especially like Buddy's Red Head and Buddy's Victoria Jade. Firecracker Parade is so pretty. We tried to grow up and finally gave up. It either died or we sent it to a friend in Alabama.

Nancy
shive
Original Author
8 years ago
Thanks Brad!

jkayd - It's good to see you posting again! Glad you enjoy my pictures!

hoosier nan - It's too bad about Firecracker Parade being so tender.

Debra
lilykate7a
8 years ago
Debra-they are all so pretty! I am liking the looks of Skater today. And Firecracker Parade looks way too good to be on a short scape-should be up flaunting that beauty! Beautiful photos...

Kate
Nancy 6b
8 years ago
What a nice color of red BuddyS Red Head is, I really like Victoria Jade too with that white edge. Too bad about Firecracker Parade, nice flower.
organic_kitten
8 years ago
Firecracker Parade looks like my kind of bloom. Let me know when you are ready to sell it. That one is my favorite, but Billy the Kid, Roman cohort, and chiled Orange Sorbet are also beautiful as are yours in general always.

kay
Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)
8 years ago
Buddy's Red Head and Roman Cohort win 2nd and 3rd place for me. The number one prize goes to Chilled Orange Sorbet. Almost perfect form, the edge is wonderful and the substance/texture looks terrific. What a beauty.......Maryl
mantis__oh
8 years ago
Roman Cohort is very good here. It would be interesting to get Northern reports on Hall cultivars. How tall are the scapes on Billy the Kid this year?
shive
Original Author
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
Mantis - The scapes on Billy Kid have never been the registered 34 inches here. The tallest scapes this year, and the previous two years, have been 27-28 and shortest scapes 24. The two tallest scapes this year are 27, one is 26 and the rest are about 24 inches.

Roman Cohort performed very well here the first three years I had it, and then when my burning bushes matured, it bloomed sparsely for a few more years, and then not at all.
tarheelgirl_7b
8 years ago
Lovely group of blooms! Firecracker Parade is beautiful. Skater grabs my attention as well. Billy the Kid is looking good.

Lori
celeste/NH
8 years ago
All are pretty but I had to scroll back up to look at Lillian's Thin Ice again! Wow!
shive
Original Author
8 years ago
Celeste - I am quite enamored with Lillian's Thin Ice. It looks so wonderful everyday! In fact I've got a group shot of it for today's post.

Debra