I wish I had time to count buds .......too busy weeding but at least I got to see your post !

I don't have bud counts anywhere near that. I'm an Angel went between 18 to 22, except for a couple of Small fans. Jamaican Me Crazy had several just over 20, and Elegant Candy had 1 with 28, but the rest just under 20. It is a a large clump so it was very impressive. Blue eyed Butterfly had just under 20. I'm an Angel and Jamaican Me Crazy always have bud counts in that range, I think this is the best Elegant Candy has ever done, still have a few buds from the original scapes, and now it is sending up rebloom scapes. I don't really do much bud counts, although I do notice the ones with very low counts. And I have not had very many at all of those this year.

Nancy - I've got to move Elegant Candy out of the shade. I'd love to see it with that many buds! You're lucky that you didn't have many with low bud counts. I had so many with 5 to 6 buds per scape that it was sad.

signet - Take a break from weeding and count buds! I gave up ever conquering my weeds and grass growing in the beds. My goal now is to have everything tiny and well mulched by October.

Debra

I will try this again. I hope I can remember what I listed.

Purple Riot is always number 1 with 5 way branching on most scapes, often 5-7 buds per branch.

Spiritual Corridor, new this year, is number 2 with 3 way branching and 20 or so buds.

Not exactly sure what is after these. I think Russian Rhaposdy is next with its best year ever, 15+ per and mostly 3 way branching. No group shot.

Vintage Wine had similar stats to RR.
There were one or 2 more but I don't recall which ones. Some of my generally best budded ones only had around 10 this year, such as Prismatic, Karen's Curls, Carmen Renee and Belle Isle Sentry. Generally though, when Belle reblooms in Sept. the scapes often far surpass the original ones from June.

Hoosier Nan - Wow 47 buds is amazing! Congrats on that high performing intro!

Debra

Hoosier_Nan , is Sonoran Desert Rose a bud builder?

No, I don't believe it is. It just started blooming and it has monster scapes with a lot of branching. Each branch has lots of buds on it.

Nancy

I see the original post has just shown up in the list.

Here's my other top budded--copy and paste for the lost-now-found thread:

Acquire the Fire, around 12-15 per scape, 3-way branching.

Prairie Blue Eye, another oldie, had 15 on 3 way branching on a couple of scapes, 10 on others.

Brad - I'm glad the old thread appeared so you could get the numbers on your other two.

Debra

taking a break for lunch. OMG I LOVE your August Cherry ! What an absolutely gorgerous color . I am gonna have to track that one down too . Lavender Stardust is only in its second season here so nice to see what it might look like in a clump . I cant get over how much petalage ( is that a word?) that that plant puts out . LOVE LOVE LOVE your Royal Jester ......lovely to see something different from what everyone is showing .

I have my eye on August Cherry and Lavender Stardust for some new lates

signet and Nancy - August Cherry is a beautiful shade of cherry red and it often has more buds than the 17 registered in my garden. It's pretty hard to find. Partridge Hill Gardens used to sell Marvin's intros, but they no longer have a website. I got mine several years ago in a trade.

signet - Royal Jester should be easy for you to find - even in Canada. It's been around for along time and is usually very cheap.

Debra

I think I NEED August Cherry. I love Cherry Treat but at 4 or so buds a year, I've wanted to ditch it over and over but didn't have the heart. This looks like it is about the same color. So far I've only found it for sale one place, but I don't think that they will ship it to here. The place seems to be [not sure-don't read the language] Poland! I will keep looking.

Brad , I found it at Harmon Hill daylilies $22 bucks . They are in New Hampshire ......they even ship to Canada Whoo hoo!

Thanks Signet!

You know I don't keep up with that. m I can tell you whay bloomed the most or longest, but nmnever the bud count, much less branching.

kay

Debra, how often did you get 40 buds per scape?

kay - We'll do some other threads on longest bloomers and best clumps!

Debra

Dave - This is the first year I've gotten bud counts in the 40s in a long time. One year I had 43 on Crimson Pirate through bud building, and I've had 39 in past years on My Melinda and Little Mystic Moon, but they're in too much shade to perform like that now. I remember getting 36 one year on my registration, Sangria With Mia. It's only in rainy years I get bud counts that high.

Debra

It's interesting to me that some people seem to have the same daylilies with the highest bud counts each year. But that doesn't happen with me. Last year my top bud kings were Scarlet Angel (26), Coastal Grand (25) and Billy the Kid (23). This year none of those had any lateral branching, so their bud counts ranged from 8-13 buds. I've found some do fantastic one year, and then seem to take a bit of a rest the next.

Debra

Debra , sounds like me and my weeds LOL ! But I do happen to agree with you . I find some plants go over the top one year and then the next not so much

Not having much luck finding Royal Jester .........maybe the lily auction ....I will keep checking there .

I have some of each. Little Light of Mine, El Desperado, Spoken in Parables, Fernstone Pink Gingham bloom like crazy every year...I think Sweet Isabella may wind up joining because this first year plant bloomed so long and is a bud builder. Tothers bloom really well one year and so-so the next

kay

Kay do you know who hybridized Sweet Isabella .......because I cant find any info on the name Sweet Isabella ........there is an iris with that name but no daylily that I can fine.

signet - Sweet Isabela (just one L) was hybridized by Gerda Brooker at Victorian Garden. I think it was named after her granddaughter or another child she knew named Isabela.

Marietta Gardens still sells Royal Jester. That's where I got mine.

Debra

Thanks Debra I will check it out but I dont think Marietta Gardens still ship to Canada anymore

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Debra all your bud kings / queens are beautiful too! Love that August Cherry pic! And always love the bicolor / bitone look!

I don't know if I am gonna count, my days of 35-40 buds are gone, they are so crowded, and I have never had so few buds on plants as this year. Maybe Lullaby Baby as it builds buds and kinda always is among my best. And Isle of Patmos looks pretty well-budded.

I can name the worst though, Berry Delicious - 1 scape with 2 buds, and Nature's Crown - 4 scapes with 1 bud per scape (it dropped all the others as it usually does)

Dixieland Five and Unbridled Spirit. I don't often count buds but they cover themselves with flowers.

Dick - Do you have photos you can post of Dixieland Five and Unbridled Spirit? I'm not familiar with those.

Debra

Well, a rebloom scape on Boundless Beauty just kicked August Cherry out of my #4 spot. It has 22 buds and five-way branching. The original scapes had 15-17 buds.

Also, creeping up the charts is Final Touch, a bud building late Final Touch. Four scapes are bud building now with counts ranging from 17-20.

Debra

For Shive:

Dixieland Five

Unbridled Spirit

Thanks for the photos, Dick!