Songwriter --big blooms

Simply Being Loved
Joe the Plumber

Dirty Bastard at Crintonic Gardens. Curt said it probably would not be a favorite of Baptist ministers. Very sooty. Afternoon pic.

Bridge of Sighs at Crintonic--a Dan Hansen plant
sun shot of Dirty Bastard
Seamless Panties --just at the foliage level. Michael Boumann says it has been beneath foliage in Missouri.
In my garden, The Dream Society
Pink Yoga Pants
Back in my garden, Katherine Marin

Mantis, I am in the same boat as you with April LaQuinta. It can throw some spectacular blooms like the one pictured. It's vigor is less than desirable. I keep it hoping one day it will do more than throw a fantastic bloom every one in a while.

David

I agree - very few yellow daylily sales, in spite of some spectacular flowers.

The bloom on April LaQuinta is gorgeous, and at least it's above the foliage. Linda Beck looks great, and it's nice to see Light of the World rebloom. That ones still on my wish list.

Debra

Luminous Tabernacle is a nice looking yellow. I decided recently that yellow is the one color I have to start adding to the garden to help balance my gardens.

Nice images . I especially like Linda Beck and Luminious Tabernacle. Disappointing to hear that about Curt Hanson not growing yellows any longer . I grow at least two of his yellows and they really are spectacular . I grow Pee Wee's Big Adventure and Planet Claire I would add more If he did 't call them Panty something and if I have the funds LOL ! I love yellows all the way from baby yellow to school bus yellow . They are the ones that call to me across the gardens .

I think one of the problems with yellow is that daylilies do yellow so well. The color in the yellow group is clear, not ever muddy. Why buy another yellow when you already have Bill Norris, Forestlake Point Lace, Heavenly Yellow Lion or Spacecoast Lemon Whiskers (some of our favorite yellows). Whereas, with other colors, You are always in pursuit of colors that are the most vibrant and clear (not muddy). We love yellow daylilies, but the garden can only hold so many. We have trouble selling yellow ones at our local Herb Fair. I think the general public associates yellow with Stella that has been so overused.

Nancy

Hoosier_Nan, you know I sometimes get out to a daylily nursery . I seem to always go with a purple in mind . I seem to always come home with a yellow . I have added Cheddar Cheese and Mary's Gold both under those circumstances. Don't know why only that they called to me across vast fields of daylilies . Weird huh?

Yellows actually make better landscape plants, as they tend to hold well and have good carrying power. But people always say, "I have the yellow one." And so often for oranges, "It's too much like the ditch lily."

Well, I love all in this group! April LaQuinta is so beautiful, if it blooms even a little I think it deserves a spot :) That's kinda sad about yellows, but true, I personally have all I need at this point.

Oh, why 15 in the title? :)

D.B. is aptly named!

Bridge of Sighs is just delightful

Nat - Houzz requires 15 characters in the title now. If people's titles are too short, they just throw in 15 to make it 15. Maryl and Mantis like to throw that 15 back at Houzz just for the heck of it. LOL

Debra

Oh thanks for the explanation, Debra! I didn't know about that, that's funny :)

Also, weird, I swear the first comment with pictures wasn't there when I looked!

I love that Bridge of Sighs so pretty! Also Katherine M and Pink Yoga Pants, such nice pinks!

Always enjoy the pinks and hadn't seen Pink Yoga Pants before. It's a pretty one. You are tempting me with Katherine Marin again.........People who say there are too many good yellows make me wince. A rock solid colorfast/sunfast yellow daylily with form, abundant bloom, good scape growth and repeat bloom is not that easy to find for my climate. I don't think there have been many years that I haven't trialed at least one new yellow. But that's me. Each to their own............Maryl

Great group of blooms. April LaQuinta, Pink Yoga Pants, and Katherine Marin catch my eye. Other favorites include Linda Beck and Bridge of Sighs.

Lori

Pink Yoga Pants really drew my attention, though I'm usually more of a purple fan. And I guess I understand about the yellows, but I remember when I went to the daylily farm that I was standing at one end and looked across the way and the yellow (which I did buy) might as well have been jumping up and down screaming and calling my name - it was so beautiful and a standout.

Alex

Great post. The first 3 are my favorites, though so many are great.