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V daylilies 2019

It’s V daylilies seems today, I have none. I hope there are more V’s than U’s! Here’s the quote for the day: “I made a huge to do list for today. I just can’t figure out who’s going to do it......”

Sherry

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  • 7 years ago

    2nd try:

    Vintage Wine My very favorite; same for my wife.


    Viette Seedling #2, received in a trade and it hasn't disappointed me.


    VT daylilies. Got these from Celeste, who gets them from Olallie Gardens. They are extra extra late, great bloomers.

    VT Fondly Kin


    VT September Star



    More to come....

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  • 7 years ago

    3rd try...

    VT Rose Rosey


    VT Sophie


    VT the Last Melon

    VT Autumn Fire


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  • 7 years ago

    Brad, I like the Vermonts you got from Celeste. Do you have a favorite of these? I’m wondering about latest and best bloomer.

    Sherry

  • 7 years ago

    Sherry, this was my first year for these; they did well for a first year plant. The one that did best was Autumn Fire, and according to Celeste, it is a bloom machine. The Last Melon was the latest and she said it too is a bloom machine. As to my favorite either Fondly Kin or Sept. Star.

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  • 7 years ago

    I have just a few V's.

    Velvet Beads has been in the garden for many years.


    Venus Flytrap is a great grower here.


    I love the color on Victoria Lynette.


    Velvet Eyes is one of my favorites. It's a small flower but I love the red and black color.



    Here is a seedling from Velvet Eyes. The other parent is unknown.



    That's all for me.

    Nancy

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  • 7 years ago

    Nancy, I like Velvet Beads and Velvet Eyes.

    Brad

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  • 7 years ago
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    Nancy: That seedling from Velvet Eyes is pretty and so is Victoria Lynette. Brad: I like all the VT lates, but VT The Last Melon, if it held that delicate color in our heat, would be my favorite. By later in the season cooler colors can be a welcome relief from the heat. ....Peren.all I like the double. As you mentioned it looks nice and velvety..............Maryl

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  • 7 years ago
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    I just wrote a big paragraph about the VT Olallie daylilies along with their photos, hit 'submit' and it all disappeared. This is the 4th time this has happened. I'll try one photo to test it....and if that loads then I'll try some more. So much work for nothing is frustrating!

    VT BETSY


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  • 7 years ago
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    Ok, I give up. I will try again tomorrow. Either it's my computer or Houzz again but I have spent a half hour working hard, trying to submit my photos and it's not working. I don't know why it accepted my one photo but not the others.

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  • 7 years ago
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    Celeste, as you may have seen, it took 2 & 3 tries for my posts to go through. They finally went through when I shrank the pictures. Betsy is very nice.

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  • 7 years ago

    I will try for one and that's OK as it is one of my favorites. Is it short, as in, blooms in foliage-yes; does it need to be in front of the bed-yes; but, is it almost perfect in every bloom-YES!! And that is why I keep it.

    Voila Francois

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  • 7 years ago

    Here are the Vs that I grow:


    VG OH HAPPY DAY: I love the color and pattern, but it tends to bloom in the foliage. I may move it to a sunnier spot.



    VG STARBRIGHT: This was taken in the early evening. This is a fantastic plant. It is tall and handles growing in the shade. I love the piecrust edging. It was in the top 5 this past year in my garden.


    VERTICAL HORIZON: Great plant. I always forget about using it in my hybriding efforts as it sits in an out of the way area. I will have to make note of it this year.


    VISION SEEKER: Fantastic in a pot. It made it in the ground this past spring. I am anxious to see it over the next few years. I should cross it with VERTICAL HORIZON.



    Continued



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  • 7 years ago

    I guess I will try to post others later, as HOUZZ is not letting any other images go through.


    David

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  • 7 years ago

    VENUS FLYTRAP: Showing its bitone side.



    VIRGINIA PECK: Great plant.



    Continued



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  • 7 years ago

    Houzz still isn't letting me post my photos. David, I see you managed to sneak in some. I like VG Starbright with that piecrust ruffling! I have tons of photos and I can't share them.....I have been trying so hard to post. This is so frustrating!!!

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  • 7 years ago

    Here is another image from my "V" daylily group .

    Vatican City

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  • 7 years ago

    Interesting that Victorian Starbright is doing well for you, David, as the one here has not done much here in three years. Short scapes, few blooms last year.

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  • 7 years ago

    Trying yet again.....

    VENUS'S FIRE



    VESUVIAN



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  • 7 years ago

    Strange how it let me post those two but when I tried to load some more, they disappeared. Maybe the trick is to just upload 2 at a time? Let's see.....

    VIOLET SHADOWS



    VICTORIA GRACE



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  • 7 years ago
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    I've tried unsuccessfully to post some more photos and it won't let me. Apparently it doesn't matter if I post 2 or 10. I'll try again later.

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  • 7 years ago

    Will try posting one picture:

    VOILA FRANCOIS

    Lori

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  • 7 years ago

    Okay two pictures did not work. Will try posting just one.

    VENUS FLYTRAP

    Lori

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  • 7 years ago

    One more V:

    VOLCANIC FIREWORKS

    Thanks for looking!

    Lori


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  • 7 years ago
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    Although purples and off whites aren't my favorite colors, some of the daylilies posted here with those colors are gems. Voila Francois always seems to have a balanced round form with the ruffles I love. And speaking of ruffles David, I love that shot of VG Starbright. Great ripples on the edges....Celeste: Vesuvian is a luscious dark red............Maryl

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  • 7 years ago

    VT AUTUMN FIRES


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  • 7 years ago

    Oh HOUZZ....really? After a dozen attempts, you let me finally load ONE photo? UGH. I have so many more, but I'm tired of fighting with the demons. I guess it's not meant to be.

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  • 7 years ago

    I've been shrinking my photos and they've been posting better.

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  • 7 years ago
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    VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS


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  • 7 years ago

    VT SPUN SUGAR



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  • 7 years ago

    VT SEPTEMBER STAR



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  • 7 years ago

    VT RR RED



    VT SOPHIE



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  • 7 years ago

    VT THE LAST MELON



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  • 7 years ago

    VT BRIDAL LILAC



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  • 7 years ago

    Celeste, glad to see you had success posting, yeah! My favorite above is Victorian Christmas, that gorgeous purple again.

    Lori , Voila Francois Is a great one

    Sherry

  • 7 years ago

    Viva Pinata


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  • 7 years ago

    Celeste, VT Bridal Lilac is on my want list; it is so pretty. I think I just decided to put VT RR Red on it too! It is a nice shade of red. I was so pleased with the VTs that bloomed this year-so pretty and really helped extend my season.

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  • 7 years ago
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    Celeste , you grow such wonderful purples. I love Victorian Christmas ! Your others are lovely too but the purples have my heart I guess. Not sure what you have in your soil there but Wow ! just Wow! Oh forgot to mention I love VT Last Melon too. Who hybridizes the VT daylilies ?

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  • 7 years ago
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    Brad, I can probably share some with you in the fall. I have so much catching up on garden work that didn't get done last year because of my accident and I'm still recuperating so spring is going to be crazy busy. But if you want a piece of those two I can send some in the fall. Thanks, signet! I have had so much trouble posting my photos lately that I gave up for awhile....but I had written a paragraph discussing the VT daylilies and then I lost it. But to summarize: The VT of course stands for Vermont where they are hybridized at Olallie Gardens by the Darrow family. The ones I grow are all late and very-late blooming daylilies and are rock-solid hardy. The ones I show are not registered so they can't be looked up on the database and I don't know if they are available in Canada. I have a few more that I tried to upload photos of and *if* I can, I will try to share them.

    Brad, I forgot to mention that VT RR Red and VT Butterscotch Harvest are the very latest blooming in my garden. They start in September and are often blooming until the beginning of October when the leaves are turning colors!

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  • 7 years ago

    Thanks Celeste! I saw a national forecast for the weather, looked like you are going to get some ice or snow?

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  • 7 years ago
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    Yes, it's supposed to start tonight. And then more predicted on Sunday. But I am leaving Friday to drive to Florida with my son and his family so I will miss the next one. It will be nice to enjoy some sunshine and warmth! I keep trying to upload more photos but it may or may not happen today.


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  • 7 years ago

    VT BUTTERSCOTCH HARVEST



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  • 7 years ago

    VT FONDLY KIN



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  • 7 years ago

    VT SEPTEMBER ROSE ROSY



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  • 7 years ago

    VT CAMEO APPEARANCE



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  • 7 years ago

    Celeste, Your Fondly Kin looks a lot different that the one I posted. Is yours always so recurved? Mine never is.

    I like Cameo appearance a lot, too.

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  • 7 years ago
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    Brad, Fondly Kin can have different looks. Some days it looks just like your photo and other days it recurves like the above. I haven't paid attention to the weather conditions when it's one way or the other but that might be a factor. Obviously it is much colder here when it's blooming (since it will bloom into September and our Septembers can get cold at night). It's a bit of a chameleon, throwing different forms day to day for me. It's interesting that yours is stable.

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  • 7 years ago

    My V daylilies

    Vanishing Mist, love this one, 1st year bloom

    Victorian Lace

    Vintage Wine

    Vivacious

    Volcano Queen


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  • 7 years ago

    Nancy, does your Vintage Wine do well like mine does--reliable, good bloomer, only fades when really hot, increases well?

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  • 7 years ago

    Vintage Wine did very well for me, til I got the bright idea to put it in afternoon shade. I thought the color might hold better, and it does, but it does not seem to bloom nearly as much. It was in all day full sun, and held up better than most others of similar color. I meant to move it last fall, but I don't think I got around to it. I also lost part of it after last spring.

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  • 7 years ago

    You just never know what daylilies will need full sun and which can do well with some shade except by trial and error.

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