Elizabeth Salter daylilies.

hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)

6 years ago

We grow many Elizabeth Salter daylilies. She works with miniatures and small flowers.

Bandit Bay is intensely colored.

Black Fathom Depths is beautiful but it has not done well here.

I have used Carpathian Magic a lot in crosses because of the edge. It does not, however, increase here.

Curious Cutie is a great grower here. Its only flaw is that it melts in the rain.

Everything Nice and Neat survives but doesn't really thrive here.

Geometric Wizard is one of my favorites in the whole garden. It has made a small clump, but doesn't seem like it will be a great increaser. That's probably because every year I load it down with pods.

Jason Salter is a true miniature diploid variety. It hasn't been here very long so I don't know yet how it will perform.

I like the edge on Knowledgeable Gnome.

Mary Ethel Anderson is another true miniature diploid. It's one of my favorites.

Merely Mystical is a small tetraploid.

More to come . . .

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hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)
Original Author
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
Wow! I thought I'd lost this post because it was taking forever to load. So I close the tab and when I logged back in, there it was. I dodged a bullet on that one.

I have threatened Merry Moppet with being shovel-pruned on many occasions. Its flaw is that it doesn't open well, especially in the early part of the season.

My Special Angel has not been a great grower, but I love the flowers.

Serenade of Springtime is a small-flowered tetraploid. I love the edge and the color. It is one I have been using for breeding gold edges in small tets.

Sprinkled with Springtime is technically a large flower (4.5 inch bloom), but I use it with the smalls for the gold edge.

The color on The Colorado Kid appears more intense because of the cool temperatures last summer when it started to bloom.

What Elizabeth Salter daylilies do you grow? Please share your pictures.

Nancy
Brad KY 6b
6 years ago
I probably don't have any since they are mainly small or miniatures. I like the color of Colorado Kid.
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organic_kitten
6 years ago
Black Fathod Depths is a favorite of mine and I loved Geometric Wizard from your posts and I have finally got it, but this will be its first year here. Those are all beautiful, Nancy.

kay
sherrygirl zone5 N il
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
I love your smalls, Nancy, I do grow some smalls here. I will check to see if I have any Salters growing here, I don’t, as a rule, pay attention to all of the hybridizers in my gardens.

Just checked, I have a few.
Daring Deception, color is washed out, not my favorite but a decent grower.
Mage Quest, looks appliqués most days.
Moonlit Masquerade, a favorite oldie.
South Sea Serenade, reliable here, growing in too much shade.

Sherry
signet_gw(6b)
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
I have a few but I don't have many because short daylilies don't interest me although I will admit there are some really lovely faces , just wish they were taller . I did grow Dragon's Eye but lost it a few winters ago. I grow Breed Apart ,

Dragon Dreams., Make Believe Magic , Victorian Violet , and Queen's Quadrill

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Many of her latest registration are much more interestting to me as they are much taller , a change from the ever present bagel form and some really nice patterning . I would love to track down Dragonfly Dancer ,Everyone loves Tim, Flattering Imitation Here's to you Bill Robinson ., Mississippi Bill Robinson ,and Lavender Zipline .