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Moving Towards the End

5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago

Despite problems with individual cultivars, it has been a glorious season. To paraphrase a saying, "It's all about adequate water, water, and water."

Drew Hoo --big flower


Substantial Treasure --another big one


Memorial to Steve --lots of buds, but somewhat drab color. Introduced with so much hoopla and a big price tag. Good, but too much hype.



Carolina Cool Down has provided so many breathtaking scenes.


Bored Housewife --good scape


Dixieland Band whooping it up this year.


Earnest Yearwood --large flower with a beautiful glowing green throat that, unfortunately, this photo did not capture.


Every Knee Shall Bow has had its percentage of splotchy blooms, but not this one.


Ruby Grandeur


Navajo Warrior doing well this year.


Webster Girls towers over the garden.


Impassioned


From Sea to Shining Sea shows its parentage


Evermore Greatful having a great year


As is Becky Adams


Soli Deo Gloria pretty much clean this year.


White Icon really showing its mettle. For first time, shows its huge size and glistening color.


Free the Captives--a space hog


Katherine Marin is filled with buds this year.


Jelly Roll Morton


Fabulous Black Pearl


Comments (10)

  • 5 years ago
    last modified: 5 years ago

    Minnesota Nice --space hog


    Better pic of Substantial Treasure


    Vision of Things to Come


    Blood Sweat and Tears--good this year


    Thelma Douglas --lots of crowding and hang-ups later o


    Dark Gethsemane --Korth's pictures leave something to be desired (if representation is one's goal)

    Dream Sequence towering over Penguin's Prom


  • 5 years ago

    Wow Mantis, so many great photos. i really like Dixieland Band, an oldie, I’m guessing? I like the midrib.I always enjoy seeing Carolina Cooldown, never a bad photo. Not the best season here, erratic weather, I believe, took its toll.

    Sherry


  • 5 years ago

    The 1st couple of pictures I thought you were showing your best, but not so. I do not see a daylily I did not like and cannot pick favorites. I did get Carolina Cooldown this spring. It did not bloom this year but it looks happy in your garden. Really a great post!

  • 5 years ago

    Very nice show! Carolina Cool Down is always one of my favorites, but I don't think I photographed it this year. I was too enamored taking photos of seedlings. Your Emmerichs and Hansons are very impressive. From Sea to Shining Sea reminds me of Faith That Moves Mountains.


    Debra

  • 5 years ago
    last modified: 5 years ago

    I agree, nice show. I love the tall and large ones--Substantial Treasure, Drew Hoo, Caroline Cool Down, and Webster's Girls. Substantial Treasure has an exceptionally beautiful style and coloring according to my tastes!

    I've not heard anyone call specific daylilies space hogs before, but you are absolutely right. Some of mine are like that. I prefer compact plants. And interesting enough, whether or not they are space hogs has nothing to do with size of the scapes or blooms.

    Brad

  • 5 years ago

    Great groupings of lots of color and different forms-something for everyone! I like the size and form of Substantial Treasure but assume it is not the in your face red Norris shows? Gorgeous clump shot of Jelly Roll Morton. Space hog or not, Minnesota Nice is indeed nice. Evermore Greatful does look like a good red and I like White Icon. Actually I like them all!!

  • 5 years ago

    Kate, it is not at all the bright red on the Ashwood website. I don't know how they ever got that picture. It is accurately portrayed in my picture--more of a fuchsia red.


    Brad, yes, I have limited space, so don't like plants with expansive foliage. I have to do trimming in late spring.


    Debra, yes, Faith That Moves Mountains is a parent.


    Despite all the good flowers, there were a lot of plants that hardly made a showing. But with all the rain, others made up for it.

  • 5 years ago

    Dark Gethsemane is nice and I do like Korth daylilies. Is White Icon really that white in person?Evermore Greatful looks to be a huge bloom. Nice photo of it. I like the watermark(?) on Navajo Warrior. Nice group even though your season is winding down, it still looks like you have plenty of blooms to go.

    Julia

  • 5 years ago

    I mean it when I say it's hard to choose a favorite. So many are very nice. Dixieland Band shines for me with the white star accent and Evermore Grateful is lovely. Jelly Roll Morton is one that always gets my attention, and Katherine Marin is one I've looked at before because of your pictures..............Maryl

  • 5 years ago
    last modified: 5 years ago

    White Icon is exceptionally white. Its parent is White Perfection, but WI is a larger bloom with more style and height. Whether it will be vigorous, I don't know. Katherine Marin usually has not that many buds, but again, for some reason, a number of plants liked the last winter/spring, while others definitely did not. Evermore Greatful is a large cherry red with great substance. Its only defect is that some blooms have a kinky petal like parent Worth It All.