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2 months ago
last modified: 2 months ago

It rained for several hours this morning, so I decided to do a catch-up post today. Some of the photos are from this week and some from prior weeks that just never got posted.

Kingdom Bound with a trio and Broken Chains in the background


Lillian's Thin Ice was planted in the fall.


Sensational Heart - One of the last flowers on the original scapes. It has three instant rebloom scapes about ready to start.


Diviner's Desire - Five flowers on two scapes


High Watermark and White Eyes Pink Dragon - This is the first time I've ever seen White Eyes actually look pink. It always looked more lavender in my Nashville garden. A volunteer tomato plant is about to devour those two.


Summer Snowball continues to have many blooms each day.


Zuzu's Treasure is not having a good year. Bud count is down and flowers smaller than normal.


Razor Eyes showing better color


I Remember You X Kindred Jewel - Bud count is about half what it was in Nashville.


White Tooth X Skater #3 - Bud count is down from last year, but Bubblegum Queen was covering most it with tall foliage. You can see a rebloom scape coming on the right side of the bloom.


A shot from a cooler, overcast day


Debra

Comments (9)

  • 2 months ago

    I always like your Summer Snowball, so a few years ago I bought one. Didn't do very well, but as it was new I didn't hold that against it. Unfortunately it didn't like my pot system and gave up the ghost the first winter. So I will enjoy yours now.......I'm a fan of ZuZu's treasure for those in cooler climates. Sherry's always impresses me. I know you have high standards for your daylilies, but the face alone is a winner...........Your White Tooth seedling has a good color and pattern..................Maryl

  • 2 months ago

    Summer Snowball and Diviner's Desire are both are really interesting! My WEPD is only doing fair this year, and has not really been as good as I've seen in other's gardens. Yours looks good.

    Brad

  • 2 months ago

    I agree-Summer Snowball looks great. I need to move mine (how many times do we say this?!!) as it is being swallowed by a tree. Sensational Heart is such a bright one-I need more in this color line. I really like the I Remember You seedling as there are so many things going on with that bloom.

  • 2 months ago

    I hope the height improves on your daylilies. My daylilies usually pout the firstyear after a move…..wonder if the move is affecting yours. your blooms looks good to me. The bud counts I hear about in warmer climates always astonished me. Counts are always lower here.

    Sherry

  • 2 months ago

    You did a great job capturing Kingdom Bound, which can be difficult to photograph. Does Diviner's Desire open more fully later?

  • 2 months ago

    Mantis - Thanks for the compliment on the Kingdom Bound photo! Diviner's Desire opens flat most days. That picture was taken on a cloudy, overcast day after cooler overnight temps. Here's another photo of it:


    Diviner's Desire


    Debra

  • 2 months ago

    Sherry - Most of my daylilies are as tall or taller than they are supposed to be this year, while last year - the first year after the move - almost everything was short. I mispoke about the bud count on Zuzu's Treasure. While most of the scapes have lower bud counts than the 14 I always got in Nashville, one scape does have 17 buds, which matches the most it ever had in Nashville. I'm not sure why the flowers are so much smaller this year.


    Kate - Summer Snowball really does well here with taller scapes and higher bud count than registered. I'm glad you like the I Remember You seedling. It tends to be splotchy here, while it wasn't in Nashville.


    Maryl - Too bad Summer Snowball didn't like your pot system. I'm lucky that it likes the climate here. Thanks for the comment on the White Tooth seedling. It's the least toothy of the White Tooth seedlings, but I like its clean, clear color, good bud count most years, and propensity to rebloom both here and Nashville.


    Debra



  • 2 months ago

    I like all of them but the ones that catch my eye is Kingdom Bound and Sensational Heart . I grew High Water Mark and some times it showed deep colors and other times lighter tones but it was tall and well branched.

    Julia

  • 2 months ago

    Julia - You had a much better experience with High Water Mark than I did. It was always short for me in Nashville. It's taller here, but nowhere close to its registered 39 inches. It's not even 29 inches this season.


    Debra