Northeast Gardening: Garden Photos #13, 1 by nutsfordaylily

nutsfordaylily wrote:
Thanks, guys!

Celeste, that JI really is gorgeous. The colors are like neon. DL Wayside Royal if a really gorgeous red! That is definitely a royal looking red.

IrisMA, I have many tet daylilies, and pretty much all do well for me. Tets are much sturdier than dips with usually heavier foliage, stronger scapes, etc. I have some dips that have such weak scapes that they fall or lean over. Some that come to mind are King Size, Femme De Joie, Chester Cyclone, Nina Winegar. All of them need staking, pretty much. I got rid of Femme De Joie. I certainly wouldn't use them for hybridizing, as I wouldn't want to pass those traits on. Chester Cyclone not only leans, but the petals are so long and droopy the the top one nearly always breaks, so the bloom never looks great. I'm potting that one up to sell this year. If anyone at Donniebrook's RU wants it, speak up!

Marilyn, not all Siloams are small. I have one called Siloam Virginia Miller, and it has a 6" bloom. No eye, either, but it's just gorgeous. It's similar to Sherry Lane Carr. http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/25429/ The photo in Plant Files doesn't do it justice.

Merideth, I have Lake Norman Sunset and love it. I also love that Majestic Morning. I took a pic of a seedling cross that I bought from a seller on the LA last year. It's a cross of Lake Norman Sunset and Medusa's Glance. Here's a pic of it. I've been wanting to get South Seas, and I really like that Flutterbye, too. I have that Persian Market, and it sure it bright, isn't it? A luscious color, almost good enough to eat. Love it! I ordered Elfin Envoy several years ago and it didn't make it through the winter. :-(

Merideth, the speckling on your Tropic Sunset is from thrips damage. they get in the buds and eat away. I have certain ones that get a lot of that. The only way to control it is with a systemic pesticide, though I read about one woman who would take off every damaged flower and throw it away (not in compost!) each time she found one like that, so that in successive years she had less and less of that problem.

Karen