hmmm not sure which was my very first. One of my firsts was CHRISTMAS CAROL which is a nice plant all around. Also, LEEBEA ORANGE CRUSH was a first and I still grow it. I have a few that I just love that are older ones like DALLAS STAR (a favorite for sure) and it will always grow here.
What have you ordered for 2009_Part 8
Lhill do you have a picture of dallas star? has to be blue i would guess
'Dallas Star' is one of my favorites also! Never fails to perform beautifuly.
Bill, Not blue, there is no such thing as a blue lily but they are working on it! lol
i looked it up on plant files - looks kinda light lavender - think i'll have to get that one being a cowboys fan
Oh ugh, Bill. Now if you get gold with a green eye, it could be dedicated to the Packers. Only DL in bloom is Three Seasons--very small flowered lemon, earlier that any of the big ones.
I just got a Dallas Star from a DG classified add this year. It is still small and it had a scape with buds on it but they ?bolted. (If that's the right term) I think it's because I moved it. It looked like a beauty in pictures.
Here is my new Crocosmia Lucifer I picked up at Countrybrook Farms. I went during a break in the rain and as soon as I opened the door to my car it started raining again. I went into the barn area trying to wait for it to let up. IT did just enough for me to deal with walking around in it with no jacket or umbrella. I am starting to get sick of the rain now.
I really like it... now I just need to figure out where to plant. : )
Another old favorite DL would be 'Bela Lugosi', 'Indian Giver' and 'Pandora's Box' but my favorite is 'Rocky's Eye' just because the bud count is OUT of this world!! It starts the 1st or 2nd week in July and is still blooming in Aug. !!!!!!!!
Can't find a good photo of DALLAS STAR... in this picture it looks thinner than it normally looks to me... and it looks more lavender to me (in real life.. )... love it...
INDIAN GIVER is such a pretty color and its a good performer. I have ROCKY'S EYE too... yes, excellent bud count on it for sure.
Here's DS in my yard.
Gorgeous!
Thank you!
Wow---liked them all! My fav, right now, is the one I think is Egyptian Ibis---it may not be, but it's a grand bloomer for me. My earliest ones I started from seed---they are mostly yellow & orange, but some are quite pretty----not as full of blooms though as the hybrids.
That Dallas Star is a real beauty! I, too, have Rocky's Eye, and what a performer and great looking flower. Here's a pic of mine.
Karen
TM has a 99 cent sale!!!
http://www.tmseeds.com/ilist/sale.html/?OC=EJS10
your bad!!
Bought this hydrangea today at K-mart for $12---probably not hardy---but it was worth the price.
What a gorgeous hydrangea.
That is a very pretty hydrangea!
It looks a lot like the serrata I just asked Victor about on Garden Photo Thread #30 called Pretty Maiden (or Komachi)
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/fp.php?pid=6760115
But way more floriferous if it is!
Darn!!!! I will have to check out that TM sale!
Karen
that is pretty
I just planted Dallas Star from the 1/2 price sale on B&D lilies.
Hope the pix are right.
No pix from me until next year,I also bought Lavendar Dew
KissyFace,Night Beacon and they threw in
Northfield.
Thanks, folks---usually it's Thom who gets the bargains---K-Mart had about 5 varieties of hydrangea that I could see, & all the plants were huge---every color that they come in. Jo Ann----sounds like you made out well, also! Here is the new one planted already....
This is supposed to be 'Endless Summer' also planted in that garden, but the blooms seem larger, & the color too blue for ES...
That sale has filled the garden from hell. I wont dig in that stuff again.
Nice Hyds Marilyn
Thanks, Jo Ann.
nice ones.. whatever they are
Jo Anne, those are nice DL's you got. I have Lavender Dew and Night Beacon, and I really like both. Here is Lavender Dew.
Karen
Van Bourgandins (sp?) catalog arrived.
my catalog went into the recycling pile - and i walked into and out of a nursery yesterday empty handed
Are you OK?
well i did go to the nursery with cash in my pocket to get a certain conifer - and the one they had was not in good shape so i turned around and left - have done this twice now at two different places
Which De-Tox Program are you following, Bill??
Is the doctor any good?
^_^
well being temporarily out of work seems to be the ticket:)
Although i do not recommend it.
I agree with Karen, nice selection fo daylilies Jo Ann. 'Night Beacon' is one beautiful DL.
We were way poor when I was growing up, so I know all about that situ (Buffalo has a long history of being at the top of the list of poorest cities).
I have a hunch that is why I still would rather grow many plants from seed than buy one plant already grown for the same price.
Firm grasp of the value of the dollar, here, for sure!
Plus, I am almost still young enough that I can afford to wait and watch things grow.