I could easily be daylily-obsessed were it not for their prices, but there are enough evergreen or semi-evergreen reblooming daylilies out there priced under $10 a piece for me to be nearly obsessed. I just spent about two hours going through the list on a website I had not seen before where the prices were pretty good with many under $8. Like roses, I move back and forth between tabs, trying to find more information on the ones I think are pretty not realizing I am sitting here with my neck and shoulders becoming more and more knotted up. It just shows that any kind of shopping is a painful endeavor. Here are two of my beauties.
Well, I didn't pull the trigger on the order. Too tired to make a decision. Plus this seller doesn't ship until April 25th. That's too long to wait. I'm not very patient, am I?
Besides shopping I was sowing tonight. Most of my warm season seeds are now done except for some I will do directly in pots. Seeds sown tonight are Mealy Blue Sage (I hope this is the one that I love that's already in my garden), Dahlberg Daisy, Coreopsis lanceolata, Red Pirouette Petunia, Rosemary, Dwarf Red Plains Coreopsis, Calendula 'Apricot Daisy', Purple Coneflower, 'Purity' Zinnia, Petunias Double Cascade Orchid Mist and Burgundy, 'Royal Bride' Antirrhinum, Hulk Aster, 'The Bride' Gaura, 'Summer Carnival' Hollyhock, Daddy Mix Petunia, Fairy Wand, and Aladdin Yellow Petunia. I planted them in two huge rectangular aluminum baking pans and a leftover aluminum turkey roasting pan. I've got my mini "greenhouse" from Harbor Freight set up in the dining room with lights, so we're off to the races. This is my third real attempt at seeds, so I'm hoping experience will bring success. I feel more confident this time anyway.
Besides shopping I was sowing tonight. Most of my warm season seeds are now done except for some I will do directly in pots. Seeds sown tonight are Mealy Blue Sage (I hope this is the one that I love that's already in my garden), Dahlberg Daisy, Coreopsis lanceolata, Red Pirouette Petunia, Rosemary, Dwarf Red Plains Coreopsis, Calendula 'Apricot Daisy', Purple Coneflower, 'Purity' Zinnia, Petunias Double Cascade Orchid Mist and Burgundy, 'Royal Bride' Antirrhinum, Hulk Aster, 'The Bride' Gaura, 'Summer Carnival' Hollyhock, Daddy Mix Petunia, Fairy Wand, and Aladdin Yellow Petunia. I planted them in two huge rectangular aluminum baking pans and a leftover aluminum turkey roasting pan. I've got my mini "greenhouse" from Harbor Freight set up in the dining room with lights, so we're off to the races. This is my third real attempt at seeds, so I'm hoping experience will bring success. I feel more confident this time anyway.
Those daylilies are beautiful. I haven't thought about using daylilies, hmm.... Good luck with all your seeds. I have only tried with direct sowing of a few things (other than veggies.) I will be looking for your new little seedlings' growth.
ReplyDeleteSherry, those daylilies are gorgeous! Could you please share the names of them? Even though daylilies do very well here in Southern California the ones that I usually see in the nurseries are very bold colored and for that reason mostly not my cup of tea. But yours on the photos are a different story and love the ruffles edges, too. Maybe I should try to order them on-line, too?
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I don't know if I can tell you their names. When I get home, I'll try to figure it out. There are lots of daylily growers on line. Mine came from Augusta, GA, Shaw's Sunshine Daylilies. The websites have photos and descriptions. In our warm climates we need to stay away from dormant DLs. They need more cold than we have. Get the Evergreen or Semi-evergreen. Some rebloom; some have extended bloom; some are fragrant; some bloom early-early, early, early mid-season, mid-season, mid-late and late, so you can choose so that you have blooms over a longer period. I prefer the solid colors over the ones with the bright contrasting center. They seem to blend better to me with other flowers.
ReplyDeleteLove the softness of the gentle stripes on these daylilies. Don't you get confused with all the lily choices? I direct sow Calendula in the garden in fall...I do hope your seed sowing is a success, it's so much fun.
ReplyDeleteWe have a wonderful annual happening here called the Fall Daylily Sale...every September, the local Hemerocallis society divides up their daylilies and sells them as a money-maker...$3 to $5 for most, I've paid up to $8 for more recent cultivars. I'd call it an inexpensive way to acquire varieties, but I've been going for over 5 years and rarely leave with less than a $60 sack of daylilies.
ReplyDeleteI love daylilies too and I think they look great with roses. I do hate the damage the slugs do to them. I have bought slug bait before but that didn't work and was more of a pain then just dealing with some slug damage. Do you have problems with slug damage?
ReplyDeleteMeghan, I have seen them on some of my plants. I'm learning the signs of them. I saw the first one and noticed that the leaves were kind of mushy/damaged, so when I see that damage I look hard for the slugs. Plus I look generally more now, hoping to get them before they start eating. Didn't know about slugs too long ago. Don't really enjoy mashing them, but it's necessary so I do it - with gusto.
ReplyDeleteSherry, thanks for the info on the daylilies. I will go for the evergreens or the semi-evergreens. I will look up Shaw's Sunshine Daylilies. Maybe I find yours from the photos!
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Christina, I'm pretty sure the yellow daylily is 'Sherry Lane Carr', and the pink one is 'Splendid Touch'. Sorry it took me so long to let you know. I'd hate to make you go through the zillions of photos on that website. Both are evergreen, reblooming, early-midseason, and fragrant.
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