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<\/a> [in my own defense, I did get this one on eBay for $10 for 4 of them – almost free, really.]<\/span><\/span>
This one is called “Hot Town”, hybridized in 1982.
<\/a> [this one came from one of my favorite places to buy daylilies. they just love daylilies and have probably 300 kinds. if you stop by when they aren’t busy, they will walk around with you and show you every single one of them. and sell them to you so cheaply, it is almost criminal.]<\/span><\/span>
This is probably my favorite, of all the ones I have. It is called “Bountiful Valley”, hybridized in 1979. It is a simple hybrid, but really stands out in the garden.
<\/a>[from the same place as “Hot Town” and again, dirt cheap]<\/span>
This one is called “Monster”, hbridized in 1975. I love the colors and the unsual shape – it is also very big at about 9 inches across.
<\/a>[ditto]<\/span><\/span>
There are two colors that have yet to be acheived in daylily culture – pure white and clear blue. This is “Gentle Shepherd”, hybridized in 1980 and the closest to white that I have. It is really a very light yellow. There are whiter cultivars of course, but I don’t own them. Yet.
<\/a>[I can’t remember where I got this one, but I am sure it was very very cheap. I say this ’cause Larry reads my blog and we don’t like to upset him too much.]<\/span>
This is “Spacecoast Starburst”, hybridized in 1998. It is my fanciest cultivar in terms of the substance of the bloom and the fancy edge. I am fortunate that it survives in my garden since it usually does not last long in zone 5 – I didn’t know that when I bought it.
<\/a>[this one was not<\/strong> cheap. don’t tell Larry]<\/span>
This is “Night Beacon”, hybridized in 1988. I have 6 or 7 of these spread around because they multiply pretty quickly and don’t bloom well in one spot for more than 4 years or so – means I have to dig them up and split them pretty often.
<\/a>[another eBay bargain. $20 for 10 I think. very economical of me wouldn’t you agree? Larry?]<\/span><\/span>
This is “Sigudilla”, hybridized in 1972. Really lovely with a beautiful shape.
<\/a>[here is something you may not know about me. I have tattoos. one of them is of this daylily. I got the daylily at the cheap-walk-around-and-show-you-all-the-daylilies place, so it was cheap. the tat was not cheap. don’t tell Larry]<\/span>
I am not out of photos yet, not by a long shot, so we will be back here talking about Daylilies again. I have learned one very important lesson from this, though. If I am going to continue blogging about my gardens, I have to get a lot more weeding done.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Daylilies are popular for a lot reasons, but if they weren’t so pretty, none of the rest of the reasons would matter at all. I should mention that a couple of the online daylily data bases are using a few … Continue reading