Some winter eye candy please!!

Midnight Reiter Too · Post by **Midnight Reiter Too** » Feb 24, 2006 2:30 am

jay dee, those are gorgeous. DH's computer is down. I told him he has to look at those when he gets his PC back from the shop.

gramush, I like Spacecoast Starburst.

jay dee · Post by **jay dee** » Feb 24, 2006 8:30 am

Glad you enjoyed the pictures - just trying to help you persuade your hubby to indulge you in some new daylilies.

gramush - I also prefer the pastels over all other daylilies. I have eyed ones to try to balance the garden. Here is my S. STARBURST, Kinnebrew - it is a great parent.

Here is another near white that stops me every day when it blooms, VICTORIAN LACE, Stamile and again, a great parent.

This was the very first bloom for me and she does nothing but get better.
How about a pastel with an intricate eye, not a in-your-face type eye but one that draws you in to see it. This is DRAGON DREAMS, Liz Salter

The eyes are prefer are the intriguing ones that make you look closer to see them.

jay dee

jay dee · Post by **jay dee** » Feb 24, 2006 8:38 am

Here are a few more that I find intriguing and make you look. This is FACES OF A CLOWN, Salter - this is a big bloom and it opens very very flat.

This is TREMOR, Stamile - the eye on this one has multiple colors in the band.

This is MORRIE OTTE, Liz Salter - the color is off slightly on this one, it is a lavender color, not this pink but the eye shows multiple bands of blue/lavender/purple. It grows fine here but might be a little tender for climates north of here.

Only three more months, for me, before daylilies bloom again.

jay dee

caliloo · Post by **caliloo** » Feb 24, 2006 9:17 am

You've about talked me into VICTORIAN LACE. I know I said it was on the subtle side for my taste, but the more I look at it the more I think I need it.

Beautiful daylilies, jaydee!

Thanks
Alexa

LucyGoose · Post by **LucyGoose** » Feb 24, 2006 11:52 am

OMG!! Excellent pictures Alexa!!

I have had Faces of a Clown on my list, and seeing your picture just makes me want it more....

Thanks!!

Midnight Reiter Too · Post by **Midnight Reiter Too** » Feb 24, 2006 4:16 pm

Does anyone have a list of August blooming daylilies?

Dirtpig120 · Post by **Dirtpig120** » Mar 08, 2006 12:24 pm

Hello everyone..wow ...thanks for brighting up my winter day

Lilac Bouquet

Dirtpig120 · Post by **Dirtpig120** » Mar 08, 2006 12:25 pm

Atlanta Moonlight

Dirtpig120 · Post by **Dirtpig120** » Mar 08, 2006 12:27 pm

one more then on to work
Celebration of Angels

jay dee · Post by **jay dee** » Mar 08, 2006 7:42 pm

Nice!

jay dee

Ed_B · Post by **Ed_B** » Mar 09, 2006 4:27 pm

seedlings from the same cross,
Caledonia x Lavender Peace

Ed_B · Post by **Ed_B** » Mar 09, 2006 4:45 pm

I am getting a severe case of spring fever!

Smugglars Gold x Janie Wilson, 1st picture

Smugglers Gold x Flamenco Queen 2nd picture

These babies have the thickest petals, but the god awful color really puts me off.

I gave the first one to friend who liked it, each his own I guess.

I am trying to get more clarity with the second, the plants habits are so good that it may be worth the effort.

I have never used Smugglars Gold as a parent again, the muddiness showed in all of it's offspring. Several more seedlings all went to the ditch.

Ed_B · Post by **Ed_B** » Mar 09, 2006 4:50 pm

couple more seedlings

Country Melody x Strawberry Candy

I do like the pastels

LucyGoose · Post by **LucyGoose** » Mar 09, 2006 5:47 pm

Very, very pretty, Ed!!

Ed_B · Post by **Ed_B** » Mar 09, 2006 7:14 pm

Thank you Lucy

jay dee · Post by **jay dee** » Mar 09, 2006 7:51 pm

Again, nice. Ed would you hate me if I told you I have scapes growing under lights right now? The ones outside are 2" tall so it will be a while before they produce scapes.

jay dee

toomanyanimals · Post by **toomanyanimals** » Mar 10, 2006 1:33 pm

Jay dee, I don't know about Ed, but I certainly am green with envy that you have scapes under lights. I only have little babies.

Dirtpig, an absolutely beautiful picture of Lilac Bouquet
and the pink flowers (liatris?) in the background.

Ed, as usual, very nice!

Hmmm, looks like spring, smells like spring, tastes like spring ....(naw, it's not spring)
(do any of you remember that skit from SNL? Looks like
sh-t ....)
sharon

Ed_B · Post by **Ed_B** » Mar 12, 2006 1:07 am

Jay Dee

ENVY ENVY! no not at all "grrrrrrrr" scapes

I am happy for you, in fact some time in July when mine start to come I will send a simular note to you

All of the growth from January has died back, wasted energy.

We had a thunder storm tonight, so spring is very near even up here in the tundra.

caliloo · Post by **caliloo** » Mar 12, 2006 7:37 am

Wow! Scapes! How cool!

And LG - none of these are my piccys! I wasn't daylily *aware* until this past summer, so I am just beginning to buy them

BTW - that DRAGON DREAMS has the kind o feye that I love. The thin area of bright color with the more subtle bands of color as it moved towards the throat. Oh, I definitely need to fine some of those!

Thanks everyone for the great photos and inspiration!

Alexa

jay dee · Post by **jay dee** » Mar 12, 2006 7:51 am

Caliloo I certainly like helping you become addicted.

Sorry Ed, in July I will still be having blooms in my garden! Seedlings usually start blooming in early June, the garden starts mid June and goes until about Labor Day, with some rebloom up to October.

Don't worry about the wasted energy from the growth in January - we do this type growth ALL winter - they come up, get frozen back, come up, etc. A daylily comes up from stored energy, but if there is green growth, they are returning energy to the roots. You people living in the tundra always have your daylilies disappear and stay under but we have the growth cycles all winter. I even had dormants out of the ground in January, which is very unusual.

jay dee