Re: Daylilies in the north

Speaking of daylilies, DH and I went to St Louis this weekend for the  
Rams' first exhibition game of the season. They won, but all in all,  
it was pretty boring. The next day, we went to the Missouri Botanical  
Gardens, and by chance, the local Daylily Society was having their  
sale. We picked up divisions of Harbor Blue, Prince Michael, and Ruby  
Spider (each bag had a minimum of two+ plants). The Iris Society also  
had divisions for sale, but no wet land iris. They took our name and  
phone number and promised to let us know when they dig them in  
September. Wandered the gardens - tropical waterlilies were in their  
glory. Before we left, DH purchased a dwarf banana. Spent today  
(after church and grocery shopping) repotting it, and potting up the  
daylilies until I decide where to put them.

Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Aug 13, 2005, at 11:19 AM, <Chris@widom-assoc.com> <Chris@widom- 
assoc.com> wrote:

>  Kitty,
>
> You are right about some daylilies not surviving well in different  
> climates.
> However (isn't there always a "however" when it comes to  
> gardening), I grow
> many evergreens (usually grow best in in the south) and semi- 
> evergreens.  I
> wish I could say that there is a hard and fast rule to go by, but  
> the only
> test is time.  I would not try to grow a new collection from a  
> southern
> hybridizer until those plants have been tried in the north. By the  
> way,  I
> wouldn't buy a new collection from anyone as they can run in the  
> thousands
> of dollars!  I like to purchase plants that I've seen grow well in  
> other
> people's gardens, or plants on the popularity polls. I usually get  
> these at
> club sales or from friends.  Also, AHS award winners are a safe bet.
> Mostly, I go by what I've seen growing.  Every once in a while, I buy
> something by a picture alone. This technique is always a gamble.
>
> Buying "dormants" in the north is a safer way to go.
>
> Chris Petersen
> Northport, NY
> Zone 7
>
> chris@widom-assoc.com
> http://photos.yahoo.com/chrispnpt
>
>
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> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Plumeria rubra
>
> Andrea,
> I'm no expert, but aren't some of the daylilies that are grown in  
> the south
> not able to survive in the north?  Here we select the varieties  
> that are
> listed as dormant and steer clear of those marked evergreen (I  
> think  - and
> I think there's a third kind).  Do you know what kinds you have?   
> I'm sure
> Chris and others on the list could give much more accurate info.
>
> Kitty
>
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