Re: Daylilies in the north

See, this is the kind of stuff that NEVER happens around here. We have no
botanical gardens. 

I'll only be 2 hours from St. Louis, YAY ME! I'm so excited. 
A

Andrea H
Beaufort, SC


> [Original Message]
> From: Cathy Carpenter <cathy.c@insightbb.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 8/14/2005 9:14:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] 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
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]  
> > On Behalf
> > Of Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing Center
> > Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 12:31 PM
> > 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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