Re: Daylilies in the north

Yep, in Petersburg, about 30 miles from Springfield.

Andrea H
Beaufort, SC


> [Original Message]
> From: Cathy Carpenter <cathy.c@insightbb.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 8/14/2005 9:57:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Daylilies in the north
>
> The Missouri Botanical Garden is one of the oldest in the country. I  
> think it outshines Chicago's. We will be back there in a couple weeks  
> for their Japanese Festival.
> Where will you be settling, Andrea? The Springfield area?
>
> Cathy, west central IL, z5b
>
> On Aug 14, 2005, at 8:45 PM, hodgesaa@earthlink.net wrote:
>
> > 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
> >>>
> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- 
> >>> -
> >>> To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the
> >>> message text UNSUBSCRIBE GARDENCHAT
> >>>
> >>
> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> >> To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the
> >> message text UNSUBSCRIBE GARDENCHAT
> >>
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> > To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the
> > message text UNSUBSCRIBE GARDENCHAT
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the
> message text UNSUBSCRIBE GARDENCHAT

---------------------------------------------------------------------
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE GARDENCHAT
Other Mailing lists | Author Index | Date Index | Subject Index | Thread Index