Re: Daylilies in the north

Let me know when you're ready for visitors!

Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Aug 15, 2005, at 5:06 AM, hodgesaa@earthlink.net wrote:

> 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
>>>>>
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