Re: Daylilies in the north

Will do Cathy! Can't wait!

Andrea H
Beaufort, SC


> [Original Message]
> From: hodgesaa@earthlink.net <hodgesaa@earthlink.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 8/15/2005 6:06:02 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] 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

---------------------------------------------------------------------
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