Re: Daylilies

Chris, I went to your link and noticed the database. I decided to see if our MG exclusive daylily (Lana's First Love) was listed and it was, but it said no picture was available. Does it cost something to add the picture? It would be nice to have it available there.

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Petersen" <chris@widom-assoc.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 4:49 PM
Subject: [CHAT] Daylilies


I really wish that I had more time during the school year to contribute to
gardenchat!

Anyway, of my 450 daylily cultivars, 250 are dormants, about 100 are
evergreen and the rest are semi-evergreen. Many of the evergreens are
popularity poll winners all over the country! Others are known to be less
than stellar growers in the most northern regions. So, I have to say that
dormancy or lack of it is not always a reliable measure of how well a
daylily will do for you. I like to see a daylily blooming in a northern
garden before I purchase it. Also, if you stick to buying daylilies from
northern growers, at least you know that it should grow for you. The same
holds true for southern growers. If a cultivar is hybridized in the south,
I wait to see how it does in my area before even considering purchasing it.
Also, I wait until the price becomes more reasonable which may take 5 -6
years! Some of the newer forms hold their value for a much longer time.

You can check out the popularity poll winners of the American Hemerocallis
Society (the organization that registers daylily names):
http://www.daylilies.org/AHSpoll.html#2005.

Almost all the pop poll winners are $6 - $10 daylilies. I grow nearly all
of the 2006 winners. You can google them and look for a seller who carries
most of the ones you want. One of the best places to acquire good varieties
is at a local club sale. You can find a club near you on the AHS webpage:
http://www.daylilies.org/daylilies.html. We sell plants from $3 and up. Many
favorites are CHEAP to purchase!

Chris Petersen
Northport, Long Island, New York
Zone 7a (Average min temp 50 - 00)

chris@widom-assoc.com
My garden: http://photos.yahoo.com/chrispnpt

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