Re: Pictures

Hi Jim,
    No, I do not think a bigger pot is the answer. Perhaps my problem was
trying to get too many other plants to live with the Stella d'ORO. Try it
alone.

Betsy
CO z4-5 Temp tonight to be in the 30's
----- Original Message -----
From: "james singer" <jsinger@igc.org>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 1:52 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Pictures


> Thanks, Betsy. I think I'm going to try it. Get one high-priced hybrid
> that really appeals to me and see if I can grow it in a pot. Do you
> think I should try something larger than a 16 inch pot?
>
>
> On Friday, September 10, 2004, at 10:57 PM, Betsy Kelson wrote:
>
> > Hi Jim,
> >     I am really far behind in my reading, and I have been growing
> > Stella
> > D'ORO daylilies in a 16" container with monarda and fragaria. I cannot
> > say
> > that it performs as well as if it were in the ground. Stella is
> > supposed to
> > bloom all summer but I rarely get more than two flowering stalks.
> > It may not be worth growing in a pot if you only get a few weeks of
> > bloom.
> >
> > betsy kelson
> > Z4-5
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "james singer" <jsinger@igc.org>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 3:30 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Pictures
> >
> >
> >> Great daylilies, Chris. I've always been very fond of them, and have
> >> tried them a few times here. But they seem ill-equipped to compete in
> >> this environment and so become a high-maintenance plant. Maybe I
> >> should
> >> try them one more time--but this time in pots. Anyone growing them in
> >> pots? Or will I be the lead investigator on a research project?
> >>
> >>
> >> On Thursday, August 26, 2004, at 11:26 PM, Donna wrote:
> >>
> >>> Whoo-- that was some affair there! Thanks for sharing! Seems you had
> >>> a
> >>> good turn out for this event.
> >>>
> >>> Boy- are you daylilies nice!.... many are not common around here,
> >>> that
> >>> is for sure!
> >>>
> >>> Donna
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> I had to post some daylily pictures on my Yahoo site and I thought
> >>> that
> >>>> you
> >>>> might enjoy seeing some of the cultivars that I'm growing.  Since
> >>>> our
> >>> club
> >>>> sale, my count has topped 360 varieties!
> >>>>
> >>>> There are also photos from my garden club's flower show that some
> >>>> may
> >>>> enjoy
> >>>> (especially Auralie). Someday I'll get the daylily show on the web!
> >>> I've
> >>>> visited some great public gardens this summer.  I should post
> >>>> pictures
> >>> of
> >>>> them sometime.  Clark Gardens in Albertson, NY is wonderful (are you
> >>>> listening Eva?).
> >>>>
> >>>> Auralie, are you involved with the Second District Flower show in
> >>> October?
> >>>> I may enter the hort division if I can find the time!
> >>>>
> >>>> Chris
> >>>>
> >>>> http://photos.yahoo.com/chrispnpt
> >>>>
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> >> Island Jim
> >> Southwest Florida
> >> 27.0 N, 82.4 W
> >> Zone 10a
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