Re: Daylily

At 02:47 PM 4/8/96 MDT, you wrote:
>I gave them a call this afternoon and these are the names of the 8 plants in
>the collection:
>
>                Prester John            Stello De Ora
>                Catherin Woodberry?     So Lovely
>                Mary Todd               Charles Johnston
>                Lavender Tonic          Little Girl
>
>Thanks again.
>
Patty,

I don't know if you ordered these or nort but they are good plants.  In case
youdon't know much about them, I am giving a description as published in
EUREKA! which is a kind of supercatalog describing over 13000 cultivars and
where to get them as well as their prices at various dealers.  Eureka! has a
home page on the web.

Prester John  (hybridizer Allgood 1972) 26" tall EM (early-Midseason)
RE(rebloomer) 5" flower Gold self Dormant diploid fragrant double
HM (honorable mention)74, AM (Award of Merit)77, Ida Munson Award (IMA) best
double 76,  LAA (Lenington All American Award) (performs well in all zones) 81  
I grow this and it is nice.  Ave Price Eureka! $5.44

Catherine Woodbery   HM70,AM73 Childs 1967  30" midlate (ML) 6" Orchid self
dormant  diploid Fragrant  Ave Price $5.77  I grow this. one of my favorites.
very famous cultivar.

Mary Todd   HM70, AM73,SSM78 (Stout Silver Medal, highest award a daylily
can get) Fay 67 26" E 6" Yellow self SEV(Semievergreen) Tet (tetraploid)
Ave Price $4.99   Another one of my favorites.

Lavender Tonic Spalding 1983  17" M 5.25" lavender blend Evergren Diploid
Ave price $7.45  I haven't grown this

Stella de Oro HM79, AM82, SSm85, DFC79 (Donn Fischer Memorial Cup best
minature)  Jablonski 1975 11" EM Repeats 2.75" Gold self Dor Dip Fra  Ave
Price About $4.00  Probably the most famous and widely grown daylily

So Lovely  Lenington 1969  30" M 5.5" Near White Self  Sev Dip  I haven't
grown this.  Ave Price $5.20

Charles Johnston HM85, AM88  Gates 1981 24" EMRe 6" Red self Sev Tet fra  
famous and good red   price $9.95

Little Girl  (I think this is really Siloam Little Girl)  Henry 1976 18" M
3.75"  Pink with Rose eye Dor Dip  I grow many of the Siloams but don't have
this one. They are all good. price $5.64.

This is a nice starter collection.  The cultivars are older but are proven
performers and varied and the price is reasonable as judged by Eureka!  I
grow 5 of these 8 and like them very much.  Oakes also sends huge plants
compared to some others.

Lee DeJongh   Rhinelander WI
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