Re: OT: daylillies
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- Subject: Re: OT: daylillies
- From: m*@worldiris.com (Mike Lowe)
- Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 21:02:25 +0100
From: mlowe@worldiris.com (Mike Lowe)
Merrily Smith asks...
>Is there such a thing as historic daylillies?
Indeed, there are. August Pioneer (Stout '39) is just starting into bloom
in my weed-infested border. It provides color during a time frame when you
would be hard pressed to find a recent daylily introduction with such a
late bloom season. Sad to say, remontancy in daylilies (as well as iris,
roses, etc.) never provides the volume of bloom as is experienced in the
plants main or normal, bloom season and thus does not replace very early
and very late 'season extenders.'
As to whether the daylily aficionados cherish their older cultivars--I once
inquired if fellow garden tourists grew a cultivar, 8 years old, that I
wanted to acquire. I was informed that NO ONE gave garden room to such
outdated things.
The Hemerocallis Society 'Helen Fischer' Award is given honoring the memory
of Helen Field Fischer, 'the Flower Lady.' There is an iris, Helen Field
Fischer (Sass, J.-Field '39); a hosta, Helen Field Fischer (Minks '70) and
a daylily, Helen Fischer (Taylor '48). Anne and I grow the iris and the
hosta, we attempted to obtain the daylily and gave up after several years
of searching.
'nuff said,
Mike, mlowe@worldiris.com -- http://www.worldiris.com
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