Re: CULT: Irises vs. Daylilies

Kitty,

Can't stand it...what color was the daylily...love both Iris &
Daylilies...Sandra
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From: "Kitty & Bruce Loberg" <loberg@pacific.net>
To: <iris-talk@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 2:32 AM
Subject: [iris-talk] CULT: Irises vs. Daylilies


>     I'm a fan of iris, and haven't become too interested in daylilies.
In
> my humble opinion, I haven't found what excites those who love daylilies,
> but know everyone has their own preferences.  But this year my husband
> taught me one good lesson about daylilies.
>     Just this last year I planted one large daylily clump (given to me)
next
> to my iris beds.  I didn't know the color, so I was anxiously waiting for
it
> to bloom this spring.   One evening just days before my peak iris bloom,
I
> came home one evening to hear my husband say, "Honey, I did you a favor, I
> mowed next to your iris beds!".  Yes, he mowed right over the top of that
> daylily, 'cause he didn't know what a daylily was, didn't notice the
daylily
> bloom stalks growing, and it was shaved off down to one inch.   I thought,
> "there goes the bloom this year... !  @  !  @  ! @  ."
>     Assuming it was dead, I didn't even bother to continue to water it.
If
> the wind blowed, it might get a drift of moisture from the iris bed.
>     Those of you who know about daylilies know what I'm going to say next.
> The darn thing kept growing, has put forth new foliage, and is NOW
blooming.
> Perhaps not as well as it would have if it hadn't been mowed, but it is
> blooming.
>     Show me an iris that can do that at peak bloom season!
> Kitty Loberg, surprised but who still loves iris best
> Northern Calif.
> ... ( and please, don't go mowing your flowers to see if they'll grow
> back...)
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