streaks on dark colors: daylilies

In a message dated 8/9/02 8:58:37 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
cherylisaak@adelphia.net writes:

<< >      Has anyone grown the daylily 'Nordic Night'?  It is a dark purple 
and
 >blooms early.  It also got the white streaks on the flower petals in my
 >garden.
 
 this happens often with the dark red and purple daylilies - moisture 
 (dew, rain, watering) or temperature changes the night before opening 
 are the usual culprits according to the daylily pundits.  I have only 
 seen it when the temps are really high. >>

I have no idea what the real reason is either, but I have also seen this and 
it does not happen to a plant every year.   Some years the flowers will be 
free of the streaks.  When I was an active member our resident know-all said 
it was thrips.  Swore it was thrips.  I never saw a thrip but then I did not 
use a glass and go out there at dawn.

Claire Peplowski
NYS z4

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