daylilies

In a message dated 1/4/03 7:10:16 PM Eastern Standard Time, Meum71@aol.com 
writes:


> Yes, I grow almost all my plants (hems) in one gallon pots, a few in three 
> gallon pots, and bring them down to the market in bloom.  Lots of work 
> loading and unloading because the flowers damage easily when they rub 
> against 
> each other.

Paul,

Are you able to sell any species?  The old lemon lily, H. flava 
(lilioasphodelus) is not easy to buy and always gets comments in my garden.  
It is very fragrant and will bloom in shade.  It sets a lot of seed and is 
easy to grow.  This plant will not die in the most severe conditions, drought 
for example, but will do much better in some good soil in morning sun. I like 
this one and the two very early spring species which bloom with the tulips 
and unlike tulips are not eaten by voles.

I have ordered a bunch of species seeds and that is this year's experiment.  
I have some of them and they vary quite lot from plant to plant.  One is a 
wild collected Chinese plant.  Left alone in semi-shade gardens, morning sun 
is enough, some of these are charming if you like a natural look.  They do 
not increase rapidly so can be left alone for a long time and bloom well.

Since you sell at open market and try lots of perennials, what sells well in 
your part of the country?  What perennials of the newer offerings are 
accepted?  What are you hopeful for this coming season?  

BTW here is the link for what Dutch Gardens is using for 'Blueberry Sundae' 
picture. My computer screen and the catalog are close in color, no magenta in 
the DG pic.  Has anyone been growing daylilies, a high bud count would be 
needed to justify the space, in containers.  I had thought if one of these 
shorter plants which are not good garden plants was container grown, the more 
tender plants would do well. We store a bunch of pots now, one more wouldn't 
hurt.

<A HREF="http://www.dutchgardens.com/department.asp?DeptPGID=17457&lstCategory=17500";>Click here: Dutch Gardens: The Freshest Bulbs, The Finest Plants, Direct From 
Holland.</A>

If you go to Dutch Garden through Google, there are discount coupons at right 
for any purchase.  I have purchased bulbs,  though not recently,  here and 
found correctly sized healthy stuff.  The cost before discount is $14.95 for 
the daylily.  The import TC list given by Paul is partly present there as 
well.

Claire Peplowski
NYS z4 with three more snowdays forecast and huge mankiller icicles staring 
at us through the windows.

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