daylilies, Clivia, internet good guy

URL =  http://www.shieldsgardens.com/

We have a whole section on clivias. Clivias, the quintessential 19th 
century house plants, are coming back. We are specializing for now in the 
yellows, and I will have seeds from some very fine yellow clivia crosses 
available soon.  I will also have a very few mature bloom size yellow 
clivia plants later this spring.

As a member of the new International Clivia Co-op, we hope to have some 
plants and seeds from our Co-op partners to offer too.

If you go there, you will find that we are also offering a few unusual 
bulbs this year and hopefully more next year.  The bulb price list is not 
yet complete, but will give you an idea of some of the things we will have 
in spring or summer.

You will also find our 2003 daylilies.  All four of our family members have 
new intros this year, including Irma's CHESTNUTS ROASTING, a unique pony 
size which starts out a velvety dark chocolate in the morning and gradually 
lightens to look for all the world like roasted chestnuts as the day goes 
on. Today it's cold (19 F) and snowing, so this would be a great day to 
roast some chestnuts, in fact!

Andrea has some more of her charming small flowers. In particular, her 
SHADOAN BABY GIRL is turning out to be quite popular this year. For the 
spider/UF fans, she has SHADOAN WILD CHILD, named sort of in honor of our 
youngest grandchild, Megan. Not a spider, it never looks the same twice, 
but it is definitely unusual! Sometimes quilled, sometimes pinched, always 
wild and crazy!

Randy has some more of his "Macho" line, with his FLAMBOYANT FLAMINGO a 
flaming pink that will knock your eye out in the garden. If pink is too low 
key for you, look at his SHADOAN HOT SAUCE; this flower is an immodest 
flaming red.>>>>>>

I have copied and quoted a letter from Jim Shields known to a lot of 
gardeners for his help from one section of horticulture to another.  He is 
also a daylily grower w/o a major catalog but the above interesting plants 
not easily found anywhere else.  I am sure he would not mind.  Jim has given 
endless advice to anyone needing to figure out how to bloom a Clvia 
correctly. He also moderates a list, has given time to all bulb and daylily 
groups and is a nice fellow.  A whole lot of Clivia bloom for me in our 
inhospitable environment due to help from Jim.  Jim Shields has the be-all, 
end-all geophyte supplier list online for any searching for a corm, tuber or 
bulb not yet found.  His site lists things you will not find elsewhere from 
time to time, a good bookmark.

Since daylilies are popular here, here are a few with some interesting 
features.

Claire Peplowski
NYS z4 

Since 

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