Re: H. flava was: daylily thread
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- Subject: Re: H. flava was: daylily thread
- From: M* T*
- Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2000 22:41:19 -0500
Right you are, Claire and reminds me to get this again. Had one and
*&^%$#@ bambie munched it to oblivion....leaving the gazillion H.
fulvas to survive :-( Thanks!
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: ECPep@aol.com
> Date: Saturday, March 04, 2000 4:05 PM
>
>
> For fragrance, two day flowers, very early bloom and rock hardiness
daylily
> lovers might try hemerocallis flava (lilioasphodelus). H. flava
blooms here
> in cold country in late May along with the Darwin tulips. It is
free of all
> insects and pests for me. The plants has green grassy foliage that
lasts all
> season in GOOD condition, no diseased or dried off foliage. It is
the ideal
> foliage to cover dried and dead allium foliage.
>
> This plant is intensely fragrant and will bloom in a bit of shade.
All of
> the scapes bloom at about the same height, the clump is good for
about two
> weeks.
>
> H. flava can be purchased in many catalogs and. if patient, can be
grown
> from seed. The color is lemon yellow and the plant is often
referred to as
> the lemon lily. As many yellow daylilys are called lemon lilies it
would be
> best to buy this plant labelled correctly.
>
> Several other species of hemerocallis are also superior garden
plants.
>
> Claire Peplowski
> East Nassau, NY z4
>
>
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