Re: [SG] shady daylilies
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] shady daylilies
- From: B* S* <B*@HSC.EDU>
- Date: Wed, 9 Jun 1999 08:45:02 -0400
>To my way of thinking, the older simpler formed hybrids and most of the
>species are very desirable. I also have h. middendorffi which is a short
>plant blooming in dry shade. This is a pale orange color blooming for about
>three weeks in late May/early June.
>
This has been a great plant for me--a daylily which blooms with the late
tulips and can take some shade. My plants, however, are not pale orange
but a vibrant melon color. The faults are that the stems are very lax and
tend to droop into the foliage and that there are few buds per scape. I
also like H. altissima, lemon yellow blooms (again of a sort of narrow
trumpet shape) are profuse on 6-foot stalks that stand up by themselves.
It's a late one, blooming in September and October here. Seems to do OK
with just a couple of hours of sun each day.
There is such a variety of types among the species and yet the modern
hybrids are so monotonous!
Bill Shear
Department of Biology
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney VA 23943
(804)223-6172
FAX (804)223-6374
email<bills@hsc.edu>
