tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post6269619746878772988..comments2024-01-02T02:31:37.780-05:00Comments on sweetbay: Daylilies, or It's not me, it's yousweetbayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-34602519614825091532014-02-21T12:50:05.595-05:002014-02-21T12:50:05.595-05:00I have that relationship with Amaryllis!!! Can...I have that relationship with Amaryllis!!! Can't seem to ever stop accumulating them. I haven't ever gotten into daylilies but I've seen a few on your blog from time to time (& a couple here) that have tempted me. Still resisting tho. Those raccoons can really be destructive. I know they are just trying to live too but they do the same in my garden. Kathleenhttp://www.kaseyskorner.typepad.com/kaseys_korner/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-56541527391278904452014-02-12T18:07:03.471-05:002014-02-12T18:07:03.471-05:00A great post, very thoughtful, along with beautifu...A great post, very thoughtful, along with beautiful photos. I have the 'Indian Giver' also--you said it, stingy but gorgeous. I had quite a few different Hems for a while, and decided to just reduce to 3 or 4 favorites repeated in different areas instead. A favorite is 'Victorian Lace'. But I don't have your luxury of space--or those nasty deer... Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-2518685406054365632014-02-09T21:09:52.242-05:002014-02-09T21:09:52.242-05:00Your 'Ah Youth' and 'Gentle Shepard...Your 'Ah Youth' and 'Gentle Shepard' at the top of your post took my breath away. I thought I had a problem with daylilies but, based on your post, you have me beat a hundred-fold. Of course, I didn't grow any until we moved to our current, sunny garden 3 years ago so maybe there's still time for me to catch up. I inherited about 40 clumps of a red/orange variety, possibly 'Sammy Russell.' However, a dormant variety like this didn't satisfy me as they left holes in the garden and, with our year-round gardening potential, I went looking for evergreen varieties. Now I have more than a dozen evergreen and semi-evergreen varieties, which I've divided. 'Indian Giver' was my most recent splurge so I glad to hear you give it a thumbs-up. My best performers so far are 'Spanish Harlem" (which appears to be similar to your 'Chocolate Splash' and 'Persian Market,' which I originally received as a gift with purchase. I'm ready to dig up some of the others, which haven't proven they're worth the garden space. Thank goodness I don't have to contend with deer - I hope your current methods are successful in sending them packing. As to the raccoons, good luck there - I've never found a 100% effective method of controlling their thievery and destructive inclinations.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-82420893750393017732014-02-09T19:13:39.843-05:002014-02-09T19:13:39.843-05:00Your lilies are gorgeous but an hour a night is A ...Your lilies are gorgeous but an hour a night is A LOT! I can never remember the names of mine, even though I can remember all sorts of other odd botanical information. I have a lot, too, but not nearly as many as you do. I gave away several wheelbarrow fulls last summer when I finally realized that unless we received an inch of rain a day, they were never going to be happy in their spot. Fortunately, all my friends cared about where their colors, red and pink. :o)Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-24508980904592424452014-02-09T13:13:05.994-05:002014-02-09T13:13:05.994-05:00Just a lovely daylilies! Very beautiful pictures!Just a lovely daylilies! Very beautiful pictures!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-85819147638958487472014-02-09T11:31:58.061-05:002014-02-09T11:31:58.061-05:00I think I just did an about-face on daylilies, tha...I think I just did an about-face on daylilies, thanks to this post. I just finished posting on someone else's blog that I agreed with him that daylilies were boring, and that I only grew them because they were easy (the deer haven't eaten mine, maybe because they have so much else to keep them happy). I recently got the Oakes Daylily catalog and decided everything was garish and fake-looking. Now I see the photos in your garden, and I want to order every single one! Sarah/ Galloping Horse Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863804034201109102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-49780971930505671502014-02-09T09:44:53.008-05:002014-02-09T09:44:53.008-05:00Even with deer munching away you manage to have an...Even with deer munching away you manage to have an amazing display of daylilies. I never seem to choose the right pink. You have an abundance of great pinks. I love the bluer pinks like 'Lavender Stardust' and think I should watch for the word lavender in the name or description as I favour the cooler shades of pink. <br />Your raccoon story was funny. We had a mom and 2 young ones here that would raid the garbage cans every Thursday night. They really were quite bold about it.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00116583212813729057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-75502557600143396982014-02-08T13:17:13.062-05:002014-02-08T13:17:13.062-05:00I really hope you can hang on to your daylillies -...I really hope you can hang on to your daylillies - even the cutest critters can be a pain in the arse. I think I like Yellow noid the best.Rob (ourfrenchgarden)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05087218232138304239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-63051232918031480872014-02-08T08:48:16.223-05:002014-02-08T08:48:16.223-05:00I love daylilies! When I started blogging, there ...I love daylilies! When I started blogging, there were a couple of other bloggers that had tons of daylilies, and I really caught the bug then, adding a few more each year. I usually pick cultivars based on looks, but I can also be enticed by names--I have "Canterbury Tales," for example, and just had to buy "Romeo Lies Bleeding":) But they need to be divided, and I'm trying to figure out where I can go with all the divisions--adding another garden bed wasn't in my plans this year. I love the way you have interplanted yours with monarda and other perennials--it looks like a meadow of daylilies. I don't know how you can part with any of these, but I do sympathize with the deer problem. When something in the garden is that much work and time-consuming, it's time to think about whether it's worth it or not.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-70566651565489612352014-02-08T06:15:03.364-05:002014-02-08T06:15:03.364-05:00I love to reed your post about the daylilies. Fant...I love to reed your post about the daylilies. Fantastic. Overhere it's told to seperate the plants within a couple of years to keep the plants healthy. If I see how many of them are in your garden it wil cost you a lot of time to do so.<br />Have a wonderful day.<br />Marijkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848940570958437408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-9299523104117378902014-02-07T22:59:38.366-05:002014-02-07T22:59:38.366-05:00Your day lilies are gorgeous! I have the old commo...Your day lilies are gorgeous! I have the old common ditch lilies, planted long years before I arrived. I have never loved them, but at least they look better than the weeds they suppress on the hillside. But you make me want to replace them with all the wonderful colors you have. And I don't have to contend with deer, so I have no excuse. You have inspired me! By the way, we have found raccoons to be inquisitive mess-makers. A family of them were in the big oak tree behind our house a couple years ago. Every time I planted something in a pot, they would tip it over and pull the plant out!debsgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656883577922890561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-37183314924767783522014-02-06T12:25:52.740-05:002014-02-06T12:25:52.740-05:00What an absolutely wonderful post about daylilies!...What an absolutely wonderful post about daylilies! I so enjoyed reading it and seeing the gorgeous photos of them. My favorites are 'Gentle Shepard', 'Lavender Stardust', 'Beautiful Edgings' and 'Indian Giver'. I have a very similar history like you do with daylilies, except that I got stuck in stage one ;-)! Once a year I buy a variety from the local nursery, because the flower looks lovely on the label. There are no flowers on the dayliliy yet, so I have to rely on what I see on the label and the description that it gives of the flower color. I plant it and sooner or later it blooms and I don't like the color! Like you, I found that many daylilies have very warm color that don't go with the predominately cool color scheme in my garden and actually clash with the roses. So out they come and find a new home in a friends garden. <br />Your post has inspired me to make the little extra effort to search for online daylily vendors and get a few varieties from them and see if I can find some that I truly love and that go with my color scheme. <br />Really hope your motion detection sprinklers work. It would be too sad if you would have to give up growing daylilies, they just look too lovely in your beautiful gardens! Warm regards, <br />Christinaorganicgardendreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122516730008378516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-70893096268197259042014-02-05T22:16:02.267-05:002014-02-05T22:16:02.267-05:00Some beautiful daylilies, and really nice photos. ...Some beautiful daylilies, and really nice photos. I especially like Beautiful Edgings and Sparkling Orange. Too bad about the deer, I'm grateful they aren't in my neighborhood. Won't be the first time a good relationship has been broken up by a third party.Jasonhttp://gardeninacity.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-62054108231225138152014-02-05T20:18:16.031-05:002014-02-05T20:18:16.031-05:00Daylilies were my first loves and then I discovere...Daylilies were my first loves and then I discovered wildflowers! I do occasionally purchase a few daylilies~One in particular, 'Autumn Minaret'...It has 6 foot scapes and a simple flower. The deer came along and ate every bud, it seems to have been the perfect height for snacking! <br /><br />Your daylilies are stunning. If you have to work hard to keep them from the deer buffet then you need to be a picky as you can! <br /><br />Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.com