Oooo Corn Dollies my Mother in Law made those I was looking through some of her old books just the other day and there was one on how to make them, looked interesting
Some of my paler ones today
Inner View, one of my first daylilies and still a big favourite, diamond dusted.
Nile Crane, another of my older ones, this clump is so big think I'll need a crane to lift it when I split it!,over 30 flower scapes this year stunning.
Lake Effect, picture doesn't do this one justice the pale silvery edge actually glitters in the sun.
My mum never liked anything dug out or moved so they had been in the hugest clumps and hardly flowering, I read you need to lift and divide very four years, to keep them flowering, well I did, (after a battle!) and now have lots of huge clumps, they did all flower well but I don't like that they are only there for the day, I was forever dead heading them, and they were all the same colour, they are almost out now.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
Probably hemerocallis 'fulva' you both have? or tawny Daylily, ditch lily, to give it a few more of its common names very vigorous I'm gradually getting rid of it here it increases to rapidly and the gall midge seem to love it, a lot of the newer ones aren't as rampant as that some are very slow to increase, I like those, as an example Jellyfish Jealousy is still only 4 fans after 6 years but flowers its socks off every year, some need splitting more than others as you say Lyn a sure sign is if they stop flowering.
I'm probably quite mad lol but I enjoy the dead heading, relaxing, which at peak season can take an hour and a quarter each day here
I have the variegated form of Ditch Lily, aka Kwanso. It is extremely invasive and can apparently grow from just a small fragment of root, so I am growing it in a container.
Oh god yes Alan I made the big mistake years ago of planting that in my daylily bed it sent off runners 3ft from the original plant!, its out of there now but I do still grow it in an area where it has lots of space, to pretty not to
Rainy day here so a few seedling pictures to brighten the day
These were grown from seeds sent to me by a friend.
Joy of Life sdlg x (Lighter than Air x Catcher in the Eye), the one above and below are both from the same cross, love the colour of the one below Joy of Life seedling is a double and the extra petaloid is a sign that it may double so I'm watching this one.
Blue Eyed Bandit x Golden Tentacles, Golden Tentacles has the most amazing tentacled edge so I'm hoping that this improves over the next couple of years and gets a better edge, either way I'm keeping it as I love the banded eye
I got some Daylily plants for Mum in late Spring, but they don't open out, they just look pathetic and floppy. Don't know if that's because of our very cool summer or because the lamiums I underplanted them with have gone rampant, or ... ?
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Thanks Lyn
Oooo Corn Dollies my Mother in Law made those I was looking through some of her old books just the other day and there was one on how to make them, looked interesting
Some of my paler ones today
Inner View, one of my first daylilies and still a big favourite, diamond dusted.
Nile Crane, another of my older ones, this clump is so big think I'll need a crane to lift it when I split it!,over 30 flower scapes this year stunning.
Lake Effect, picture doesn't do this one justice the pale silvery edge actually glitters in the sun.
Paler you say??? They're gorgeous! Mine sound a bit like Lyn's. Mabe they need the same treatment
My mum never liked anything dug out or moved so they had been in the hugest clumps and hardly flowering, I read you need to lift and divide very four years, to keep them flowering, well I did, (after a battle!) and now have lots of huge clumps, they did all flower well but I don't like that they are only there for the day, I was forever dead heading them, and they were all the same colour, they are almost out now.
Thanks plant pauper
Probably hemerocallis 'fulva' you both have? or tawny Daylily, ditch lily, to give it a few more of its common names very vigorous I'm gradually getting rid of it here it increases to rapidly and the gall midge seem to love it, a lot of the newer ones aren't as rampant as that some are very slow to increase, I like those
, as an example Jellyfish Jealousy is still only 4 fans after 6 years but flowers its socks off every year, some need splitting more than others as you say Lyn a sure sign is if they stop flowering.
I'm probably quite mad lol but I enjoy the dead heading, relaxing, which at peak season can take an hour and a quarter each day here
I have the variegated form of Ditch Lily, aka Kwanso. It is extremely invasive and can apparently grow from just a small fragment of root, so I am growing it in a container.
Oh god yes Alan I made the big mistake years ago of planting that in my daylily bed it sent off runners 3ft from the original plant!, its out of there now but I do still grow it in an area where it has lots of space, to pretty not to
A couple of the darker colours today
Creature of the Night
Night Beacon
A few spiders and UFO'S today
Parade of Peacocks, hate it when this one starts flowering as its a really late one here and means the seasons nearly over
Tomorrow's Song, another that often has polymerous flowers, looks like a spider here.
Had to have two pictures of this one, love it, and pretty good for a variety that was bred 50 years ago!
Rainy day here so a few seedling pictures to brighten the day
These were grown from seeds sent to me by a friend.
Joy of Life sdlg x (Lighter than Air x Catcher in the Eye), the one above and below are both from the same cross, love the colour of the one below Joy of Life seedling is a double and the extra petaloid is a sign that it may double so I'm watching this one.
Blue Eyed Bandit x Golden Tentacles, Golden Tentacles has the most amazing tentacled edge so I'm hoping that this improves over the next couple of years and gets a better edge, either way I'm keeping it as I love the banded eye
I got some Daylily plants for Mum in late Spring, but they don't open out, they just look pathetic and floppy. Don't know if that's because of our very cool summer or because the lamiums I underplanted them with have gone rampant, or ... ?