Daylily "Hemerocallis 2013 S W S

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  1. simbad

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    See what you mean about keepers Wylie I'd have been more than happy with the first 'Sybil's Blues' cross but put it next to the second one and :wow: no contest.
    Your comment on Last Frontier reminded me of one I nearly bought last year, 'Awesome Blossom' , glad I didn't after seeing the comments on the BHHS robin, said it should be called 'Awful Blossom' as its not a nice colour at all, probably looks nice in the US but colours can look so different here.
    Love all todays pictures :hapydancsmil:, Carpathian Cavalier is gorgeous.
    I'm having great fun with the crop option on my pictures, thankyou so much for explaining it to me Wylie :biggrin:.
     
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      I have 3 areas I will be working over this fall. I need to get rid of last years under-achievers and then in this years new ones I need to weed out some of those; so I have been marking, taking photos, and trying to plan the whole event. Then at some point I need to start dividing the named ones that have made some really big clumps - summer starts in a few days and I am already dreading the fall. So no flowers named Ruth - I have to remain ruthless.:heehee:
       
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        I agree with Simbad that second plant of Sybil's Blues is a cracker. The photo too has to be admired too if I may say so Wylie. Perfectly clear and in focus. It really is just a case of making sure you take pictures of all and discarding the inferior ones.
         
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          Hi,
          I'm in Suffolk, near Bury St Edmunds.
          Just finished potting up 200 hem. seedlings.
          A few in my collection.
          Lunacy
          Deal or no deal
          Foolish dragon
          Druids chant
          Aztec firebird
          Eliminate the negative
          Sensual sensation
          Lunar max
          Picture in picture
          Gilded by grace.
           
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            Mine still has no blooms :-(

            Edited to add it 'sammy Russell' so I've read it blooms late, is this true?
             
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            Yes al n its a late bloomer mid July onwards, they're all late this year I don't have any flowering yet, lots of buds forming though :)
            Just googled all your daylilies Jazzsi :biggrin:, stunning :wub2: can't wait for the pictures ;) , think Wylie has Foolish Dragon :scratch:.
             
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              Thanks simbad, that's great to know!
               
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              Be very careful, Sammy Russell was my first daylily & now look where I am. :help:
               
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                It is registered as blooming late, and with the season in the UK just getting started, it may take a little time.
                 
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                  I finally get to use one of my better DIPS, Brigade of Butterflies x Sexy Sally:
                  Brigade of Butterflies x Sexy Sally.JPG
                  This is a 7" cascade type. I crossed it to a double of Unk x Smoke Scream:
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                  I do have one that I'm not sure what it is. I was sent as a bonus plant, either New Quest or Ageless Beauty. Then I got a note saying that there was an error, and it was the other one. Here is what I have:
                  Ageless Beauty or New Quest.JPG
                  There is so little between the 2, that I just don't know. But it has really nice midribs ans multiplies fast.
                  While out back, running around spreading pollen and ID tags everywhere, I ran into the problem of trying to remember if Small Tempest was a TET or a DIP.
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                  So many of my small daylilies are DIPs, I suspected it might be also. So back to the house to check my list, grab a few more tags, and find out it is a TET. So I crossed it with pollen from one of my cream Amethyst Reflections sdlgs. I'm trying to stay focused on my goals. I also crossed an A.R sdlg that is pink to this:
                  Catcher In The Eye x Venus Flytrap.JPG
                  This is Catcher In The Eye x Venus Flytrap.
                   
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                    Nice selection, any of Ned Roberts Margo Reed I really like , Aztec Firebird looks fab

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                    This is Catcher In The Eye x Venus Flytrap.
                    Brigade of Butterflies x Sexy Sally:

                    Wylie the above two are fab , especially Cather in the eye x Venus flytrap love the edge on the petals and the colour is really deep that one really stands out

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                      There is no designation for the various types of doubles you can get, and today I got one of the type that looks like a tissue box exploded:
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                      This is a peach coloured DIP, Big Kiss x Style Plus. It is very different from any of my TETs.
                      This last year on the Lily Auction, I noticed that several crosses involving Golden Tentacles were offered, and every time they either went unsold or had only 1 bid. I really don't understand because if you want a great edge, this is the one to use:
                      Golden Tentacles.JPG
                      Next year I will have 3 groups using this, including one with Wild Horses x Heavy Metal as pod parent.
                       
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                        Beautiful :dbgrtmb:

                        Spruce the miracle grows working 'Pink Enchilada' has 2 scapes now :lunapic 130165696578242 5:
                         
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                        I have a feeling mine has 1 :wallbanging:as long as I have a flower I will be happy , they are all romping away 90% have really settled in now and have scape galore , still find it strange with some of the contrasting foliage some have a slight curl to the leaf or a veining one of my mates thought the garden was full of leeks :snork: . Octopus hugs had two flowers when I left for work I should've taken the photo then but was late ! when I came in they had gone over :cry3:,

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