Here come the Daylilies

'Chicago Picottee Lace' as this gets going the edge is a really lovely raspberry and gold picottee, very pretty.
Breeder : Marsh 1980
Dormant
Height : 1ft 9inch
Flower size 51/2inch

 

'Applique' one of my special:WINK1:ones bought last autumn flowering for the first time, really this one.
Breeder : Stamile 2002
Evergreen
Height : 2ft 4inch
Flower size : 10inch (UFO cascade form)

 

'Alien Encounter'
Breeder Stamile : 1997
Evergreen
Height : 2ft 3inch
Flower size : 6inch

 

'Destined to See' one of my absolute favourites.
Breeder : Grace 1998
Evergreen
Height : 2ft
Flower size : 6inch

 

Obviously not the plant I ordered but still pretty, sure I've seen it in a catalogue just can't remember which one

 

'Free Wheelin' again just noticed this flower has whats called a polytepal flower, should have 3 sepals and 3 petals but this has 4 of each.

 

'Crintonic Shadowlands' didn't think this was going to open fully today, first flowers often don't, but went out a couple of hours ago and it had!! waited 2 years for this one to flower :happydance:
Breeder : Hansen-C
Semi evergreen
Height : 2ft 10inch
Flower size : 51/2 inch

 

I have been looking for afew days now, trying to make sure that I don't buy the whole entire eBay's selection! lol, I can't get over how many differnt daylillys exsist?!! might need help choosing :S lol

 

I try very hard not to look on ebay DUBMAN just too tempting:D.
I bought a great book last year called 'The New Encyclopedia of Daylilies' by Petit and Peat, more than 1700 varieties pictured in it including a section on daylilies of the future, ones that are being trialled in the USA now, the patterns are amazing never seen anything like them, should think it'll be a few years before any arrive over here and then they'll be very expensive because of the phytosanitary costs but nice to dream.
There is a site where you can buy seed from crosses of some of the newer varieties not available here,they don't have to have the same checks as plants , and because every seedling will be different you could get something very special, just have to check they import to the UK before bidding.
I've just joined the BHHS this year and in spring they distribute american seed among their members can't wait.
I'll find the lily seed auction site and put the link on here.

 

The Daylily Exchange - Home Page - Daylilies link for the seed auctions

 

Simbad , love this one I do like frewheelinas well but this is fab

Spruce

 

Hi Duban
Between me and Simbad we probably have now !!! over two hundred diffrent ones and we only have a handful each of the same ones (how crazy is that)

So easy to grow , and very hardy with the way the winters are going , come in all diffrent sizes shapes and forms what more do you want plus any left over you can re-sell on Ebay bargain

Spruce

 

Spruce 'Crintonic Shadowlands' (love that name)is gorgeous isn't it had another flower yesterday even better, a slight grey colouring round the yellow, really beautiful.
Think I have a flower open on another new one today,'Sink into Your Eyes' when it stops raining I'll go and have a look, hope the rain hasn't ruined it.

 

I love the free wheeling lily! that's my fav!! but I will say the lily on this page are the beat looking ones! :D
ok now...I have heard so many rumours on how to extract lily seeds and I'm wanting to get to the bottom of it. I did an experiment yesterday on a dead lily head. I peeled the dead head open and found these red/black long "rice" like pellets. is that a bunch of seeds?
also I know it's abit off topic but how do you extract seeds from salvias? they are my fav annual plant.

 

'Sink into Your Eyes', lots of new ones open today but just had to put this one on, first time flowering, another new favourite I think, off out for dinner so will add the rest later.
Breeder : Lambertson 2003
Semi evergreen
Height : 22inch
Flower size : 6inch