Although I'm a landscaper by trade up until a few years ago I was unable to have my own gardens. I was aware of Daylilies of course since I was in the Horticultural field, but my knowledge was pretty much limited to the "wild" orange Tiger lilies from when I grew up and the occasional yellow variety, as well at the limited choice that my plant suppliers had available.

I knew I wanted to grow Daylilies in my garden because they are such a low maintenance plant with great rewards and usually you will find that the last thing a landscaper wants to do when they get home is well, landscape.

I turned to the internet and fell in LOVE with the 1000's of varieties available from around the country!

I started this blog to share the photos of my Daylilies with friends and family and hopefully anyone that is interested in learning more about the hundred or so that I am presently growing. I will be adding photos on a regular basis. Please click on each one to enlarge it.

If you enjoy my blog please click on the advertisements, you don't have to do anything other than that. It doesn't cost you anything but it does earn me money and that way I can continue to buy new Daylilies to show you.

Thankyou very much!


Saturday, December 31, 2011

Siloam June Bug Daylily

Pauline Henry from Siloam Springs Arkansas developed approx. 490 Daylilies in her lifetime, many of which she included the name Siloam.  I'm usually not a fan of the smaller types of blooming Daylilies but I do like this one.  The bloom is only 2 3/4 inches on a 18-23 inch plant.  As you can see, it's very gold with a dark maroon eye.  It blooms in early June and continues into July.  When I thought it was finished blooming it would send up another scape with more blossoms.  Very impressed!  It's fast growing, and in warmer climates a rebloomer.  This dormant Diploid I found available at ParadiseGardens.com, OakesDaylilies.com and SmokeysGardens.com

Sunday, December 25, 2011

Cinnamon Glow Daylily

                           A super peach blend with an apricot throat, Cinnamon Glow is just a
                         beauty in the garden!  It grows to be 24 inches and the flowers          
                          are 5 inches across.  I purchased this from Homesteadfarms.com but is
                         currently unavailable from them.  I did find it at Hornbakergardens.com.
                           This appears to be a difficult one to find, but is well worth the search.
                                               A dormant Tetraploid and not a rebloomer.

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Hush Little Baby Daylily

  This is one of my FAVORITE 2011 additions to my gardens!  Purchased locally from Bachmans in the fall of 2010, it did not disappoint it's first year.  With a medium height of 22 inches, the large 5" rose-pink flowers in July-September really make an impression! The ruffles and the chartreuse throat just make this spectacular!  This dormant Diploid is a very strong and long bloomer, and is considered a rebloomer in warm climates.  In addition to Bachmans it is also available at Hallsongardens.com, Gilberthwild.com and WhiteFlowerFarm.com among others.

Along The Way Daylily

As you can see, this beauty is peach pink with a deep red eye zone and a yellow-green throat.  It's height is 27 to 36 inches and the flowers can be between 5.5 and 6 inches wide.  If you look in the lower right corner you will notice that the scape had numerous buds.  It bloomed for a very long time!  This mid to late variety is a dormant Tetraploid.  At present, I could only find it available at www.Daylilyandhostagardens.com.