Please tell us which ones you have. Some of the ones that are favorites in my garden are Bela Lugosi, Primal Scream and Swallow Tale Kite.

Far and away my favorite is Joan Derifield.

Edward

I have SPIRITUAL CORRIDOR but I haven't seen it bloom here yet since it came in last year. Based on the fan increase -(started with 2 and have 4 coming up so far)- I'm seeing when it emerged this year, I think it will be a definite winner in the garden.

Julia

LOUNGE LIZARD without a doubt. Of 15 or so Hansons & 100 others Lounge Lizard really stands out. Great folliage lots of buds and a unique look. Not planted in PRIME location, at the edge of a shade tree it only get direct sunlight after 2 P.M. But it looks great all day long.
Wayne

All good suggestions and you're right, I do love Primal Scream, Swallow Tail Kite and Lounge Lizard. Amazingly enough I don't have Bela Lugosi yet so I should probably get it. Everyone loves it. Every time I see a photo of Joan Derifield I love it so I appreciate the recommendation Edward. These are the Hansons that I have:

Ansel Adams
Apocalypse Now
Arc of Doves
Assyrian Chariot
Be Here Now
Earth Music
Excursions in Ambiance
Jean Hamilton Memorial
Kissed Off
Lounge Lizard (I love this one too Wayne!)
Love Or Else
Never Say Never
Notify Ground Crew
Ocean Rain
One More Heartache
Out of Plumb
Primal Scream
Roaring Fork
Robert Lee Batt
Rock Lobster
Star Chamber
Statutory Gripe
Stephanie Grapelli
Swallowtail Kite
Tupac Amaru
Voices in Fog
Women Seeking Men

I think that's it. As you can see, I'm a fan. :) So you may ask, what are my favorites from this list? Well, there's not a single one I don't like but some of my favorites are Robert Lee Batt, Excursions in Ambiance,
Jean Hamilton Memorial, Lounge Lizard, Primal Scream, Women Seeking Men. Boy, it's hard to narrow it down!

Hanson is my favorite hybridizer -- I think I have around 100 of his intros now. I envy how close you are to his place that you can go and grab what you like!

It's hard to narrow down my favorites, but I'd have to list RED SKELETONS, SWALLOW TAIL KITE, JOAN DERIFIELD, COGNIZANT DISSONANT, TEN CENT WINGS, PRIMAL SCREAM, LOVE IN VAIN, ODDS AND ENDS, JOHN KARL SEAGER and definitely VULCAN LOGIC.

Here's a to my photo albums -- I have the Hansons in a separate album. I added a ton last year that didn't bloom, so there won't be pics of all those I grow. Let me know if you're interested in any specific cultivars, and I'll let you know how it does here. Some are definitely slower to increase than others.

Here is a link that might be useful: Hanson Photos

Gardengirl - You already have a lot of my favorites. How about some late bloomers? Waves Becomes Wings is a great performer and blooms very late. Unity Consciousness is ML but blooms way into the late season.

Others I really like:
Sparticus Adorned
Cognizant Dissonant
Odds And Ends
Black Falcon Ritual
Freudian Slip
Slipped My Disco
Red Sleeved Warrior

Debra

Maximus,

How well do SWALLOW TAIL KITE and COGNIZANT DISSONANT perform in your zone - especially compared to some of the Munson lavenders (like China Lake, Alvatine Taylor Yeats, Chaleur, Queen's Cape, Sovereign Queen, Paris Overture, Royal Heritage, and Royal Saracen)?

I've seen SWALLOW TAIL KITE described as having very clear (not muddy) color, so I've been pretty interested in it.

Thanks,
Sharon

Sharon -- I planted STK and CD the same year, and STK has grown like gangbusters, while CD has been slow to increase. STK has a much higher bud count for me, too.

I grow all the lavender Munsons you listed, but Alvatine Taylor Yates is the most recent addition of the group. It's been the best performer so far. Most of the others are still only 3-4 fans after being here about four years, and the bud count is only notable on ATY and Paris Overture. The rest are beautiful, but don't perform all that well. The Hansons perform much better once they settle in.

Another lavender Hanson that's been a stellar performer is ON THE WATERFRONT. None of the Hansons I grow have a muddy or mauve tone to them, or I'd toss them.

Chris

Isn't it funny that I love Curt Hanson's daylilies, but some how only have TWO? Weird.

CRINTONIC SHADOWLANDS
MASK AND METAPHOR

Chris - your album is spectacular. You have a lot that I just love.

COGNIZANT DISSONANT
SINS OF OMISSION
TUXEDO MOON
SUPERFICIAL SIGHS
VULCAN LOGIC
ROMULAN DEFECTOR

I still think my favorite WANT is NICK OF TIME... Ahh... someday.

I really like Catastrophe Waitress too...

Oh, yes. On the Waterfront is on my wishlist, too. I'm glad to know it's also a stellar performer.

How vigorous are Chilled Euphoria, Shadow Passage, Sins of Omission, Ocean Rain, and Tuxedo Moon?

Thanks,
Sharon

Thanks, Michelle -- just wait until I get that new camera! CATASTROPHE WAITRESS was at the top of my wish list, and I have it coming from the Lily Auction (along with 12 other new Hansons).

Sharon, CHILLED EUPHORIA was new last year and hasn't increased from two fans so far. TUXEDO MOON was the first Hanson I ever purchased (maybe six years ago?), and it's a nice clump in a somewhat shady spot, so I'm happy with it. The other three have been fine, but I think SHADOW PASSAGE has been the mose vigorous grower for me. SINS OF OMISSION was also new last year, so the photo isn't the greatest, but I think I have some new fans this year.

Make sure you let me know what you end up with!

Chris

Wow, thanks for the lists! This will help me a lot with some new selections. I wrote down several. Ones that caught my eye are
Concrete Blonde ( I need some yellow)
Worlds collide
Erogenous Zone
Freudian Slip
Photon Torpelo
vulcan Logic
On the Waterfront
Romulan Defector
Superficial Sighs

If there any of these that you haven't already mentioned above as far as how they do for you, I would like to know.

While I was in your gallery Chris I couldn't stop from looking at some of the Munson's too. It's late and I couldn't make it through all of them tonight but I did really like Etosha Flame, Africa Grape, Kabuki Ballet, Paris Overture and Delicate Treasure. Are all of these good clumpers for you?

Good night all!

Great choices! I forgot to mention CONCRETE BLONDE, one of my favorite yellows -- big blooms, thick scapes and a terrific performer. WORLDS COLLIDE has one of the prettiest blooms, but has been slow to increase for me.

Most of the Munsons have taken a while to form clumps, but that's nothing new for my climate. ETOSHA FLAME was new last year, so I can't comment on that one. The others I would rate as satisfactory compared to other Munsons I grow.

Chris - Oooo... I can't wait to see new photos. I think some Hanson's might be at the top of my list now that I have gotten my SWEET ISABELLA, JAZZ AFTER FIVE, and HILL STREET BLUES. I am really trying to stick to a strict list since I have such limited room now. Although there are some Davissons I really like too... oh geeze. This is always impossible! :o)

Michelle, this is bizarre -- SWEET ISABELLA and a couple Davissons are at the top of my wish list now, too. I pared the list way down from around 300 to a more manageable 50, and I intend to stick to it!

Chris - for the Davissons, I really like (well, a ton of them, but...):
No Boys Allowed
Gimme, Gimme, Gimme
In My Pink High Heels
High Water Mark

I wouldn't mind having Lost in the Toystore, or Carolina Cool Down either...

I *JUST* got SWEET ISABELLA on Monday from Marietta. I got two fans as advertised... hoping she will take off now that she is planted.

Others on my ~*VERY*~ MOST WANTED LIST:

ANA MARIA MARGETTS
CHOO-CHOO FANTASY
DANGLING PARTICIPLE
DANNY STEVE MITCHELL
FRIEDA ALL EN JARRELL
JENNIFER TRIMMER
MICHAEL BENNETT
SUSIE TEE
TILTING AT WINDMILLS
VICTORIAN GARDEN OH HAPPY DAY

Did it just get wierder, or are your wants completely different?

Yep, those are all the Davissons I want, but at least we won't be competing for all the same daylilies since your wish list is a little different than mine. I already have CHOO CHOO FANTASY and FRIEDA ALLAN JERRELL, and would love to get MICHAEL BENNETT and DANGLING PARTICIPLE. After more Hansons and the Davisson daylilies, CAROLINE'S CHARM is probably next on my list.

I'm glad to hear Concrete Blonde has been a good performer. It sounds like I'm not alone in that many of my Munsons are not fast increasers. I have one old one called Mountain Violet though and it is a monster. Huge and great bud count. Fades some in the hot sun but still too many buds to let it go. :)

I know much depends on soil, sun, etc., but for what it's worth, the Munsons that increased most quickly for me were CAMEROONS, KING'S CLOAK, CORFU, PARIS SILK, CHINA VEIL, DESERT JEWEL, ALVATINE TAYLOR YATES and WIMBERLYWAY HEAVENLY BLUSH.

I prefer most Hansons to Munsons because they're Northern-bred and tend to have much stouter scapes -- but there are a ton of beauties out there from both hybridizers.

Chris

Maximus- Do the Davissons perform well for you in the North?

What other pinks and lavenders perform well and have quick increase and/or high budcount?

Sharon

Sharon, I started another thread about good pink and lavender performers. Hopefully, we'll get others to chime in with their recommendations.

Unfortunately, I haven't yet shelled out the bucks for any Davissons. I thought I would wait for the price to come down, but it doesn't look like that's going to happen anytime soon. They must not be that widely grown, since I hardly ever see them offered for sale on the Lily Auction or through other vendors. I know she was sold out of the ones I really wanted last year, so that made up my mind for me.

I grow some of Judy's. Most ( except OSTERIZED) were new last summer. All survived the winter w/ flying colors - and grew and increased like mad. I'm impressed before even seeing them bloom. I can't wait to see MEAN GREEN,NO BOYS ALLOWED (has made a big clump already);LITTLE BIG EARS. ( what a funky bloom!) And I just got CAROLINA COOL DOWN and DANCING ON DADDY'S FEET. Will send pics when they bloom.

Oooo..... Floota! The green jealous monster creeped in my door!!

I've found two sources for Swallow Tail Kite, so I'm pretty excited about that.

Can anyone comment on Hanson's Tide Line?

Anyone comment or post pictures of Borg Technology? Just picked it up... can't wait for blooms. Make that *3* Hansons!

I love the funky colors and eye on Borg Technology --

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BLUE EYED BUTTERFLY, BORG TECHNOLOGY & COGNIZANT DISSONANT

I plant my daylilies WAY too close together, by the way.

Ah yes... Chris, I think this picture is the reason I really wanted BT.

Today, I couldn't help myself, and I started ripping out MORE jasmine, so I could space my daylilies a little better myself. I found that my KO roses have increased in size TREMENDOUSLY and have totally crowded out the front row of daylilies I had placed. Besides, I also brought home BLUE CORN MOON, FRIEDA ALLEN JERRELL AND SEARCHING FOR BLUE (BONUS) when I visited Marietta's. And that is *in addition to* JAZZ AFTER FIVE and SWEET ISABELLA that I had her ship to me earlier. So much for not buying anymore! Geesh, no will power at all.

Fairy, my Tideline was new last year but bloomed like crazy - this photo was taken on a 102 degree afternoon ~

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Nosferatu & Bela Lugosi are tried but true Hanson's that I cannot live without.

Chris I am loving that picture of Borg Technology!

I was reading some old posts and realized that Curt Hanson is in our neck of the woods. Is there a website for everyone to his farm? I tried searching it and the only ones I get are "forbidden". I went to the white pages and found a Curt Hanson in Gates Mills, Ohio. Is that him? My sister-in-law and I are planning several daylily sprees this summer. I think we could add one more! Thank you

Yes, Crintonic Gardens is in Gates Mills. For some reason, his website is down right now, but you can usually access it through crintonicgardens.net or .com.

Thank you maximus!