Nancy; You have some very pretty daylilies. Love that
San Ignatio. Such a pretty pink.Glad you was able to save
Skipjack as its such a pretty one,I had never heard of it before.Thank you for posting these beauties,They are all gorgeous.

jean

San Ignacio is my favorite of your beauties. Such a delicate pink! Glad you are posting, i am missing the daily pics now that the season is ending : (

Sherry

They are all very nice. My favorite is Sabine Baur. Great color!
Brad

Not surprised that others don't have Skipjack, as Bennett cultivars are not well distributed. Very nice pics, but I can tell the difference in climates. San Ignacio here never had but a few buds, though it multiplied--a typical evergreen story. Touched by Grace has struggled, may have given up the ghost. And Velvet Eyes has always been weak and puny. Sabine Baur does perform well here.

Thank you Jean, I am so glad I didn't completely lose Skipjack. I was so shocked to go from a large clump to a single puny fan, but at least it is doing well now.
The forum is really slow now Sherry, I really miss all the photos too.
Thank you Brad. Sabine Baur is starting to be a large enough clump that it is showing off, & really looked good this year. It didn't rebloom, but it did have lots of buds & bloomed for quite a long while.
It does surprise me that San Ignacio & Touched by Grace don't do as well farther north, they do so well for me. I think I'm fortunate to be more centralized. We do get low temps in winter, rarely below 0 though. I can tell a difference in some of the evergreens, but usually they survive fine. And I don't have that problem of rust that is so prevalent a little farther south. Generally, i guess dormants do a little better for me, but not always the case. I do seem to lose a few daylilies to crown rot each summer, if I could just learn how to prevent that, I'd be one happy gardener.

Nancy-I too like being centrally located [central KY near Lexington]. I have both evergreens and dormants and have only lost maybe two daylilies in all the years I've been in KY [21] and these were young ones someone sent me. In that horrible drought several years back a few daylilies dwindled badly, but came back.
Brad

These are all so pretty Nancy! I have Sabine but mine did not bloom it's first year or this one (it's second)....so it better bloom next year! Yours is stunning. I love the pink of San Ignatio and Smoky Mountain Autumn is a lovely color. (Was that one on your list? If so I should have gotten it when I had the chance...lol).

Celeste

I lost a few that summer, Brad, I seem to lose a few every year to crown rot. Frustrating. Only lost 1 this year though, & it is one that has been struggling for years so good riddance. I'm not sure why I have such a problem with crown rot, must be something with my soil.
Celeste, I'm not sure if Smoky Mountain Autumn was on that list, but I'm it can be next year :)

In the North, one does not necessarily "lose" evergreens; rather, they may just languish without blooming well. I've heard that dormants can do the same thing in the South, but have no experience with that. Thus, San Ignacio grew well here, but I wasn't interested in just leaves.

How wonderful to still be looking at daylily pictures this late in the season. Pansies are just starting to show up so our main growing season is almost over. Sabine Bauer is a looker, and Velvet Eyes made me go back and look at her twice. Smokey Mountain Autumn was always my latest bloomer here sometimes blooming into September. Finally I like San Ignatio - nicely pink and frilly.......Maryl

Maryl, my daylily season is over too, I just never seemed to have time to post while they were blooming. Really only starting going through my photos a couple of weeks ago. Next year I think I'm going to focus on taking more clump shots.
My very latest bloomer this year was Lemon Krinkles (crinkles?) had its last bloom yesterday, :( It seems like such a long time til next year's blooms, but I have some new plants & new blooms to anticipate!

Nancy,
When I plant my daylilies I buy top soil with manure from Lowes. I think this allows more air to flow around the daylily which may keep away crown rot. This is just a guess. The Ky clay dirt is nasty. [the rest of the bed is the clay--too expensive to buy dirt for a whole bed].
Brad

Generally, my soil looks good. I have clay at the edge of my property, streaks here & there, but generally it is loose, dark soil. Most plants do well, I actually have better luck with picky plants.
I have started adding my own compost to the soil when I move or add new plants. I've mulched, I've not mulched, they seemed to do better with the mulch. I've heard that you need to pull the mulch away from the plant in summer to allow for better circulation, but didn't learn that til late this year. Mulch seemed to help, I haven't lost as many since I've been mulching.

All beautiful Nancy. I've almost eliminated all of my Westbournes here. I think I have only 3 or 4 left out of 8 I originally bought from MaryJane.

Also, plant your daylilies further apart for good air circulation. What looks like empty space will fill up fast in a year or two with most daylilies. I tend to over plant for a more full look but then pay the price in 2 years having to move plants.

Julia

I'm learning that Julia, I do have my daylilies planted pretty close. I moved a lot of them this year, often just a few inches just to make them look better, but now I'm thinking I should have moved them farther apart. I've often started out as a single fan, looks so puny when I planted so I've planted too close. As you say, it doesn't take long & it is spilling into the next plant. I still have more to do, but that will have to wait til next year.

Lovely! I think Smoky Mountain Autumn is my favorite of the group, but Sabine Baur looks especiaily nice too.

It's such a pleasure to see some colorful blooms this time of year. Sabine Baur is fantastic and I'm glad to hear that it is growing well for someone in Ohio. I'll have to move it up on the list of must haves for next year. I also really like the form and color combination of Shutterbug. It is so beautiful.