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Daylilies

janetpetiole
16 years ago

I know I could post this on the daylily forum, but I only want to hear about which ones grow very well in Wisconsin.

I know Stellas do well, I have some that I will be replacing because I don't love the color. Aside from the other very common ones that can be found at any temporary garden center, which ones do you grow that do well every year?

I prefer spiders and petals that don't have much ruffling, and I'm not a collector so I really don't care about the latest and greatest; older varieties are fine with me. I more interested in fully hardy daylilies with nice form.

Can you help?

Comments (8)

  • luvtosharedivs
    16 years ago

    Janet,
    I've just begun to collect Spiders and UFOs this year, so I can't help you with any long term results with those.
    But here's a few that have performed well every year for me:

    Atlanta Moonlight - high bud count, long bloomer
    Prairie Blue Eyes - have 5 clumps surrounding an old tree stump, and they bloom for 6 weeks+
    Lavender Deal - large flowers
    Hyperion - an heirloom, hight bud count, tall
    Pardon Me - blooms all season, outperforming Stella D'oro!
    Always Afternoon - increases well
    Wineberry Candy - high bud cound, increases well
    Bonanza - a golden oldie
    Chicago Silver - long bloomer
    Final Touch - nice late bloomer
    Fuchsia Dream - ML bloomer, high bud count
    Indy Long Legs - blooms and blooms and blooms!
    James Marsh - high bud count, fast increaser
    Moonlit Masquerade - high bud count, very fertile, long bloomer
    Red Volunteer - one of the prettiest reds I've ever seen!
    Rocket City - heirloom, tough!
    Siloam Merle Kent - short, high bud count
    Summer Wine, - long bloomer, high bud count

    I could go on and on, but I've had these the longest, and they are some tough plants.

    I'm sure others can add to this list.

    Have fun planting!

    Julie

  • janetpetiole
    Original Author
    16 years ago

    Wow Julie. Thank you for taking the time to type everything out! I can't wait to look everything up and make a buy list.

  • athenainwi
    16 years ago

    If you live anywhere near Madison, go to the Flower Factory Perennials in Stoughton. They have a huge selection of daylilies recommended for Wisconsin. The two I bought from them this spring both bloomed their first year and were exactly what I wanted.

  • justaguy2
    16 years ago

    Are there any that don't do well here? I ask this seriously because I just pick whatever bloom I like the look of and they have all done well.

  • luvtosharedivs
    16 years ago

    I think anyone who lives in zone 5 has little chance in losing daylilies. In the 7+ years I've been growing them, I've only lost two, and that was because of spring flooding, so the crowns probably rotted.

    If I'm in doubt about the hardiness of a daylily, I look in the plant files data base at www.davesgarden.com. I've found no cultivars that DON'T survive zone 5. However, there are some that aren't hardy in zones 3 & 4, but I've talked with people on line who mulch the "tender" varieties in those colder zones.

    Julie

  • aka_margo
    16 years ago

    I know nothing about daylilies. But I do have 'Pardon Me' and "Strawberry Candy' and both do well, even in part sun. I do really like the spider type of daylily though. Not that far from us is a place called Solaris Farms. I have never been there, but it is in Reedsville. It's kind like the lady up-north only with Daylilies. He only is open one more day this year and that is Wednesday from 10-7. I am pretty sure he is a teacher,
    http://www.solarisfarms.com/index.html

  • luvtosharedivs
    16 years ago

    Jen,
    You are Soooooooo lucky to live near Solaris Farms!
    I have ordered daylilies from them, and they are some of the largest fans & roots I've ever received mail-order.
    Absolutely Northern hardy.

    Janet,
    A few other northern-hardy daylily venders for you:

    http://daylily.net/gardens/plumhillfarm/
    (Cambridge, WI)

    http://www.songsparrow.com/
    (Avalon, WI)

    http://www.mwt.net/~ngp/index.htm
    (Northern Grown Perennials - Ferryville, WI)
    (They also sell Hostas - huge ones!)

    http://www.northcountrydaylilies.com/
    (New York)

    http://www.bettysdaylilies.com/
    (Dodgeville, WI)

    Have fun getting hooked on daylilies!

    Julie

  • janetpetiole
    Original Author
    16 years ago

    Solaris Farms looks like I place I must visit next year, Jen. Scenic View sells daylilies too, but I still haven't gone there this year.

    Thanks for the list, Julie. I'd call you a troublemaker for posting all those websites, but I doubt I'll get hooked - all that deadheading scares me off from owning too many. lol

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