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| 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?
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- Posted by luvtosharedivs 5a WI (My Page) on Sun, Aug 12, 07 at 14:21
| 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 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 |
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- Posted by janetpetiole 4b (My Page) on Sun, Aug 12, 07 at 14:46
| 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. |
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- Posted by athenainwi z4b/5 WI (My Page) on Sun, Aug 12, 07 at 18:03
| 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. |
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| 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. |
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- Posted by luvtosharedivs 5a WI (My Page) on Sun, Aug 12, 07 at 23:20
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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- Posted by luvtosharedivs 5a WI (My Page) on Mon, Aug 13, 07 at 14:35
| 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, http://daylily.net/gardens/plumhillfarm/ http://www.songsparrow.com/ http://www.mwt.net/~ngp/index.htm http://www.northcountrydaylilies.com/ http://www.bettysdaylilies.com/ Have fun getting hooked on daylilies! Julie
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- Posted by janetpetiole 4b (My Page) on Mon, Aug 13, 07 at 22:23
| 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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