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Jun 11, 2012 9:59 AM CST
Name: Betty
MN zone 4b
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Yes I also love dicentras! Lovey dubby They are so beatiful in large clumps they just make you feel happy seeing all those blossoms. Hilarious!
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Jun 11, 2012 12:17 PM CST
Name: jennifer
central nj (Zone 6b)
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Polly, 20 years collecting you can really amass some great collections

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Jun 11, 2012 4:03 PM CST
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Name: Susan
Virginia (Zone 8a)
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I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Ideas: Level 1 Avid Green Pages Reviewer Hibiscus Dragonflies Daylilies
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I just started collecting lilies, got about 50 from Mamajacks. Hurray!
Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Mat.6:28-29
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Jun 11, 2012 4:18 PM CST
Name: Polly Kinsman
Hannibal, NY (Zone 6a)

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I would probably collect the newer daylilies, but I like the 200.00 ones. Eek.
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Jun 11, 2012 4:20 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Susan
Virginia (Zone 8a)
God is the only thing that matters.
I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Ideas: Level 1 Avid Green Pages Reviewer Hibiscus Dragonflies Daylilies
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Wow, never knew there was such a thing! Whistling
Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Mat.6:28-29
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Jun 11, 2012 4:29 PM CST
Name: Polly Kinsman
Hannibal, NY (Zone 6a)

Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! I helped plan and beta test the plant database. Region: United States of America Irises Lilies
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Jun 11, 2012 4:56 PM CST
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Medina, TN (Zone 7b)
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I can't believe someone would charge that much for one daylily! Rolling on the floor laughing
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Jun 11, 2012 5:01 PM CST
Name: Debra
Garland, TX (NE Dallas suburb) (Zone 8a)
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I can't believe someone would PAY that much for one daylily! Happens often. Guess that is part of the addic...um, enthusiasm for daylilies. Hilarious!
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Jun 11, 2012 5:08 PM CST
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Name: Susan
Virginia (Zone 8a)
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I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Ideas: Level 1 Avid Green Pages Reviewer Hibiscus Dragonflies Daylilies
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That's crazy! I have seen some Iris for 50.00 and they sure were beautiful but I already have set a limit of 7.00! That's my price, take it or leave it, OK maybe 8.00 but not a penny more! I swear. Green Grin!
Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Mat.6:28-29
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Jun 11, 2012 5:23 PM CST
Name: Stephanie Gonzales
Texas (Zone 8a)
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clintbrown said:I can't believe someone would charge that much for one daylily!


I'm sure they can justify it somehow, but shesh!!!

lovemyhouse said:I can't believe someone would PAY that much for one daylily!


That is a serious addic...um enthusiasm to dig that deep in the bank for ONE flower.
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Jun 11, 2012 5:27 PM CST
Name: Polly Kinsman
Hannibal, NY (Zone 6a)

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But aren't they beautiful.I know people over on the daylily forum buy the whole collections from breeders.
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Jun 11, 2012 5:48 PM CST
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Medina, TN (Zone 7b)
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They are pretty, but I am considering removing all daylilies from my garden. I hate the ugly foliage on them. The blooms on them don't last long enough to enjoy in a vase either. They are so common around here too. They also take up room that I need for plants that look good when not blooming.
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Jun 11, 2012 6:22 PM CST
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Name: Susan
Virginia (Zone 8a)
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I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Ideas: Level 1 Avid Green Pages Reviewer Hibiscus Dragonflies Daylilies
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I agree I don't really like the ones that bloom for one day and then die. Blinking
Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Mat.6:28-29
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Jun 11, 2012 6:28 PM CST
Name: Cindi
Wichita, Kansas (Zone 7a)
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Welllll....there is an economic benefit to buying an expensive, newer daylily. Many of them (such as the ones on the link above, from Nicole) are in short supply the first few years they are out. The genetics on the new ones are so beautiful and different that hybridizers want them. If you buy a $150 daylily, most hybridizers will send you 2 fans. You can split them, usually, and sell off a single fan for, say, $80-100. Or you can let the daylily grow, and multiply, and sell off divisions. If you cross that daylily with another really good new one, the seeds can be sold for a good bit of change. What i'm saying is, you can make your money back on those expensive ones. They also usually have a higher bud count, meaning more blooms, and most will rebloom unless you live way north with a short season. Creating a new daylily using 2 good new daylily parents is exciting. The new forms are nothing like the old. I don't know of any other plant that has such a wide range of colors, forms, and size. They are incredibly easy to grow, get very few diseases, and they are tolerant of both drought and flooding.
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Jun 11, 2012 6:47 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Susan
Virginia (Zone 8a)
God is the only thing that matters.
I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Ideas: Level 1 Avid Green Pages Reviewer Hibiscus Dragonflies Daylilies
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Green Grin! Well there is a good point. Hurray! I tip my hat to you. Thumbs up
Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Mat.6:28-29
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Jun 11, 2012 6:53 PM CST
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Name: Clint Brown
Medina, TN (Zone 7b)
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They need to make one that has blooms that last ten days in a vase. That would be great.
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Jun 11, 2012 7:01 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Susan
Virginia (Zone 8a)
God is the only thing that matters.
I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Ideas: Level 1 Avid Green Pages Reviewer Hibiscus Dragonflies Daylilies
Bee Lover Dahlias Butterflies Hostas Birds Lilies
There is stuff you can add to the water to make them last longer, Mike was telling us something about the Amaryllis but I can't remember. Sad I don't think it is blue though! Rolling on the floor laughing
Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Mat.6:28-29
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Jun 11, 2012 7:17 PM CST
Name: Polly Kinsman
Hannibal, NY (Zone 6a)

Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! I helped plan and beta test the plant database. Region: United States of America Irises Lilies
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No wonder it seems everyone is getting into selling daylilies, Cindi. I guess that makes sense.
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Jun 11, 2012 9:03 PM CST
Name: Betty
MN zone 4b
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I simply must put in a word on daylilies different varities bloom extra early, early, midseason, late and very late so depending on which ones you select you can have bloom for a long season. Like Cindi said some of them rebloom even here in the north plus some of them also have high bud counts. There is not the variety in colors, color patterns or shapes of the blooms in any other perennial. There are daylilies in all price ranges many of them are not costly.

Check out this site http://www.daylilies.org/ it is the AHS society brose around the site and enjoy yourself.
If you want to be happy for a lifetime plant a garden!
Faith is the postage stamp on our prayers!
Betty MN Zone4 AHS member

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Jun 11, 2012 9:13 PM CST
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Name: Clint Brown
Medina, TN (Zone 7b)
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It sounds like you have to buy 3-4 different varieties to have the long bloom season. However, the other ones are that ugly, ratty foliage while they aren't blooming. I noticed the only photos people post of them are close-ups of single blooms. They don't look like that in my garden. I think foliage is very important. If a plant has ugly foliage, it needs to bloom a very long time.

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