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Jul 20, 2012 8:17 AM CST
Name: Arlene
Florida's east coast (Zone 9a)
Birds Bromeliad Garden Photography Daylilies Region: Florida Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Tropicals
I'm enjoying reading these threads, so thought I'd just in here with my absolute favorite flower--Voila Francois. He started blooming on April 3 and has bloomed every Saturday since. My bloom record is done every Saturday morning, and it's used to evaluate the performance of all daylilies in the garden. I think it's around 85 right now. Anyway, Voila has out done himself! It's a blooming machine and this is what it looked like this morning:

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Jul 20, 2012 8:21 AM CST
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Name: Betty
Bakersfield, CA
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Birds The WITWIT Badge Garden Ideas: Level 1 Roses
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Wow, that's a fantastic bloom record for a single daylily! And what a beauty VOILA is!
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Jul 20, 2012 8:24 AM CST
Name: shirlee
southeast (Zone 6b)
Daylilies Hybridizer Seed Starter Pollen collector Garden Photography Garden Ideas: Level 1
Butterflies Birds Dragonflies Canning and food preservation Herbs Vegetable Grower
I like Voila too. That one is on my wish list, and your
stats are so helpful in making the decision of what to add.
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Jul 20, 2012 8:36 AM CST
Name: Cynthia (Cindy)
Melvindale, Mi (Zone 5b)
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Super looking daylily!!!
Lighthouse Gardens
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Jul 20, 2012 8:40 AM CST
Name: Margaret
Near Kamloops, BC, Canada (Zone 3a)
Region: Canadian Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge) Tip Photographer Garden Ideas: Master Level I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Charter ATP Member
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Beautiful!
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Jul 20, 2012 10:05 AM CST
Name: Susan
Southeast NE (Zone 5b)
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Lilies Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Daylilies
ice photo of Voila Francois. I grow it too, but it only had one scape this year and the buds fell off. Hoping for better things next year. Last year it did very well.
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Jul 20, 2012 10:21 AM CST
Name: Debra
Nashville, TN (Zone 7a)
Butterflies Cat Lover Daylilies Seed Starter Region: Tennessee
Voila Francois is looks like a beauty and performs like a trooper for you!

I can't believe I'm having an ffo today, but here it is. I got WHEEL OF TIME last fall and don't know why it waited so late to put up a scape. But its flowers will be much appreciated here in the Land of Naked Scapes.


Debra
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Jul 20, 2012 1:08 PM CST
Name: Margaret
Near Kamloops, BC, Canada (Zone 3a)
Region: Canadian Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge) Tip Photographer Garden Ideas: Master Level I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Charter ATP Member
Morning Glories Critters Allowed Birds Houseplants Butterflies Garden Photography
Very nice Debra, better late than never I guess. I am finally getting scapes on some that have been in my garden for 2 and 3 summers. Hurray!
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Jul 20, 2012 3:06 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Betty
Bakersfield, CA
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Birds The WITWIT Badge Garden Ideas: Level 1 Roses
Irises Daylilies Cat Lover Region: California Region: United States of America
That's a beauty, Debra! I have PRISONER OF TIME and I just love it!
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Jul 20, 2012 5:18 PM CST
Name: Dot or Dorothy Parker
Fort Worth TX (Zone 8a)
Birds Region: Texas Enjoys or suffers hot summers Pollen collector Lilies Irises
Daylilies I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Container Gardener Cat Lover Butterflies Plant and/or Seed Trader
Here is my Voila Francois this year, it does bloom it's head off.

Dot

Voila Francois


Another favorite white, Snow Crystal


Another favorite Irish Halo with teeth (it doesn't do the teeth thing for the hybridizer).
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Jul 20, 2012 5:55 PM CST
Name: shirlee
southeast (Zone 6b)
Daylilies Hybridizer Seed Starter Pollen collector Garden Photography Garden Ideas: Level 1
Butterflies Birds Dragonflies Canning and food preservation Herbs Vegetable Grower
Lovely whites, and here I am trying to get one by crossing. I'm just
gonna have to buy one and begin from that. I did get kinda close though.
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Jul 20, 2012 7:08 PM CST
Name: Arlene
Florida's east coast (Zone 9a)
Birds Bromeliad Garden Photography Daylilies Region: Florida Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Tropicals
Dot, you are not going to do that to me! You can't tempt me with more white ones with fangs. A friend is giving me a fan of Angels Gather Around this fall. That should be almost as good as your fanged temptress!

I love Volia and he must absolutely love his location. I'll need to divide him this fall and will put the division in another box. Don't know if it will thrive like this one or not, but we will see! I had another photo of Volia with lots of "stuff" in his throat. It was pretty, but not as beautiful as the classical picture of him. Oh well. I'll post it if anyone wants to see it.
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Jul 20, 2012 7:23 PM CST
Name: Debra
Garland, TX (NE Dallas suburb) (Zone 8a)
Rescue dogs: Angels with paws needi
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Plays in the sandbox Butterflies Region: Texas Garden Sages I sent a postcard to Randy! Charter ATP Member
But, of course we want to see it!! I agree I agree Hurray! Hurray! Thumbs up Thumbs up
It’s okay to not know all the answers.
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Jul 20, 2012 8:09 PM CST
Name: Margaret
Near Kamloops, BC, Canada (Zone 3a)
Region: Canadian Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge) Tip Photographer Garden Ideas: Master Level I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Charter ATP Member
Morning Glories Critters Allowed Birds Houseplants Butterflies Garden Photography
Thumbs up nodding
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Jul 20, 2012 8:38 PM CST
Name: shirlee
southeast (Zone 6b)
Daylilies Hybridizer Seed Starter Pollen collector Garden Photography Garden Ideas: Level 1
Butterflies Birds Dragonflies Canning and food preservation Herbs Vegetable Grower
Oh yeah, we do.
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Jul 21, 2012 7:13 AM CST
Name: Arlene
Florida's east coast (Zone 9a)
Birds Bromeliad Garden Photography Daylilies Region: Florida Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Tropicals
LOL, you folks are funny! And I appreciate that a lot!

Here are two more pictures. The one you want to see and a photo of Voila that I just took this a.m.

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Jul 21, 2012 8:56 AM CST
Name: Debra
Garland, TX (NE Dallas suburb) (Zone 8a)
Rescue dogs: Angels with paws needi
Dragonflies Dog Lover Bookworm I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Photography Bee Lover
Plays in the sandbox Butterflies Region: Texas Garden Sages I sent a postcard to Randy! Charter ATP Member
Both are delectable. Big Grin
It’s okay to not know all the answers.
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Jul 21, 2012 8:58 AM CST
Name: Margaret
Near Kamloops, BC, Canada (Zone 3a)
Region: Canadian Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge) Tip Photographer Garden Ideas: Master Level I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Charter ATP Member
Morning Glories Critters Allowed Birds Houseplants Butterflies Garden Photography
I agree Very nice.
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Jul 21, 2012 10:25 AM CST
Name: shirlee
southeast (Zone 6b)
Daylilies Hybridizer Seed Starter Pollen collector Garden Photography Garden Ideas: Level 1
Butterflies Birds Dragonflies Canning and food preservation Herbs Vegetable Grower
Beauties Arlene, and your photography is wonderful.
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Jul 21, 2012 12:16 PM CST
Name: stephanie king
cut bank, MT z 3a-4b
Life is what you make it, so make i
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Cat Lover Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge) Region: United States of America Roses
Peonies Irises Echinacea Daylilies Clematis Enjoys or suffers cold winters
Wow wish I had Voila Francois here. Not sure if it would survive but may have to check it out and breed to some hardier stock. Love those green teeth on Irish Halo, I wonder if it does that where it is hot as in your area??

Margaret I love MM and such a lovely Pic, I would use it as my Avatar too. Glad you got off that roof Rolling on the floor laughing Rolling on the floor laughing Rolling on the floor laughing Rolling on the floor laughing Rolling on the floor laughing

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