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Jun 24, 2013 7:38 PM CST
Name: Elizabete Rutens
(Zone 10b)
Judy, sorry for the delay in getting back to you!

„Can you share a couple photos/names of the ones that you have that bloom all summer and are your "edge-no eye" ones?”

The AHS doesn’t define ‘edge-no-eyes’ and it seems to mean different things to different people. On forums, some don’t consider a daylily without an eye, but with a yellow edge to qualify, since yellow edges are so common. Others rule out ‘selfs’ (a daylily that has the same color for petals, sepals and edge, though the throat may be a different color). But, I personally define it as any daylily without an eye, but with an edge. In any event, here are the three that are continuous bloomers in my garden for about 5 months.

1.Rice’s „Memorable Kiss” This daylily provided an epiphany of sorts for me 4 years ago, because it’s never out of bloom. It begins blooming around the summer solstice and continues until the end of November/beginning of December. (There may be a day or so in early November when there are no blooms, but it keeps on pumping out blooms until cold weather – well: what we consider is cold in la-la-land : ) – sets in.) Here’s another pic from my garden in late October:

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You also ought to take a look at the hybridizer’s pic that California Sue posted on ATP: I thought I was buying a red-edged, no-eye daylily, rather than one with a lavender edge. But, at least in my experience, there’s really no sure way to predict colors, and OldGardener proves the point in the post above with 2 pix from a single divided clump! (My fabulous clump of „Memorable Kiss” is grown in dawn-to-dusk direct sunlight.)

2. Kirchhoff’s „Breaking the Rules” and

At most there has been a 5 day break between rebloom scapes flowering. Highly reliable –in *my* garden – from late April/early May to mid-November. It’s also statuesque here, the longer scapes being 48” tall, rather than the registered 30”. It also tends to produce winter blooms, but they’re not particularly interesting, as is true of all winter-blooming daylilies.

3. Kirchhoff’s „Wild About Sherry” (Click Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Wild About Sherry') ) and here:


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This is also a reliable re-bloomer for 5 months, but there may be a 7-10 day period before rebloom scapes open up. I’m also not sure whether I should include „Wild About Sherry” in edge-no-eye daylilies, since there is a yellow band that appears on particularly cold nights/cool days:

Thumb of 2013-06-25/ElizabeteRutens/503333

So, maybe it just should fall into the general rebloomer category, even though it’s more prolific – almost non-stop - than my other rebloomers. Other standouts, which take a 2-3 week break between rebloom are:

Bomar’s „Dinett Sue” (a sublime dip),
Carpenter’s „Divinely Blessed” (a dip),
Huben’s „Early and Often” (a dip),
Rice’s „Frequent Comment” (very heavy substance, and appropriately named),
Stamile’s „Lemon Parchment,” (great plant habit)
Fred’s/Spunky’s „Lillian’s Fringe Benefits”,
Petit’s „Lindan Toole,”
Grace-Smith’s „Linda’s Magic,”
Carr’s „Living in Luxury,”
Salter, E.H.’s „Make Believe Magic” (the texture looks like velvet)
Kirchhoff’s „Ming Porcelain,”
Salter’s „Moon Over Monteray” (a sculpted tet),
Carpenter’s „Peach Magic” (a fabulous dip; see ATP pic from me),
Dan Hansen’s „Pink Intrigue,” (it’s a silvery pink & looks other-worldly)
Pryor’s „Peach Rum Festival (a double & a dip that begins blooming in mid August and ends at Thanksgiving),
Stamile’s „Ricter,”
Wilson’s „Rose Mary Dixon” (an enchanting dip),
Kinnebrew’s „Spacecoast Fancy Dancer,”
Salter’s „Spanish Glow” (which proves simplicity can be an asset),
Stamile’s „Tropical Experience,”
Ra Hansen’s „Tuscawilla Princess” and „Tuscawilla Tranquillity” (both are dips),
Stamile’s „Voila Francois” („VF” along with Stamile’s „Lemon Parchment” are superb because of their plant habit).

Judy, I don’t know how helpful any of this will be to you, since you’re in an entirely different micro-climate than I am. I have family that I visit in Davis, so I do know how extraordinarily hot Sacramento gets not just in the summer, but in the spring, too! I’ve never experienced ‘summer dormancy’ in the mild Bay Area climate, but I wouldn’t be surprised if you did.

In the meantime: how do you like our weird summer rain? : ) In the last 3 decades I don’t remember ever having rain at the end of June (and more is forecast for tonight & tomorrow!).

Old Gardener: is So Cal also getting rain? I kept humming an ‘oldie’:

“It never rains in California,
But girl, don’t they warn you,
It pours, man it pours.”

:)

All the best! Elizabete
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Jun 24, 2013 8:52 PM CST
So Cal (Zone 10b)
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You have rain?! Please - send some my way. We don't have any here but I just checked and there is a 40% chance of drizzles tonight. It has been considerably cooler for the past 2 days (low to mid 70's), though. Tomorrow is suppose to peak around 80 degrees, Wednesday in the 90's, and then back to the typical 100 - 105 degree weather for the next week or so after that. I sure have enjoyed today, though!
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Jun 25, 2013 12:13 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Judy
California (Zone 9b)
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OldGardener said:I discovered something this morning. Although both photos are of Party Pinwheel, the first is of a plant in open ground, full-day sun, southern exposure:



This one bloomed this morning:



It is potted up and, now that we are entering summer and the sun is arcing higher, it is shaded by the house from about 3:30 on.

Both daylilies are from "the same lot", if you will. I split a clump up when I received it and planted both halves in the two different locations.

Judy, I thought about your applique daylily and was wondering if a change in sun exposure may explain the difference in your blooms?


Hmmm...that is an interesting thought. I did actually move it cuz it just didn't seem too happy where it was and it would fade really fast. So now it will get more shade in the afternoon. Don't think i'll be seeing anymore blooms this year though...just a single fan and have no idea if it's a rebloomer.

Beautiful flower btw!

Judy
Judy, Daylily Enthusiast and Dog Lover!
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Jun 25, 2013 12:35 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Judy
California (Zone 9b)
Dog Lover Daylilies Hummingbirder
ElizabeteRutens said: ...It also tends to produce winter blooms, but they’re not particularly interesting, as is true of all winter-blooming daylilies.

...Judy, I don’t know how helpful any of this will be to you, since you’re in an entirely different micro-climate than I am. I have family that I visit in Davis, so I do know how extraordinarily hot Sacramento gets not just in the summer, but in the spring, too! I’ve never experienced ‘summer dormancy’ in the mild Bay Area climate, but I wouldn’t be surprised if you did.


These are really pretty! Fascinating the difference in Memorable Kisses from what yours blooms like and what you were expecting. And I do definitely know what you mean about plants performing/looking differently in different areas. I've got a friend in IN that sometimes the plants she has looks VERY different from what I have. Cinnamon Roll is a very good example...

My Garden: Thumb of 2013-06-25/jg2peas/6e83a3 Hers gets way, way more cinnamon on it, much more dense and noticeable.

Thanks for the list too. Will have to go looking those up!

I've never seen a daylily bloom in the winter! Do send a pic! Gotta know what that looks like!

Summer dormancy??? Not sure I know what that means in regards to the daylilies...I'm sorta presuming it has to do w/rebloom tho? I just always figured it was "normal" for the rebloomers to wait awhile to send up new scapes for rebloom... Big Grin And yes you are very correct we do often get hot days in spring! Spring for us is...short and early...Summer starts early for us...Beginning of May usually!

And the rain! I personally am loving it as a nice break but how weird is that! We did get more this morning too and it is still cloudy. But by Thurs. it's supposed to be back to the mid-90's. Oh yeah! And now I have that song stuck in my head! Hurray! Hurray!

Judy
Judy, Daylily Enthusiast and Dog Lover!
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Jun 25, 2013 12:36 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Judy
California (Zone 9b)
Dog Lover Daylilies Hummingbirder
OldGardener said:You have rain?! Please - send some my way. We don't have any here but I just checked and there is a 40% chance of drizzles tonight. It has been considerably cooler for the past 2 days (low to mid 70's), though. Tomorrow is suppose to peak around 80 degrees, Wednesday in the 90's, and then back to the typical 100 - 105 degree weather for the next week or so after that. I sure have enjoyed today, though!



I've enjoyed the break too! It's been in the mid to upper 60's here...going to take a 20 degree jump though. Working havoc on my allergies!

Judy
Judy, Daylily Enthusiast and Dog Lover!

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