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Sep 23, 2016 11:02 AM CST
Name: Barb
Quincy, FL (Zone 8b)
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I planted Elegant Candy about 7 years ago. It is a dormant so I wasn't sure how it would do here in north Florida, but it seems to have made it so far. It grew with nice foliage, had a light assortment of blooms taller than 18" but not as tall as 25" and rebloomed for me. It lived up to its name and is an elegant plant. In my soil (sand, clay, pine chips and compost), the color was a light pink (not peach) with a light red eye. It hasn't increased much but it was planted in light shade (that eventually turned into dense shade) from ~ 11am to 4pm, so it's hard to blame that on the plant. I dug up my shaded daylilies this spring and replanted them in a compost enriched soil and will learn a lot next spring on how they like the new place. Right now they are getting high shade until about 9:30am and high shade from a neighboring forested area from about 5pm on. As we get into winter, the shade will decrease since most of the surrounding woods are deciduous.
“Because we all share this planet earth, we have to learn to live in harmony and peace with each other and with nature. This is not just a dream, but a necessity.”
― Dalai Lama

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