Viewing post #1466935 by NikkiHays

CaliFlowers said:I've been away from this thread since the initial few posts.

Regarding the peach, I was going to add my vote for Serena Sunburst, but I hesitated because I didn't think it was in the retail nursery trade, whereas Spanish Glow could very well be. Since Serena Sunburst is available in your area, I'm almost certain that's what you have. I've grown it for 25 years, and never get tired of seeing it bloom. It's been a very good parent for me, imparting sunfastness, substance and reliable opening to its kids.

Bernice Marshall registered Serena Sunburst in 1982, but the only written record I can find is from its listing in the 1989 Benz catalog. John Benz both featured and introduced several Marshall varieties in his catalogs. I'm attaching a scan to this post. (Click on the image to open it fully.) Pay no attention to the 6" flower size in his catalog description. While under perfect conditions it's possible to see the first bloom on a scape approach that size, "6-inch flower" is a term used more often than not to denote what size category a flower belongs in. In 1989, and even today, a 6 inch flower is usually closer to 5 inches in the garden. For reference, Bernice Marshall registered Serena Sunburst as a 4.37" flower.

Regarding photography, there are a lot of subtleties which serve to distinguish one daylily from many others of similar color. General form is vital, however smoothness of petal texture and style of ruffling are two important ones, but the picture has to be pretty good to help in that regard. Morning is usually the best time to get a picture, unless the flower is one which has trouble opening early. Photos taken under mid-day sun can suffer from glare, excessive contrast and incorrect color due to the exposure meter keying off the bright background. In this case, light shading works wonders. My favorite is an 18-24 inch hoop with white "frosted" plastic (shopping bags) or gray window screen stretched over it. It's just enough to take the edge off of the sun. Some flowers will recover from sun damage and desiccation in the evening, but more often than not, color and many distinguishing details are lost by then.

There are many possibilities for your unknown white, I can only say that it doesn't look at all like Joan Senior.

And about the dog, the only way to keep it out of your beds is an impenetrable barrier. Here's the way to look at many of the common solutions to discouraging pests. Imagine something that you wanted very badly. Would the folk-remedy you're considering keep you out? I used to have a dog which was not only fascinated with daylily scapes and fluttering hybridizing tags, but apparently suffered from separation anxiety and something resembling OCD. A 4-foot high hog wire enclosure was the only thing that worked.

Thank you so much :D
I knew it was Serena Sunburst as soon as I saw it at Home Depot or Lowe's. I love it too!!! I should breed it with things. I haven't started hybridizing yet. I've only been growing these for 2 years. Stumbled on them by accident when I moved in a house that had them.

My dog stopped going in that garden, finally, and started going in the one across from it where the bulbs are. She does it for shade, I think, but is also DEFINATELY OCD like yours!!! I inherited her by marriage, and I love her, but she's a crazy stepchild.

I've seen Serena get pretty huge. Same with the unknown white one (which is actually almost yellow)
Look how big it is today! It's been this big all season long.









i have to get a real camera...iPhone one sucks
Pic from yesterday..one petal =size of my hand except my thumb which is 2.5 inches across lol




Everything is bigger and taller now than it was before. Howdy was supposed to be tallest, I think, but if I sit on my huge front step, a small area where I put a few fans are just as tall






I thought they just liked the shade better? But those flowers had to contend with 60mph winds, being blasted with hail, nasty thunderstorms, floods (our soil is 100% clay and does not percolate), etc just like the rest I have and it only made them bigger..? After being subjected to all of this every 3rd day of March thorough May....












It ends up like this?!?






Versus a year ago...




The vast majority of my plants are in the backyard and my wifi isn't letting me upload pics now ...


But for the first year, a few plants have RUST😭

I hope to grow for 25 years like you! And if we move, I gotta move all the plants with me!! I only have 40 cultivars. Most of you probably have like 400!!! I just turned 32 years old and have only 40 plants and no seedings I've made.