kousa said:@Clmasse Why is dormancy so important? Can you explain what you mean by "cross Florida on Florida"?
Purchasing Florida new intro plants (2017, 18, 19, 20) potted or bare-rooted crossing them together at bloom.
But backtracking for dormancy which has become more rare from Florida plants. I lost all of my Tet Rose F Kennedy purchases but that could be on me though. Older plants from Florida would still work, I used Stenciled Impressions with Big Boy Butterfly.
Dormancy is highly important. The freeze thaw cycle is severe enough now that dormants are more likely going to survive. Winters in Upper-east Tennessee can be warm one week and cold the next. no set temperature no snow cover. This past summer I had my worst bloom season. I lost all my Tet Rose F Kennedy purchases overwinter. only half of my daylilies bloomed. Winter weather was 1 inch plus of rain a week then a cold spell a just a few days, back to rain again. Dormants do way better for me than evergreens. Staying underground until the ground has warmed. my evergreens were trying to grow during the raining days then got knocked back with the cold.
