As a recent daylily enthusiast, I had been dazzled by pictures of Laura Harwood, and I bought a double fan from Oak Hill Daylilies in the spring of 2020. Bonnie was running low on LH and sent the fans as a favor to me. I was so eager for the plant to succeed that when Oakes had a sale that summer, I ordered another clump, which I planted next to the first plant at the edge of an azalea bed underneath some pine trees. The site received dappled sunlight, and I thought that might be good as Laura Harwood adjusted to growing in the Deep South.
Laura Harwood did not bloom that first summer but seemed healthy. Both plants rewarded me with blooms in June of 2021, but they did not bloom together. (Since then, all have been in sync, blooming in mid-June.) I did notice some of the flaws that have been noted in the previous reviews: occasional canoeing, short scapes, and slow increase. But on the plus side, she never showed rust. And her blooms were just lovely. Every time I posted a picture of Laura, friends would ooh and aah.
I decided this spring (2023) to move Laura Harwood. Roots were invading the site, and the soil was not great in spite of my frequent amendments. I did not have a plan for which bed to put her in, so I moved Laura and another daylily next to her to a planter temporarily.
Well, Laura Harwood seems to like the planter. She still hasn't increased much if at all (I have six fans as of this morning), but she put on a good bloom show this last season and even rebloomed. Her short scapes were not a disadvantage in the planter. I am going to leave her there for the time being and enjoy those lovely blooms.
