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Oct 8, 2012 9:22 PM CST
Name: Tina
Where the desert meets the sea (Zone 9b)
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One point of confusion for people who are new to daylilies is "what time of year do EE or M daylilies bloom in my area?" Before I buy daylilies to fill my garden, I need to know approximately when they bloom, for many practical reasons. For instance, I can hardly enjoy a blooming garden in late July when the temps are firmly stuck around 100 degrees, but would love to have lots of blooms in the cooler months in spring and fall. And, the amount of care and watering in those same super-hot months (July and August) means that it would take a lot of water to maintain plants that are trying to bloom. I'm sure there might be similar, if different, concerns for new people in other zones, too.

So, if you would be so kind to give us a general idea of what the different dayliliy blooming seasons are in your zone, we'd have some point of reference to start from. Naturally, each year's weather, and each garden's conditions must make this a very general idea, and even areas very close to each other can vary greatly (coastal versus inland, separated by only 30 miles, can be extremely different). But, with some pooling of ranges found in the different zones, maybe it would help guide those who are trying to buy daylilies a bit 'blindly' as they have to wait a year or two after planting to find out generally what time of summer their first blooms will really show up. Group hug

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