Steph - Rosie Meyer is one of the best daylilies I grow, and from what I am seeing from the offspring’s it may be worth-while to convert RM ...just a thought
I have never had any incident of crown root from Rosie Meyer I can't keep rust long enough to know how rust resistant this one is, the daylily is now in a 5 gallon pot with about 14 fans and growing well ...do that with a newer daylily and chances are you will have crown rot ..Or a very stress plant..
Our club has its plant sale in the fall (due to hi temps in the early summer) and it was while digging sale plants at a club members house in Central Phoenix I first discovered Rosie Meyer - It was mid-October "nothing else was bloom except RM I ask the club member how long of a bloom season does this daylily have? She replied, almost all year ...I said "I want it" she said dig it! I will never get rid of this little red daylily. Some daylilies earn their way in the daylily world, and others buy their way in....
Sometimes hybridizers need a reality check!
Stella D'oro
Characteristics of Stella de Oro Daylily:
Stella de Oro daylily is valued as a compact plant and early bloomer, reaching a height of just 12" with a similar spread. It blooms from May-July. In fact, its ability to re-bloom over a long period, along with its adaptability to a wide range of planting zones and conditions, makes it perhaps the most popular of the daylilies. The fragrant flowers are golden and trumpet-shaped. The foliage is also attractive, forming a dense clump that can function as a groundcover
Stella de Oro daylily will bloom most profusely if grown in full sun, however it will tolerate light shade, thus giving landscapers flexibility. It is also drought-tolerant. Grow Stella de Oro daylily in a well-drained soil. Although not fussy, it will perform better in a soil with plenty of humus.
Uses for Stella de Oro Daylily:
Stella de Oro daylilies are often planted in lines to form borders but also look good massed together in a planting bed. Still others use them in container gardening. Their tolerance for shade and dry conditions make them a popular choice for areas of the landscape plagued by those two conditions. As a deer-resistant perennial, Stella de Oro daylily is also a potential solution for another plague: deer damage. As if all that weren't enough, Stella de Oro daylily makes for a good cut flower.
