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Name: Christine Southeastern MN (Zone 4a)              Christine27360 Jun 26, 2012 3:04 PM CST |
 We did have an UGLY Daylily Thread awhile back... maybe it needs to be resurected cause I have had a few Doody Britches myself this year!  "Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously." 2 Corinthians 9:6 |
Name: Natalie North Central Idaho (Zone 7a)              Natalie Jun 26, 2012 3:19 PM CST |
I added a picture to that thread and Juli moved it to a new thread for this year. Please please please add some pictures! I feel so alone!!  The thread "Ugly blooms 2012" in Daylilies forum Natalie |
Name: Jan Hustisford, WI   philljm Jun 27, 2012 5:26 PM CST |
| Hahahahaha Now we understand why hybridizers charge so much for new intros- WE need to pay for their disappointments! Don't worry, so far most of my seedlings are just OK, I struck it good with the one I named Patty's Gift - but that was just shear dumb luck. Even then, it's not phenomenal, just a nice seedling. Besides Natalie - we have the entire summer to "evaluate" (meaning swear at, yell at, smile at) seedlings. The biggest problem I am having with the seedlings is the darn earwigs that are eating my buds. Can't tell if the blooms are truly ugly, or not! ~Jan |
Name: Natalie North Central Idaho (Zone 7a) Natalie Jun 28, 2012 9:28 AM CST |
| Jan, that was so funny, and I'm thinking that you are right! The second bloom on the same scape as my first seedling opened today, and the color is just as ugly as the first bloom, but it's shape is perfect. I would have been much happier if this had been the first one! Well, except for the color! I can't even describe it, other than it's ugly! Natalie |
Name: shirlee southeast (Zone 6b)            mistyfog Jun 28, 2012 9:41 PM CST |
| That story of anticipation and anxiety for a two-year wait for a bloom is hilarious, but I know the feelings. I wonder also if someone thinks I'm nuts when they see me measuring and taking photos, and writing on my pad of paper as if I am Doctor Daylily prescribing some miracle cure for something as crazy sounding as "thrips". |
Name: Jan Hustisford, WI philljm Jun 29, 2012 1:55 PM CST |
| I know my neighbors think *I* am! And I have brand new next door neighbors moving in this weekend! ~Jan |
Name: Natalie North Central Idaho (Zone 7a) Natalie Jun 29, 2012 2:19 PM CST |
| Woohoo Jan! More people to confuse! I love it! I've got some new people moving in a couple doors down soon, and I can't wait to scare them with my early morning photo taking before I've gotten properly dressed or combed my hair! Natalie |
Name: shirlee southeast (Zone 6b) mistyfog Jun 29, 2012 3:15 PM CST |
| Chuckling. Same here. Not properly dressed and witchy hair. |
Name: Betty Bakersfield, CA     Betja Jun 29, 2012 3:48 PM CST |
| Why, that's my MO too! Love it! Betty |
Name: Natalie North Central Idaho (Zone 7a) Natalie Jun 29, 2012 4:46 PM CST |
| Anytime I'm out driving very early in the morning (which is almost never!), and see someone who looks like I normally do, I'm sure I'd be fast friends with them. Obviously, they must love flowers! Here's some good blooms from this morning! It took long enough to get some decent ones! Custard Candy  Supposed to be Entrapment, but I'm not sure. Can anyone verify that for me? I've had a bunch of horrible blooms on it that didn't actually look floral in nature. This is the first decent one.  Mystical Rainbow! I'm totally in love with this flower! Rocket City Spacecoast Surprise Purple has looked better, but I thought it was pretty this morning compared to a couple of days ago!  Splended Touch. I had another one that was a poly, so I'll post it on that thread, and it also belongs on ugly bloom thread!  Victorian Lace finally looked great this morning!  Wisest of Wizards  Natalie |
Name: Margaret Near Kamloops, BC, Canada (Zone 3a)        mcash70 Jun 29, 2012 7:50 PM CST |
 Natalie, I'm so happy to see you have a few nice blooms. |
Name: shirlee southeast (Zone 6b) mistyfog Jun 29, 2012 7:56 PM CST |
| Very nice flowers, and these will all get better and better. I love Mystical Rainbow too. I am either familiar or already have all but Entrapment, so don't know about that one. It is very pretty though. |
Name: Natalie North Central Idaho (Zone 7a) Natalie Jun 30, 2012 12:56 AM CST |
| Thanks!! I was so excited when I saw some pretty blooms for a change! I was getting a little worried! I still have more uglies than pretty ones, but I'll take what I can get this year! Natalie |
Name: Fred Manning Lillian Alabama      spunky1 Jun 30, 2012 6:05 AM CST |
| Nice blooms. |
Name: Natalie North Central Idaho (Zone 7a) Natalie Jun 30, 2012 9:53 AM CST |
| Thanks Fred! Now if I could find the time to work on my photography skills, they'd look even better! Natalie |
Name: Margaret Near Kamloops, BC, Canada (Zone 3a) mcash70 Jun 30, 2012 10:46 AM CST |
Natalie go to Cubits http://cubits.org/PlaypenGraph... . They started a photo contest and you can get great tips, as a matter of fact I won first place last week. This week there are a lot of awesome photos, I entered 4. |
Name: shirlee southeast (Zone 6b) mistyfog Jun 30, 2012 7:59 PM CST |
| I had more uglies than pretty ones at the beginning of the season too. The night temps were too cool for them to open. However, they eventually get there. |
Name: Jan Hustisford, WI philljm Jun 30, 2012 10:26 PM CST |
| Very pretty Natalie. My early morning trips outside are often in my bright red fluffy bathrobe.... |
Name: Natalie North Central Idaho (Zone 7a) Natalie Jul 1, 2012 10:34 AM CST |
| Congratulations Margaret!! Awesome picture!!! Thanks for the link, too! I need all the help I can get! My problem right now is trying to figure out which setting on my camera to use to get a more accurate color. Seems like the colors are always off. My neighbor across the street is a photographer, and she's always ready to help, but she's got three little kids, so her time is limited. In return for photography lessons, I agreed to teach her how to bead, and I can't seem to get in the mood for that. So, that web site is just what I need! Jan, you'd fit in perfectly in my neighborhood! While I've got a lot of older neighbors who wouldn't dream of coming outside in their robes, us younger ones (ha! Like we're young!) enjoy a stroll around the yard in our robes or PJ's! One neighbor, a few doors down, called me last week and asked if she could look through my truck for her keys. She had borrowed it the day before to pick up a load of mulch. When she got here, she was in her PJ's, and it was 3:00 in the afternoon! In her defense, she works nights, and was just getting up. She got to the door and had a horrified look on her face! I asked what was wrong, and she said that she wasn't sure if she had combed her hair! I told her that her hair was fine, but pointed out that she had forgotten to get dressed! We got a good laugh from that one! I told her to get back home and grab her camera. Nobody should be outside in their PJ's without one! Natalie |
Name: Margaret Near Kamloops, BC, Canada (Zone 3a) mcash70 Jul 1, 2012 10:56 AM CST |
Thanks Natalie!  I don't know if you remember but the photo is of a lily that I bought at Costco last spring, you know, one of the packaged ones, anyway it was supposed to be Fire and Fog and from my research that's not what it is. Anyway I got it to bloom inside and that's where the photo was taken. I planted it in the garden last May, I hope it blooms this year to see if there will be any change in the shape of the bloom, which I happen to think is very pretty. But I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder.  The contest is just for fun but also for learning to be a better photographer. You can ask questions in a couple of threads, everyone is happy to help. |
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