Heard Tet RFK produces resistant kids, so was going to get it, but it is a dormant which only lasts a short time here. So, like other "northern" plants I have grown down here, I would grow it in the shade and on the north side. Just wanted the pollen for 2-3 years.
admmad said:@bobjax
Could you please name the other "northern" daylilies you have grown that only lasted a short time and provide a general idea of where you are? Growing a daylily that has not been hybridized in high temperature locations in the shade and on the north side is a good strategy. Do you use shade cloth? Do you mulch the soil deeply?
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admmad said:@bobjax
A couple of weeks ago I brought 11 'Stella de Oro' plants inside. They were all dormant with buds and all their leaves dead and dry or drying. They all started into growth within a couple of days of being brought inside. They have had no special treatment to break their dormancy. They did not require winter cold.
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Which brings us back to can a daylily "go" to sleep simply because of the hours in the day and be awaken because of temperature increases?
Sure a plant can survive somewhat higher or lower regions then the place it originated. Many have a wide range but I think some of that is genetic evolution. I can raise a plant that struggles but a couple of generations of self-seeding and a plant can begin to withstand my extremes better. I have to believe evolution can take place quickly, maybe even with dormant and evergreens daylilies.
admmad said:@bobjax
However, to maintain an intermediate level of adaptation to both extreme growing conditions requires continual selection, and that did not occur.
SueVT said: .......what I am seeing in my seedling bed.
admmad said:@SueVT
SueVT said:Thank you, and I am learning a lot from you bobjax!![]()
admmad said:Stout, working with diploids (quite important because "dominant" and "recessive" in a diploid are often different in a tetraploid) found "evergreen" to be "dominant" and "dormant" to be "recessive".