I bought these daylilies without even knowing what color they would be simply because of the name, Little Fred. Tom and I had an older friend named Fred, who was an excellent mason. He worked on both our houses, and we adored him. So, when I saw a daylily with his name, I had to buy it. The bonus is that it is a spectacular color. And on this cloudy (again!) day, the yellow in the middle is like sunshine.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Bowl of daylilies - July 23
I bought these daylilies without even knowing what color they would be simply because of the name, Little Fred. Tom and I had an older friend named Fred, who was an excellent mason. He worked on both our houses, and we adored him. So, when I saw a daylily with his name, I had to buy it. The bonus is that it is a spectacular color. And on this cloudy (again!) day, the yellow in the middle is like sunshine.
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Nan, I have been so enjoying your daylilies that I am inspired to plant more in my garden next year. I have some very plain orange ones, and some single yellow ones, and they both do well without much input from me. They are, I think, a little harder to find here than in the US, but I won't let a little detail like that stop me ;)
ReplyDeleteCan you recommend one or two you wouldn't be without?
Thanks so much for sharing
Joanna
PS do they suffer from lily beetle? It is just becoming a nuisance in the south of England, and reached my garden last year. Some of my lilies have been badly affected ...
Thank you for writing, Joanna.
ReplyDeleteI found some pictures here:
http://www.whiteflowerfarm.com/fall-hemerocallis-plants.html
That may give you some ideas. All my pinkish ones came from White Flower Farm in what they called a pink collection.
I love every one of mine. Each one has such a different beauty. Every color and size is gorgeous to me.
I found the following places:
http://www.alacartedaylilies.co.uk/
http://www.polliesdaylilies.co.uk/
and I'm sure there are more sites. I typed daylilies england into google.
I think the lily beetle is on Asiatic or Tiger Lilies rather than the daylily. I've never seen a daylily chewed by anything - yet one more wonderful thing about them.
So simple and elegant!
ReplyDeleteNan thank you so much for all this information - I can't wait to get started, and I hope your dahlias are beginning to produce properly :)
ReplyDeleteJoanna