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By beenthere on May 14, 2024 4:02 PM, concerning plant: Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Mad Jacky') This one is proving to be an excellent Pod parent. I only set three pods (different pollen parents) last year. Got 15+ seeds in every pod with 100% germination. [ | Reply to this comment ] |
By geno on May 14, 2024 2:58 PM, concerning plant: Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Brookwood Odyssey') Very early in South Carolina. [ | Reply to this comment ] |
By Baja_Costero on May 14, 2024 1:52 PM, concerning plant: Beaked Yucca (Yucca rostrata) Very attractive blue-gray to blue-green yucca growing up to 6-15 feet tall (occasionally much larger). From southwest Texas (Brewster County) and northern Mexico. Relatively long leaves (up to 2 feet) appear in great numbers (>100) in a healthy rosette. Leaves are smooth, with a terminal spine and very fine marginal teeth. They sometimes have a yellow marginal stripe. Dead leaves are retained below, pointing downward and cloaking the stem. Many/most plants are unbranched, but they may branch sparsely at the base or at the top. White flowers appear in spring on inflorescences to 2 feet or more tall. [ | Reply to this comment ] |
By Baja_Costero on May 14, 2024 12:39 PM, concerning plant: Desert Agave (Agave deserti) Smallish glaucous blue-gray-green agave from the SW US and NW Mexico. Dry-growing, sun-loving, heat-tolerant, and cold-tolerant (when kept dry). Size reaches about 2-3 feet wide (per rosette), depending on the variety and the conditions. Provide excellent drainage and lots of sun for best color and form. [ | Reply to this comment ] |
By bxncbx on May 14, 2024 11:26 AM, concerning plant: Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Doc Branch') I've had Doc Branch since 2017. It's been a very reliable bloomer for me. It even bloomed last year despite an early drought and not getting any supplemental water. It hasn't increased much for me but it still manages to put on a good show. [ | Reply to this comment ] |
By Vals_Garden on May 14, 2024 10:00 AM, concerning plant: Peony (Paeonia mascula) The mascula peonies I am growing are from seed collected by Josef Halda in 2001, notes on which can be found on the internet. [ | Reply to this comment ] |
By bxncbx on May 14, 2024 9:11 AM, concerning plant: Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Charmed I'm Sure') While I love this daylily it hasn't done well for me. I've had Charmed I'm Sure since 2017. However, I didn't get my first bloom until 2021! I've had to move it around the garden to find a spot that it likes. It likes the spot it is in now (a container) as it even put up a second scape after the first one was broken off in 2022. It did not bloom for me in 2023 but that was likely due to the effects of the early drought we had even though CIS blooms mid-late for me and not early-mid as registered. Many of my potted daylilies went dormant that summer. [ | Reply to this comment ] |
By bxncbx on May 14, 2024 8:52 AM, concerning plant: Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Carpenter Shavings') I've had Carpenter Shavings since 2014. I originally had it planted in a pot where it bloomed in 2015 but not 2016. I decided to plant it in the ground in early 2017. Apparently it didn't like the spot it was in (near peonies) as it did not bloom that year or the next. I finally dug it up in 2019 and planted it in a grow bag. It loves the grow bag! It has now bloomed every year since I've moved it and even has rebloomed for me! It blooms early-midseason in my garden. While many early-mid and midseason daylilies didn't bloom in 2023 for me due to an early season drought, Carpenter Shavings did bloom (albeit poorly). If I had written this review prior to 2019 I would have said Carpenter Shavings wasn't worth a spot in my garden. It turns out you just need to find the right spot for it if it isn't doing well. [ | Reply to this comment ] |
By bxncbx on May 14, 2024 7:06 AM, concerning plant: Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Bridgeton Eyecatcher') Bridgeton Eyecatcher has done well in my garden. I received 6 fans in 2017. I've noticed that while the scape height is shorter the flower size is slightly larger than the registered 5". The branching is also better (5-way versus 4-way). It has bloomed every year including the year I received it. The one negative is that it is a slow increaser for me. It is now at 10 fans. It is somewhat crowded in a raised bed but that is due more to the fact that the other daylilies planted at the same time have increased faster. But overall I would recommend this mid-late daylily. [ | Reply to this comment ] |
By Jerrytheplater on May 13, 2024 6:00 PM, concerning plant: Lesser Canadian St. Johnswort (Hypericum canadense) Lesser Canadian St. Johnswort self sows and will slowly spread throughout your collection of plants or spread in your bog garden. [ | Reply to this comment ] |