The day is proving to be cold and blustery, with the potential for freezing rain in the forecast. It’s that in between time of year — not anything; neither fall nor winter, just a waiting game. So I’m spending the day in my warm, dry and quiet office organizing myself for a winter of garden… Read more »
Tomato Cage Christmas Tree Topiary
I was looking for a different outdoor decoration for our front entrance this year and stumbled upon the idea to build my own Christmas tree topiary. I usually use greenery from the garden center and around the yard to decorate the two urns on either side of our doorway. While this looks nice I was… Read more »
Hemerocallis ‘Salieri’ Daylily
Height: 90 cm (36 inches) Bloom: early season Colour: Huge, very deep red-purple blooms with green throat. Another of my favourites. The blooms sit very high (truly close to three feet), are absolutely huge, there are loads of blooms, not much more you could ask for. Beware picking off dead flowers after a rain though,… Read more »
Hemerocallis ‘Ruby Stella’ Daylily
Height: 45-60 cm (18-24 inches) Bloom: Midseason, repeat bloomer. Extended bloom. Colour: Bright red small flowers with yellow throat. About the same time as I planted some Pardon Me, I put in some Ruby Stella. They are remarkably alike, almost impossible to tell apart. Hmmm, hope I haven’t mixed the two up! Ruby Stella is… Read more »
Hemerocallis ‘Rosy Returns’ Daylily
Height: 45-60 cm (18-24 inches) Bloom: Very early, repeat (constant) bloomer Colour: Raspberry pink with yellow throat. Rosy Returns is one of the longest bloomers I have seen. It starts in early June and blooms until frost. The only disappointment is that the blooms are set too low in the foliage and the foliage gets… Read more »
Hemerocallis ‘Regal Heir’ Daylily
Height: 55 cm (22 inches) Bloom: Midseason, repeat bloomer Colour: Lavender purple star shaped narrow petals with yellow green throat. I have this planted with Heuchera Marmalade and the colours complement each other beautifully. I have not noticed that it has rebloomed for me though, either because of our colder climate or because this area… Read more »
Hemerocallis ‘Purple D’oro’ Daylily
Height: 45-60 cm (18-25″) Bloom: Midseason, repeat (constant) bloomer Colour: Lavender blooms with yellow throat and ruffled edges. Several varieties of continuous blooming daylilies have been introduced over the past few years. In addition to the traditional Stella D’oro I have Happy Returns (light yellow), Rosy Returns (pink) and Purple D’oro (lavendar). Of the pinkish… Read more »
Hemerocallis ‘Pardon Me’ Daylily
Height: 45-60 cm (18-24 inches) Bloom: Midseason, repeat bloomer Colour: Small burgundy (ruby) red blooms with greenish yellow eye. A miniature daylily with small (2 – 3 inch) blooms in bright cranberry red. The scapes are loaded with blooms and with deadheading Pardon Me will rebloom. I mass planted this at the edges of some… Read more »
Hemerocallis ‘Pandora’s Box’ Daylily
Height: 65 cm (28 inches) Bloom: Early midseason, repeat bloomer Colour: Rich cream slightly ruffled edges with violet-purple eye and yellow green throat. A multiple award winner including the Award of Merit in 1987, Pandora’s Box is an early bloomer producing smaller (3-4 inches) blooms. One of my first daylilies and still one of my… Read more »
Hemerocallis ‘Nancy’s Child’ Daylily
Height: 75cm (30 inches) Bloom: Midseason Colour: Pale apricot pink with yellow green eye. Nancy’s Child has large single flowers with ruffled edges. It produces huge, abundant blooms on very tall, thick scapes. This is another variety I picked up at The Potting Shed in 2002 although I haven’t been able to find it listed… Read more »