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Early Blooming Daylilies

Early Trial Bed in June

What is an early blooming daylily?
Many consider Stella D'Oro to be the marker for the beginning of the early daylily season. Here in Vermont Stella D'Oro begins blooming some time during the end of the second week of June. Any daylily that begins blooming before Stella D'Oro is considered an extra early bloomer.

Are early and extra early bloomers rare or unusual?
Yes, particularly extra early bloomers. The vast majority of daylily cultivars bloom in mid July through mid August here in Vermont. Of the daylilies that bloom around the same time as Stella D'Oro or before, there was little variation in color, form or habit.

How can early blooming daylilies be used?
Early blooming daylilies and Extra Early bloomers can add a whole new dimension to the garden. Daylilies are excellent for forming a flower backbone or base from which to work around. Use them as you would a bulb; rely on them for consistent late spring bloom. Extremely hardy plants, they are not eaten by rodents and are very adaptable. The varied hues of yellow in the early daylilies contrast nicely with the blues, purples and whites of Siberian Iris, Campanulas , Tradescantia, and Centaureas which also bloom in June.

Early Daylilies at Olallie Daylily Gardens

Size variation inEarly Bloomers

What we are doing at Olallie is vastly increasing the selection of early types. We are growing;
Colors: Yellows from butter to pale lemon yellow, Additionally recognizing the lack of other colors, we are working on reds and a variety of eyezone types.
Forms: Trumpet to star shaped to spidery.
Sizes: From 4" pony size to giant 6" blooms (rare in early bloomers).
Height: Scapes up to 38" with others at 18" are held just above the foliage.

As with many of the cultivars we are hybridizing, we like the simple clean lines of the species-like forms making the earlies we are developing easy to fit into a garden planting without looking too formal.

Another characteristic that has appeared on some of our early cultivars is dark reddish scapes and buds. This characteristic adds to the decorative feature of these cultivars. Even before the flowers open the red buds are like a garnet amongst the green.

Hybridizing Parents

Early Bird with selection of seedlings from crosses with early Bird and its siblings.

The primary daylily that we are using in our breeding program is a variety we call Early Bird. Early Bird is a somewhat spidery shaped pinkish-red yellow bicolor that has bloomed as early as late May here in Vermont. Thus through the use of Early Bird we have introduced red pigmentation and other flower forms into our early lines. Other cultivars we are using are Siloam June Bug, Lou-Ana, Saratoga Springtime and others. Additionally we have extensively used Hemerocallis middendorfii, Hemerocallis dumortierii and other species as well.

All our early cultivars have yet to be named and as such are given the alphanumeric tag of EB-0000.

Availability
If you are interested in our earlies check our catalog for the few we are currently offering (including Early Bird) and feel free to request any cultivars you see on this page for future availability.

PLEASE NOTE: NONE OF THE DAYILIES FEATURED HERE ARE FOR SALE UNLESS LISTED IN OUR REGULAR CATALOG. (They will be available in the future).

Contact Information:
Olallie Daylily Gardens
129 Augur Hole Road
South Newfane, Vermont 05351
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Telephone: (802)-348 6614
E-mail:info@daylilygarden.com

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