Daylily shoots in the Spring

Daylily shoots appear quite early in the spring, consequently they sometimes get damaged by frost on the tips or

portions of the emerging leaves.

These shoots look undamaged by frost. One reason may be the retention of the foliage, as it adds a bit

of insulation around the leaves.

 

Hemerocallis fulva (The Orange Roadside Daylily) is usually quite frost tolerant and as such the shoots come up fast and vigorously

They are easily identified by the loose non-clump forming stand they produce.

 

Here is a close up example of frost damage to Buttered Popcorn. The tips are shriveled and 

mishapen.

 

While not as badly damaged the peculiar distortion of the tips is evidence of frost damage.

 

Rest assured though that all these daylilies will grow on to produce a magnificent show in

mid Summer. It's just the price they pay for being so quick to sprout in the spring.

 

The field in late April

The soil has dried out nicely after all the snow.

Finally with snow melted (mostly), we can begin to work the beds. The beds will be mostly left alone as the

daylilies begin to put up their shoots. We don't clean up much of the foliage, but just work a lot of it into the soil when we get into the beds

to dig and rototill.

 

The first rototill of the garden reveals some good rich soil, from years of adding compost. We frequently

use plastic as a mulch as it helps save time with weeds and weeding.

 


 

 

Cultivar

Season

 

Picture

H. dumortieri

ea June

 

OLALLIE BABALOO (EB 22-9-01)

ea June

   

OLALLIE EMMA'S PRIDE (3-11)

ea June

   

10-12

ea June

   

UP 9-7-03

ea June

   

H. middendorfii

ea June

   

LITTLE JUNE

ea June

   

EB 40-9-01

ea June

   

WAKE ROBIN

ea June

   

ELFIN

ea June

   

OLALLIE PRINCESS AKEMI (3-09)

ea June

   

4-34-2014

ea June

   

3-34-03

ea June

   

H. lilioasphodelus (flava)

ea June

   

OLALLIE MARTINA MARIE SWEET 16 (6-07)

ea June

   

THREE SEASONS

ea June

   

ELIZABETH

ea June

   

EARLY BIRD

ea June

   

OLALLIE LUSCIOUS LEMON (33-11)

ea June

   

7-09

ea June

   

ARMY OF DARKNESS

ea June

   

NADA

ea June

   

3-34-2014

ea June

   

OLALLIE VERNAL CHERRY

ea June

   

H. flava major

ea June

   

RAY OF SUNSHINE

ea June

 

ORANGE MAN

ea June

   

FIRST SHOW

ea June

   

EARLIANNA

ea June

   

GOLD DUST

ea June

   

+ Naushon no name

ea June

   

LITTLE WINE CUP

mid June

   

CHIQUITA

mid June

   

GRECIAN PEARL

mid June

   

CHIPPEWAH BRIDE

mid June

   

LEMON LOLLIPOP

mid June

   

LITTLE ROSY CLOUD

mid June

   

EENIE WEENIE

mid June

 

OLALLIE LEMON TREE

mid June

   

OLALLIE WENDY (30-07)

mid June

 

H. midd 'Japan Hybrid' green br

mid June

   

FLAT GOLD

mid June

   

SPRING PURPLE

mid June

   

EB 38-9-01

mid June

   

3-07

mid June

   

OLALLIE MARGARET J (8-07)

mid June

   

EASTERN SUNBURST

mid June

   

OLALLIE KASEY LEE (9-34-2014)

mid June

   

+ EXOTIC ECHO X LITTLE ROSY CLOUD

mid June

   

OLALLIE THERESA BULGER (+ 2-05)

mid June

   

OLALLIE NORMAN-PARNELL (38-07)

mid June

   

17-08

mid June

   

4-9-01

mid June

   

OLALLIE JACI ANNE (35-11)

mid June

   

OLALLIE WILLIAM BROMELL (7-11)

mid June

   

HALLOWEEN DARKNESS

mid June

   

MH0724X

mid June

   

MH1122.22

mid June

   

MN0735S

mid June

   

MH0542B

mid June

   

ESPERANZA

mid June

   

H. minor

mid June

   

THE CHAMP

mid June

   

JUST IN JUNE

mid June

   

LITTLE WINE CUP

mid June

   

LEMON LOLLIPOP

mid June

   

 

 

Cultivar

Season

 

Picture

BABY POWDER

ea Sept

   

PASTEL RAINBOW

ea Sept

   

BRIDAL LILAC

ea Sept

   

BLUSHING MELON

ea Sept

   

AUTUMN GARNET

ea Sept

   

BEN BRADY

ea Sept

   

RR RED

ea Sept

   

BUTTERSCOTCH RING

ea Sept

   

THE LAST MELON

ea Sept

   

ROUGE BLUSH

ea Sept

   

SANDRA ELIZABETH

ea Sept

   

RIVER PROMENADE

ea Sept

   

LARGE ROSE

ea Sept

   

GOLD 'N GOLD

ea Sept

   

SEPTEMBER ROSE ROSY

ea Sept

   

AUTUMNAL

ea Sept

   

OLALLIE ELIZA  JOY (2007-1)

ea Sept

   

SEVEN VEILS

ea Sept

   

RIGHT REGAL

ea Sept

   

PALE LIGHT X

ea Sept

   

19-30 9-29-04

mid Sept

   

OLALLIE SEPTEMBER LOVE (+ 24-30 9-29-04)

mid Sept

   

MEXICAN SUN

mid Sept

   

BUTTERSCOTCH HARVEST

mid Sept

   

CREAMY YELLOW

mid Sept

   

SEPTEMBER STAR

mid Sept

   

FALL PINK MELON

mid Sept

   

TYPE ALPHA

mid Sept

   

HURRICANE EDUARD

mid Sept

   

YELLOW SIGHTS

mid Sept

   

MIA

mid Sept

   

OLALLIE MACK

mid Sept

   

Browallia americana: Annual to 2 feet. From South America. 

This our first year growing these but thet grow fast and bloom early!

 

Primula veris: English Cowslip. shade to moist part shade. these have been growing here and there at Olallie Farm for years.

 

 

Here a stand of Primula veris inter mingles with a small patch of Iris cristata that is on the verge of blooming.

 

Agastache urticifolia: Nettleleaf Giant Hyssop. Native to the west, this is a great

bee forage plant and zone 4 hardy!

 

Here in our greenhouse, Nasturyium volunteers bloom early. native "weed" ferns and small leaf 

Commelina add a back drop.

 

Great for color! Lamium 'White Nancy', the more sun the whiter it gets! Next to it Oxalis "red Leaf" adds color.

Hot peppers, Spicy Globe Basil and other compete for space.

 

Harlequin Marigold make a great show! The contrasting petals is striking!

 

Just a mixed bag of plants in the greenhouse. Seedling Rhubarb, Second Year Purple Hot Peppers and a variegated scented Geranium are shadowed by a Avocado tree.