I've made three daylily purchases from Schreiner's Iris Gardens in the last year. Here are my experiences from each purchase.
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I ordered 20 daylilies on 02-14-21. Daylilies arrived on Jun 20th. Schreiner's added 4 bonus daylilies: 2 each of Panic Mode, one of my favorites, and Roswell. One downside is Schreiner's doesn't begin shipping daylilies until late June which is when it is very hot in Houston. I put a layer of 30% shade cloth about 4 feet above the daylilies the first 2 months to protect them from the extreme summer heat. The first year, only Cape Coral and Full of Treasure bloomed. In year 2, 10 of the 12 varieties bloomed ... only Blue Eyed Phantom and Janet & Bill have yet to cooperate & bloom.
Based on the beautiful Cape Coral & Full of Treasure flowers, I ordered another 27 daylilies on 09-05-21. They were received & planted on 09-18-22. Received one each of Chasing Ghosts, Executive Order & Honey Melon as bonus daylilies with order. And guess what, 16 of the 17 varieties bloomed beginning with Honey Melon on 10-08-22 and ending with Coconut Grove on 12-25-22. Only Unforgettable Glow did not bloom! In 2022, Prickly Sensaion, Honey Melon & Unforgetable Glow have not bloomed ... but everyone else has!
I ordered another 30 daylilies (14 new varieties & 2 more Cape Coral) on 01-12-22. Daylilies were received on 07-01-22 and planted on 07-04-22. Bonus daylilies included one each of Tranquility Bay, Disco Music, Bold Endeavor, Remembering Grace & Lilyland Melon Sorbet (one of my absolute favorite double daylilies!).
So far, only Rachelle Agin has formed scapes and bloomed. I'm just trying to keep the others alive in this year's heat wave. So far so good.
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I ordered 20 daylilies on 02-14-21. Daylilies arrived on Jun 20th. Schreiner's added 4 bonus daylilies: 2 each of Panic Mode, one of my favorites, and Roswell. One downside is Schreiner's doesn't begin shipping daylilies until late June which is when it is very hot in Houston. I put a layer of 30% shade cloth about 4 feet above the daylilies the first 2 months to protect them from the extreme summer heat. The first year, only Cape Coral and Full of Treasure bloomed. In year 2, 10 of the 12 varieties bloomed ... only Blue Eyed Phantom and Janet & Bill have yet to cooperate & bloom.
Based on the beautiful Cape Coral & Full of Treasure flowers, I ordered another 27 daylilies on 09-05-21. They were received & planted on 09-18-22. Received one each of Chasing Ghosts, Executive Order & Honey Melon as bonus daylilies with order. And guess what, 16 of the 17 varieties bloomed beginning with Honey Melon on 10-08-22 and ending with Coconut Grove on 12-25-22. Only Unforgettable Glow did not bloom! In 2022, Prickly Sensaion, Honey Melon & Unforgetable Glow have not bloomed ... but everyone else has!
I ordered another 30 daylilies (14 new varieties & 2 more Cape Coral) on 01-12-22. Daylilies were received on 07-01-22 and planted on 07-04-22. Bonus daylilies included one each of Tranquility Bay, Disco Music, Bold Endeavor, Remembering Grace & Lilyland Melon Sorbet (one of my absolute favorite double daylilies!).
So far, only Rachelle Agin has formed scapes and bloomed. I'm just trying to keep the others alive in this year's heat wave. So far so good.
FAVORITE FLOWERS
Spacecoast Tiger Tango - 2 plants, 40 days with flowers, bloomed Apr 30 to Jul 30, semi-evergreen, loose formed orange with dark purple eye and slight edge, rebloomed
Daringly Different - 2 plants, 43 days with flowers, bloomed May 4 to Sep 11, smokey orange with thin maroon band, rebloomed
Panic Mode - 2 plants, 39 days with flowers, bloomed Apr 21 to Jun 28, semi-evergreen, pale orange with pale violet lipstick eye, great bloom count ... multiple flowers on same day, rebloomed
Bluegrass Memories - 2 plants, 11 days with flowers, bloomed May 13 to May 30 , semi-evergreen, purple with slate blue eye above green throat, unique stunning color ... don't you think?
Mesmerizer - 2 plants, 18 days with flowers, bloomed May 4 to Jun 28, evergreen, round heavily ruffled colorfast red, rebloomed
SOLID PERFORMERS
Full of Treasure - 2 plants, 12 days with flowers, bloomed May 8 to May 26, semi-evergreen, rich pink lavender blend with ruffled lettuce green edge
Kindling the Flame - 2 plants, 19 days with flowers, bloomed May 14 to Jul 19, evergreen, shimmering orange with heavy ruffles, rebloomed
Outer Space - 2 plants, 20 days of flowers, bloomed Apr 26 to Jun 15, evergreen, lavender pink with dark maroon eye & lavender blue watermark, rebloomed
Buntyn's Hot Diggity Dog - 2 plants, 15 days with flowers, bloomed May 16 to Jun 20, semi-evergreen, diamond dusted lemon yellow with rose eye and double edge of rose and gold, rebloomed
Red Chile Rendezvous - 2 plants, 13 days with flowers, bloomed Apr 15 to May 9, evergreen, very ruffled deep spectrum red self above tiny yellow green throat
Coconut Grove - 2 plants, 12 days with flowers, bloomed Apr 18 to May 19, evergreen, ivory
Bowl of Sunshine - 2 plants, 10 days with flowers, bloomed May 18 to Jun 11, evergreen, yellow/gold blend, rebloomed
Magician's Magic - 2 plants, 21 days with flowers, bloomed May 14 to Jul 7, evergreen, ruffled black with prominent gold edge, sometimes has difficulty fully opening as heavy ruffles get caught together, rebloomed
That Thing You Do - 2 plants, 14 days with flowers, bloomed May 3 to Aug 13, semi-evergreen, clear rose pink with large gold edge, rebloomed
Overheated - 2 plants, 10 days with flowers, bloomed Apr 21 to May 14, evergreen, orange and peach bitone
WISH FOR MORE BLOOMS
Cape Coral - 2 plants, 5 days with blooms, bloomed May 10 to Jun 18, semi-evergreen, rose coral with yellow applique throat & ruffled edge, one plant did not bloom, in 2021 both plants bloomed & we had 15 days of flowers, disappointing second year, rebloomed
Roswell - 2 plants, 6 days with flowers, bloomed Apr 29 to May 15, semi-evergreen, pale yellow petals with dark raspberry eye and quarter inch band, one plant did not bloom, no flowers first year
Hanalei Bay - 2 plants, 8 days with flowers, bloomed May 22 to Jun 3, evergreen, wide blue-purple banding, absolutely gorgeous flowers
Nicole's American Beauty - 2 plants, 2 days with flowers, bloomed May 15 to May 21, semi-evergreen, saturated rose red above lime green throat, one plant did not bloom, no flowers first year
Pleated Pumpkin - 2 plants, 5 days with flowers, bloomed May 4 to Jun 14, evergreen, full deep orange with very pale orange center stripe, only one plant bloomed, rebloomed
Dance with Somebody - 2 plants, 9 days with flowers, bloomed May 12 to May 23, dormant, dark pink spider with large extended lime green throat
Rachelle Agin - 1 plant, 2 days with flowers, bloomed Jul 16 to Jul 27, semi-evergreen, pink with chartreuse edge, planted Jul 4
Executive Order - 1 plant, 5 days with flowers, first bloom May 10, semi-evergreen, bright yellow with red eye, an interesting combination of colors, a bonus plant from Schreiner's, now reblooming
Chasing Ghosts - 1 plant, 8 days with flowers, bloomed May 4 to May 20, semi-evergreen, notice the 4 petals/sepals on first flower, interesting dark purple eye, a bonus plant from Schreiner's
Green Turtle Key - 2 plants, 3 days with flowers, only one plant bloomed in 2022, bloomed Apr 11 to Apr 19, evergreen, planted 09-18-21, bloomed 9 days in 2021, Nov 11 to Dec 14, interesting colors which are different each day
Honey Melon - 1 plant, did not bloom in 2022, 5 days with flowers in 2021, bloomed Oct 8 to Nov 20, semi-evergreen, planted 09-18-21, large orange throat with lavender purple eye extending nearly to petal tips, bonus plant by Schreiner's
Prickly Sensation - 2 plants, did not bloom in 2022, planted 09-14-21, 11 days with flowers in 2021, bloomed Oct 28 to Nov 15
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