Slide shows are arranged with favorites first based on 2023 blooming season. The number of days of blooms is the most important factor in my book followed by bloom quality. For example, the blooms of some cultivars don't fully open each day.
Favorites
Stolen Treasure - 71 days, often have 4 petals/sepals rather than 3
Key to My Heart - 46 days, just one plant!
Merz - 65 days, prolific rebloomer, tall scapes
Jolyene Nichole - 26 days, pretty flowers, weak scapes
Spacecoast Twice is Nice - 24 days, can produce double flowers
That Thing You Do - 16 days, love the yellow ruffles
Barbara Mitchell - 18 days, to rebloom early Oct
Solid Performers
South Seas - 58 days, get carpet effect if you group together
Elegant Candy - 62 days, not as pretty as Exotic Candy
Scottish Fantasy - 28 days
Judy Farguhar - 17 days, flowers turn from pink to yellow
Kupferteller - 14 days, flowers turn more orangish during day
Picture of Innocence - 16 days
Pale Blush - 16 days
Spacecoast Southern Belle - 14 days
Sink into Your Eyes - 13 days
New Series - 18 days, weak scapes cause flowers to droop
Wish for More Blooms
Pewter Pink - 8 days, pretty color
Persian Market - 11 days
Cape Coral - 16 days
Dare to Love - 13 days, each flower identical to last, almost boring
Spacecoast Sweetness - 9 days
Lovely Mimi - 8 days
Tranquility Bay - 7 days
Sweet Tart - 5 days
Timeless Romance - 5 days
Renie's Delight - 10 days
Ed Brown - 2 days
Baby Rattle - 2 days
Green Turtle Key - 2 days
Calistoga - 2 days
Diana's Evening Gown - 2 days
Unforgettable Glow - 2 days
Rachelle Agin - 2 days
Favorites
Stolen Treasure - 71 days, often have 4 petals/sepals rather than 3
Key to My Heart - 46 days, just one plant!
Merz - 65 days, prolific rebloomer, tall scapes
Jolyene Nichole - 26 days, pretty flowers, weak scapes
Spacecoast Twice is Nice - 24 days, can produce double flowers
That Thing You Do - 16 days, love the yellow ruffles
Barbara Mitchell - 18 days, to rebloom early Oct
Solid Performers
South Seas - 58 days, get carpet effect if you group together
Elegant Candy - 62 days, not as pretty as Exotic Candy
Scottish Fantasy - 28 days
Judy Farguhar - 17 days, flowers turn from pink to yellow
Kupferteller - 14 days, flowers turn more orangish during day
Picture of Innocence - 16 days
Pale Blush - 16 days
Spacecoast Southern Belle - 14 days
Sink into Your Eyes - 13 days
New Series - 18 days, weak scapes cause flowers to droop
Wish for More Blooms
Pewter Pink - 8 days, pretty color
Persian Market - 11 days
Cape Coral - 16 days
Dare to Love - 13 days, each flower identical to last, almost boring
Spacecoast Sweetness - 9 days
Lovely Mimi - 8 days
Tranquility Bay - 7 days
Sweet Tart - 5 days
Timeless Romance - 5 days
Renie's Delight - 10 days
Ed Brown - 2 days
Baby Rattle - 2 days
Green Turtle Key - 2 days
Calistoga - 2 days
Diana's Evening Gown - 2 days
Unforgettable Glow - 2 days
Rachelle Agin - 2 days
Favorites
Stolen Treasure - 14 plants, favorite pink daylily, 6.5 inch flowers, 26 inches tall, midseason late, dormant, before the heat hits normally 4 versus 3 petals/sepals, initial bloom Apr 28 to Jun 16, rebloomed Jul 24 to Sep 1, 71 days with flowers in 2023, there were 82 days with flowers in 2022 with reblooms, one plant had 13 scapes on initial bloom in 2022, Spring Hill
Key to My Heart - 1 plant, 5 inch flowers, 25 inches tall, early, evergreen, initial bloom Apr 15 to May 14, rebloomed Jun 25 to Jul 19, 46 days with flowers in 2023, there were 44 days with flowers in 2022 with reblooms, looks beautiful even if flower not fully open in morning, a prolific grower, Breck's
Merz - 2 plants, 5 inch flowers, 30 inches tall, midseason, dormant, bloom May 12 to Jun 30, rebloomed Jul 7 to Sep 7, 65 days with flowers in 2023, there were 46 days with flowers in 2022 with reblooms, Olallie
Jolyene Nichole - 4 plants, large 6 inch flowers, 20 inches tall, relatively weak scape for size of flower, so flowers tend to dip down a bit, midseason, evergreen, initial bloom Apr 21 to May 11, rebloomed May 24 to Jul 4, 26 days with flowers in 2023, there were 61 days with flowers in 2022 with reblooms, Spring Hill
Spacecoast Twice is Nice - 2 plants, 5.5 inches, 22 inches tall, early midseason, semi-evergreen, initial bloom Apr 28 to May 29, rebloomed Jun 3 to Jun 11, 24 days with flowers in 2023, second year, there were 8 days with flowers in 2022, great for first year, Amador Flower Farm
That Thing You Do - 2 plants, 6.5 inch flowers, 24 inches tall, early midseason, semi-evergreen, initial bloom Apr 28 to May 14, rebloomed Jul 3 to Jul 14, 16 days with flowers in 2023, about to rebloom again, there were 14 days with flowers in 2022, really pretty with yellow ruffles, second year, did not bloom first year, rebloomed, Schreiner's
Barbara Mitchell - 2 plants, 6 inch flowers, 20 inches tall, early midseason, semi-evergreen, no two blooms exactly the same, could be the prettiest pink daylily ... aside from Stolen Treasure, not a particularly dynamic grower, bloomed May 2 to May 22, about to rebloom late Sep, 18 days with flowers in 2023, there were 31 days with flowers in 2022 with reblooms, Spring Hill
Solid Performers
South Seas - 27 plants, 5.5 inch flowers, 30 inches tall, very aggressive multiplier - had to separate plants from other daylilies so other varieties weren't crowded out, midseason, dormant, pretty orangish blooms which start out as pink in the morning, slow to open in morning, initial bloom Apr 17 to May 27, rebloomed Jun 3 to Jul 1, 58 days with flowers in 2023, there were 93 days with flowers in 2022 which included several reblooms, Spring Hill
Elegant Candy - 20 plants, 4.25 inch flowers, 25 inches tall, early midseason, dormant, bloomed Apr 28 to Jul 5, 62 days with flowers in 2023 including reblooms, there were 95 days with flowers in 2022 with reblooms, not much variation in the flowers, nice when more than one flower blooms same day on a scape, Spring Hill
Scottish Fantasy - 9 plants, 5.5 inch flowers, 28 inches tall, midseason, semi-evergreen, initial bloom May 11 to Jun 9, rebloomed Jun 30, 28 days with flowers in 2023, there were 44 days with flowers in 2022 with reblooms, flowers handle hot Houston sun well, Spring Hill & Gilbert Wild
Judy Farguhar, 2 plants, 7.5 inches, 34 inches tall, midseason semi-evergreen, initial bloom May 5 to May 22, rebloomed Jun 13 to Jul 25, 17 days with flowers in 2023, second year, there were 7 days with flowers in 2022, Amador Flower Farm
Kupferteller - 2 plants, 6 inch flowers, 25 inches tall, midseason, semi-evergreen, bloomed May 3 to May 22, 14 days with flowers in 2023, there were 45 days with flowers in 2022 with reblooms, flowers are still pretty at the end of a hot day, Gilbert Wild
Picture of Innocence - 4 plants, 5 inch flowers, 22 inches tall, early midseason, evergreen, bloomed May 31 to Jun 18, 16 days with flowers in 2023, planted on 04-01-23, Amador Flower Farm
Pale Blush - 2 plants, 6 inch flowers, 24 inches tall, early midseason, semi-evergreen, bloomed Apr 15 to Jun 19, 16 days with flowers in 2023 including a rebloom, second year, only one day with flowers in 2022, gorgeous pale pink color first thing in the morning, planted 05-22-22, Smokey's
Spacecoast Southern Belle - 2 plants, 6 inch flowers, 26 inches tall, midseason, semi-evergreen, initial bloom May 2 to May 19, rebloomed Jun 22 to Jun 24, 14 days with flowers in 2023, second year, planted 05-22-22, Smokey's
Sink into Your Eyes - 3 plants, 5.5 inch flowers, 22 inches tall, early, semi-evergreen, bloomed Apr 22 to May 12, 13 days with flowers in 2023, there were 49 days with flowers in 2022 with reblooms, Breck's
New Series - 2 plants, 7.5 inch flower, 23 inches tall, midseason, semi-evergreen, bloomed May 13 to May 23, rebloomed Jun 22 to Jul 17, 18 days with flowers in 2023, very weak scapes which cause the flowers to droop downward ... almost to the ground, there were 32 days with flowers in 2022, Ellies
Wish for More Blooms
Pewter Pink - 1 plant, 7.5 inch flowers, 24 inches tall, early midseason, dormant, bloomed May 09 to May 23, 8 days with flowers in 2023, there were 21 days with flowers in 2022, Spring Hill
Persian Market - 2 plants, 7 inch flowers, 27 inches tall, midseason, evergreen, bloomed May 6 to May 22, 11 days with flowers in 2023, there were 13 days with flowers in 2022, blooms slow to open in morning, wind can break off the large petals on occasion, Oaks
Cape Coral - 4 plants, 5.75 inch flowers, 28 inches tall, early midseason, semi-evergreen, initial bloom May 1 to May 19, rebloomed Jul 2 to Jul 7, 16 days with flowers in 2023, there were 5 days with flowers in 2022, only 3 or 4 blooms per scape, Schreiner's
Dare to Love - 3 plants, 5.75 inch flowers, 28 inches tall, early midseason, semi-evergreen, bloomed Apr 14 to May 5, 13 days with flowers in 2023, there were 34 days with flowers in 2022, flowers look pretty much the same day in day out ... no variations ... kind of boring, K.van Bourgondien
Spacecoast Sweetness - 1 plant, 3.87 inch flowers, 21 inches tall, early, semi-evergreen, bloomed Apr 20 to May 11, 9 days with flowers in 2023, there were 9 days with flowers in 2022, Breck's
Lovely Mimi - 2 plants, 5 inch flowers, 22 inches tall, early midseason, evergreen, bloomed Jun 4 to Jun 17, 8 days with flowers in 2023, planted on 04-01-23, Amador Flower Farm
Tranquility Bay- 1 plant, 5.25 inch flowers, 20 inches tall, midseason, semi-evergreen, bloomed Apr 18 to May 6, 7 days with flowers in 2023, second year, no flowers in 2022, planted 07-04-22, Schreiner's
Sweet Tart - 3 plants, 5 inch flowers, 26 inches tall, midseason late, dormant, bloomed May 16 to Jun 4, 5 days with flowers in 2023, did not bloom in 2022 so I moved all three plants & got blooms this year, Spring Hill
Timeless Romance - 2 plants, 5.5 inch flowers, 28 inches tall, early midseason, semi-evergreen, bloomed Jun 1 to Jun 8, 5 days with flowers in 2023, planted on 04-01-23, Amador Flower Farm
Renie's Delight - 1 plant, 6.25 inch flowers, 30 inches tall, early, semi-evergreen, I love this ruffled daylily, sometimes pink in the morning, turning orangish in the afternoon, wish I had more plants, bloomed Apr 21 to May 16, 10 days with flowers in 2023, there were 10 days with flowers in 2022, Breck's
Ed Brown - 1 plant, 5.5 inch flowers, 28 inches tall, early midseason, semi-evergreen, more pink when opening in the morning, beautiful ruffled blooms, bloomed May 6 to May 9, 2 days with flowers in 2023, there were 29 days with blooms in 2022, Brecks
Babby Rattle - 2 plants, 5.5 inches, 28 inches, tall, early midseason, semi-evergreen, bloomed Apr 27 to May 1, 2 days with flowers in 2023, second year, there were 2 days with flowers in 2022, planted 05-22-22, Smokey's
Green Turtle Key - 2 plants, 5.5 inch flowers, 22 inches tall, early midseason, evergreen, bloomed Apr 17 to Apr 20, 2 days with flowers in 2023, there were only 3 days with flowers in 2022, more pink in morning & yellow in afternoon, Schreiner's
Calistoga - 2 plants, 5.5 inch flowers, 25 inches tall, early midseason, semi-evergreen, bloomed May 28 to May 31, 2 days with flowers in 2023, planted on 04-01-23, Amador Flower Farm
Diana's Evening Gown - 2 plants, 6.75 inch flowers, 36 inches tall, early midseason, semi-evergreen, bloomed May 22 to May 25, 2 days with flowers in 2023, second year, there no flowers in 2022, planted 07-04-22, Schreiner's
Unforgettable Glow - 2 plants, 6.5 inch flowers, 29 inches tall, early midseason, semi-evergreen, bloomed May 19 to May 25, 2 days with flowers in 2023, did not bloom in 2022, Schreiner's
Rachelle Agin - 2 plants, 6 inch flowers, 24 inches tall, midseason semi-evergreeen, bloomed May 1 to May 9, 3 days with flowers in 2023, second year, there were 2 days with flowers in 2022, planted 07-04-22, Schreiner's
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