Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Mikado Daylily Early Oldie but Goody
It's over 90 degrees out, only 6 degrees from a Philadelphia record for this date. So Karma (male, left) and Sutra (his sister, right) are relaxing on the cool floor. There's an A/C vent at far left, pointed right at Karma's belly. They're Tibbies (Tibetian Spaniels), not real heat tolerant.
First bloom on Mikado, a 1929 Stout intro that's a bit unkempt, but a great eye AND DIAMOND DUSTED! Bet I won't look this good at 81.And it reblooms!
Second bloom on Mike Huben's Begin With a Bang (09, 34EERe5x) dormant. I wish I could keep more than just one fan for babysitting it for GSDG. It will be at the GSDG auction September 12 at Ruddy's Daylily Farm, 201 Bennett Road, Freehold NJ 07728. Kevin and Cynthia have no web site or even email, but they have lots of great daylilies, including many Betty Harwood seedlings and their own hybrids. They're open the two weekends after July 4, but they don't do immediate delivery. They take your order, then dig all orders at once in late August, and you go back to pickup then. You get better plants because they aren't just whacking off a couple of fans from the edge.
