Nancy’s daylilies in Wisconsin….LOTS of daylilies!

Today ’s photos are from Nancy Olson in Alma , Wisconsin . She says,“I have been seriously hybridizing daylilies for the last 10 geezerhood and have just returned from my first experience of hang the Hemerocallis Society ’s Nationals and am still riding on high !

“ Four hundred or so were in attending and I had the prerogative of meeting many mass I had met over the internet day lily group . The highlighting for me should have been seeing all the other hybridizers ’ plants and seedlings , but in truth it was touch and spending sentence with a prominent , well - known , and respected hybridizer out of California named Bill Maryott . His enthusiasm and knowledged has spurred me on even more .. that ’s grievous .. I just turn 71 and was planning on a “ shut - down ” or at least a “ wearisome - down ” by age 77 !

“ masses have involve me how many day lily I have out in that arena and I estimate between 20 and 30,000 . More were plant but between vole hurt and wintertime killing from the often - used southern genetics , and the horrible Summer Malaise we experienced last yr , it is to be expect . It can take three twelvemonth to get bloom for the first time , but sometimes you are fortunate and you get the first bloom after just one yr up here in the “ Northern Tundra ” as so many daylily lovers have called it !

“ It can easily take seven year to get to the debut / registration leg because we have to wait for enough increase to apportion with others . I stand out in and registered 21 of my seedling last winter and introduce them to the dayliliy world at the same time . You will see notes on the pics that mention that . ”

WOW , Nancy ! ! So darned cool ! Those day lily are gorgeous , each and every one . You are a consecrated woman . Amazing . I can not trust that I do n’t own even one day lily . ( I do n’t count the orangish ones you’re able to find in a ditch … . ) I need to remedy that , ASAP !

I ’ll say it again : This is prime time to take some photos inyourgarden . So get out there with your cameras and broadcast some in ! Email them to[email protect ] .

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