tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post5408620513293104101..comments2023-11-03T08:59:11.561-04:00Comments on May Dreams Gardens: Goodbye Stella!Carol Michelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-35679201166145118872010-03-20T18:17:17.600-04:002010-03-20T18:17:17.600-04:00I, too, gave up on Stella. My issue, too puny. I...I, too, gave up on Stella. My issue, too puny. I like big and bold. It was a nice relationship while it lasted, but its time to move on to bigger and better. H.Helen @ Gardening With Confidencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122456599374824401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-74210673139866145772008-07-18T15:41:00.000-04:002008-07-18T15:41:00.000-04:00Because of the poison ivy, I didn't see this until...Because of the poison ivy, I didn't see this until much later. Thanks for the linkage love. Then, I wrote this lovely comment that I now can't remember about all the good plants on their website and how you couldn't go wrong with most of them. My computer ate my comment. Actually, wifi went down right then. Wifi is unpredictable out here. I hope you buy new ones in pinks and purples and The Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13640870056010190961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-65774964379275224472008-07-17T17:11:00.000-04:002008-07-17T17:11:00.000-04:00You went to soule's and didn't take me with you? ...You went to soule's and didn't take me with you? I protest! When you get all those daylillies and they start spreading, I won't ask for any (that's against the rules, isn't it?)Sherry at the Zoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087213659575570975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-56309074131425367742008-07-16T17:34:00.000-04:002008-07-16T17:34:00.000-04:00Heh, my own Stella is in a fairly shady spot, so s...Heh, my own Stella is in a fairly shady spot, so she sulks (but blooms), and stays a reasonable size. (For now.) I am a daylily addict as well, my current desire is for more spiders and double blooms. Your selections look very nice, did you buy that 'Sabine Baur'? Very cool, they sure had a lot to wish for! Luckily, the habit never gets dull! :)lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133943147518051559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-34506802369807534822008-07-16T00:09:00.000-04:002008-07-16T00:09:00.000-04:00Will 'Radrazz' Knockout rose be next? Say it ain't...Will 'Radrazz' Knockout rose be next? Say it ain't so. I see it everywhere in commercial plantings here in Austin, and yet I love it so! I don't want it to become common as dirt, but if it does I will grow it anyway. What's wrong with dirt, after all?<BR/><BR/>Still, I'd fall for those more glamorous daylilies too. They are real beauties.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-41418964419579018492008-07-15T09:27:00.000-04:002008-07-15T09:27:00.000-04:00Stellas have their place, but as you know if you h...Stellas have their place, but as you know if you have visited my blog on a regular basis, I have a very bad day lily habit. I keep telling my husband that I can stop any time, I only want one more "dose". . .<BR/><BR/>Welcome to the addiction!healingmagichandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03785882461027155830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-32501658466611268002008-07-15T06:06:00.000-04:002008-07-15T06:06:00.000-04:00Stella is beautiful! I love yellow flowers, they m...Stella is beautiful! I love yellow flowers, they make the garden such a happy place. I also like the common flowers, as long as they appeal to me, I don't mind that they are everywhere else. I am glad you let her stay, even though not a prime spot.Silvia Hoefnagels . Salix Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11143805751885131535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-5716855351043313042008-07-14T18:55:00.000-04:002008-07-14T18:55:00.000-04:00I'm so glad you didn't banish Stella altogether fr...I'm so glad you didn't banish Stella altogether from your garden. You're right, it isn't her fault. And really, you gotta love a flower that's so darn perfect in so many ways. Even if she is as common as an old shoe.<BR/><BR/>Just dig up more of your yard for those other daylilies, Carol. ;-)Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-33114049626433170012008-07-14T17:33:00.000-04:002008-07-14T17:33:00.000-04:00I'd get that 'Sabine Bauer' in a heartbeat! But t...I'd get that 'Sabine Bauer' in a heartbeat! But then I like purple Daylilies. I think I'm the only gardener in the Midwest who doesn't have 'Stella' & never did. It's too orange for my taste.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-87072661768853439432008-07-14T17:21:00.000-04:002008-07-14T17:21:00.000-04:00You're such a softy. It is hard to get rid of some...You're such a softy. It is hard to get rid of something that insists on doing so well so faithfully.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-24855827634417760252008-07-14T16:08:00.000-04:002008-07-14T16:08:00.000-04:00I never see flowers like that before. Beautiful. I...I never see flowers like that before. Beautiful. I like the color of Sabine Baur.Suryahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00367666684717391686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-88855764081666192212008-07-14T14:41:00.000-04:002008-07-14T14:41:00.000-04:00Carol,No 'Stella' here, but I have another one tha...Carol,<BR/><BR/>No 'Stella' here, but I have another one that will be featured in a post for Garden Bloggers Bloom Day.<BR/><BR/>What type of daylily is the yellow one with the pink center? I love that color combination!<BR/><BR/>CathyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-37473671543531252312008-07-14T14:23:00.000-04:002008-07-14T14:23:00.000-04:00Carol,I was looking at my Stellas and thinking the...Carol,<BR/><BR/>I was looking at my Stellas and thinking the same thing! They are faithful and ever-blooming. But - plain old yellow - not much flair. Like you, I kind of cringe in embarrassment to see them at the gas station.<BR/><BR/>I'll bet you'll find a good place for them. A little corner of the side yard that needs a little yellow, perhaps?Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-13510217761843438722008-07-14T12:04:00.000-04:002008-07-14T12:04:00.000-04:00I am not too wild about Stellas massed on their ow...I am not too wild about Stellas massed on their own, but I do like to have them interspered among other plants. I think it is their reblooming that makes them so popular.<BR/><BR/>Jan<BR/>Always GrowingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-83153641107806224572008-07-14T10:23:00.000-04:002008-07-14T10:23:00.000-04:00I agree, I have been hanging on to my stellas unti...I agree, I have been hanging on to my stellas until my other plants fill in, then off to the garden of someone who will love them more than I do!Chiot's Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086153621579437021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-49793605876238192872008-07-14T09:16:00.000-04:002008-07-14T09:16:00.000-04:00Poor Stella; nobody likes her any more. If you re...Poor Stella; nobody likes her any more. If you remember, I did my June Bloom Day post on her, but sad to say, my feelings about her have begun to wane. As you say, you see her everywhere! The problem in the commercial plantings, I think, is that often she's out there all by herself, not as a complement to other plants. Or she's so crowded because nobody thinks to divide her up.<BR/><BR/>All Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-75487010602132830782008-07-14T08:52:00.000-04:002008-07-14T08:52:00.000-04:00I agree! Life is too short for ubiquitous daylilie...I agree! Life is too short for ubiquitous daylilies. I only have a few right now, but I've dug a line into my back yard for a whole row of them.<BR/><BR/>(Two that are blooming:http://metaphyta.blogspot.com/2008/07/two-daylilies-in-bloom.html)ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11254117701362170796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-63194758434399369212008-07-14T08:38:00.000-04:002008-07-14T08:38:00.000-04:00You seem to have OD-ed on poor Stella. It's not he...You seem to have OD-ed on poor Stella. It's not her fault almost everybody and their auntie Maud likes her, poor thing. And oh how fickle we are in our affections. Speaking of which, I'm posting about the passionate love affair I'm having with The Doctor. Now the 64.000 dollar question is: will it last? ;-)Yolanda Elizabet Heuzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506031220151023088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-40198044272510182722008-07-14T08:23:00.000-04:002008-07-14T08:23:00.000-04:00So many daylily's and not enough room, if only we ...So many daylily's and not enough room, if only we could plant them all. :)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15907498918895308265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-16698245603936945642008-07-14T08:09:00.000-04:002008-07-14T08:09:00.000-04:00One's head does tend to spin during a visit to a d...One's head does tend to spin during a visit to a daylily farm. You can't see all the beautiful selections at one visit.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-43856196280263986122008-07-14T07:38:00.000-04:002008-07-14T07:38:00.000-04:00Daylily love, there isn't anything like it...many ...Daylily love, there isn't anything like it...many will attest to it...Daylilies were my first garden love! It's a crush you may never get over! Not a bad one, either!<BR/><BR/>Speaking of Daylilies and one must capitalize as it is a capital plant...I recommend Hyperion, not ruffled or diamond dusted; a nice yellow, but not screaming yellow, it's a sweet lemon yellow with fragrance. Look it upGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-3739963524936428502008-07-14T06:55:00.000-04:002008-07-14T06:55:00.000-04:00Hi Carol, it seems you have entered the portal of ...Hi Carol, it seems you have entered the portal of the wonderful land of the daylilies. Your choices are good, but I want to say that even if you dig up every single Stella, there will be that one piece of root that will grow back. It might take a year or two, but it will be back. Maybe try the little groundcover in a container in the fairy garden? I look forward to seeing what you cannot Frances,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03616568389165362993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-59695339914756691452008-07-14T03:03:00.000-04:002008-07-14T03:03:00.000-04:00So many daylilies, so little time!I got Stella whe...So many daylilies, so little time!<BR/><BR/>I got Stella when she first came out, but after she started lurking around gas stations like some kind of lily hooker, the bloom was off the lily, so to speak. <BR/><BR/>Now that you have a few daylily varieties in your yard, are you tempted to try hybridizing your own special "May Dreams" daylily? I've been browsing through the glorious pictures overLorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16233060833186241702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-16991478665412560152008-07-14T01:31:00.000-04:002008-07-14T01:31:00.000-04:00I love red daylilies, and left my first mail order...I love red daylilies, and left my first mail order plants, 3 'GFrankly Scarlet' daylilies at our old house. Thankfully we have some reds here, but we also have the Stellas, which bloom early and look bad for the rest of the summer.<BR/><BR/>I think the spider daylilies are a good choice.<BR/><BR/>Flip a coin over the ground cover, and if you plant it, contain it! It IS very cute though...Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10071261767244278953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-66510120151773594592008-07-13T23:38:00.000-04:002008-07-13T23:38:00.000-04:00I gave away half (15 or so) of my Stella's last ye...I gave away half (15 or so) of my Stella's last year to a new gardener and another half this year went into the church landscape...but I missed a few. And that's OK. I remember my "investment" in five of these now-ubiquitous daylilies when they were first introduced. Rebloomers, after all.Earth Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05310750371448850219noreply@blogger.com