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Thursday, December 17, 2009

2009 Seedlings

With a winter storm due in tomorrow night, it's time to settle back and enjoy what was. One of my greatest pleasures during Daylily Season is the daily discovery of new blooms. After growing these seedlings at least two years (sometimes three...), it is oh-so-nice to find some that make me smile...

The Class of 2009:

9-117


9-119


9-132


9-195


9-115 (you might recognize this one...)


9-122


9-124


9-185


9-182


9-140


9-147


9-146


9-136


9-186


9-128


9-118


9-154


9-173


9-126


9-168


9-187


9-157



9-180


9-134


9-120


9-201



Now...a few blooming this year (their second year) that originally first bloomed in 2008....


8-119 (2009)
and in 2008


8-136 (2009)


8-136 (2008)


8-162 (2009)



8-163 (2009)


8-163 (2008)


8-165 (2009)


8-165 (2008)


8-169 (2009)


8-169 (2008)


8-177 (2009)


8-177 (2008)


8-180 (2009)


8-180 (2008)



8-181 (2009)


8-181 (2008)


8-184 (2009)....this one has many faces...




8-184 (2008)....with a couple faces...



8-185 (2009)


8-185 (2008)


8-186 (2009)


8-186 (2008)



Now if you remember some of these from last year, you also probably remember that there were more...I have culled part of the bed (but not all of it) and some of my carefully placed tags...well, they became displaced...so, I have some that are unidentified...also, my picture taking continues to grow...while looking back at last year's pictures, I found myself wondering what I was thinking when I saved a particular picture...ha.

There's always next year....I'm really looking forward to it...finding these again and others...and always the challenge of capturing what I see in a photo...along with that excitement of brand new-never-before-seen blooms.
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2 comments:

  1. Shady GardenerSun Dec 20, 11:36:00 PM EST

    What do you do when some are so very similar? Do you have to decide to discontinue growing some of them??

    You are amazing. It is always Really fun to visit.

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  2. Gotta GardenTue Dec 22, 02:13:00 PM EST

    Hi Shady Gardener: Good question...one I haven't had to deal with much, but I expect to more in the future. I try to let them all grow for a few years, just to be sure. But, with space such an issue, I have to make tough decisions. So, they gotta show me something. I culled my first seedlings this past summer...I needed to do more than I did, actually, but it's a start.

    I look for performance (after that pretty face), plant vigor, good bud count/branching, good increase, etc.

    Next year, some of these will be looked at a little more....some from last year didn't make the cut this year...and I expect to narrow those down even more this year.

    Thanks so much...I really appreciate it.

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Gotta Comment? Great! Thanks in advance for taking the time. I'll get back to you as soon as possible, assuming I'm not in the garden...because there, I lose all track of time...(Don't you?)...Take care now.