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There are some wonderful old daylilies that are $5 daylilies but are ht absolutely equisite, ” he says, leafing through the pages of a photo album that serves as a catalog of his cultivars.
He points out some of his favorites, such as Kate Carpenter, ” a massive, •) ruffled flower.
Wings of Chance, ” a moderately priced flower that won Dinunzio a blue ribbon, “always blooms perfectly. ”
“This is ‘Sugar Cookie,’” he says, pointing to another photo. “It really does look like a sugar cookie. It’s very round, it’s very, very thick and it’s very ruffled. ”
Daylily blooms vary in diameter from 1 inch to 8 inches, Dinunzio says.
The flowers come in a wide range of hues, and some daylilies even change colors from morning to afternoon. Differences in soil can contribute to variations in hue, he says.
Hybridizers have had little success in cultivating blue and ice white blooms, Dinunzio says. Butterscotch is the shade that’s coming into vogue, he says. “I’ve got lots of butterscotch, so I’m very ! happy with that. I’ve always liked the color because it’s easy to use. ”
The plants should be divided — the amount halved or quartered — every 'f four to five years, Dinunzio says.
Dinunzio recommends that someone interested in growing daylilies a, should tour the garden to see what he or e she likes, read about the flowers or talk to daylily breeders. is “There is nothing easier to take care of than daylilies. It is absolutely the perfect perennial, ” Dinunzio says. Because once you plant it, you really
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