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Now that the peak bloom (translation: most of the bloom ) is gone, it may be the best time to look at how we class the bloom time of lilies. When you look at the catalogues, they are listed as extra early, early, early middle, mid-season, and middle late, and late season. What does this mean to you? It depends on your climate. What may be early in Florida is not the same as early in Tennessee.
In May, I attended my first American Hemerocallis Society (AHS) conference. It was in Jacksonville, Florida and was wonderful. The AHS people are very focused on my favorite flower and provide helpful tips, not to mention tours of all those daylily gardens! It was the middle of May when we went. One of the growers said that he had about 20-30% bloom. There were still a lot of daylilies blooming so the first peak must have been astounding. They try to schedule the conferences when bloom is near or at its peak. It is one way of determining the bloom time in various parts of the country! When do Daylilies Bloom? Debbie, from Oakes Daylilies in Knoxville, Tennessee, was wonderful to provide the bloom time information shown below:
Ken Oakes provided his favorite extra early bloomers, which were Charles Johnson (Burgandy Red) and Sherry Harrison (Purple). His favorite late bloomers were Autumn Prince (Yellow) and of course their creation — Jen Melon. One other person on the Net has provided some thoughts on the "late" bloomers. Follow the link below: As you have guessed by now, bloom time varies according to your climate. Check with the nurseries near you for your season's bloom time. | ||||||||||||||