For the first time, Knoll Cottage Daylilies will be offering (2) collections of all (6) 2010 UF Introductions and (2) collections of the (4) 2010 Big Honking Introductions including one (1) 2010 Knoll Cottage Introduction. 

 Another first time for Knoll Cottage Daylilies is that I am going to ship to Canada in 2010.  In speaking with my Phyto Inspector, he said that he did not feel it would be a problem shipping to Canada since I have never had rust in my garden. 

 I have also extended our shipping time and we will be shipping from May 1^st till September 15^th. 

My main goal has been for pod fertility for other hybridizers working with UFO’s but if the pollen looks good, I may not use it.  Knoll Cottage is a vvery small garden on a very small piece of land (0.15 acres ), and that does not afford me the luxury of testing both pod and pollen fertility for each daylily registered and I don’t believe in putting the pollen on its self and saying it is pod and pollen fertile.  Many times a daylily will accept its own pollen, but not from another daylily.  I would rather not mislead anyone and tell you that the plant is pod fertile by that method. I would rather know that information for a fact, so if you see where I say it is pod fertile, it was for me using a different pollen parent.  I will also introduce beautiful daylilies that are not pod fertile for the daylily enthusiast who especially loves a beautiful face on a large flower.

Because of my lack of garden space, my Registered daylilies are being sold off as quickly as possible to give more room to line out, register and sell other daylilies that I have hybridized.

There have been times that the terms, rebloom, continuous rebloom and instant rebloom are discussed on the different Robins.

1.     Rebloom is when a daylily blooms, stops and some months later sends up scapes again. 

2.     Continuous rebloom is when a plant sends up scapes rather frequently during the bloom season.

3.     Instant rebloom is when a plant sends up a scape and while it is either going to bloom or is in bloom, it sends up another scape in the same fan extending the length of the bloom on the plant.

I have been noticing that some of my plants are showing instant rebloom.  I find this trait to be a desirable trait since the bloom time on the plant last longer and you get to see those beautiful daylilies extended over a period of time. [See WHIP CITY SQUIGLIE]  With this in mind, I am striving to enhance this rebloom trait in my breeding programs. 

 This past summer has been a very exciting year for me.  There have been a number of seedlings in the ’06 & ‘07 that have gotten me so excited that I have included them in my future pictures on this site.  Let me say this about 1^st year blooming UFO seedlings.  They can change as the daylily matures.  Normally it changes for the better, so with that in mind, take a look at the seedlings I got to look at this past summer.  [Go to Futures Page]

 Good reports have been coming in to me on my Introductions living in other States and some are in Zone 4.

Bea Thibeault, a NEDS member living in NH, zone 4, told me on the phone that Big Honking Flaming Floozy that has been in her garden since '06 is doing very well for her and it is an easy date. When I asked her why she said that, she replied that it is setting pod every time she puts pollen on it. Also living in her garden since '07 is Whip City Flightie Tighty and Whip City Show Stopper with 6 scapes blooming beautifully. Since '08, Whip City Chuckie and Whip City Curly Q. Bea reports all are doing well and multiplying and that they are holding their color in the sun.

Harmon Hill Daylilies, www.harmonhillfarm.com  NH, zone 5.  Carl sent an email out to the NEDS Robin and said that Big Honking Flaming Floozy is putting on a show. Big Honking Flaming Floozy only went into Carl's garden last year in ‘08. He also said that Whip City Willie B for a first year plant is looking good.

Lisa Bourret, www.rockhavendaylilies.com  ME, zone 5 (but a very cold 5) told me that the plants she has gotten from me all came up this year and are doing well. By the way, Lisa and her husband Paul have put up their own website and they are selling some really good and hardy daylilies.

5 Acre Farm Daylilies, www.5acrefarmdaylilies.com  IL, zone 5 sent an email telling me that they had had a very harsh winter with average amounts of snow and very cold and that, "Whip City Show Stopper hit it's stride this year and was truly beautiful". This plant was purchased in '07 at a CT Regional where Rod and Jim were speakers.

Hey, I know I'm tooting my horn here and smiling while I'm writing this, but what's a Mother to do when her kids perform marvelously!

Let me wish everyone a wonderful 2010 bloom season.  May it rain when you need it, be sunny regularly, hot enough to make those sepals and petals twist and curl and may your health be the best it can be so you can spend more time in the garden as it should be.

Lori-Ann Jones