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Summer of 2007 AHS Region 2
Popularity Poll Plants The plants listed in the table below are the most popular plants among AHS Region 2 members in 2006. AHS Region 2 encompasses the states of Wisconsin, Illinios, Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana. Our climate in Northeast Wisconsin typically is more harsh than many of the northern tier states, thus we cannot grow all of the plants voted as most popular in the region. Please keep in mind... sooner or later, a particular combination of fall, winter and spring climate conditions can occur that will kill a plant that has survived well the past twenty years in a given garden. While most daylilies that are long-time and good performers seldom have difficulties, it is not unheard of to experience a plant loss to extraordinary Wisconsin weather. Plants with * may not be suitable for all Wisconsin gardens (may not be hardy in all places). For other images, please visit one of the many Internet search engines and type 'daylily' + 'daylily name'. There are many wonderful cultivars that can be grown in our area and one should not limit themselves to the popularity poll plants but, it's a good place to start. The Popular Cultivar table has some
valuable information for the prospective gardener. The position
rank reflects the popularity of the cultivar among AHS Region 2
members that submitted a ballot. Please remember that AHS Region
2 encompasses a large area and not all cultivars may be suitable for
Wisconsin Gardens. The cultivar name is how this plant is
identified on the market and has the hybridizer of the plant listed
below it. Knowing the hybridizer may be useful to a gardener
when selecting other cultivars (certain hybridizers consistently
produce high quality plants that do well in our area or develop lines
that have characteristics that a gardener in looking for). The
image is only a guide to what a cultivar's flower looks like and
therefore should not serve as the defining factor for purchasing a
plant. True colors (or hues or tints) of daylily flowers are
often quite difficult to capture with a camera and can vary
considerably depending upon lighting, time of day, camera
settings, etc... In our commentary we make reference to 'Diploid' and
Tetraploid. Diploid refers to a daylily that has a normal set of
chromosomes, or more simply the number of chromosomes that are found
in naturally occurring daylily cells. A tetraploid has double the
number of chromosomes of a diploid. While these terms are important
for hybridizers of daylilies (diploids can only be crossed pollinated
with other diploids and tetraploids with tetraploids), the average
gardener will have little interest in this, as both plants are fairly
similar. It is often said that tetraploids are larger growing
plants, with larger and heavier flowers, while diploids are more
delicate and refined. This is a fair generalization, but cannot
be considered a rule due to many exceptions.
Other cultivars receiving votes in 2007:
*May need winter protection in Northeast Wisconsin and may not survive with extra attention. |
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