Favorite Yellow Flowered Bulbs--TOW
J.E. Shields (Fri, 23 Jan 2004 07:25:46 PST)

Oh, Jenn! You ain't seen nothin' yet! Just wait till spring comes back to
Nebraska.

At 02:59 PM 1/23/2004 +0000, Jennifer wrote:

The daylily, Hemerocallis 'Stella De Oro' (NOT "Stella d'Oro"!!!), was bred
in northern Indiana by an old Polish farmer named Walter Jablonski. Walter
probably didn't know Spanish grammar from a hole in the ground, hence the
name. Think of it as "Spanish a la Hoosier." Poor Walter never even
realized any significant income from STELLA, which was not patented.

And it is ubiquitous around here too! Everywhere except Florida, where it
does not do as well. It apparently needs some cooling in winter to stay
healthy. I understand why landscapers love it, but Geez! I'm sick of
seeing that plant everywhere I look!

Jim Shields
in central Indiana, not far from the birthplace of STELLA DE ORO

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