A belated report on the large cluster of hemerocallis that had a few recurved flower stalks last year here in Michigan. No abnormal flower stalks this year so it likely was herbicide runoff... or perhaps a response to the drought last Spring? I think Judy is correct that this is probably H. lilio-asphodelis from an old homestead. It matches photos and the flowers have a very nice fragrance. It was a little odd to see most of the plants had large seed pods- I'm not used to seeing that with hemerocallis. So how many hemerocallis hybrids are fragrant? A stroll through my neighborhood turned up over a dozen different forms but none had a significant scent. -Phil > Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 15:01:25 -0400 > From: jglatt@hughes.net > To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > Subject: [pbs] Hemerocallis Question > > Question also is - what hemerocallis is this? Given the combination of > old homestead + bright yellow, I would guess at H. lilio-asphodelis, aka > H. flava. RHS Dictionary of Plants describes it as "Scapes closely > branched above, weak, ascending, taller than foliage . . ." Which > suggests that a goodly number of flower buds might produce the nodding > effect. This is a charming species with fragrant flowers. I collected > mine years ago from an abandoned homestead along Rte 7 in Connecticut. > The case of poison ivy was an acceptable "cost" as I like the species. > Two early ones, H. middendorffii and H. dumortieri are now in bud. > > Judy in well watered New Jersey where we received 4 inches of rain > between May 1 - 7 > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ _________________________________________________________________ Insert movie times and more without leaving Hotmail®. http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/…