What is blooming now!

INTAGLIO IMAGE




Check out the sculpting on this baby!


FILIPINA BRIDE


*TET* CRYSTAL BLUE PERSUASION


RODELINDA


ANSWERING ANGELS


*TET* TUSCAWILLA SNOWDRIFT


PIRATE KING

New LED Grow light - GlowPanel 45 Un-boxing

Over the last few months, I have been doing some research on LED Grow Lights. I finally bit the bullet and bought one. I made a quick video for anyone who might be interested in these type of lights. There doesn't seem to be much information out there about this type of lighting, unless you want to cruise the marijuana growing forums!

Mostly I was interesting in getting the most bang for my buck. I wanted a lot of light output, that the plants could use (chlorophyll can't use a whole lot of the spectrum), with reduction of UV rays (think of the plants in a tanning bed) and reduction of heat output and energy costs. The initial financial layout is a bit more steep than buying a regular florescent bulbs, but I think the overall costs will be less. No replacement bulbs, lower energy costs.

After only two days, I think I can already tell that the seedlings are happier. The foliage has stopped growing "up" towards the light, and is now starting to arch, like daylily leaves should. I think they are getting fatter leaves too! I can't wait to see what they will look like in a few weeks.

This is my very first video, so be gentle!!

Updating My Flower Photos

Well, over the last week I have been updating my photos of all my flowers for my "My Daylilies" page. It is nice to finally have some static pages here on blogger. That way you guys can always see all my flowers anytime you want! And let's not kid ourselves... so **I** can see them anytime I want... which when I am doing Chemistry or Calculus homework, is often! Ack, Math is brutal... but I digress into college ramblings. This page is about daylilies!!

I hope to keep my page up to date with all the new seedlings set to bloom this year. I can hardly wait to see all those new faces, and to know how well they branch, open and perform over all. Since many of my poor seedling babies in 2008 had to stay in pots, they did not bloom in 2009... except for a determined few. I don't think I fertilized them nearly enough... and it must have been 150 degrees plus on the hot cement during our Texas summer. I could nearly hear them sighing when I finally put them in the ground last year.

I have joined the AHS email robin, and it is certainly nice to know that I am not the only insanely addicted daylily person! I keep asking myself... "where am I going to put 120 new seedlings??" There is absolutely NO BED SPACE anywhere in my yard. I know all of the 2008, and 2009 babies won't *ALL* be keepers, but I have a feeling a lot of them will want to hang around for evaluation. Those seedlings only got ground space due to the fact that I ripped out an entire bed of Asian Jasmine last year... whew... The BF thinks I am absolutely nuts, but he is such a good sport! He let me rip it all out and even rubbed my achin' back when I was done. How good it that! So, now I am back to no bed space. I keep thinking... "we don't need all that grass, do we?" But then the dogs give me that look, like "where would we pee?" LOL. Guess I gotta keep some of it.

Well, I guess that is my ramble for the night... back to the books!

Happy Growing.

2010 Crosses

3/21/11 - Ok, I am finally updating my crosses!!  Here are some photos of the parents, and I hope to get lots of pictures of the seedlings this summer.  Be sure to come back and see them!

BLUEGRASS MUSIC X BLUE HIPPO

SEEDLINGS:

BUBBLE YUMMIN' MAMA X UNK

Most likely, the UNK refers to CRYSTAL SEA or CINDY JONES.  Those were the two parents with which I was crossing Bubble Yummin' Mama, but the tag got so faded, I couldn't read it anymore.  Anyway, I know it was a purposeful cross because it was marked - meaning not a bee volunteer!  The picture above is of CRYSTAL SEA.

SEEDLINGS:

CHINESE WATERCOLOR X UNK

Ugg... this was another purposeful cross where the tag got too faded.  I was using pencil, and changed in the middle of the year once I found a ton of fading!  Now I have this cool pen meant to be used outdoors and on plant tags.  Working much better.  Anyway, the most likely UNK parent here is HEAVEN'S DECLARING.  I wanted this cross really bad, and it was the only plant I was using to cross with CHINESE WATERCOLOR.  But, since technically, I couldn't read it at the end of the season, I am going with UNK.  It is possible I crossed something else here, and just don't remember doing it!   

SEEDLINGS:

CINDY JONES X ROMAN COHORT

SEEDLINGS:

CLOWN'S CABARET X CREATE YOUR DREAM

SEEDLINGS:

CLOWN'S CABARET X GARDEN GREETINGS

SEEDLINGS:

G.W. DUSTY BUDS X HEAVEN'S DECLARING

SEEDLINGS:

G.W. PAINTED PONY X BLUEGRASS MUSIC

SEEDLINGS:

G.W. PAINTED PONY X HEAVEN'S DECLARING

SEEDLINGS:

HOW SWEET IT IS X CREATE YOUR DREAM

SEEDLINGS:

INQUIRE WITHIN X ENGLISH LAVENDER

Pictures posted here are from the hybridizers.  I bought this cross from the Lily Auction.  So far, it has been one tough cross, and the seedlings look very hearty.  We will see what summer brings for them out in the beds this year!!

SEEDLINGS:





NEUSA GERGEMANN X UNK

Yet another cross that was made by me, but had faded tags.  I was working with BARN OWL, PIXIE PLAYTHING & OUT OF THE BLUE as crosses to NEUSA GERGEMANN.  We will see what comes out!!

SEEDLINGS:

PALACE GARDEN BEAUTY X VINO BRILLANTE

2/15/10 - Well, during the last couple of days, I finally got around to planting my seeds indoors. Seeing as we were buried in snow anyway... why not get a jump on spring? I am hoping they get a nice early start this year and have lots of growth before our brutal summer arrives. I am so looking forward to seeing the 2008 and 2009 crosses bloom this year.

Here is what I have planted so far:


BLUEGRASS MUSIC X BLUE HIPPO

BUBBLE YUMMIN' MAMA X UNK

CINDY JONES X ROMAN COHORT

CHINESE WATERCOLOR X UNK

CLOWN'S CABARET X GARDEN GREETINGS

CLOWN'S CABARET X CREATE YOUR DREAM

CREATE YOUR DREAM X HEAVEN'S DECLARING

5/24/12

Amazing cross!!

G.W. DUSTY BUDS X HEAVEN'S DECLARING

G.W. PAINTED PONY X BLUEGRASS MUSIC

G.W. PAINTED PONY X HEAVEN'S DECLARING

HOW SWEET IT IS X CREATE YOUR DREAM

INQUIRE WITHIN X ENGLISH LAVENDER

NEUSA GERGEMANN X UNK (was working with BARN OWL, PIXIE PLAYTHING & OUT OF THE BLUE, but tag got faded)

PALACE GARDEN BEAUTY X VINO BRILLANTE

PALLADIAN PINK X BLUE HIPPO

PALLADIAN PINK X UNK

PANCHO VILLA X HEAVEN'S DECLARING

PANCHO VILLA X HI HO SILVER

Seedling:

S.C. SURPRISE PURPLE X CLOWN'S CABARET

SEEDLING 002 X HEAVEN'S DECLARING

TOOTHY GRIN X RED FRIDAY

UNVANQUISHED X LUCID MOMENT

VELVET EYES X MILDRED MITCHELL

WEST COAST BLUES X BLUE HIPPO

WEST COAST BLUES X CLOWN'S CABARET