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Planting Callery pear trees is now banned in several states! The ban in Ohio went into effect in 2023.

The bans apply to all varieties of Callery pear including 'Bradford', 'Cleveland Select', 'Aristocrat' and any other kinds, named or unnamed.

Once considered highly desirable ornamentals, the article below explains how their seeds have been carried by birds into wild areas, where the seedlings have caused ecological havoc.

Please spread the word to anyone who has one of these trees that they would be doing the environment a huge favor by removing it.

Both my images were taken at the same time from different angles, which caused the lighting to change. The "pinker" version is closer to the in-person color.

Note that although this name is not registered with the AHS, it is a valid cultivar name. The purveyor puts the name in single quotes and has published a sufficient description of it. I will post a picture of the pot tag.

We purchased this at a garden center.

'White Profusion' grew here in zone 6a in central Ohio for many years. At least 15. Most years it was frozen to the ground, resprouted in spring, and flowered beginning in midsummer. It was growing in good silt loam soil with no supplemental water or fertilizer. It would reach about 5-6' most years.

Occasionally we would have milder winters when the lowest temp would not be below 10°F. In those years most of the wood survived. It grew larger and flowered more profusely.

Last winter (2023-2023) was unusually severe. Not so much for extreme cold but for extreme fluctuations. Some things were killed that have been here for years. 'White Profusion' and 2 seedling Buddlejas all were killed.

I never saw seedlings in the vicinity of 'White Profusion'. (However, the area it was growing did not have any open soil.) The seedlings which died were lavenders in a different area from another cultivar (lost name, and it did not survive a winter when the seedlings did).

'Stella Supreme' is a valid cultivar name, however it is not registered with the American Hemerocallis Society, so it is not in that database. Because it is not registered with AHS, it is not eligible for any AHS awards. Nor can it be exhibited in AHS accredited daylily shows.

This is a commercially propagated Daylily cultivar. Unlike many of those, it is not a patented daylily, nor is there any indication on sites selling it that the name is a trademark. It can be freely propagated and distributed under the name 'Stella Supreme' by anyone.

'Clouds In My Coffee' bloomed this week for the first time in our garden. Not quite as white as the image by Calif_Sue but very white considering it was shaded all day. Fully as large as registered, and nicely ruffled as pictured. It gives a lot more white surface to fill the garden space than the many spidery and UF whites. I'm looking forward to its being in a full clump! It overwintered just fine here in 6a.

My image (Hortaholic) shows a newly emerged flower stalk. The bud colours are beautifully shaded in light blue to lavender with tinges of violet.The bulb was planted in fall of 2021. Purchased at Menard's; not an exhibition-sized bulb, so it has fewer buds than seen in some of the other images. This size is inexpensive and satisfactory to me as a garden flower.

Hyacinths perennate well here. The future bloom stalks will have fewer flowers on each but there will be more of them as the bulbs multiply. The fragrance makes them must-haves in my gardens!

They take up little space. They're well suited to growing under the canopy of deciduous shrubs, in the area that's too shady and dry in summer for most plants. The hyacinth foliage dies back after flowering and isn't seen again til next spring.

The image in the database here is the same as the AHS database registration image supplied by the hybridizer (Hanson-C., 2019). It's also shown on his website page - Crintonic Gardens.

I would like to see images of it as it has flowered in other gardens. How ruffled is it, on average. Has it rebloomed? Thanks for any reports!

Ann

The image in the database here is the same as the AHS database registration image, supplied by the hybridizer (Hanson-C., 2019). It's also shown on his website page - Crintonic Gardens.

I would like to see images of it as it has flowered in other gardens. Has it rebloomed? Thanks for any reports!

Ann

I received 'Mount Doom' as a generous gift by an NGA member in the year of introduction. Brian Reeder sent 3 healthy fans. I set each fan about 1 foot apart and now have three small vigorous clumps.

Definitely plant this one where you can enjoy it with back lighting in the morning and/or afternoon. The flowers are still fresh at sunset.

It branches freely and stands chin-high to my 5'2". It's a favorite ❤️