BobW said:We have had a good spring here and have lots of scapes. Our garden is in south/central Indiana near the Illinois border. Minimal winter losses this spring. We have, however, noticed much lower than average buds per scape this year and wondered if that could be the effect of a bad winter, with two spells of fifteen below. Wondering if severe or sudden cold could kill the buds that form the scapes and/or the buds???
Sorry to hear about your lousy spring. Since these are established varieties, it sure seems like it was something in your winter or spring weather that affected them. I hope you have a good summer and the ones that are hanging in there will recover completely. Bob
I don't know when scapes start forming before we even see them but I'm guessing that the monster hail
storm in April didn't help. I found a total of 6 so far that had heaved and I suspect that it was caused by all the winter ice/thaw cycles. Edited to add that there are also stunted scapes in a donated bed 5 miles away and lots of damaged hydrangeas.
Here is a bed that has only tall cv's a week before peak. You can see how lonely Phoenix Flying is. PF is 1 of 5 in that bed that has normal scape size. Notify Ground Crew, Lotus Position, Yellow Titan, Screamcicle are the other 4. Last year, this same bed was blazing with blooms.
James, I've never brought a daylily inside but considered it when deer found their way to the neighborhood from state park. I've been waiting to see ffoe on Tall Blonde bloom this year. It's in a pot in lockdown mode; I move the pot all over the property everytime I see deer tracks. It's currently on the front porch and hoping deer don't hop up the steps and eat the buds. lol
