David Daehnke, The Gardening Guru
Mahwah, NJ 07430
gardeningguru@juno.com
The 2008 All American Daylily Winner
Summer Valentine (2008)
 | Striking 5" - 5 1/2" pink blooms wiht Magenta Eye and Picotee Edges |
| 22" - 28" Tall Scapes Emerge from 17" - 23" Medium Green Foliage |
| Blooms 30-130 Days Per Year |
| Dramatic as an Accent Plant and meets Landscape Criteria |
| Good Rust Resistance |
| Winner in the Landscape and Exhibition Category |
This 2008 variety is a double winner and has unsurpassed eye appeal. The stunning blooms are well formed and are adorned with a wide rose eye and picotee edging. The flowers are perched on 22" to 28" tall scapes and float about 5" above the foliage for a well-balanced presentation.
ABOUT AADSC
The soaring popularity of
daylilies, combined with the bewildering profusion of varieties and growing
characteristics, demanded the development of a standard for daylily
excellence. The All-American Daylily Selection Council, organized to address
this demand, now coordinates a testing program which evaluates daylilies on
over 50 performance characteristics across a nationwide network of test sites.
This rigorous testing has produced comprehensive and surprising results. Who
would have thought, for example, that a daylily bred in Texas would have been
a top bloomer in Wisconsin, or that one from Missouri would perform so well in
the heat of Southern California?
There are more than 48,000 daylilies registered, bred in at least 25 states,
by hundreds of individual hybridizers. Using its elaborate testing program,
the AADSC sorts through the thousands of registered daylilies and awards to
only the top performers across five USDA hardiness zones the coveted title of
"All American."
Each year's scores are measured against all previous test data in order to
ensure that the All-Americans are truly the best performers in their color
category. Daylilies are tested for at least two years, with All-American
finalists being grown for another three to five years in open field conditions
before being announced.
2003 marks another year of new All-American daylily winners offering gardeners
throughout the country a steady stream of these tried and tested perennial
beauties. Gardeners nationwide can expect to see these proven daylilies at
their garden center and grow them successfully in virtually any garden in
America. Backed by scientifically proven superior performance nationwide,
All-American Daylilies are becoming America's preferred perennial.
For more information, please e-mail The Gardening Guru at gardeningguru@juno.com
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