Daylilies of the Valley
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I am so pleased to be able to carry on my Mother's passion for daylilies. She introduced me to daylilies 20 years ago and I have been hooked ever since. I have met so many awesome people on my adventure and have learned many wonderful things. Thank you Mom, you are my angel that watches over me!
Myrtle Marie
Myrtle Marie
Mom
2017 Introductions
My collection this year is in honor of my love of Classic Rock. What can I say, I grew up listening to it in my teens and in my opinion there is not much better. My first is named Classic Rock-N-Roll. It has the classic look of the the older daylilies that we all love. Just an Old Fashioned Love Song has the look of what love feels like. Bubbly all over, like the edging on this one. Take a Walk on the Wild Side speaks for it's self with that wild appearance. The next one is named after my Daughter, Melissa. Always Run to Sweet Melissa. Do you recognize the artist that sings these lyrics? Sara You're a Poet in My Heart is for my Daughter Sara's name sake. These lyrics are from one of my all time favorite classic rock singers. The next one reminds me of beautiful butterflies soaring through the air. Dog and Butterfly., another favorite song of mine. Cheap Sunglasses is one of my favorite blooms. It's a very large diploid and reminds me of the shades we all used to wear back then. Last but not least (a big 7" bloom) is Bye Bye Miss American Pie. Just close your eyes and imagine yourself cruising down the road in your red convertible listening to these old tunes. Boy, those were the days.
 Classic Rock-N-Roll.... 6.5" bloom, 35" ht., Tet., dormant, mla. bloom time, frag., 23 bc. Mauve with grape eye and veining, chartreuse throat...... 25.00 df |  Just an Old Fashioned Love Song....... 7" bloom, 25" ht., tet., sev., Frag., Late bloom, 15 bc. Bright fushia with lighter eye, bubbly white edge and green throat..... 40.00 df |  Take a Walk on the Wild Side....... 6" bloom, 26" ht., tet., sev., frag., mid. bloom time, 18 bc. Cream with grape eye bursting on to the sepals and lilac midribs breaking through the eye, jagged grape outling the petals with large yellow throat spilling onto the sepals..... 35.00 df |
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 Always Run to Sweet Melissa........ 6" bloom, 29" ht., Tet., ev., mid bloom time, rebl. 15 bc. Fire coral with strawberry halo and radiate veining, very frill, tight ruffling on the petals with a yellow picotee and yellow edging on the sepals, chartreuse to yellow throat..... 40.00 df |  Sara You're a Poet in My Heart....... 6"bloom, 24" ht., tet., mla. bloom time, reblooms, frag., ev., 15 bc. Pale primrose with a feathered plum eye and matching ruffled double edge, chartreuse throat.... 40.00 df |  Dog and Butterfly..... 7" bloom, 33" ht., tet., sev., mid bloom season, reblooms, 20 bc., Lavender with bands of magenta, grape and lilac in the eyezone, petals edged in lilac and large green throat..... 35.00 df |
 Cheap Sunglasses..... 6.5" bloom, 26" ht., dip., sev., em., frag. reblooms, 15 bc. Peachy cream with feathery magenta eyezone, green heart that carries onto the sepals.... 35.00 df |  Bye Bye Miss American Pie........... 7" bloom, 28" ht., dip. mid. bloom time, frag., reblooms, 17 bc. light mulberry with darker wide band and large green throat with midribs radiating out...... 25.00 df |
2016 Introductions
I have carefully picked the names of my 2016 introductions to highlight special people and places that has surrounded me almost my whole life. Sheila's Angel Heart is named after my childhood friend that truly has the heart of an angel. Bert's Corner was an antique store in my hometown and the owner touched so many lives, she passed this year. The rest are historic places in the beautiful Arcadia Valley that I have grown up enjoying most of my life. I hope that you will enjoy my flowers and make a point to visit and see for yourself all the beauty that surrounds me.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Karen
 Sheila's Angel Heart (Sherrill K. 2016) 7' bl., 28" ht., tet., mid., sev., re., 22 b.c. 4 way br. Crimson with lighter watermark, large ruffled baby ribbon pink edge with matching midrib and sepals, chartreuse throat. (Key to My Heart x Fire Down Below) $30.00 df |  Battle of Pilot Knob (Sherrill K. 2016) 6" bl., 24" ht., tet., sev., em., re., 3 way br., 16 b.c. Light salmon with reverse bi-tone sepals, maroon eye bursting from green throat, matching maroon picotee. (Destined to See x Strawberry Candy) $25.00 df |  Bert's Corner (Sherrill K. 2016) 7" bl., 29" ht., tet., sev., ml., fr., re., 3 way br., 12 b.c. Bright pink with cream watermark, large yellow to green throat, yellow ruffled edge. (Palace Garden Beauty x Way Cool) $30.00 df |
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 Full Hunter's Moon (Sherrill K. 2016) 8" bl., 29" ht., tet. ml. fr. re. dor., 3 way br., 12 b.c. Bright yellow with lighter midrib, ruffled edge with a green throat. Pinebelt Magic x Audacity Bound) $25.00 df |  Arcadia Valley Mountain Music (Sherrill K. 2016) 6" bl., 29" ht., tet., ml., sev., fr., re., 2 way br., 15 b.c. Pink with a magenta band, matching magenta edge with a white bubbly picotee, green throat. Homemade Peach Ice Cream x Sunday Sandals) $30.00 df |  Silver Mines (Sherrill K. 2016) 8" bl., 42" ht., dip., sev., re., uf., m., fr., 2 way br., 12 b.c. Dark mauve with purple patterned eyezone, large chartreuse throat. (Yazoo Elsie Hinston x Mount Herman Intrigue) $25.00 df |
 Mina Sauk Falls (Sherrill K. 2016) 10.25" bl., 42" ht., dip., ml., dor., 3 way br. 15 b.c. Plum jam with chartreuse midrib and matching large chartreuse throat. (Orchid Majesty x Lavender Spider) $25.00 df |  Ozark Trail (Sherrill K. 2016) 8" bl., 35" ht., dip., l., sev., fr., 2 way br. 12 b.c. Passion pink with midrib and large green throat. (Fat Lady Sings x Royal Jester) $25.00 df |
2015 Introductions
New Lower Pricing
My 2015 introductions have special meaning to me. Rapture Ready was named for a friend in my church that when she saw it said "Oh that's what the Rapture will look like." Clouds From Heaven reminds me of fluffy clouds. Prayer Warrior has the look of a gentle but vigilant person in prayer. Song in My Soul is like a beautiful tune coming from the heart. Myrtle Marie is for my Mother's name sake. She is why I love daylilies. When I am in my garden, I feel she is with me. Mapping Arcadia Valley is the beautiful valley where I live.
Will The Circle Be Unbroken is a favorite song of mine and the band in this one reminds me of the tune. Grannies Gone Wild is named after a group of girlfriends that have grown older together and share the love of horseback riding. We have went from wild cowgirls to wild Grannies.
Abbreviations
Dor. Dormant
EE. Extra Early bloom
E. Early bloom
M. Midseason bloom
La. Late bloom
Re. Rebloom
UF. Unusual form
Fra. Fragrant
SF. Single fan
DF. Double fan
Tet. Tetraploid
Dip. Diploid
Se. Semi-evergreen
Ev. Evergreen
 Red with rose watermark, big green star burst throat. 8" bloom, 43" tall, late bloomer, dormant, diploid. 15 bud count. (Coburg Fright Wig x Laura Harwood) $20.00 df |  Rose pink with darker eye and veining, white midribs on petals and extra rose pink whorls emerging from center of a bright green throat. 7" bloom, 36" tall, late blooming, fragrant, semi evergreen, diploid 14 bid count (Double Ethel x Laura Harwood) $20.00 df |
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 Light apricot with light and dark bands of plum bursting onto the petals and sepals with a matching wire edge and yellow picotee, teeth surrounding a green to yellow throat. 6.5" bloom, 36" tall, mid to late, reblooming, semi evergreen, tet. 12 bud count. (Coach's Pride x Baracuda Bay) $20.00 df |  Clean velvet red with light pink midribs, petals and sepals are out lined in white. 6" bloom, 29" tall, Mid to late, reblooms, fragrant, semi evergreen, tet., 17 bud count. (Key to My Heart x Fire Down Below) $20.00 df |
 Dusty salmon reverse bi-tone with purple veining on the petals and sepals, a chartreuse to yellow throat, 6.5" bloom, 40" tall, mid to late, fragrant, semi evergreen, diploid, 33 bud count. (Dorothy Lambert x Mapping Caroline) $20.00 df |  Violet red magenta with a electric lavender watermark carrying onto the sepals, pie crust edge with white picotee, green to yellow throat. 5.5" bloom, 32" tall, mid to late, reblooms, semi evergreen tet., 25 bud count. (Only the Lonely x Forbidden Fantasy) $20.00 df |
 Cotton candy pink with a pale magenta band and edge, yellow picotee and big chartreuse heart throat. 6" bloom, 30" tall mid to late, reblooms, dormant, tet., 18 bud count. (Donna's Prayer x Border Blessed) $20.00 df |  Mauve bi-tone with thin yellow ruffle, cranberry veining emerging from a complex throat pattern with green at the center then lemon and burnt orange surrounded by bands of cranberry, yellow midribs pierce the pattern and lead to darker cranberry spearheads near the petal tips. 5.5" bloom, 22" tall, late, fragrant, semi evergreen. tet, 22 bud count. (Calgary Stampede x unknown) $20.00 df |
Back Gardens at Daylilies of the Valley
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Daylilies of the Valley is a state inspected daylily nursery owned and operated by Karen Sherrill in the beautiful Arcadia Valley. We have over 600 named varieties and over 1000 of my own one of a kind hybrid plants for sale or display. All daylilies are field grown, freshly dug and are sold as double fans. I ship all my plants by USPS priority mail all over the U.S. All plants are guaranteed to be true to name. A bonus plant is alway included with each order.
Our hours for daylily sales are Tuesday through Saturday 9:00 am to 2:00 pm or by appointment. Free group garden tours or picnics can be arranged by appointment only. Peak bloom season varies from season to season but is usually mid June.
If you would like to place an order or have a question, contact me at 573-546-6754 or email joandkd@yahoo.com, and I will respond as soon as possible. Click on link to fill out form.
I will take a check or money order for payment. There is a $9.00 shipping charge for the first plant, add $2.00 (plus the cost of the plant) for any additional plants shipped together. I can only ship to the U.S.
Gardening 101
As soon as you open the package, unpack them and soak the roots for an hour or so in water that is cool, but not cold. If you have liquid fertilizer on hand, add a tiny bit to the water. This treatment will help them recover from the shock of being dug, packed and shipped. Plant the new plants within a few hours if possible. .
Daylilies grow best in full sunlight but will do well if there is sun for at least 6 hours of the day. They don't do well in deep shade or in water logged soils. Daylilies like loamy soil in which organic matter has been incorporated, with good drainage and moderate moisture. Set plants 2 feet apart. Dig a hole for each one, 2 feet in diameter and 18 inches deep. If you have compost, dried manure, peat moss or other organic matter, mix it with the soil you remove. Then add enough soil to fill the bottom of the holes so the plants can be set at the proper depth. The crown - the area where the root clump meets the foliage - should be planted an inch under the ground. Add soil around the plants and press firmly in place. Water in well. Water plants every other day for a week or two after planting but do not keep them soggy. Then water them once a week until you are sure they are well established. Mulch reduces weed competition and slows evaporation of the soil surface. Water during dry periods to maintain health foliage and encourage repeat flowering. Karen Sherrill