Daylily Nut -- Hemerocallis 'Share Me'
Fall 2004 Registration, Introduced spring 2005
L. to r.: obligatory mug shot, Ungroomed clump in Mid-July rebloom, Color comparison with H. 'Stella de Oro'
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WETZEL (2004) EERe ext. fr. Ev. dip. 22", 4 3/4", 3 branches, 14 buds Bright golden yellow self above rich green throat. (H. 'Super Stella' x H. 'Brocaded Gown') Seedling #92-03-32. Very fertile both ways.
Introducing one of very few truly everblooming LARGE FLOWERED daylilies. The quality of an everbloomer can not be evaluated quickly. This one has been under evaluation for 15 years. Note well: H. 'Share Me' grows best in ordinary soil without much attention. if given excessive fertilization, and/or if planted in soils with high organic content, it responds by producing scapes which are too tall and leggy, so that with its characteristic high bud count and large flower size, some scapes will droop and fall to the ground. Also, the "good culture" will force quick rebloom at the expense of more steady, long term bloom. Finally, first tests in Florida (the "mecca" area around Orlando) were not positive. Although H. 'Share Me' is an evergreen, it may stress itself out with its early bloom and rebloom, and subsequently diminish and die. If you want to try to grow H. 'Share Me' in zones 9 or warmer, I'll ship it to you for free, and (as with all my cultivars), I'll refund your purchase price if you are not satisfied for any reason at all.
H. 'Share Me' is a northern hardy northern rebloomer that is an evergreen. Despite being an evergreen, it does not suffer at all from -12F cold with no mulching. It may get this quality from its pollen parent, the Stout medal winning H. 'Brocaded Gown', which behaves as an evergreen here in Maryland. Or it may have drawn upon its distant ancestor H. 'Bitsy', which grows well From Florida to Canada.
H. 'Share Me' has been an outstanding performer for me in a variety of ordinary soils and microclimates since it first bloomed in 1992. Placed in a sunny, warm southwest facing sheltered location, it has bloomed continuously (a succession of 5 or more sets of scapes) from May through early December here in Maryland. It's rebloom performance is significantly superior to H. 'Stella de Oro' (in at least four ways: the number of flowers open on any given day, bud count per scape, number of rebloom scapes produced, and the sheer garden power of its large flower). I've included a photo of a completely ungroomed clump, taken on July 11, which demonstrates the high bud count and intensity of its rebloom. Note the spent scapes with 3 way branching and excellent bud count. Note also that H. 'Share Me' carries its blooms well above the foliage.
The wide open form of H. 'Share Me' helps to show off its absolutely captivating green throat. I never seem to tire of admiring that vivid, almost neon-green central color. H. 'Share Me's foliage is disease free, fairly deep green by evergreen standards, and, like many evergreens, it does not "brown out" or go heat-dormant in August. It still appears fresh and lush, when other northern rebloomers are showing yellowing and dying leaves, sickly brown tips, and nearly no fresh foliage growth. H. 'Share Me' has never suffered from spring sickness in my garden. And to top it all off, the fragrance from H. 'Share Me' is just wonderful -- a little less intense than honeysuckle, but rather similar by my nose.
H. 'Share Me' is a true landscaper's daylily. It begins to bloom within days of H. 'Stella de Oro', and continues with little or no break to first frost. Its color is far brighter than its famous parent, really calling for attention from a distance. Best of all, and this may seem a subtle nuance until you grow H. 'Share Me' with total neglect for 5 or more years, it does not crowd itself out and diminish its rebloom with the passage of years. H. 'Share Me' has a "shelf life" of at least 6 years before it needs to be divided, possibly longer. H. 'Stella de Oro', in my experience, begins to diminish in rebloom rapidly here, and by the third year without dividing, rebloom begins to be very sparse. Not so with H. 'Share Me'. Especially when planted in ordinary soil, without ammendments or mulching, it continues to put on its show reliably, year after year.
The DaylilyNut Farm has never had rust. It is state inspected, and is located about 25 miles west of Baltimore, MD. The garden has been moved to a cold pocket valley, on the boundary between USDA climate zones 5 and 6 (coldest winter night is about -10F).
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Pete Wetzel
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