Arcadian Daylilies
Most recently updated April
16, 2008
With priorities
shifting we have not managed to produce a 2008 colour catalogue and may not at
all this year. With only a
2008 Arcadian Daylilies Cultivar
List and not a colour
catalogue, sales are down.
So here is the result
– despite having said that we would never have another DISCOUNTED PRICE SALE we need to
move some inventory.
Note - Overwintered
Container Grown Plants were moved from winter storage April 5 & 6 and could
be available for Pickup by the 4th week of April.
Index
- 2008 Arcadian Daylilies Cultivar
List ( Now Available ! )
- JDRF 2nd
Annual Fundraiser Perennial Plant Sale
- Container Grown Plants – Ready to bloom for July & August!
- New! Certified Organic “Alfalfa Green” Alfalfa
Pellets - UPDATED
- Arcadian Daylilies Archived
Newsletters
- Humber Arboretum – Public
Daylily Gardens
- Humber Arboretum – Species
Collection
- Obituary for a special friend –
Janet Badali
Sandy Carlton
Arcadian Daylilies
416-657-1444
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2008 Colour Catalogue will not be produced. We’ve
fallen behind in our work again and with shifting priorities it is mose
unlikely that a 2008 Colour Catalogue will come to fruition. As soon as it is
ready it will be downloadable for free from this web site, and Printed copies
will be mailed to all 2007 Mail-order customers.
Past catalogues
(which may be downloaded below) describe and picture many of the cultivars we
are offering for sale. You are welcome to email with questions about any
cultivars and if you’re interested we could email you a description and photo.
We will try to update this site with photos of some of the more popular
cultivars.
Wholesale pricing – open to Landscapers, Garden Clubs or anyone with a big planting to do.
Order 10 Plants from this list take 10% off the price
Order 25 Plants from this list take 20% off the price
Order 40 Plants from this list take 30% off the price
Order 50 Plants from this list take 35% off the price
Subject to availability - This is an inventory reduction sale and will run only until our excess numbers have been reduced.
Charles
Johnson
Enjoy
Fellow
Ferengi
Gold
Finlandia
Gold
Firestorm
Lady
Fingers
Lilting
Lavender
Lemon
Lace
Moonlit Masquerade
Open
Hearth
Orchid
Corsage
Persian
Market
Prague Spring
Satin Bird
Shades of Darkness
Strutters
Ball
Tylweth
Teg
White Temptation
The above plants
are available container Grown for Pickups, or bare
root for Mailorders. Delivery of Container Grown Stock May be possible to
arrange.
The simplest method of placing an order is to print the Order Form (Click Here for a Printer Friendly Order Form PDF) and mail it to us with payment. We are happy to accept email orders (they do not need to be formatted and telephone orders, however payment is by cash, cheque (personal cheques are OK), or money order. (please do not mail cash)
Plants are committed, and shipping dates assigned, on a First-Paid-For-Basis.
You are welcome to email any questions including cultivar availability and enquiries about available shipping dates.
Past
Catalogues are archived here. These
are large (approx 2Mb) Adobe PDF files that may take a few minutes to download
depending on the speed of your internet connection.
Arcadian
Daylilies Archived 2007 Catalogue
Arcadian
Daylilies Archived 2006 Catalogue
Arcadian Daylilies
Archived 2005 Catalogue
Arcadian Daylilies
Archived 2004 Catalogue
Arcadian Daylilies
Archived 2003 Catalogue
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Saturday May 24, 2008
8:00 am till 2:00 pm
Many new and exciting perennials, as well as older tried and true performers.
We have hundreds of overwintered 2 gallon Container Grown Plants that can be planted into the landscape without losing a beat. These plants are guaranteed to bloom this year.
Pickups can be arranged at our
We have an exciting lineup of hosta for 2008 including some of the most delightful small (and Giant) hosta currently available anywhere.
Blue Mouse Ears 2008 Hosta of the year
8”↑ 19”↔ 3.5”Container $10.00
Earth Angel 2009 Hosta of the year
26”↑ 50”↔ 1 gallon Container $12.00
Big Daddy 26”↑ 49”↔ 1 gallon Container $8.00
Christmas Cookies 14”↑ 30”↔ 4.5”Container $15.00
Cracker Crumbs 5”↑ 19”↔ 3.5”Container $12.00
Guardian Angel 28”↑ 55”↔ 1 gallon Container $14.00
Pandora’s Box 8”↑ 19”↔ 4.5”Container $10.00
Peanut 6”↑ 18”↔ 3.5”Container $12.00
Sugar and Spice 20”↑ 48”↔ 1 gallon Container $15.00
Victory 30”↑ 70”↔ 1 gallon Container $12.00
X-Rated 4”↑ 18”↔ 4.5”Container $15.00
Yin 12”↑ 26”↔ 4.5”Container $15.00
Alfalfa has certainly grown in popularity – we
have been swamped with requests.
We have
limited inventory of Alfalfa left over from 2007 and are not yet certain if we
can secure a supply for 2008 or at what price that would be. Effective
Immediately,
Alfalfa Pellets are growing in popularity as a
soil conditioner, and fertility enhancer! At Arcadian Daylilies we have used
Alfalfa pellets for many years when lining out our daylilies, and we now have
50 lb bags for sale. Pickup only, $12.00 per bag.
When planting daylilies a couple large handfuls
should be incorporated into the soil around the roots of every plant. Just like
using compost, Alfalfa will loosen heavy compacted soils allowing better air
penetration to roots, and in lighter dryer soils Alfalfa will hold moisture -
up to 4 times its own weight.
But that is only the start of the benefits. Alfalfa
contains a powerful Plant Growth Hormone called Triacontanol. Triacontanol is
actually a fatty alcohol found in the waxy cuticle of Alfalfa. As the pellets
decompose in the soil, Triacontanol is released and made available to be
absorbed by the roots of plants, with a resulting growth stimulating effect.
Rose growers have known about Alfalfa for many decades but it also has a
powerful effect on our Daylilies and Hostas.
Triacontanol has been called the most potent
growth hormone ever used on plants, and it is all natural and from a Certified
Organic source.
Again, like compost, Alfalfa will feed the soil
and help build large populations of beneficial microbes to displace disease
organisms, and feed some of the same predators that attack garden pests.
And with an NPK analysis of 3-0-2, Alfalfa will
slowly release essential nutrients for plants as the material breaks down.
When you are finished planting your daylilies, the
remaining alfalfa can be used to topdress or mulch around older plants, and can
be spread on your lawn where it has all the same benefits of reducing
compaction, stimulating growth, providing nutrients, and feeding beneficial
microbial populations. Although we haven’t tried it yet, it is
so sweet smelling that it can be used on house plants too.
These are the finest Alfalfa Pellets we have ever
found. Produced by Western Alfalfa Milling in
For more information on the use of Alfalfa for
soil nutrition and as a soil conditioner check out the Western Alfalfa Milling
web site www.WamcoLtd.ca
The Humber Arboretum is a not for profit center for urban
ecology on the
Arcadian Daylilies has continued working in partnership with the Humber Arboretum to build a truly world class daylily collection, illustrating the many styles, sizes, heights and colours of the modern Daylily as well as many historical daylilies from “Apricot” introduced by George Yeld in 1893, onwards.
The highlight of the Arboretum collection is undoubtedly the Stout Silver Medal bed, which winds for 200 feet through an incredible park-like setting featuring mature trees, ponds, immaculate flowerbeds, & open lawns.
The Stout bed was specially
prepared to illustrate the evolution of the daylily since Hesperus received the
first Stout Medal in 1950.
In August 2003 we completed
the Stout Silver Medal Collection. To our knowledge this is the only complete
SSM collection in
This is not the way
daylilies are intended to be grown, however for the purposes of maintaining
this historically significant collection for Canadian Daylily Enthusiasts to
enjoy the extra effort is being applied.
As of bloom season 2003
many of the Stout Medal clumps have matured to the size that they are putting
up 10 – 15 scapes or more. The arboretum staff have done a fabulous job of
growing these plants to perfection and the results are a world class botanical
garden display.
The Humber Arboretum is
itself a Joint Project between the City of Toronto Parks, the Toronto Region
Conservation Authority and
Located at the back of
Access is off of Humber
College Blvd west of Hwy 27 and south of Finch Ave. Washroom facilities are
available in the residence building adjacent the arboretum.
For more information
416-657-1444
- Arcadian Daylilies
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During 2003, work began on a Collection of Species Daylilies
at the Arboretum. These daylilies for the most part have more historical significance
than commercial value, and the Humber Arboretum is the perfect place to
preserve and display this important plant material.
The Species Collection currently contains over 20 species and
sub-species, that will be blooming for the first time at the Arboretum in 2004.
Some species are extra early, so we may be seeing bloom as early as May 2004.
Special Thanks to Gil Stelter who donated many of the Species for the
Arboretum collection.
Gil and his wife Sally, operate
Gil has done considerable work crossing modern cultivars back to species
to restore vigour and hardiness of the species while maintaining the beauty of
the modern cultivars. Gil’s work is also helping to provide a better understanding
of Ploidy with the relationship of modern tetraploids and diploids to some of
the triploid species.
This section soon to
be updated with more photos and cultivar information
These are cultivars
that have performed exceptionally in our gardens, the combination of Exquisite
Beauty and Excellent Value make these 1st choice recommendations.
Please Note; all
photographs contained on this web site are protected by copyright and may not
be used by others without express written consent
Fooled Me –
Bright gold with Brilliant red eye FM Has the Spectacular Bloom and Outstanding
performance so important in our minds. Recipient of the 2005 Stout Silver
Medal.
Moonlit Masquerade –
Pale Cream near White with a dark purple eyezone above a green throat, MM has a
fine purple edge that doesn’t quite make it to the tip of the petals. A
vigorous plant with robust blemish free foliage MM is an early midseason
bloomer that often starts the 3rd week of June and blooms with
clusters of flowers for 5 or 6 weeks with rebloom after that. An absolute first
choice. Recipient of the 2004 Stout Silver Medal.
Janice Brown – one fabulous daylily with excellent Branching and Budcount – this should be on your must have list
Spider Miracle – Registered as an unusual Form (UFO) because of the
typical curling and twisting of segments SM is not just interesting and
beautiful, it is easy to grow and a rapid multiplier. One of
our first choice Daylilies.
Tuscawilla Tigress – Big Bold and
Beautiful. We love the thick leathery foliage and when topped
off with flaming hot blooms this is a daylily to see.
Purity –
the tallest daylily we currently offer for sale. We love the way these soft
yellow and fragrant blooms contrast against the blue backdrop of the sky. Mid
Late season bloom – may not start until the beginning of August then blooming
for 4-5 weeks
Peggy Jeffcoat –
Stunning, Stunning, Stunning this pale cream polychrome mother of pearl
opalescence diamond dusted with big 6.5” blooms sitting just above the foliage.
PJ makes a perfect specimen plant in the choicest spot in your garden or can be
massed in a border – front row only please – PJ is too beautiful to put
anywhere else.
It is with a great deal of sadness that I want to share the news of the passing of Janet Badali. On December 12th 2007, Janet lost her battle with cancer while in hospital.
Janet was a personal friend who I have often publicly credited or blamed for getting me hooked on daylilies. It must be close to 20 years ago when I purchased from her the first daylilies that were fancier than daylily yellow or daylily red.
Janet lived in a modest bungalow in
Over the years, visits to her garden were always educational and inspirational. Janet’s garden was the first I had ever encountered where there was no grass. She grew a dazzling array of perennials, and every square inch was always perfectly groomed. Janet hybridized both daylilies and peonies, and although she had created many worthy plants she did so only for the love, and never commercially introduced them.
When my eleven year old daughter expressed an interest in hybridizing Janet provided her with containers and trays, and complete advice on how to sprout and grow the seeds.
Janet’s generosity with anyone that wanted to learn never failed to impress me.
Before retiring Janet’s career was in retail sales. She continued selling extra plants from her garden right up until this past year. Any summer weekend that she wasn’t otherwise occupied saw her with a sign by the roadside and a stand set up in front of her garage. Her customers included many that simply stopped on impulse or out of curiosity. There were many others that loyally returned year after year to again visit with her, enjoy her garden, and select more plants to take home themselves.
Janet’s garden was contained in a small corner lot where passersby constantly stopped to marvel at the varied colours, textures, and fragrances that provided year round beauty. Visitors only had to express interest, to be offered a guided tour, and as much botanical information as they wanted.
I believe her greatest joy in life was sharing her garden with others.
According to her wishes, Janet’s body was cremated without
ceremony and her ashes will be spread by her sister Joyce Mayer of
Thanks for visiting
Sandy Carlton
Arcadian Daylilies
416-657-1444
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