Daylily Tour
When: Saturday, June 28, 2008, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: Toad Hollow Daylily and Iris Farm, 1534 Rd 170, Emporia
Cost: Free
Age limit: All ages
Categories: Outdoor, Art Galleries, Children, Community
Description: Toad Hollow's summer garden is for the daylily lover. Experience over 500 daylilies close-up and personal. The array of colors is amazing. From almost white to almost black, you will see every shade of yellow, salmon, orange, rust, pink and red, not to mention polychromed and eyed blossoms. Form and habit are also diverse. You will see minis, spider form, seersuckering, ruffles, veining and ribbing. Observe high bud count for a longer blooming cycle. Seeing daylilies in the field gives you a better idea of plant vigor, sturdiness and true color in our climate. Roses, love-in-a-mist, rose campion, larkspur, hollyhocks, bronze fennel, purple cone flowers and lilies are among other seasonal plants in bloom during the daylily season.
Toad Hollow features one of the most complete collections of Brother Charles Reckamp daylilies in the Midwest. A Catholic monk in Illinois, Brother Charles died in 1996, but a number of his hybrid seedlings continue to be introduced. This garden also includes hybrids developed by Kansans including the late Ivan Beyer of Gridley. 620-343-8655
Event posted Feb. 21, 2008
Last updated April 4, 2008
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