Springwood Gardens is a family-owned mail order nursery which specializes in breeding fancy, northern hardy, tetraploid daylilies with great color, many of which are also outstanding breeders. We are pleased to offer 17 new tetraploid introductions for 2007. Nine of them are dormant, and all have thrived despite difficult zone 4 winters with little to no snow cover. Temperatures during bloom season are warmer than one might expect, however, with nights typically in the 60’s and days in the 80’s and 90’s.

SPECIAL PRICING

Order the entire 2008 collection of 17 plants for $1350 plus $24 shipping (catalogue value $1725). If you feel that any of the plants in the collection are not right for you (e.g. SECRET OF CONTENTMENT for non-hybridizers in the north) or if you already received one of them at the national convention, please feel free to request a discounted collection price or a substitution from anything in the catalogue that is still available and comparably priced.

GIFT PLANTS

As a thank you for your order, you will receive gift plants (or extra fans or supersizing if available) equal to at least 25% of your order (except for the collection which is already discounted) or free priority mail shipping. Please note the option you prefer on your order form, and include a long list of plants from which I can choose.

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SALES INFORMATION

Each order is important, and I personally dig, wash and box each plant. Plants are state-inspected and we have never had rust (so I don’t know how rust resistant any particular plant might be). Shipping is by priority mail from March 15 to June 15. U.S .shipments only. All Springwood introductions have been grown and tested outside before selection. They are planted on top of a cold, windswept hill with almost no snow cover. The ground around the daylilies is covered with a couple of inches of hardwood bark for weed control. They are given an inch of water a week during growing season and no fertilizer. Introductions are lined out in the summer and grown in the ground inside the greenhouse, enabling you to receive large, high quality, blooming size plants when it’s most convenient for you in the spring. I recognize that not everyone is enamored of plants grown in greenhouses, but in our climate, it’s the only way I’m able to ship before early June! Bloom occurs early in the greenhouse (like in Florida), and it is likely you will receive a plant that has had its scape snipped off early in order to put energy back into the plant. Most buyers report first year bloom (and often rebloom) on the majority of their plants, although not usually in sync with their peak bloom time. Northerners will find that their plants will re-establish more quickly if they request delivery after the soil has warmed up in their area and after hard frosts are expected.

GUARANTEE

Springwood Gardens’ introductions are guaranteed for a year in zone 4 and higher if grown in normal garden conditions (e.g. grown in the ground rather than in pots, not in standing water, watered as needed, soil not overly compacted); that bark or other mulch is put around the plants to keep the roots cool and moist (no extra winter mulching needed); and that they’re not divided when first received or during the first year. (Note: it’s best to avoid dividing or transplanting daylilies when they are stressed by high temps or drought, and northerners report better success dividing daylilies in spring or early summer, rather than in the fall.)

VISITORS

Peak bloom outside is usually late July to early August; peak bloom in the greenhouse is usually mid-April to late May. The greenhouse and garden are open by appointment any time of the day :-) to fellow daylily enthusiasts, family and friends. Please call or e-mail to get directions.