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The Central Iowa Daylily Society will hold an informal daylily plant auction at 2:45 p.m. on Aug. 15 at the Marshall County Extension Office at 2608 S. Second St. in Marshalltown.
These daylilies have been supplied by members and from Minnesota daylily hybridizers Mike Grosmann and Kathleen Nordstrom. Eighteen of their unique varieties will be auctioned. Club members will also provide daylilies, iris and other plants for the auction. The auction is quite casual and will be a great opportunity to get daylilies at very reasonable prices. The fall is a good time to plant daylilies and daylilies are wonderful garden flowers.
Although each flower only lasts one day, the flowering period of an established clump is usually several weeks long. The colors range from near-whites, pastels, yellows, oranges, pinks, vivid reds, green, deep crimson, purple, neon pink, nearly true-blue and many fabulous blends and eye-popping multi-colored patterns. A trio of daylilies in various sizes and shapes planted together in a mixed bed provides a firework of color throughout the season, while maintaining a good foliage structure. Daylilies can thrive in most ordinary top soils without any required fertilizing or insect control measures.
A potluck provided by members will begin at 2 p.m. and auction attendees are invited. For more information on this auction, email skycutter@heartofiowa.net