I had once again ordered more lilies than I had space for so stuck this one next to a hosta figuring I could move the lily next year. Well it thrived and grew and is lovely! I am going to move the hosta instead. I am going to order this one again because I love seeing the little flowers so tall above the plants leaves. Zone 3 Wisconsin
I’ve had ‘Golden Chimes’ for three years and in all that time it never has achieved the height noted in the description, more like about 18-inches. Also the flowers started out as a yellow but are now golden. That said, I don’t consider these negatives at all. I love the small sized foliage, the wiry scapes and small golden blooms. It’s a beautiful little plant I need to move to the front of the bed where I can appreciate it more. I’ve come to appreciate small flowered daylilies like ‘Golden Chimes’ for their balanced, proportional look in all aspects of the plant.
This is my 2rd year with Golden Chimes from Oakes (bought it 3 years ago in fall). I have it in full sun, but just like last year, it barely bloomed–1 scape and 3 buds. Also, the scape is only about 12″ high (same height as last year). The flowers are delightfully different and I like the deep gold color. The soil is very heavy clay in this location, but Rocket City doesn’t seem to mind and blooms like crazy on 36″ scapes. I will move it to more loamy soil and see what it does next year.
Golden Chimes took its time establishing vigor, and it took me awhile to understand how to use it. With over 200 varieties and 500 plants, Golden Chimes has shown me its unique character in the daylily garden – its like magic! I love it most planted in FRONT of shorter compatible daylilies, as its incredibly thin but strong scapes are nearly invisible, but hold its golden small flowers above the shorter plants, and truly look like butterflies hovering above its garden partners. Right now, I have several planted at the very front of one deep cottage garden bed – directly behind it a bed of – “Twiggy” – a delicate beauty with its small golden orange spidery blooms trimmed with maroon on its edges – dancing in the slightest breeze on its own thin stems – I can’t wait to take my coffee out each early morning to watch this charming duet!!! Try it!
Disappointing. Color looks more yellow in photo, but is actually the gold of stella d’oro, which I don’t happen to like. Maybe next year it’ll be bushier and look better.
This is a beautiful and graceful daylily. I wish breeders would work at developing more varieties like Golden Chimes. My personal opinion is that many mineatures lack proportion between the flowers and the plant size – not so this one.
This is my first year for Golden Chimes but it’s so graceful and petite, it gives a different look than other daylillies. Very pleased with the overall look and performance.
I love this unusual daylily! The dainty flowers on the long scapes look so graceful and lovely in my mixed border surrounded by pink achillea. It has been a very good grower for me as well. I highly recommend it!
You can request a specific date in the Order Notes box during checkout, and we will ship your plants as close to the time you request as possible.
We ship February — October.
Or we will send at the proper time for planting:
Winter and Early Spring Orders:
We will send at the appropriate time for Spring planting in your area. See the chart below for approximate starting shipping dates by zone.
Late Spring and Summer Orders :
After shipping has started to your area, we will send as soon as possible, normally within one to two weeks.
PLEASE NOTE – We will do our best to ship as quickly as possible, but the plants are growing in the ground, not sitting on a shelf, so it takes some time to get them dug and ready to ship.
Fall Orders:
We will send as soon as possible, up until it is too late to plant in your area. Orders placed after that time will ship the following spring. See the chart below for last shipping date by zone.
Approximate Dates We Start Shipping by USDA Hardiness Zone:
Zones 9-10: Mid-late February
Zone 8: Early-mid March
Zone 7: Mid-late March
Zone 6: Late March – early April
Zone 5: Early-late April
Zones 2-4: Late April – early May
Approximate Dates We Stop Shipping by USDA Hardiness Zone:
Zones 2-4: Mid-September
Zone 5: Mid-late September
Zone 6: Late September
Zone 7: Early October
Zone 8: Mid October
Zones 9-10: Late October
It’s pretty simple: most of you can grow any of the daylilies we sell. If you live in an area with a sustained cold period like we do in East Tennessee, you can grow all the varieties. However, If you live in an area that doesn’t get freezing weather in the winter, dormant varieties won’t work for you; you need to choose evergreen or semi-evergreen varieties.
We normally include bonus plants equal to about 20% of your order. And these aren’t “leftover” plants, or “whatever we’ve got lying around.” These are the same huge, healthy plants we sell. Just leave the decision up to us— we’ll pick something we know you’ll love!
Daylily Stickers!
After the year we’ve all had, we’re trying to wring whatever joy we can find out of every day— even Tax Day*. So we put our thinking caps on and thought, “What is silly and fun and makes everyone happy?”.
That’s when it hit us: stickers! To make your day brighter, we are offering 13 stickers free with every order today through April 19!!!
Stick ’em on your water bottle, your cooler, your laptop (even your wheelbarrow!) or wherever else you could use a bit of cheery color.
*We know that Tax Day has officially been moved to May 17. Since today is traditionally Tax Day, though, we’re going for it.
Donna Kudlicki –
I had once again ordered more lilies than I had space for so stuck this one next to a hosta figuring I could move the lily next year. Well it thrived and grew and is lovely! I am going to move the hosta instead. I am going to order this one again because I love seeing the little flowers so tall above the plants leaves. Zone 3 Wisconsin
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[email protected] (verified owner) –
I’ve had ‘Golden Chimes’ for three years and in all that time it never has achieved the height noted in the description, more like about 18-inches. Also the flowers started out as a yellow but are now golden. That said, I don’t consider these negatives at all. I love the small sized foliage, the wiry scapes and small golden blooms. It’s a beautiful little plant I need to move to the front of the bed where I can appreciate it more. I’ve come to appreciate small flowered daylilies like ‘Golden Chimes’ for their balanced, proportional look in all aspects of the plant.
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Chris Anderson –
This is my 2rd year with Golden Chimes from Oakes (bought it 3 years ago in fall). I have it in full sun, but just like last year, it barely bloomed–1 scape and 3 buds. Also, the scape is only about 12″ high (same height as last year). The flowers are delightfully different and I like the deep gold color. The soil is very heavy clay in this location, but Rocket City doesn’t seem to mind and blooms like crazy on 36″ scapes. I will move it to more loamy soil and see what it does next year.
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Bloomington, MN (verified owner) –
Golden Chimes took its time establishing vigor, and it took me awhile to understand how to use it. With over 200 varieties and 500 plants, Golden Chimes has shown me its unique character in the daylily garden – its like magic! I love it most planted in FRONT of shorter compatible daylilies, as its incredibly thin but strong scapes are nearly invisible, but hold its golden small flowers above the shorter plants, and truly look like butterflies hovering above its garden partners. Right now, I have several planted at the very front of one deep cottage garden bed – directly behind it a bed of – “Twiggy” – a delicate beauty with its small golden orange spidery blooms trimmed with maroon on its edges – dancing in the slightest breeze on its own thin stems – I can’t wait to take my coffee out each early morning to watch this charming duet!!! Try it!
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Louisville, KY –
Disappointing. Color looks more yellow in photo, but is actually the gold of stella d’oro, which I don’t happen to like. Maybe next year it’ll be bushier and look better.
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st. paul, MN –
This is a beautiful and graceful daylily. I wish breeders would work at developing more varieties like Golden Chimes. My personal opinion is that many mineatures lack proportion between the flowers and the plant size – not so this one.
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Marlton, NJ –
This is my first year for Golden Chimes but it’s so graceful and petite, it gives a different look than other daylillies. Very pleased with the overall look and performance.
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Grand Junction, TN –
I love this unusual daylily! The dainty flowers on the long scapes look so graceful and lovely in my mixed border surrounded by pink achillea. It has been a very good grower for me as well. I highly recommend it!
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