Solaris Farms

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About Solaris Farms Welcome to Solaris Farms, a family-owned nursery and AHS Show Garden offering daylilies, perennials, fine ornamentals and handcrafted wooden garden accessories. Visitors are welcome to look through seedling fields, hybridizing areas and display gardens to get an idea of things to come (dreams). Set in a century-old Wisconsin farmstead, Solaris Farms specializes in hardy, field grown daylilies cultivated to withstand the climatic rigors of the upper Midwest. Here, we present more than 1000 varieties of Hemerocallis (daylilies), from exciting new introductions to classic favorites. Plus you ’ll find an eclectic mix of perennials to complement your gardens and landscape. Our mission in hybridizing is...better plant, better scapes and better flowers in that order! Solaris Farms is located in an area of harsh winter climate that experiences greater than normal freeze-thaw cycles, icing and exposure. With these factors in mind, Solaris Farms is working on programs involving clear vibrant colors, unusual forms and ruffling of reds. Both diploid and tetraploid daylily lines are actively being hybridized. If you are tired of plants that do not perform or even survive in the north, give us a try-we guarantee your 'hardy' satisfaction! Great garden daylilies must not only survive, but be productive as plants! Our plants do not require special winter attention and have been tested without mulching or extra care. Southern genetics are used sparingly, or not at all in our hybridizing program, since hardy genetics can be easily diluted. The farm is a State of Wisconsin registered and inspected nursery and an official American Hemerocallis Society Display Garden. Nate, Kim, Emma and Ethan Bremer run the operation with the help of the Casey family during peak daylily bloom season. The farm was once a dairy operation and the old buildings and structures that were a part of that business still stand. Historical maps show a Native American burial site on the northwestern edge of the property and finding an occasional projectile point is quite possible. Our brick home is the second residence built on the property and was erected circa 1920-1930. The first farm house is long since gone and was located at the top of our little hill where the display gardens now grow. Nate is a middle school science teacher with a background in conservation and plant science. The business is a labor of love, rather than one of monetary desire. Nate, in all likelihood, will dig and label your order for mail order.. He has hybridized orchids in the past and now enjoys the many aspects of plant propagation. Nate also does the daylily and peony hybridizing at Solaris Farms. Kimberly works as a free-lance marketing specialist throughout the area and enjoys visiting, digging, and assisting customers when time permits. Emma is the heart and soul of the sales operation, working long hours assisting customers with their orders and getting them ready to leave the farm with outstanding plants. She attends UW-La Crosse as a Archeology major in the winter months.

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