A Star Trek Garden: Where Daylilies Meet the Final Frontier

Dave's Garden member Lindalee Stuckey merged her passions—daylilies and science fiction—into a themed garden featuring cultivars from hybridizer Curt Hanson, who names his introductions after Star Trek elements.

Building the Collection

Lindalee's journey began with a 'Captain Kirk' hosta and a few sci-fi-named plants. Discovering Hanson's Critonic Gardens (where new hybrids can cost $200) led her to an American Hemerocallis Society auction, where she won 'Cardassian Border'. Her daughter gifted 'Photon Torpedo' and 'Romulan Defector'. She eventually budgeted for seven more as combined holiday gifts. Her husband, also a sci-fi fan, designed a stone Starfleet emblem as the garden's focal point.

Star Trek Daylilies in the Garden

• 'Borg Technology', 'Cloaking Device', 'First Officer's Log', 'Life on Bajor', 'Neutral Zone', 'Spock's Ears', 'Vulcan Logic', 'Photon Torpedo', 'Romulan Deflector'

Other Sci-Fi Named Daylilies and Hostas

• 'Captain Kirk' hosta, 'Enterprise', 'Starship', 'Rocket Booster', 'Lost in Space', plus 'Purple Pyrotechnics', 'All Fired Up', 'Rocket City', 'Venusian Heat', 'Notify Ground Crew', 'Klatuu Barata Nictu', 'Galaxy Quest', 'Solar Eclipse', 'Ashwood Rings of Saturn'

Lindalee seeks Celosia 'Star Trek Rose Pink Adobe' for annual color. In July, she hosted the DuPage Sci-Fi Club's "When Hobbies Collide" gathering, proving that intersecting passions can create fascinating garden universes.

Editor's Note: Originally published August 4, 2008. Comments welcome; author may not respond.