This plant is an easy-pleaser.
It has thrived wherever I plant it.
I love the blooms and the foliage.
All it needs is enough water to stay vertical.
‘Hot Chocolate’ wins the prize for the best calla.
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Hot Chocolate Calla
Month: June 2019
Peacock Alley
I have been fighting to protect daylily buds long enough to get a photo of one bloom from each plant.
I actually burst into tears in the garden yesterday.
One of my slow-growing daylilies, ‘Gentle Shepherd’ was decapitated overnight.
Here is a survivor.
‘Peacock Alley’ with sparkling raindrops.
Pointy, pink and pretty.
My flowers are my friends.
The deer are not my enemies.
I am torn between flowers and fawns.
My world is tiny.
My garden is important to me but so is nature.
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Moonlit Masquerade
This bloom stands out in the garden due to its mellow petal color.
Many daylilies scream for attention,
but ‘Moonlit Masquerade’ quietly waits to be noticed.
It has smooth moonlight yellow petals and a deep mulberry eye contrasted by a yellow-green throat.
Ooh la la!
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Smoky Mountain Autumn
Smoky Mountain Autumn has always been one of my favorite daylilies.
Its color is a strong apricot with a hint of cantaloupe centered with a bright yellow throat.
Its a mixture of fire and fruit.
I am always glad to see these blooms.
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Lavender Rainbow
This ‘Lavendar Rainbow’ daylily has lovely large blooms.
A mix of soothing colors.
I love how the sepals are a different color than the petals.
Navona Lily
This lovely lily is a star in the garden.
It seems happy in the corner of the bunny yard.
It is safe behind a fence, of course.
These two eat anything green.
Even a green box.
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The Be-headings
I discovered more damage during my morning rounds.
There were several be-headings in the garden.
Our deer herd has been back for a midnight snack.
Any stem outside a fence ring is in danger of ingestion.
This Whooperee daylily was totally decapitated.
I try to put barriers between the beasts and the blooms.
I hope the Deer Scram will help slow down the feasting.
How many flowers could I buy with the money I have spent to stop the deer?
June is not joyous.
It is the month of expensive battles.
Nature always wins the war.
I know this.
I just need one bloom to photograph.
Is that too much to ask from my hungry herd?
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Dixie Boy Daylily
‘Dixie Boy’ started blooming this morning.
It has a rich yellow to contrast the deep burgundy eye and edge.
It’s hard to pick a favorite.
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Daring Deception
This daylily’s name is ‘Daring Deception’.
It has ruffled petals with purple edges.
I loved how the edges match the eye.
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