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.
Lavender Rainbow
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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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No Deer Here
Last week I enjoyed my annual stroll through the gardens
of my friends’ former daylily farm, Whippoorwill’s Call.
There are hundreds of hybrids of daylilies and obviously, no deer.
It is interesting to me how many forms a flower can take in one species of Hemereocallis
if you mix up its genes a bit.
Different ruffles and watermarks and tepal markings…
Here are some of my favorites.
I will get the Rumples to check behind me about names.
Of course I was busy talking while photographing, so there are probably some mix-ups.
Check back in a few days if an accurate hybrid name of one of these is important to you.
If I ever quit talking,
I may be able to get something done correctly…but it won’t be as fun.
Aren’t these uneaten flowers amazing?
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June Again, Knock on Wood
I don’t want to jinx myself by saying this but,
June is usually the month all goes awry.
Something unusual usually happens in June. (Knock on wood)
I am going to try to remain calm and carry on.
If you stop hearing from me, somebody better come check on us.
It is hard to keep up with a garden during June here in North Carolina.
The wetness and warmness make every plant go through a growth spurt,
including the weeds.
To keep me from going through a daylily/Hemerocallis frenzy on-line,
I will share them in phases.
The first five are in bloom.
Whooperee bloomed first this year. It has big, juicy buds that were gobbled up by the deer last year. The spent blooms are heavy and bleed red on your hands. The deer know how to pick the most succulent blooms.
Little Lila is a sweet smaller daylily that fits nicely in a mixed border. The lime green throat is nice contrast to the magenta eye and delicate pink petals and sepals.
Lavender Rainbow shines yellow in sun. In shade it appears more creamy. I so love its blotchy lavender eye. It has slightly frilled margins which dresses is up. Fancy!
Smoky Mountain Autumn is my favorite color of pinkish salmon. I love how its petals are darker and wider than its sepals and I love that bright yellow eye.
Breed Apart is nicely detailed with a golden frilly margin to match its golden throat and pollen. Its coloration is webbed instead of solid which reminds me of Amaryllis coloration.
It is hard to pick a favorite daylily. So, I just pick a favorite for each day. There will be some more coming into bloom from now until August. I think of the daylilies as variations on a theme. I mix them in my borders, so that there are flowers blooming before them and after them.
Keep your fingers crossed for me during June. Let’s hope all goes well THIS year.
At least I have eight rabbits’ feet to improve my luck. Attached to my bunnies, of course.
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