When I went out to see what was blooming in the daylily patch last, someone else was already admiring the flowers. This little garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) prepared to make a swift exit as he kept a wary eye on my approach. I have to admit to having no desire to pick up or otherwise interact with snakes, but I’m glad to have them visit my garden, even if they’re not so eye catching as Kenton and Rebeccas’ corn snakes! Here are some of the blooms the snake and I enjoyed.
Prague Spring (Lambert 1989)
Chance Encounter (Stamile 1994)
Cameroons (Munson 1984)
Trahlyta (Childs 1982)
Starman's Quest (Burkey 1989)
Starman’s Quest is an offspring of Trahlyta. The family resemblance is easy to see, with Starman having a more spidery form. By the time I had visited all the flowers, Little Snake had decided I was no threat and settled down to enjoy the garden in peace.
Willow House Chronicles 
What a great guest among your lilies! It never ceases to amaze us when you post these beautiful photos. So many colors and shapes, and the scents must be sublime. We keep wanting to step back and see them all blooming at once. Simply beautiful =)
Hmmmmm. I’m detecting a theme here. I don’t want to be obvious, but I’ll give you a hint: it starts with “p” and ends with”urple”.
Lovely pics.
K&R, These plants were just moved to their new location recently so aren’t at their best yet. Next year will be better for the overall garden shots! I enjoy seeing their cheerful faces though.
SpongeDeb, yes, colour coordinated! I had a couple of reds I could have used, but it seemed jarring : )
I’m working on a seperate page to post my daylily faces to.