Frans Hals (Flory 1955)
It’s been an amazing summer for daylilies here. Although it has been very hot and dry, a few thunderstorms have rolled through and kept things from becoming totally parched. Some of the plants have put on wonderful displayed, but the daylily season is beginning to wind down now. Early bloomers are finished, middle bloomers are getting down to their last few buds, and there are only two or three plants left that are just now about to open their first flowers. Here is a display of some of the flowers that have been brightening the garden this week, everything from an old favorite, Frans Hals, introduced in 1955 to Old King Cole, a new spring arrival in my garden.
Priscilla's Dream (Shooter 1993)
Prince Redbird (Sellers 1986)
Dragon Dreams (Salter 1991)
Old King Cole (Moldovan 1995)
Red Patent Leather (Wild 1977)
Umbrella Parade (Temple 1990)
Moonlight Orchid (Talbott 1986)
Cat Dancer (Moore 1992)
Later Alligator (Reed 1997)
Eloquent Silence (Salter 1993)
Willow House Chronicles 
Cat Dancer, hubba hubba! It’s just a little sad to see the daylily season wind down, isn’t it? We wait so eagerly for the first bloom to appear, then the flurry, then, we cherish each bud that remains. I picked off a dead blossom yesterday, got a bud by accident, and almost cried. I do have one interesting one left, a daylily new last year that didn’t bloom then, and didn’t look like it was going to bloom this year either. Just in the last couple of weeks, it has sent up several scapes. Since it is kind of a mystery daylily (I know it’s a Betsy Something) I can’t wait to see what it looks like, so I can see if I can get it identified.
Eloquent Silence is Elegant — such beauty — barbara
Thank you, Barbara, Eloquent Silence is well named.
Louise, I bought Cat Dancer mostly for the name, but it is a cutie. You’re right, it is a little sad to see it end for another year. I just have 2 left. Neither is usually especially late, so I don’t know why they are behind this year.
I just bought 4 new additions. More about that in a post soon!