Just a Few More Daylilies

We had a very rainy early summer, and I was worried that the lack of sun might suppress flower production among the daylilies, but that hasn’t proved to be the case. There is a fine display of brilliant blooms. Walking through the garden during daylily season reminds me of Emerson’s line from Hamatreya, although the context is not the same: Earth laughs in flowers. And I laugh too.

Jerry Hyatt (Hanson 2004)

Choo Choo Fantasy (Pickles 1995)

Alpha Centauri (Hanson 1992)

Mystical Rainbow (Stamile 1988)

Raspberry Bouquet (Bomar 1994)

Geneva Firetruck (Hansen 2000)

Tangerine Horses (Kaskel 1996)

Doug’s Red Mercedes (Williams 1996)

Galena Gilt Edge (Blocher)

Moonlight Orchid (Talbott 1986)

Blue Voodoo (Rice 2005)

Coyote Moon (Kirchhoff 1994)

Ruby Spider (Stamile 1991)

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Friday Daylily Roundup

Garden Path

Here is a sampling of some of the daylilies blooming this week.

Galena Gilt Edge

Flaming Wildfire

Starstruck

Ruby Spider

Custard Candy

Rue Madeline

Scarlet Pansy

Siloam Little Girl

Vesuvius

Alpha Centauri

Geneva Firetruck

Dragon Dreams

Troubled sleep

Old King Cole

Outrageous

Golden Tycoon

Pink Super Spider

Texas Gal

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Daylilies Today: July 11th

Tuscawilla Princess (Hansen 1990)

Here’s what’s new in the daylily patch today. The name of each daylily cultivar is followed by the hybridizer and the year the daylily was registered or introduced.

Chesapeake Crablegs (Reed 1994)

Earth Angel (Stamile 1987)

Dallas Star (Ferris 1976)

Rosella Sheridan (Spalding 1976)

Prague Spring (Lambert 1989)

Dragon Dreams (Salter 1991)

Anne-Evan (Yancey 1985)

Electric Man (Culver 2007)

Willow Wind (Bryant 1987)

Mystical Rainbow (Stamile 1988)

Pandora's Box (Talbott 1982)

Geneva Firetruck (Hansen 2000)

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Pretty Faces

The first two weeks of July mark the zenith of the daylily season. The plants that were on the cusp of blooming when I left for vacation were in bloom by the time I returned five days later. Daylilies (hemerocallis) are straight-forward plants. Not for them the fussing and fretting of garden prima donnas. Although they prefer full sun and moderate moisture, they will bloom, albeit on a less flamboyant scale, in shade or in drought, in good soil or poor. They are quite pest-free. Unlike the old species daylily from which they were developed (sometimes called the Ditch Lily or Orange Daylily), modern hybrids don’t spread rambunctiously, but form neat clumps. The clumps may need dividing every few years. How quickly they multiply depends on factors such as the quality of the soil and the climate. Here is a selection of photographs of some of the daylilies that are blooming in my garden today.

Prague Spring

Galena Gilt Edge and Helter Skelter

Born Yesterday (This one always reminds me of my three new baby daughters!)

Big Smile

Hurricane Sky and Fencing Master with roses and campanula

Pure and Simple

Asterisk

Rococo

Seminole Ruby

Helter Skelter

Suzy Wong

Angelic Grin

Geneva Firetruck

Yesterday Memories

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