Daylilies July 19th

Mokan Butterfly (Lenington 1984)

I haven’t posted any daylilies since Monday. Lots more daylilies have bloomed since then! For the hemeroholics out there, here is another batch of pretty faces.

Old King Cole (Moldovan 1995)

Trahlyta (Childs 1982)

Blonde is Beautiful (Harris Benz 1985)

Siloam Little Girl (Henry 1970)

Border Sentry (Whatley 1995)

South Seas (Moldovan 1993)

Banned in Boston (Simpson 1994)

Alpha Centauri (Hanson 1992)

Outrageous (Stevens 1978)

Ruby Spider (Stamile 1991)

Wisest of Wizards (Salter 1994)

Karen’s Curls (Reinke 1997)

Blue Voodoo (Rice 2005)

Ghost of Thunder Road (Hanson 2001)

Seminole Ruby (Kirchhoff 1993)

Pandora’s Box (Talbott 1982)

Chance Encounter (Stamile 1994)

Scarlet Pansy (Stamile 1986)

Troubled Sleep (Hanson 1998)

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Daylilies July 14th

Rosella Sheridan (Spalding 1976)

Here are the some of the daylilies blooming over the last couple of days. We had rain on Sunday, so a few are spotted with raindrops.

Willow (Russell 1960)

Key West (Trimmer 1999)

Starman’s Quest (Burkey 1989)

Fencing Master (Munson 1988)

Asterisk (Lambert 1985)

Velvet Thunder (Benz 1994)

Femme de Joie (Hayward 1979)

Giggle Creek (Culver 2000)

Ghost of Thunder Road (Hanson 2001)

Custard Candy (Stamile 1989)

Seminole Ruby (Kirchhoff 1993)

Jerry Hyatt (Hanson 2004)

Galena Gilt Edge (Blocher)

Mata Hari (Brooks 1981)

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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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