Posted in Daylilies, tagged Broken Heart, Brookwood Lee Causey, Coyote Moon, daylilies, daylily, early bloomers, Fencing Master, Hold Your Horses, Lavender Blue Baby, Mata Hari, Pixie Parasol, Starman's Quest, Suzy Wong, Tangerine Horses, Willow Wind on July 4, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Pixie Parasol
Daylily season peaks towards the end of July, but the first blooms are beginning to open. Every day brings a new face. Here are the flowers that have been kicking off the bloom season over the last few days.
Suzy Wong
Brookwood Lee Causey
Starman’s Quest
Broken Heart
Willow Wind
Lavender Blue Baby
Coyote Moon
Mata Hari
Hold Your Horses
Tangerine Horses
Fencing Master
Posted in Garden, Plant, tagged Asterisk, Custard Candy, daylilies, daylily, Femme de Joie, Fencing Master, Galena Gilt Edge, Ghost of Thunder Road, Giggle Creek, Hemerocallis, Jerry Hyatt, Key West, Mata Hari, Rosella Sheridan, Seminole Ruby, Starman's Quest, Velvet Thunder, Willow on July 14, 2014| 2 Comments »
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)
Posted in Garden, tagged Brookwood Lee Causey, Chance Encounter, Choo Choo Fantasy, Coyote Moon, daylilies, Earth Angel, Galena Gilt Edge, Hemerocallis, Karen's Curls, Key Lime, Mata Hari, Rose Emily, Starman's Quest on July 13, 2012| 7 Comments »
Daylilies are so named because each individual flower just blooms for a single day. Thus, every morning there is a fresh crop of blooms to admire. Walking through the garden to see what flowers are open today never gets old. Here are a few of the daylilies that have been lighting up the garden this week.
Brookwood Lee Causey
Chance Encounter
Choo Choo Fantasy
Coyote Moon
Earth Angel
Galena Gilt Edge
Karen’s Curls
Key Lime
Mata Hari
Rose Emily
Starman’s Quest
Posted in Garden, Plant, tagged Alabaster Angel, Beautiful Edgings, Catherine Neal, daylilies, daylily, Flaming wildfire, Hemerocallis, Laura Harwood, Nile Crane, Scarlet Pansy, Starman's Quest, Texas Gal, tigerling on July 26, 2011| 6 Comments »
Flaming Wildfire
On Monday, we were blessed with a beautiful, soothing rain, a steady daylong drizzle. You could almost hear the overheated earth sigh with relief. The fine mist of rain was perfect for the garden, with no driving downpour to beat down stalks; just a gentle wash of much-needed moisture.
Laura Harwood
An overcast day, even with a bit of rain, can be great for capturing photographs of brightly coloured flowers that can look washed-out in full sun. The vibrant reds and deep purples seem to shine even more brilliantly in the gloom. Here are photographs of some of the flowers that were singing in the rain.
Alabaster Angel
Nile Crane
Texas Gal
Beautiful Edgings
Starman's Quest
Tigerling
Scarlet Pansy and Catherine Neal
Posted in Garden, tagged Beautiful Edgings, Blonde is Beautiful, Cameroons, Choo Choo Fantasy, Custard Candy, daylilies, daylily, Flaming wildfire, Handsome Prince, Hemerocallis, Karen's Curls, Longstocking, Smuggler's Dream, Starman's Quest on July 14, 2011| 3 Comments »
Blonde is Beautiful (Harris Benz 1985)
Here are the latest daylilies that are just beginning to bloom. The name of the daylily is shown beneath each photograph, along with the breeder who hybridized the plant and the date it was registered or introduced.
Flaming Wildfire (Rasmussen 1996)
Smuggler's Dream (Branch 1994)
Longstocking (Stamile 1997)
Handsome Prince (Courtourier 1993)
Custard Candy (Stamile 1989)
Beautiful Edgings (Copenhaver 1989)
Starman's Quest (Burkey 1989)
Cameroons (Munson 1984)
Choo Choo Fantasy (Pickles 1995)
Karen's Curls (Reinke 1997)
Posted in Garden, tagged Alpha Centauri, Beautiful Edgings, Chesapeake Crablegs, Dallas Star, daylilies, Doug's Red Mercedes, Dragon Dreams, Elegant Candy, Femme de Joie, Gadsen Greensleeves, Handsome Prince, Hemerocallis, Pony, Rosella Sheridan, Scarlet Poppy, Starman's Quest on July 10, 2010| 4 Comments »
Doug's Red Mercedes
Here are some of the new faces that were shining in the daylily beds this week.
Alpha Centauri
Beautiful Edgings
Chesapeake Crablegs
Dallas Star
Dragon Dreams
Elegant Candy
Femme de Joie
Gadsden Greensleeves
Handsome Prince
Pony
Rosella Sheridan
Scarlet Poppy
Starman's Quest
Posted in Animal life, Plant, tagged Chance Encounter, daylilies, Garter snake, Hemerocallis, Nile Plum, Prague Spring, Starman's Quest, Thamnophis sirtalis, Trahlyta on July 22, 2009| 3 Comments »
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.
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