Daylilies July 30

Self Determination (Hanson 2004)

Are you a hemeroholic in need of your next daylily fix? Here it is, a selection of photos of the daylily faces lighting up the garden right now.

Give Me Eight (Reinke 1994)

Dragon Dreams (Salter 1991)

Asiatic Pheasant (Knower 1973)

Rose Emily (Pierce 1982)

Roswitha (Trimmer 1992)

Nile Plum (Munson 1984)

New Series (Carpenter 1982)

Pony (Durio 1972)

Texas Gal (Hansen 1988)

Priscilla’s Dream (Shooter 1993)

Singular Sensation (Stamile 2005)

Mapping Kentucky (Shooter 2002)

Cat Dancer (Moore 1992)

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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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Last of the Latebloomers

Sheridan Square

So here she is, the last, the very last, of the daylilies in my garden to put out their first flower for 2011. Sheridan Square is a reserved daylily. She’s lived in my garden for a few years, and comes up reliably each spring. In spite of this, the plant is still just a couple of fans, just as she started out. And flowers? Yes, she flowers every year, a couple of scapes with a modest number of blooms, held until late in the season when she has the patch all to herself. Then, there they are, offered up sweetly and quietly. Some of her more robust neighbours are still blooming, although they began weeks ago and are just throwing out a few last flowers before retiring for the year and hunkering down to wait for winter. Here are some of the other daylilies that still have a few blooms.

Cameroons

Still Night

Annie Go Lightly

Purple Storm

Scarlet Pansy

Priscilla's Dream

Later Alligator

Texas Gal

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Singin’ in the Rain

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

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Sunday Snapshot: Even More Daylilies!

August Morn

Cameroons

Coyote Moon

Eggplant Escapade

Key West

Malaysian Monarch

Outrageous

Pixie Parasol

Ruby Spider

Siloam Little Girl

Texas Gal

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Daylilies, Continued.

Elegant Candy (Stamile 1995)

Note: You can see more daylilies on their own page. Click on the tab labelled Daylilies above the Willow House Chronicles header.

As the daylily season continues, I’ve been enjoying new faces in the garden. Here is an update featuring some of the latest blooms. These include old-timers like Frans Hals, below, and newer hybrids such as Elegant Candy, pictured above. For more on daylilies, see Daylily Season.

Frans Hals (Flory 1955)

Dallas Star (Ferris 1976)

Alpha Centauri (Hanson 1991)

Rosella Sheridan (Spalding 1976)

Neal Berrey (Sikes 1985)

Femme de Joie (Hayward 1979)

Texas Gal (Hansen 1988)

Ruby Spider (Stamile 1991)

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