Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
OK, I finally have a couple of current photos for you!
As stated earlier, "Elizabeth" has been blooming since May 20th, but the first photo I got of it wasn't very good. We're getting down to some of the last ones, so I figured I should try again for a better one. Sooooo.... ta-DAAAH! "Elizabeth"!
The other is "Witches Wink" (Salter, '93) and is a cute, delightful, little thing. A happy addition to my gardens!
I'll add a pic of the irises, when they were in full, glorious bloom, last week. They're still blooming, but looking less full, a bit less exuberant. These grace the top of my driveway. There are daylilies in amongst them, and this whole section will be ablaze with color again in July. But it won't be irises anymore; it'll be daylilies!
As stated earlier, "Elizabeth" has been blooming since May 20th, but the first photo I got of it wasn't very good. We're getting down to some of the last ones, so I figured I should try again for a better one. Sooooo.... ta-DAAAH! "Elizabeth"!
The other is "Witches Wink" (Salter, '93) and is a cute, delightful, little thing. A happy addition to my gardens!
I'll add a pic of the irises, when they were in full, glorious bloom, last week. They're still blooming, but looking less full, a bit less exuberant. These grace the top of my driveway. There are daylilies in amongst them, and this whole section will be ablaze with color again in July. But it won't be irises anymore; it'll be daylilies!
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Holey Moley! I have been SO busy! Some of it with planting new daylilies and divisions, some with work, some with actually cleaning the house... (Yes, I do, occasionally!)
Now, it's raining, and I can't get out to the gardens and work. I have had only two daylilies bloom this spring so far, but there are a number of scapes coming up, and that is very promising. The bloomers are my trusty EE, "Elizabeth" (the first to bloom in almost anyone's garden, really) and a new acquisition, "Witches Wink". It had a hormonal head start in its old home, so arrived ready willing and able to send up an early scape. That bloom was rather soggy when I saw it, but there is one bud ready to pop soon -- tomorrow?
I took a nice pic today of the rain on one of my peonies, "Charlie's Pride" but this blog is about Daylilies, so I'll refrain from posting other plant pics. At least for the FIRST photos!
Now, it's raining, and I can't get out to the gardens and work. I have had only two daylilies bloom this spring so far, but there are a number of scapes coming up, and that is very promising. The bloomers are my trusty EE, "Elizabeth" (the first to bloom in almost anyone's garden, really) and a new acquisition, "Witches Wink". It had a hormonal head start in its old home, so arrived ready willing and able to send up an early scape. That bloom was rather soggy when I saw it, but there is one bud ready to pop soon -- tomorrow?
I took a nice pic today of the rain on one of my peonies, "Charlie's Pride" but this blog is about Daylilies, so I'll refrain from posting other plant pics. At least for the FIRST photos!
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Welcome to my new blog! It will be about my gardens, and mostly about my favorite flowers, the Daylilies.
Daylily should not be confused with the Lilium lily, also a beautiful plant. Daylilies are in the genus Hemerocallis, which means, "beautiful for a day." Each bloom lasts for one day, but fortunately, there are many blooms per plant, maturing in turn so bloom time lasts for several weeks. The season can be extended by displaying very early (EE) blossoming plants to very late (VL) blossoming plants. Here in northern USA, they start in late spring, just before summer officially begins. My gardens are full of "fans" right now, the leafy growth that looks very like an exotic fan. In the meantime, I fill in with early-blooming plants, such as crocus, muscari (grape hyacinths) forsythia, daffodils (which are joyfully blooming their brains out right now!) and a few tulips, also blooming now. In a few weeks, the iris will begin; I have quite a few tucked here and there in the gardens. Most of my irises are an old, "tall-bearded" type that came with the house, and were blooming when we first saw the place. Part of why I fell in love with our home! I have also collected several peonies, another favorite flower, but they too are sprouting only foliage. I have a few hostas. I don't dislike them; on the contrary, I DO like them. Unfortunately, the deer also like them. I am of the opinion that hostas were misnamed. They should be called, "deer candy!"
So, the first daylily to bloom here will be lovely "Elizabeth". It was bred by Norton and registered in 1942, several years before I was even born! I bought it to represent and honor my mom, whose name was Elizabeth. (Fair warning: I have a LOT of "theme" gardens! Often, my selection of a purchase is because of its name, rather than its merit as a quality daylily. I figure it's my garden, and I can do this, so long as I don't breed two poor quality daylilies together. I don't breed seriously, but have dabbled, since it is fun.) To get us started, here are photos from last summer, of two of my favorites.
Above is "Firestorm" a brilliantly colored, large flowered, "spider" style of blossom. It was bred by Krekler and registered in 1979. It grows somewhat tall, at 31". The bloom width is registered at 8.25". I've had this one since 2002, and will be dividing it this spring. Below is "Sunray Brilliance," that I got to represent my husband (before we got married). The section I chose was a bit shady, and has gotten worse, so it hasn't needed dividing. Maybe later this summer, and I might move it to a sunnier spot. Oh, and we did get married -- in our own back yard, amongst our friends and the daylilies, at peak bloom time, mid-July of 2007. It was a lovely wedding!
I may also sneak in the occasional pic of the cats or dogs, other plants, or the yard in general! I've a lot of older photos of my yard, the daylilies, and other plants. I'll post again soon!
Daylily should not be confused with the Lilium lily, also a beautiful plant. Daylilies are in the genus Hemerocallis, which means, "beautiful for a day." Each bloom lasts for one day, but fortunately, there are many blooms per plant, maturing in turn so bloom time lasts for several weeks. The season can be extended by displaying very early (EE) blossoming plants to very late (VL) blossoming plants. Here in northern USA, they start in late spring, just before summer officially begins. My gardens are full of "fans" right now, the leafy growth that looks very like an exotic fan. In the meantime, I fill in with early-blooming plants, such as crocus, muscari (grape hyacinths) forsythia, daffodils (which are joyfully blooming their brains out right now!) and a few tulips, also blooming now. In a few weeks, the iris will begin; I have quite a few tucked here and there in the gardens. Most of my irises are an old, "tall-bearded" type that came with the house, and were blooming when we first saw the place. Part of why I fell in love with our home! I have also collected several peonies, another favorite flower, but they too are sprouting only foliage. I have a few hostas. I don't dislike them; on the contrary, I DO like them. Unfortunately, the deer also like them. I am of the opinion that hostas were misnamed. They should be called, "deer candy!"
So, the first daylily to bloom here will be lovely "Elizabeth". It was bred by Norton and registered in 1942, several years before I was even born! I bought it to represent and honor my mom, whose name was Elizabeth. (Fair warning: I have a LOT of "theme" gardens! Often, my selection of a purchase is because of its name, rather than its merit as a quality daylily. I figure it's my garden, and I can do this, so long as I don't breed two poor quality daylilies together. I don't breed seriously, but have dabbled, since it is fun.) To get us started, here are photos from last summer, of two of my favorites.
Above is "Firestorm" a brilliantly colored, large flowered, "spider" style of blossom. It was bred by Krekler and registered in 1979. It grows somewhat tall, at 31". The bloom width is registered at 8.25". I've had this one since 2002, and will be dividing it this spring. Below is "Sunray Brilliance," that I got to represent my husband (before we got married). The section I chose was a bit shady, and has gotten worse, so it hasn't needed dividing. Maybe later this summer, and I might move it to a sunnier spot. Oh, and we did get married -- in our own back yard, amongst our friends and the daylilies, at peak bloom time, mid-July of 2007. It was a lovely wedding!
I may also sneak in the occasional pic of the cats or dogs, other plants, or the yard in general! I've a lot of older photos of my yard, the daylilies, and other plants. I'll post again soon!
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