Yesterday, I stopped at a local nursery where, last spring, I had seen a daylily I wanted to add to my collection.  Not a favorite, but it's a Stout Silver Medal winner, from 1998: Strawberry Candy, by Stamile.  Back then, I'd promised myself that if it was still there in the fall or late summer, when I stopped for the sales, I'd get it.  If it was meant to be, it would happen -- if not, then it wouldn't be there.  They had ONE left!  Yaaaaayyyyyyy...  I got seduced by three more lovelies, who were blooming (repeat blooms; none of them is a Late season bloomer) at the time.  Damaged one bloom of Janet Benz (by Benz) on the trip home, so will have to wait until another bud opens.  Missed the photo op on Dance Ballerina Dance (Peck) but got a shot of the buds... look at them all! Wow, for a late rebloom!

I'll get a pic of these when they bloom; it should be warm enough for the rest of this week to coax them to open up.

Strawberry Candy has no scapes nor blooms; that's OK with me.  It can save its strength for next year.  The last is My Complimentary, by Kamensky.  It's more pink than this, but I just took the photo in the late afternoon, and it's shady in that spot, too.  Hence, the color is more blue-shifted.  This too has quite a few buds.

I was surprised to see some others in bud, most notably my old reliable, Happy Returns, happily returning, again and again.  I've a  red NOID (No ID) that decided to come back for an encore, so I'll work on that mystery again.  Today's blossom was a bit ratty, but there are more buds that may have a chance to open if the weather holds.  

In the meantime, I'll share a photo of the little zinnias that are gracing a part of one larger garden.  I thought they'd be tall, but these cute little guys are just as wonderful.  The drabness of dying foliage needs that punch of supreme red!

Have a pleasant Tuesday evening!