Daylily Daze

When words escape, flowers speak.
- Bruce W. Currie

Bicolor Beautiful

Let There Be Peace

Avis Jean

Inherited from Martha - trying to identify

Mark Alan Carpenter

Octopus Hugs

Thin Man

Just curious, which one strikes your fancy?  

Thanks for stopping by.

:-)

Daylilies of the Day

Coed Shannon Cook

Coed Shannon Cook

Bali Watercolor

My First Gift

Octopus Hugs

Unknown - if I chose a name for this one, it would be
'Y'all Come Back Now'

The hose just has to appear in the photos if given the slightest opportunity. 

 It wasn't there before I took the photo, and now there it is posing in the background.

 This is starting to remind me of the superman cameos in Seinfeld.

Unknown - I'd name this one 'Lemon Meringue'

Thanks for stopping by.  

Hope you're having a great week!

:-)

The Early Show

Won't you take a little stroll through Daylily Soup with me?  Let's take a look at the early show.

Spacecoast Ojo Rojo Daylily (Kinnebrew)

'Spacecoast Ojo Rojo' seems to be stealing the show around here ...

Spinnaker Daylily (Stamile)

Although simple, this is one of my favorites.  Spinnaker's a prolific bloomer, and turns a beautiful melon color as the day goes by.  The petals also continue to curl throughout the day.

Spinnaker Daylily - Spider (Stamile)

Taken early in the morning before the melon color started to appear.  The petals were just beginning to curl.

Key to Treasure Daylily (Carpenter)

Inherited Lemon Spider (Don't know the name yet.)

Cameroon Night

Diamond Dusted Borders Daylily

I posted this a few days ago before it was fully opened.  Here's 'Diamond Dusted Borders' in all her glory.

Orange Crush Daylily

This is the one that started it all.  Martha gave me 'Orange Crush' years ago, and my love affair with daylilies began.  I've moved 'Orange Crush' all over the garden without  it missing a beat.  So, if you're one who likes to "rearrange" a lot, this is the one for you.

Orange Crush Daylily

 We, in Alabama, are suddenly soaring into scorching summer-like temperatures 

(92 degrees for the high tomorrow).  

What happened to our spring weather?  

It must be headed up north and across the pond.  

I'm off to move the sprinklers.

Just curious, which one is your favorite?  

I won't tell the others.

:-)

Windswept

Sunday was a blustery, beautiful, spring day;  it was a windswept day.  Let's go back in time for a little trip through Sunday.  

Here we go ...

On our way to the daylily farm ... I'm just going to look.
Really!

Along the way ...

Along the way ...

Are we almost there?

Almost there ...

Marjorie, Daylilian Extraordinaire

Here's our friend, Marjorie, daylilian extraordinaire.  Over the past nine years, I've learned an immense amount from this wise lady.  Marjorie's holding one of my purchases (o.k.,  I'm just getting one daylily).  There was quite a scene out at the farm with 26 mile-per-hour wind gusts.  Daylilies were swirling around over the beds like kites out of control.  Flowers were crashing into each other, petals were breaking, etc.  Now that I think about it, I'm not sure if they reminded me of kites or the roller derby.  Mother Nature also had great fun with Marjorie's hat;  tossing it across the garden every few minutes.  We all had a great time.

Terriyaki Shrimp Lunch Box - Kyoto

On to Kyoto for lunch ...

Texas Big Bend (Carpenter)

Not fully opened when I left in the morning,
'Texas Big Bend' was waiting in the garden when I got home.
The bloom is approximately eight inches in diameter.

Firefly Frenzy (Joiner)  O.K., I only got two daylilies.

'Droopy' and 'Tattered'

It was a long, windswept day.

:-)

Daylilies are Bloomin' - It's Showtime!

The daylilies are blooming!  This is always so exciting!  When I'm rushing out to the garden to see what's bloomed overnight, I feel like a child on Christmas morning once again.  My husband says I'm high on pollen!

This one was inherited and I'm not sure of the name yet.  If you recognize it, would you please let me know?

Diamond Dusted Border

I've waited two long years to see 'Diamond Dusted Border' bloom and it was well worth the wait.  I really should give it a chance to open before snapping it's photo so early in the morning though. 

Diamond Dusted Border

'Diamond Dusted Border' is true to it's name when fully opened.  This beauty's ruffled edges sparkle as if sprinkled with diamond dust (or is it pixie dust?). :-)  I will try to capture the elusive "dust" in a photo later today with better lighting.

Inherited

I'm off to the garden.  Hope you're having a great weekend! :-)

"The greatest gift of the garden is the restoration of the five senses."

-Hanna Rion

Rip City has Arrived!

Rip City Iris

The beautiful 'Rip City' has arrived.  

This photo was taken early this morning.  

I refrained from going out to the garden
with a flashlight before sunrise
this time. :-)

Rip City Iris - Raindrops

I ran home at lunch to snap a few photos with the tripod 

in the rain.

My husband was so kind to hold the umbrella.
Gardening madness has begun.

Rip City Iris - Raindrop Aerial View

One more 'Rip City' with raindrops.
 Thanks for stopping by. :-)

This Bud's for You!

Rip City Iris

The irises are fashionably late.

Rip City Iris

 I'm glad they decided

About Town Iris

 to join the party.

About Town

 Could this be yet another magic bottle?

Yes, that's a drunken poppy in the background.  

What am I going to do with the poppies?

Inherited

I'm not sure what this inherited daylily looks like.  

I bet I'll know tomorrow.

:-)