This daylily has very thick petals and sepals. I call it Dawn’s Early Light.
My Favorite Daylily
May 19, 2012 at 1:53 am (Uncategorized)
Tags: American Hemerocallis Society, daylilies, hybridizing daylilies
Daylilies shine when temperatures climb.
July 5, 2011 at 11:53 pm (From The Garden)
Tags: daylilies, Spider daylily form, UFO daylily form
Daylilies are favorites of mine because, even in hot weather, they bloom faithfully. I have about 130 named daylilies and some of my own hybrid seedlings. As a plant collector, daylilies are definitely addictive. They are so easy to grow and come in just about every shape and color imaginable, except blue, but that color is close to becoming a reality. Several daylilies have blue throats or rings now. I’m including pictures of some that have bloomed recently.
Mary's Gold
Carolina Ruffles
one of my seedlings
Persian Pattern
Priscilla's Rainbow
Daring Dilemma
Mid-season Daylilies
July 3, 2010 at 4:46 am (Uncategorized)
Tags: daylilies, hybridization, spiders, ufo forms
Ida's Magic
Fooled Me
Apollodorus
Here are some of the daylilies that are blooming this month. The top one is one of my earliest purchases, Ida’s Magic, and it remains a favorite of mine today. Going out to see what new daylilies have opened is a little like finding Easter eggs, a surprise every morning. The middle photo is of Fooled Me, a new cultivar for me this season. The bottom photo is the lovely Apollodorus, which I’ve had for many years. Daylilies are fun, they bloom a long time (mine began flowering in May), they are easy care, and their myriad colors and shapes are a thrill to experience everyday.
Spiders, UFOs and Double-deckers
June 8, 2010 at 6:35 pm (Uncategorized)
Tags: Black-eyed Susan, daylilies, Gloriosa Daisy, Spider daylily form, UFO daylily form
Today’s garden pix show off nature’s and daylily hybridizers’ work in new forms. The Gloriosa Daisy (Rudbeckia hirta var. angustifolius) in my butterfly garden produced a rare double-decker bloom. These are the blooms that horticulturists like to clone and introduce to the market. It seems everything double is popular. The second picture is of a daylily of unknown name that has the UFO form. It is more irregular than a spider. I really like UFOs. Their flowers are huge, some are 10-12 inches across.
The bright red daylily is a new spider form unknown. Its rich red color is so striking next to the yellow throat. Even the backs of the petals are bright yellow, so it was a surprise when it bloomed red. I like surprises. See you in the garden.
