After a night with thunderstorms the heat wave has ended and on this first of July still everything is delayed, but a lot of FFO's opened today:

Green Inferno - first flower on a plant grown from proliferations


Wispy Rays - always very colorful


Egyptian Queen - a substitute for Cleopatra here in my garden


Betka - one of the smallest flowers I've ever seen - northern rebloomer!


Big Navy - prolific bloomer, big beautiful flowers, excellent color when planted in half shady position


Noria - created by an Italian friend of mine, uncomparable beautiful plant, every visitor wants to get one

FFO on legacy NoID I think is 'Purple Sage' [backlit]

Edit: add Normal view

Little Business, FFO:


Susan Weber:

I managed to take a few photos before the rain came in this morning.

Hallie Mae Webb



Mister Mayor



Doctor Handsome



Pink Panther Paws

Sue, all I can say is Wow! over that Noria! What a beauty:)

Nan, don't you just love Susan Weber! Mine hasn't started blooming yet. Love those late bloomers!

Jill, you take such great pictures! over Pink Panther Paws, Mister Mayor, and others! Makes me want to add to my garden even though I am just plain out of room. Geezsh, what a dilemma.

Getting ready to go to the dentist (Yuk), but got some pics during a light rain a little bit ago. More rain to come, yeah!
Right now, I want to feature three of the four daylilies I got from hybridizer Ginny Pearce in Michigan. I love every one of hers and if you get any of these, you won't be disappointed! I missed getting the FFO of her Flutterfest and it is raining too hard now.

The overcast skies really helps bring out the saturation in daylilies, but these look exactly like this in person!
Kathy Perkins


Sailor Sky


My Wish Tonight

Stunning stuff ladies and gentlemen. Noria among others really got my eyes fixated.
Snapped a few this morning while emptying the dehumidifier.


Marietta Heartbeat - camera failed on capturing the actual purple color despite varying adjustments. It is blooming in water.


My Cup Overflows - ffo


Apricot Sparkles


Dr Jerrold Corbett - ffo


Seedling


Seedling

Jill - Hallie Mae Webb is a pretty one I've never seen before. Every time I see your Pink Panther Paws, I wonder why I don't have that one. I have Mister Mayor and really like it. I can't wait for it to clump up.

Nan - Susan Weber is so pretty. I grew it in pot for many years before it died one winter.

Honky Tonk Barbie


Hoochie Coochie Man


Hoopla


Keepsake Rosie


Light of the World


Linda Gluck


Temporary and Eternal


Tonto's Expanding Headband


Spirited Away


Jitterbug Blues

Vickie, Debra - Every photo you take is like a jewel
Betty, thanks for the

It's July!

Blue Ocean Breeze

Lovely pics, everyone. About Susan Weber, I do love the colors. My clay soil seems to affect it a bit sometimes. Later blooms sometimes turn orangey as the day goes on. This is its second bloom this year. I bought Susan Weber before I knew about daylily rust, and apparently it's susceptible. So far, so good, though. It's increasing slowly, but the blooms are so lovely that I will keep it for now.

Nice seedlings, Mike I really like the pink one.

Debra, Great pictures and a great shot of Jitterbug Blues! Keepsake Rosie just keeps telling me that she needs to come live at my house. Linda Gluck can come also, lol!

Jan, Blue Ocean Breeze is gorgeous!

Crabby Old Man, morning shot:


First flower from small fans (multiple single fans) obtained this spring. I am amazed such small fans can produce flowers so rapidly, I was expecting this one next year! It is amazing the lack of correlation between fan-size and ability to make flowers (I have some HUGE new fans of other cultivars that are doing nothing). These Crabby Old Man fans were literally as thin as your middle finger or pinkie. Patricia Weller is a magician, weaving fairy-dust into her creations . The bonus fan she also sent (her High On Summertime) already has a big scape, I will no doubt be showing a photo of that soon.

Anyhow, this flower is shown in sun and part-shade. Note how dark it gets in the shade, as expected. A thunderstorm stopped me taking any more pictures of other conditions. (But I did get to snip off and store the pollen-bearing anthers before the rain).

I have a few firsts today...

FFO Caviar (Moldovan, 1984)
FFO Buttered Popcorn (Benzinger, 1971)
FFO Lobo Lucy (Roberts-N, 1997)
FFO Miss Jessie (Hardy, 1956)
FFO Pink Peppermint (Joiner-J, 1995)
Plus, Real Wind finally looks right...
and Supersonic Blonde was...super!

Orion, nice velvety texture on Crabby Old Man. And I love that name!

Ken, Supersonic Blonde is... well... brilliant! I hope it was named after a very smart blonde person

So glad I didn't get rid of all of my Buttered Popcorn. That is a good picture of it

That is a lovely picture of Real Wind, Ken. So much better than mine were.

I went out to get a picture of the fourth daylily that I own from Ginny Pearce. Flutterfest was exactly that the past two years. All abuzz with blooms for about two weeks. It got at least 4-5 way branching and close to 35-40 buds. The blooms aren't anything fancy or flashy, but what a beautiful garden plant. It is now in its 6th year here and has 11 fans.
I am hoping for the same "flutterfest" this year.

Flutterfest FFO

More that were taken today in the rain.

Heavenly United We Stand


Swashbuckler Bay Boy


Small World Green Star - a bunch opened today!


Small World Aliens in the Sky - very tall and sturdy scapes!


Primal Scream


Lydia's Regal Robe


Hot Ember - a little bit wonky form


Energized - another one that is not happy here. Very short scapes (supposed to be 34") and this is the first year in 6 that I've gotten several good blooms. A lot of hang-ups.


Corryton Pink

Very clear and bright colors!
Swashbuckler Bay Boy looks

July 1st and so I took a photo of everything in the garden blooming still, but I am just picking a few to post.
WREN'S SONG showing some teeth from it's parentage.

PURPLE RAIN DANCE: I have a hard time capturing the true color of the dark ones, but today was the perfect day for this one it seems.

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