The sun never sets on the Kingdom of the Daylily.

Welcome to the start of the blooming of the Southern Hemisphere where, we of the other side of the world show our booming blooms in Season 2016-2017.

My first has flowered today on the last day of August. Spring is next month although you mightn't notice: we don't seem to have a winter anymore.

This is PURPLE RIOT's first ever bloom for me. It is one of the Australian Nunan's cultivars. It hasn't opened fully yet in the overcast conditions. But I thought I would let you see it first before the cockatoos do.





This was last season:
The thread "Southern Hemisphere beauties 2015-16" in Daylilies forum

You sure are getting an early start on spring this year Glen! I like the intensity of that color.

It is nice to think that daylilyseason is just starting somewhere in the world

A beautiful colour Glen. Nice it is blooming before the meltdown temperatures start.

Today I had a purple NOID partly open. Was waiting for it to fully open then take a pic of it next to my La Iris GARNET STORM DANCER which has nice blooms on it and is a similar colour. But it didn't open any more.

I almost picked up a small snake today when finished remaking a compost heap. I have been careful but gardeners...

I can hardly wait to see your blooms Bron.

So happy to hear! That is so very exciting! I always look forward to the start of the daylily bloom season with great anticipation. Hope you will have a fantastic season, Gleni and Bron.

Gleni, what is the bird in your profile pic?

Karen, it is a male Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles. They are nesting outside my bedroom window.

Added photo to show avatar which was changed one day.

Your home is really cool! Do you get all kinds of wildlife showing up on your property?

Karen, the island has much natural vegetation and the fauna is still quite common. But clearing is starting to get worrying because land is cheap.

Gleni said:It hasn't opened fully yet in the overcast conditions. But I thought I would let you see it first before the cockatoo's do.

Just curious, Glen, what are your daytime highs and nighttime lows right now? Humidity? What would those numbers typically be at peak bloom? I have no concept of Zone 12a.

A couple of weeks ago we watched a documentary on Australia, Crocodile Dundee, and in the early "Outback" sequences there were huge flocks of Cockatoos everywhere, like seagulls at a landfill. I felt your pain.

I am so glad that we get to new see blooms all year long! Nice start Glen with Purple Riot

Ken, this is a historical climate summary of my area. Alas, I haven't the faintest if 12a is correct. But it can be very hot and wet and humid. I tried to find a corresponding area in the US. The data is in centigrade and millimetres. Temp 9.5-29.4, rainfall 1840mm, humidity 60%.

http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/...

The Southeast of Queensland is one of the most biodiverse regions in Australia. It is humid subtropical or warm humid.

Peak daylily blooming is late October to early November.

In Australia, today is officially the first day of spring, 1 September. Happy SPRING all!

I'm a couple days late, but Happy Spring!

Please keep posting your daylilies! I am already going through daylily bloom withdraw since my season is pert near over. I do have 3 new scapes still to bloom! However, I know it will be a few months before I have bloom like you are starting to have.

Cynthia

Cynthia, I can see several more scapes now coming up. I love this time of the year. I just bounce out of bed.

As well I have planted plants from Bron and I have seeds coming from Tasmania from Della.

What is that fascinating flower in your avatar Glen?

Ann, it is a local native: Everlasting Daisy or Paper Daisy Bracteantha bracteata. However, there are many cultivars of it now throughout the world. It is one of my favourite plants and grows amongst my daylilies. I have to watch them, though, because they can be vigorous and crowding.

Edit: Old avatar added 6 September 2016

Yes, that flower in your avatar is awesome, Glen

My SFE of PURPLE RIOT.




It was frustrating waiting to photograph the bloom. I had to wait till the Masked Plovers with their recently hatched, spoilt babies left the front yard.