It was really cool this morning and windy so not much today (I have one from today) and I have a few from yesterday

APPLE BLOSSOM WHITE (Trimmer 2013)


BARRY GOLDWATER (Kirchhoff 2009)


BALKAN (Townsend 2013)


FERN STONE


HARMONIC HUES (Lambertson 2013)


PINCHED PERFECTION (Lambertson 2011)

Nice blooms Fred and Michele!!!

Wowzer. They're getting better every day.

I saw Cosmic Aftershock at the Salter's last year and was impressed with how consistent it was in the greenhouse and out. I looked just like your pics Fred.

Love the eyezone of Harmonic Hues.

We had a very cold day - in the forties all day. I received this photo from a local daylily friend of this bloom from OPEN SEASON (Stamile-Pierce, '13) and got permission to post it here. The Floyd Cove website states that this daylily opens even on cold mornings. I am a believer! And guess what - my friend gave me a fan of it earlier this spring and mine should have a bloom tomorrow. I am hoping for something half as good.

I had three blooming today on new plants from FL.

So Irresistible (Nicole DeVito, '13) This one has a long way to go before it looks like her photo. I don't know if the colors will change when the weather gets warmer or not.



This one couldn't quite open completely in our cool weather, but I can see enough to know that I am really going to like it. Louder Than Thunder (Nicole DeVito, '13)



Count Your Assets FFO - gift plant from Nicole.

Many thanks for posting the photos Fred, Lyle, Dot, Ann, and Michele.
Lots of pretties shown here. This year I'm looking especially for the reds
and purples. Lots of goodies in those colors here too.

It's in the 40s again this morning. I went to look to see what may open today and the blooms from yesterday look like today's blooms so it stayed pretty cool all day and night. Oh well.

I will say it's not looking good for seeds this year. Out of my 300 or so plants in the hybridizing area I have 54 with scapes and most of those are a good 3 weeks away from blooming.

I have more scapes than that in the few new intros collections I bought, but of course they came from down south where they got a head start. The only problem with them is they are not opening very well at all. The late freezes we had pretty much damaged all the buds. Not to mention we are having bud drop on some.

Thanks EVERYONE for all your absolutely lovely pictures. I was really imprseed with Cosmic Aftershock, have to have it now lol. I hate that it's a Dip but I now have Wild Dreams to cross it with.

Dot

Can't Touch This blooming today


Dr Stump trying to open but was too cold


These were all that were decent enough to post.

Goodness, it's warmer here in Michigan than Texas. That's very odd.

Love them all. I still only have a few scapes showing their heads. I'm figuring that once I finally do get blooms that it'll be so darned hot that most crosses will not take. Of course, we may even have a cool June, who knows with this freaky weather. I guess with the great year we all had last year, we'll just have to accept the bad one this year. I'm quite sure I'll be singing the blues when the heat finally arrives.

Dot, Can't Touch THis is still a beauty this year. Are you getting any seed set on your blooms or is it still too early???

Michele, Pinched Perfection is gorgeous to me.

Ann, Open Season is awesome. MMMMMMMM Red is a wonderful color!!!

Nice blooms Ann, Dot.

From today..
BRIAR PATCH


KATHERINE CALDWELL - best extra - large i grow


SPACECOAST LITTLE BIG MAN


DANCING CHEVRONS


ORANGE GROVE

Lordy, Lordy, Lordy!!!! Briar Patch is soooooo pretty.

Lyle, your Orange Grove always has such intense color. It has not done well for me at all. I ordered it when it originally was introduced and it rarely increases. Last year I had three fans and gave two to a friend. I don't know why I kept one. It has never matured a seed pod but I have set a few pods using its pollen. Maybe it needs warmer winters than we have. Thanks for posting your photos.

Ann, our Orange Grove has not increased either. I love the bloom but wish the plant would grow better for us.

Nice photos, I haven't taken any in three days because of the cold weather.

Your not kidding. 8:15 and not one of my flowers opening is near open. Looks like 90's for later in the week, that should wake them up. Hope to get a few pictures later today.

Feels like it has been so long since last year here with the drought the blooms were early and few! SO nice to see beautiful eye candy!!

Beautiful, beautiful blooms, everyone! And Dot, I couldn't help but notice that your blooms of CAN'T TOUCH THIS and DR. STUMP seems to be missing their pollen... a gal after my own heart!

Ann - I have never set pod on OG, but the pollen seems strong enough.

Todays blooms...

HAPPY HAPPY


WHITE MOUNTAIN


PORTOFINO


ACROSS THE UNIVERSE X FLUFF AND STUFF


SINISTER MINISTER X MAGICAL MYSTERY SHOW


THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS X CHAOTIC

Beautiful seedlings Lyle! I'm seeing lots of new ones on this thread that are stunning. Really like Sphere of Influence and Harmonic Hues.