62 degrees this a.m. when I went out and within minutes the rain started. Again. High of only 74 today with 68% humidity. Many of these are on stunted scapes which is why the photos look so odd.

The ffo of Mean Green is a backward bloom which has awesome branching.


Class Action's will show more pleating whenever the temps decide to warm up. FFOE


Heavy substance blooms of Symphony of Praise is a favorite here. FFO.



Martha Chamberlain (stunted scape.)


Patsy Cline decided for the first time in a long while to open completely and not be a totally washed out color. But I don't have the patience for it, so it's tagged for removal. (stunted scape.)



Firelighter has 4 blooms today.


Susquehanna One Step FFO. (stunted scape)


El Shaddai blooming sideways.


Keep The Faith (stunted scape.)



FFOE Nelson Mandela


Hot Tamales and Red Hots FFO (very stunted 10" scape.)


Faith that Moves Mountains, FFO (stunted scape.)

All so pretty, but Mean Green is the one for me!!!

Awesome group of blooms. I have lots of short scapes on mine too.

Claudia said:Awesome group of blooms. I have lots of short scapes on mine too.

We had a normal winter so I am really frustrated with the stunted scapes this year, I had little that weren't stunted last year after a Godzilla hail storm the 3rd week of May. I suspect that the hail pounding the growing tips of scapes caused the problem. The foliage was shredded also. Maybe it's too early for them to get their groove back. I have no choice but to see one bloom ea to place the correct markers with plants after the neighbor's dog took a romp through the beds.

Coincidentally, last year I had used 3 different colored flagging tape around the markers for registered DOR, SEV and EV's and was checking to see which ones were hard dormants here . I'm noticing a pattern and need to enter daily notes in my excel spread sheet, but it seems that I have more dormants and dips stunted.

Cookies4kids said:All so pretty, but Mean Green is the one for me!!!

You will love this one and I love all things Judy Davisson. Her intro's are playful and make my eyes smile.

I loved looking at all her beautiful spiders, but afraid they are a little too much for my budget. Maybe someday when I hit the lottery, lol.

Just added Mean Green to my wish list, apricot and a green throat does it for me!

Here is what was happening on the 4th of July in the Southern Tier of Upstate New York.

LEDGEWOOD'S FIRECRACKER



JAZZ ME BLUES





GEMSTONE WARRIOR (Laughs at the sun and rain)




SCINTILLATION




WILD CHERRY WINE





RED SUSPENDERS





FASHIONAIRE




WREN'S SONG (as a poly)





BOLD MARAUDER






Now to go outside and see what new faces are opened. Have a great day.

David

Dormants - That is an outstanding scape on Mean Green! This seems the year for stunted scapes and barrels of rain. I'm drooling over Class Action, Martha Chamberlain, and Firelighter.

David - I'm really liking Ledgewood's Firecracker and Bold Marauder.

It rained here most of the night and morning, so my blooms are either not open or beat up. Here are a few from yesterday.

Entwined in the Vine


Sweet Child of Mine


Shelby


Dance Again


Rubies for Congo


Cool Hand Luke

Entwined and Shelby are just stunning!!

Today.

Monocacy Summer Mist. I'm not going to try to describe the color. It's different:



I was thinking that daylilies do the color pink really well. Mentally, the first colors that come to my mind with daylilies are orange and yellow. But with just the few pinks I grow there is a lot of range from the darker rose pink of Extinction to the cameo pink tone of Liquid Memory. None of mine have been early bloomers. Today Flamingo Flambeau, a strong medium pink - sort of like a flamingo and Lilting Belle which can have a light touch of lavender in the right conditions but generally is more pink here are still showing well - for a little while anyway. I expect the wind today will destroy blooms fairly early on.

Linda Gluck, FFOE huge bloom!

Sugarplum Jam

Worlds Collide, already a favorite

Change Of Heart, new for the year, FFOE. Hoping it gets cleaner and better.

Karen - Entwined in the Vine and Shelby are beautiful blooms. Entwined in the Vine is still growing in a pot. If it ever stops raining, I've got to get it in the ground this year.

dormantsrule said:

You will love this one and I love all things Judy Davisson. Her intro's are playful and make my eyes smile.

And Judy is sooooo nice as well! I've been keeping an eye out for MEAN GREAN so it's really nice to see other photos.

THE LADY OF SHALOTT - Todd 2010. FFO on a new plant this spring. The photo doesn't capture it but the whole bloom is diamond dusted.

Beautiful, James! And I love seeing that little gold dot at the tip of the pistil -- what pollen did you put on her?

Debra, did you get Entwined directly from Carol Emmerich? I have always wanted to visit her place but haven't done it yet. I guess it's really something.

Karen - No I bought EITV on the Lily Auction. It's available on there from time to time. Do you live close to Carol Emmerich's place? I bet you would have a wonderful time visiting. Her daylilies are so beautiful!

Betja said:Beautiful, James! And I love seeing that little gold dot at the tip of the pistil -- what pollen did you put on her?

She got some GREEN ICON pollen this morning.

Ooooooh -- I love it!!!