I like Lillian's Thin Ice...not the real thin ice!



FFO Isle of Patmos


Sand Pebbles



A sweet lady gave me these a while ago because she didn't have any sunny spots left. She called it a dark eye Stella. I also remember she kept reminding me NOT to say thankyou...because it was a gardener's pleasure to share plus it was bad luck for the plant to survive!

Avedon - I acquired Lillian's Thin Ice recently and am looking forward to seeing some blooms! Yours is beautiful as is all of those you shared photos of!

Anna - Lovely! I like the Patmos! Very pretty bloom!

Auspicious blooming today. Another low in the leaves, the last cold snap hurt.

It's so interesting to see all the diversity of daylily blooms; there's one (or a hundred) to fit everyone's different tastes!

Distant Star, Shady Lady, Small World Snow Owl, Isle of Patmos, Sand Pebbles...all just gorgeous!

Avedon, we had the same unusually cool weather last night, and low temps today with low humidity. Almost unheard of for this time of year, and the daylilies don't seem to like it!

Emquinn, I've had the same issue...it was such a warm winter that my daylilies seemed to explode out of the ground in February and March. Then, it was cooler than usual for much of April and May. The scapes that had shot up seemed to be stunted and many are now blooming low in the foliage; I've had a couple that are only inches from the ground (and have never had this issue before).

Hoping everyone's warm weather coming up will encourage better growth and better opening blooms

Many more cultivars are beginning to show their lovely faces...

Lillian's Deceitful Lies


Cherry Burst (beautiful intense colors that lasted all day)


Roses and Lollipops


Claude Caldwell Memorial (bloom was over 7")


Flamboyant Eyes (I can't seem to capture the beauty of this one in a photo)


Evening Enchantment


Scarlet Orbit, clump


And a slew of NOIDs...can you tell that I like reds?
I posted this first one as a single a few days ago, but now it's showing its double form








And a very dark pink diploid NOID

Another noid...the cool mornings are making it hard for the blooms to completely open.

Betja said:Pat, check out SPACECOAST COLOR SCHEME in our database. Could your NOID possibly be it? It's a small, and I know Bill Maryott carries it.

Betty, you may be correct. I looks like the one pictured in the data base. It's not one that I would have purchased, but it's a keeper for sure.

Regina - Those are really lovely! You have good taste .... I like reds, too!

This thread is a feast for the eyes!!!

Avedon: I just bought Burning Inheritance last year and can't wait to see mine in bloom!

This is 'Cinnamon Faces' doing a Fleur-de-lis act. It opened very little beyond this yesterday which gave the seedlings the benefit of looking a lot better in comparison. I'm going to cull this one. The quality of the blooms have been deficient in my growing conditions. It's got lots of interesting and good qualities as a plant and, even potentially, as a bloom. This is the third year and I think there are too many I'd find more satisfactory than it's been.

Here's FFO from Emerald Splendor:

My EE daylilies are starting to bloom.

Egyptian Queen



Saratoga Springtime

needrain said:

This one.

• Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Verdant Valley Oranges and Lemons')
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Good grief!! How many raffle tickets do I need to buy?

It's definitely cool and rainy today. I did get out before the rain started and took a few pictures.


Green Mystique- FFO, managed to open nicely regardless of the weather


Star Child--FFO--starting the third year in new location and shows the move was good--there are 12 scapes on this one now.


Since Katherine Caldwell seems to be very well liked, here is a picture of the plant two days ago when it had nine blooms


Katherine Caldwell Clump Shot

Love that black and blue salvia too!!!

Wow Susan, I can't believe you have daylilies blooming already. I don't even have scapes yet, except for a species one H. Middendorffii.

My only bloomer, Siloam Double Classic seems to be having some trouble.



It's first few blooms looked like this and I waited until this third set opened to call for help - the flowers are darker in color than last year's and have sort of burnt or dried looking petal edges that are rolled over. The plant is in a pot, gets water every day (maybe not enough?) and we had a huge rain storm 10 days ago but have not had any rain since then.

It's got at least 10 bloom stalks coming along, loaded with buds but the flowers are blooming very short. I thought cold weather caused that but, well we haven't exactly been cold although we have had a nice cool-ish spring. No night has gone below 60 here in a month.

Any ideas for a remedy greatly appreciated.

Finally Stella De Oro bloomed. It usually is the first.

Elaine - That's odd. I have mine in early morning shade, then afternoon sun for about 5-6 hours and then shade again.

Here's mine this morning:



And then late this afternoon (it tends to turn a peachy color when it fades out):



No brown edges that I can see should it have been caused by sun or heat. Could it be a fertilizer issue? How are your other daylilies doing?

My newest cultivar to bloom for the first time ever for me ....

Lovely Pink Lady - Below the specs with 17 1/2" scape. Actually there are 3 scapes growing at different rates, 7" bloom, 3 branches, 14 buds, no rust. This is my first large cascading spider/UF and it was quite a pleasant surprise to see. The blooms looked huge to me. I am sure if the petals were laid out flat, it would measure at least 10".

Needless to say, I used it's pollen on most of my blooming dip cultivars and seedlings, including the tiny Little Rosy Cloud and the beautiful Wild One.

Early morning:



Late Afternoon: