Gleni, so happy to hear that your cat will be OK. Your Hidden Riches blooms are just stunning! Really love those huge ruffled edges.

Isn't it just wonderful to see a daylily in bloom for the first time ever in your own garden! I just love it!!

I am sure the red seedling will get better with time, but it is disappointing when the very first one opens after you've been waiting for what seems like f-o-r-e-v-e-r to see it in bloom and it looks all funky

Just love the color on Ash Rosie

Yummmiieeee!

Glen-- beautiful daylilies, the two new ones are outstanding! I agree with Bron give the seedlings some time. Glad to hear that Kaspar will be home soon!

Sorry to hear you both have aphid problems. Aphids and leaf miners are my arch enemies! May October contain many blessings!

Thank you everyone. Sharon, I was blissfully unaware of aphids for years despite their leaf damage (although I was always curious what the little white dead casings were on the older leaves). I hadn't realized the wretches were in tight at the base of the leaves.

Scapes are coming up everywhere. I have to be alert to what could be flowering or I can miss the firsts. Certainly my stingless bees don't miss them!

Vickie, I love the first times ever in the garden too. This is one. JUNE REID MEMORIAL. Quite an interesting Australian cultivar by Neville and Joan Charman who retired two years ago. It has a great edge with angel wings, owls ears and (dare I say 'chicken fat': cringe).



Flowering for the first time this season ROSE HELENA. It has large robust, interesting foliage. I thought I had lost this cultivar last year after it flowered: it just disappeared. But, eventually it sent up this huge scape. I am still worried with only having just this one scape. Hmmm, it has had something in that bud.

Beautiful chicken fat

Always beautiful flowers, Glen, and thank goodness Kaspar is going to be okay. Bet you Kaspar is ready to be back home with you as soon as possible.

This seedling is still flowering for the first time. I think it might be attractive. Time will tell. It is only about 6.5 months old.

Beautiful EdgingsXNoid #BK201601

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I don't know about the previous two seedlings, Bron and Sharon. There are still over a hundred to come. I think one is supposed to start composting the unappealing ones so as not to get swamped in the garden.

Blooms not opening well! Might be the weather Glen. My TUSCAWILLA TRANQUILITY had 2 blooms today but one did not open properly. But the other bloom is a bit bigger than the earlier ones. Also less of a pronounced yellow and more a light lemon with a greenish hue.


However MAGNIFICENT HUMMINGBIRD still looks pretty insignificant to me. Stoked with water and in hte shade it opened well but the eye is not striking, and the petal colour is a bland mid pink. I am lucky it was a gift as it is disappointing so far.
The photo is not good. I took several as the wind kept blowing it out of the viewfinder.


Neither daylily came near the vibrancy of La. Iris Volcanic Wildfire, which is a bit more orange and brown than the pic. Hope it is still blooming when the buds on the daylilies come out. It will at last look like I have a garden and not just clay with plants poked in it.

Great blooms Bron and Glen. Love the Iris Bron

Glen-- Although every one looks for a beautiful flower, if it's plant habits are terrible, it can be undesirable. My thoughts are to look at the whole picture. Bloom count, length of bloom time and rebloom, scap height, fan production, and how healthy its foliage is. I planted George Caleb Bingham, did not know his name, because he was a white daylily. It was not until his third year that he bloomed with color. So I think time allows for a better evaluation. Maybe its purpose could be solid genetics for breeding use. With plants I think God sends us lots of surprises, it is how we pay attention to it. That last one was a beauty, hope it has the total package! Many blessings for your continued successes!

Well said Sharon

Bron-- gorgeous blooms. It does look like your garden is on fire with that iris! Both daylilies are pretty! I like the coloring of Tuscawilla Tranquillity in your garden! Many blessings for success in your life!

I will try Sharon and GInny. I am actually a softie: some of my daylilies that are rust buckets supremes should have been eliminated some time ago but they are still here.

I am interested in what your Magnificent Hummingbird is doing Bron. My fan, which is yours twin, hasn't sent up a scape yet.

I experimented today at taking daylily photos at a distance in full sun with a telephoto.

This was Oklahoma Sand Burr and Rose Helena. It makes them look robust, do you think? OSB looks like it could do you serious damage, too.

Beautiful blooms! It is so fun to watch someone else's garden burst into bloom - especially as we are headed into shorter days and cooler temps. Thanks for sharing!

bron said:

Neither daylily came near the vibrancy of La. Iris Volcanic Wildfire, which is a bit more orange and brown than the pic. Hope it is still blooming when the buds on the daylilies come out. It will at last look like I have a garden and not just clay with plants poked in it.

• Louisiana Iris (Iris 'Volcanic Wildfire')
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Aptly named! What a gorgeous iris! I wonder if this iris is available in the US because I would love to grow that in my garden.

Karen, I didn't find it for sale with a quick Google search and the hybridizer is Australian, so probably not. You could contact the Iris Society to see if they have member resources.

May your day be FULL OF TREASURE


But my photos of TINY PUMPKIN today are not worth a slice. Where are the clouds when you need them?

You just made my day Glen

I'll take a slice of that carrot cake! With a papaya daiquiris! Your yard is full of treasures! Good ones Glen, like your sense of humor!
Many blessings for a spectacular weekend!