Wow. That Jurassic Fiesta is funky!

Beautiful, fav is BLUE BREASTED BEE EATER!

Funky is the word I would use to describe it to Les. It is weird in a funky kind of way.

The hybridizer doesn't say it does this and their photo doesn't show this either so I don't know what's up with it. I would say 90% of the blooms do some sort of this cristating but not always to this extreme.

Hi Michele

Saw your photo of Jurassic Fiesta and had to comment.

We have never ever seen Jurassic Fiesta do that here. I can assure you it would never have got through the 4-5 years of selection before introduction if it show any signs of it. We don't select for that trait. It is a shame to see a photo of the flower like that - it is the clearest biggest orange daylily that we could see clear across the garden when it was in the hoop house. Many people this May when they came into the garden and saw it potted up, just had to have it and commented just how nice it was in person compared to the catalog photo.

I am not sure what is going on with the plant you have there - I think there must be something locally there, maybe something in the soil, fertilizer, weather, chemicals, something that has made its do that.

I'd say break off the scapes and let it settle in more.

Karen

That BBBE is gorgeous!

And me thinks that Jurassic Fiesta is very appropriately named!!! ~Jan

Wow. What an interesting comment from Karen. I'd love to know what makes it do that for you MIchele.

Wow. What an interesting comment from Karen. I'd love to know what makes it do that for you MIchele.

I am dripping wet but had a fun morning dabbing pollen and met a neighbor for the first time. I've met 3 so far this year because of the blooms. Yippee! I'm at peak bloom and it isn't even June yet.

My favorite daylily of the year is Blue Racer. I've been spreading it all over.

All Branched Out FFO


Aztec Ways FFO


Debutante Double FFO


Kay Day, again I know, but it's so pretty.


My Friend Floyd. I haven't been able to capture the deep, beautiful color of this.


Mystic Pizza. This Cochenour tet UF is so rich and velvety.


Wizard at Large

Leslie nice blooms - Kay Day is an awesome daylily' and multiplys well

Shirlee - Nice blooms - and your seedlings look Great!

Hey, I like your JURASSIC FIESTA -- and what a great name! If it keeps up, who know how it will look eventually. Even though Karen is understandably horrified, I love "different" things and I hope you keep posting pictures of it, Michele.

I suddenly realized that May is almost over, and I'm still way behind on pictures. I'll try to post some later.

I am intrigued by the Jurassic Fiesta bloom, not horrified. Karen please don't panic as I am sure it is something local also but I would love to have such an interesting bloom.

Lovely photos, everyone. I really enjoy seeing how the same daylily looks in gardens around the country. Leslie, I thought of you this morning when my ONE double NOID daylily was blooming. I hope you find out what is in the pot with Count Your Assets.

This one is NOT what it was pictured as in the seller's listing. Not complaining, mind you. Doesn't make any difference to me, it was a bonus plant and I like it, anyway! Big, bright lemony yellow and slightly fragrant, too. A tiny bit of ruffling, a smidge of sculpting, some faint vanilla midribs. Did I use the correct terms? Most of mine are plain and I am not accustomed to describing this kind of bloom.

Wow, what lovely flowers for the last few days. I was away and am catching up and what nice eye candy to come home to.

Leslie, I'm wouldn't know where to begin to know what makes it do that. We haven't used any kind of chemicals for growth or anything. Here is what is in the bed it's planted in. The soil is pine bark and sand which has broken down over time into a nice rich soil. When the daylilies are planted what is added is chicken litter (the already processed kind), milorganite, alfalfa pellets, and slow release fertilzer. It is also top dressed with it as well. They are fertilized every 2-3 weeks with the water soluable Miracle Grow. Nothing else has been done or used on the daylilies.

Betty, I like it that way as well. That's the only reason I even tried to use the pollen because I already have enough other pollen to use without adding to my arsenal I figured I'd try it to see what I got out of it especially on TET LAVENDER BLUE BABY because it shows the cristating traits sometimes. It's a nice daylily the other way also, I like the size of the bloom.

Leslie, love Kay Day

Debra, Your NOID is beautiful.

A few from today

CHORUS OF ANGELS Salter 2012


CRAZY IVAN Grace-Smith 2005


EYED ALLIGATOR Lambertson 2012


HEARTBEAT OF HEAVEN Emmerich 2005


KATHLEEN MANNING George J 2010


MYSTIC IMAGE Pierce 2011


MYTHIC VOYAGE Salter E 2009


ROSE F KENNEDY Doorakian 2007 (again)


RUBY LIPSTICK Benz 2006


SYLVIE BLONDEEL Trimmer J 2011


TROPICAL SHADE Salter 2008

What a group of beauties! And needless to say I love CHORUS OF ANGELS -- and I already have EYED ALLIGATOR on my watch list on the LA, but it's so nice to see garden pictures of these fantastic daylilies! Thanks Michele!

Every time I see Crazy Ivan, I like it better. And I really like the name, and not just because of the movie!

Can't believe I have some May daylies
Blooming today:
Tropical Tangerine ffo

Tipper FFO new this spring

Small Gesture FFO

Daring Dilemma

Black eyed Stella with Niobe clematis

Water Lily

Tradescantia

& Mom's mini rose


Finally a shot of my firstborn Zeeke napping

Your kitty looks totally like a baby laying there. I've never seen mine lay like that, especially with the head on the pillow. So very precious!! I bet he's a spoiled little boy.

You have some beautiful May daylilies.