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May 18, 2012 11:45 AM CST
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Name: Laura Eiras
Huntsville, AL (Zone 7b)
Cat Lover I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Daylilies Ferns Hostas Lilies
Region: Alabama Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Thanks, the daylilies are giving me a wonderful present today (and everyday). Have to take pictures, lots of new ones open today.
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May 18, 2012 11:50 AM CST
Name: Dot or Dorothy Parker
Fort Worth TX (Zone 8a)
Birds Region: Texas Enjoys or suffers hot summers Pollen collector Lilies Irises
Daylilies I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Container Gardener Cat Lover Butterflies Plant and/or Seed Trader
LOVE Baby Boomer!!

Dot
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May 18, 2012 11:58 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Laura Eiras
Huntsville, AL (Zone 7b)
Cat Lover I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Daylilies Ferns Hostas Lilies
Region: Alabama Enjoys or suffers hot summers
It is a beauty in a clump! This is the first time there has been enough to do that. I am really loving it.

One more shot (I took a lot that day.) Lots of buds still to go.
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May 18, 2012 6:59 PM CST
Name: Michele
Cantonment, FL zone 8b
Seller of Garden Stuff Region: United States of America I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Dragonflies Pollen collector Garden Ideas: Level 2
Hosted a Not-A-Raffle-Raffle Hummingbirder Region: Florida Daylilies Container Gardener Butterflies
Happy Birthday, hope it's been a good one
www.pensacoladaylilyclub.com
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May 18, 2012 7:16 PM CST
Name: Ann
TN
Butterflies I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Daylilies Hummingbirder Ponds
Baby Boomer is really nice. How large is the bloom?
Ann (farmerbell); TN
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May 18, 2012 7:41 PM CST
Name: Debra
Garland, TX (NE Dallas suburb) (Zone 8a)
Rescue dogs: Angels with paws needi
Dragonflies Dog Lover Bookworm I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Photography Bee Lover
Plays in the sandbox Butterflies Region: Texas Garden Sages I sent a postcard to Randy! Charter ATP Member
Happy Birthday!
It’s okay to not know all the answers.
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May 18, 2012 8:06 PM CST
Name: Betty
Bakersfield, CA
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Birds The WITWIT Badge Garden Ideas: Level 1 Roses
Irises Daylilies Cat Lover Region: California Region: United States of America
Yes, Happy Birthday!
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May 18, 2012 8:30 PM CST
Name: Ann
TN
Butterflies I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Daylilies Hummingbirder Ponds
Laura, I hope your special day was just what you wanted it to be.
Ann (farmerbell); TN
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May 18, 2012 9:24 PM CST
Name: Becky
WI
Echinacea Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Daylilies Irises Lilies
Container Gardener Sempervivums Hostas Clematis Peonies Hummingbirder
Happy Birthday!
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May 18, 2012 11:31 PM CST
Name: stephanie king
cut bank, MT z 3a-4b
Life is what you make it, so make i
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Cat Lover Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge) Region: United States of America Roses
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Happy Birthday Laura. Hope you got lots of goodies and lots and lots of yummy blooms today.
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May 19, 2012 5:52 AM CST
Name: Cynthia (Cindy)
Melvindale, Mi (Zone 5b)
Daylilies Hybridizer Irises Butterflies Charter ATP Member Million Pollinator Garden Challenge
Birds Region: Michigan Vegetable Grower Hummingbirder Heucheras Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge)
Hope you had a super birthday Laura!!!
Lighthouse Gardens
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May 19, 2012 7:54 PM CST
Name: shirlee
southeast (Zone 6b)
Daylilies Hybridizer Seed Starter Pollen collector Garden Photography Garden Ideas: Level 1
Butterflies Birds Dragonflies Canning and food preservation Herbs Vegetable Grower
Best wishes on your birthday. Your flowers are giving you
gifts, especially Baby Boomer.
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May 20, 2012 10:37 AM CST
Name: Rita
North Shore, Long Island, NY
Zone 6B
Charter ATP Member Seed Starter Tomato Heads I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Vegetable Grower Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge)
Birds Garden Ideas: Master Level Butterflies Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Roses Photo Contest Winner: 2016
Happy birthday! Your garden is really grown as you have so many lovely blooms. And I like the tomatoes in 5 gallon buckets! Thumbs up
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May 21, 2012 9:54 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Laura Eiras
Huntsville, AL (Zone 7b)
Cat Lover I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Daylilies Ferns Hostas Lilies
Region: Alabama Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Thanks everyone. I had a great birthday Friday.

I had this nice long post all typed in Saturday morning and then the computer went blue screen and rebooted itself (a recurring problem that is in the works to correct.) I lost all that I had typed and kind of lost interest (for the moment) in retyping it. Grumbling

Trying again.

My parents called to sing me a Happy Birthday (in two part harmony as usual Smiling ) and we had a nice chat. We talked about books that we had read recently and I was speechless when my 80 year old father asked me if I had read the book he had just finished....50 Shades of Grey! *Blush* Nope. Even if I had, I am so NOT telling him! Whistling

Friday night my DH surprised me with a bouquet of a dozen red roses! Thumbs up We left the kids at home happily eating sushi (yes they like it and we can get it at Publix grocery store). My DD likes California rolls and my DS likes Inari (sushi rice in a pocket of fried soybean curd). We went to a restaurant called Pauli’s. Overall the food was great with a few minor complaints. We had a couple of cocktails and then went on to the appetizers. We each ordered one and then shared. The Bruschetta was really good, a Grilled Foccacia with some kind of soft herbed cheese (goats?) with fire roasted tomatoes and red peppers on top. Yummy! Thumbs up The second, wood-fire grilled Sea Scallops on a bed of Angel Hair Pasta, Roasted Mushrooms and Pesto was very tasty, but I was extremely disappointed with the portion size. At $13 a pop, I expect more than two scallops, Thumbs down especially when the waiter had described the portion as more like 3-4, plenty to share. Both our entrées came with soup or salad and we both chose the signature Spinach Salad served with Red Onion & Boiled Egg with warm Apple Smoked Bacon Vinaigrette, very nice! My DH had a yearning for steak, so he chose a hefty 18 oz, bone-in Ribeye, grilled on a wood-fire and served with Grilled Onion Rosemary Butter, “Garlicky” Broccoli and Chive Mashed Potatoes. I had a bite and it was tasty, but I liked my entrée better, a roasted New Zealand Rack of Lamb drizzled with Dijon Aioli, roasted asparagus and some kind of couscous. We had a Rodney Strong Merlot with dinner and finished it off with coffee (decaff for me, thank you very much!) and two very sinful crème brulees with berries on top. I ended up taking two of the four lamb chops home and ate them for dinner last night. Almost as good the second time around.

My daylilies put on quite a show and I will post pictures of them later. Here is one to tantalize: Lip Smack 5-18 FFO
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May 21, 2012 2:27 PM CST
Name: Ann
TN
Butterflies I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Daylilies Hummingbirder Ponds
I keep checking, hoping to see more photos......
Ann (farmerbell); TN
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May 21, 2012 3:04 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Laura Eiras
Huntsville, AL (Zone 7b)
Cat Lover I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Daylilies Ferns Hostas Lilies
Region: Alabama Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Sorry you had to wait. I finally got a chance to label some.

May 15th

Another Pretty Face x Pink Stripe
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Armani 5-15 FFO
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Autumn Ambrosia 5-15
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Backscratcher 5-15
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Batman 5-15 FFO
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Blue Twinkles 5-15
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Bombay Lemon 5-15 FFO
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Several years ago I "rescued" some daylilies from an overgrown stretch of road near my house. I am not sure how they got there since there is no house. They were across the street for a house that had daylilies (they have since been removed Crying ) so they might have come from there. Who knows, all I know is that no one was taking care of them at that point. I dug them up and planted them in my garden and called them my Wild Dunloe daylilies (after the street name).

They are of course NOIDS, but I like them. One bunch must have been mixed or had a seedling growing in there as there are definitely two kinds of flowers. I like them both. These are my WIld Dunloe Purples. I had one planted elsewhere (location F3) that appears to be the same of flower as one of the mixed ones. What do you guys think? Same flower for locations E16 and F3?

Dunloe Wild Purple #1 &# 2 location E16
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Dunloe Wild Purple 5-15 E16 FFO and Dunloe Wild Purple location F3
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Dunloe Wild Purple 2 5-15 E16 FFO
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This last one is definitely different. I like it and wish I knew if it was registered.

Julie Newmar 5-15 FFO and a closer look at the eye.
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Lavender Curls 5-15 FFO
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Long John Silver 5-15 FFO
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Ledgewood Christmas Angel 5-15

Worth looking at again.

Ruffled Blue Haze 5-15 FFO
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Screen Pattern 5-15 FFO
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Stippled Stars 5-15
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May 21, 2012 5:45 PM CST
Name: Debra
Garland, TX (NE Dallas suburb) (Zone 8a)
Rescue dogs: Angels with paws needi
Dragonflies Dog Lover Bookworm I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Photography Bee Lover
Plays in the sandbox Butterflies Region: Texas Garden Sages I sent a postcard to Randy! Charter ATP Member
How fun on the Wild Dunloes! Pretty.
It’s okay to not know all the answers.
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May 21, 2012 8:58 PM CST
Name: shirlee
southeast (Zone 6b)
Daylilies Hybridizer Seed Starter Pollen collector Garden Photography Garden Ideas: Level 1
Butterflies Birds Dragonflies Canning and food preservation Herbs Vegetable Grower
Wow, you did a lot of those lovely things, and I know it does take
time to do. Thanks for sharing.

Your menu choices made me hungry, and I have already eaten,
but they sounded sooooooo good.
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May 21, 2012 9:20 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Laura Eiras
Huntsville, AL (Zone 7b)
Cat Lover I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Daylilies Ferns Hostas Lilies
Region: Alabama Enjoys or suffers hot summers
I confess that I copied the on-line menu descriptions with minor alterations, but they were as tasty as they sound. Hilarious!

I have fun posting, so I am glad that you enjoy them.

I was glad that I rescued the poor Dunloe daylilies as that part of the road is completely overgrown now and does not ever get any sun. Any I missed will never bloom now. There are two other ones that I have from the same spot that have not yet bloomed this year.

Here are the blooms from last year for Dunloe Wild White
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And Dunloe Wild Unknown (called that because it was not in bloom when I dug it up and I had to wait two years until it did, well worth the wait in my opinion.)
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Wish I knew if they were registered also. Sigh, pretty NOIDS.

Here are the poor things before I rescued them in 2008. Sorry for the poor quality of the photos. They were taken with my phone, the only digital camera I had back then.

Dunloe Wild Purple
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This will give you an idea of what the location looked like. I put the white marker there so that I could find it once it had finished blooming.

Dunloe Wild White
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May 28, 2012 11:05 AM CST
Name: stephanie king
cut bank, MT z 3a-4b
Life is what you make it, so make i
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Cat Lover Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge) Region: United States of America Roses
Peonies Irises Echinacea Daylilies Clematis Enjoys or suffers cold winters
They are just sweet. I remember when you rescued them. I am curious if they were just tossed there or if planted on purpose by someone??

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