First , this is Melanie Mason's picture! A few years ago ( back in 2008, I think) Melanie, Michael Bouman and I collaborated on putting together the Power Point for Garden Judges I Workshop. We were looking for pictures to illustrate BAD characteristics in daylilies, such as those that get "hooked up" with the fancy edges and don't open correctly. I told Michael and Melanie I didn't take those pictures on "bad hair" days, but Melanie found this image of a daylily she'd seen in her garden:
Upon seeing this image, I laughed hysterically and told her she'd invented a new daylily form, the "bearded iris" form! This picture still makes me laugh because it looks like a bearded iris to me!
What do you think?
