The photos were from last year and may have been on an overcast day or late in the afternoon. Also, I have an older camera and using it on the zoom setting seems to concentrate the light on just the bloom. The top one (originally called Noel Weston) has bloomed this year already and a photo of it is attached. It usually blooms at the end of May (25th this year). Our southern sun is so bright that I usually take my photos late in the afternoon or on an overcast day if possible. These photos actually show the colors very well and I have grown them both in dappled shade and in the sun with no real color difference. Both of these are taller than Stella D'Oro daylilies but fairly short - perhaps 18-22 inches tall. The blooms are at least 5.5 to 6" across.
