It is Paul Aucoin... I never woulda thought that dark eye could pale out that much...

FFE a few days ago


Today's second bloom ever


So, now I have to breed a daylily and name it "Egg on My Face"

Lol...mine too. I was sure that it was not Paul Aucoin.

I love to see posts that show just how much a first bloom can be so different, I have had a few I could swear could not possibly be right, but were.

I've never experienced such a drastic change before from one bloom to the next. I was reminded to practice patience today...

Wow, that is a big difference!

So glad it turned out to be the correct plant...I was a doubter for sure on those pics!

I had an experience with a daylily changing dramatically several years ago. When I first purchased Banned in Boston, the first few blooms on it didn't look anything like the bloom should have. In fact I thought I was sent the wrong plant. After about a week of blooming it finally got it right. Look at the differences in these pics.

BANNED IN BOSTON (first few blooms looked like this)





BANNED IN BOSTON (blooms after about a week)