Orchids and Violets

Daylily - Misty Mayhaw

jean — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 17:20:39 +0000

I love daylilies. They are such fun. Because each flower blooms for only a day, there is an eager anticipation to see who will be blooming during my morning walk.

Daylily Jedi Blue Note

jean — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 23:10:40 +0000

My yard got 2 inches of rain this weekend - which is wonderful for Lubbock - so this afternoon, I took the opportunity of beginning my seemingly never-ending pastime of pulling weeds. Of course, I had to take breaks - and walk around to see if any other flowers were coming up. I had forgotten this daylily was even there - but there is a clump of them coming up. Came running into the house to check my pictures - and sure enough - there it was. What fun this year is being. Last summer was our first year in our new home and because we had moved the plants from our previous house, nothing was really established - many plants didn’t even bloom. This year should be so much better. I can hardly wait.

Daylily Misty Mayhaw

jean — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 06:46:52 +0000

Here’s another one of my daylilies from last year that has sprouted. I love walking in the yard and anticipating the flowers that are coming.

Daylily “Mystical Rainbow”

jean — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 09:27:01 +0000

Another one of my daylilies that has sent up shoots is Mystical Rainbow, which is very fragrant and reblooms. It was introduced by Stamile in 1996. I love Stamile’s daylilies - but the newer ones I have to budget myself to afford.

I love to walk through my flower garden in the early summer, seeing which of my daylilies is in bloom that day. The variety and beauty of daylilies has increased until there is such a wealth of beautiful flowers.

Amazon carries a really nice book that shows the variety of daylilies available.

The Color Encyclopedia of Daylilies

Daylilies - now peeking up out of the ground and then - bloomin beautiful

jean — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 22:46:21 +0000

After

Before

The weather is warm - perfect for walking in the yard - and so i was out there checking out what might be coming up. And sure enough - daylilies are coming up. I was so excited I snapped a picture of this one emerging from its winter sleep. I thought I would give you a before and after picture of this wonderful daylily- coming up out of the ground and full flower. This is the daylily “Soft Summer Night”. It was introduced by Stamile in 1995. It is fragrant and it reblooms!