i have scapes!! zone 5

13 years ago

I was away for two days, and returned today to find scapes, yes I said it, SCAPES. They are on established daylilies, Two scapes on Paper Butterfly and one scape on Sink Into These Eyes. The garden is looking great, all of my fall planted asiatic and oriental lilies are showing now, a few of the orientals were very late in appearing, and I thought maybe I lost some. I was also able to get all my spots ready for my orders that will start coming in a few weeks. Seems daylily season will be here before we know it!

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Whiskey has adjusted to 'garden life' Here he is taking time to smell the flowers!! He seems to like the gardens.

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Plus he has taken over the bench!!!

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The tulips have opened, I still have the dark ones yet to open.

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Cindy

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newyorkrita
13 years ago
I looked at the title of this post and thought, no couldn't be. Thinking maybe you got an order in with scapes or some such odd thing. I was not thinking scapes on daylilies out in the garden. But wow, that is so strange. At any rate congrats on your very early scapes :-))

Whiskey looks happy with his new life. And of course he enjoys the garden. Thats what it is there for LOL. Does Bowie miss his bench?

Your tulips and daffs and grape hyacinths look really good. Your backyard is looking so pretty.
Waitforspring
13 years ago
Scapes already! Amazing. Your garden looks great--such a great variety of bulb flowers.
What is the daffodil that Whiskey is sniffing? Very pretty.
Val
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Very pretty Tulips, with the daffs.all your beds looks so pretty.Scapes now?o wont ne long till you have blooms on them.

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13 years ago
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13 years ago
Wow! I keep looking for scapes on my daylilies, but nothing! I do have blooms on Dumortieri, but it is so much earlier than my other daylilies, I almost don't even count it. Your garden is just lovely! Whiskey is looking very pleased with his new life, and why shouldn't he. He has it made!
signet_gw(6b)
13 years ago
Interesting ! I was out there in the gardens yesterday and oddly enough I have a scape on Paper Butterfly too . I have never seen scapes this early before on this plant or any other and find it odd that with our winter like weather still here in S.W.Ontario that this plant would want to scape right now . The plant is only up about 5 inches and the scape is the same height.

Usually here the first to bloom is lilioasphodelus or Lemon Lily but even that is not usually till end of May . I am guessing this is a left over scape from last year that hadnt quite made it out of the gate ...but I will take what I can get LOL

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blue23rose
13 years ago
I love seeing pictures of your flower beds. They are so pretty.

Glad you have scapes, that's encouraging. I will have to check my Paper Butterfly. I've been looking at Strawberry Candy since it bloomed in late May for me last year, but I haven't seen anything yet.

We do have Stella De Oro blooming where I work, which is just about 10 miles north of me. I guess that's a micro-climate conducive to early bloom.

Vickie
Cindy zone 6a
Original Author
13 years ago
Thanks all, I know I was stunned when I saw the scapes, but it is so encouraging. Funny how just an emerging flower stem can cause so much excitement.!!
I think Bowie is willing to share the bench, they did spend some time together on it, but of course Whiskey jumped off when I tried to take that picture.

Val, that daff that Whiskey is smelling, (actually he was trying to take a bite of it) is Fragrant Rose, and they were especially pretty and long lasting this year. They have been in bloom for an entire month now. I think the cooler weather kept them hanging on, plus the pink color stayed, it usually fades out in any heat.
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I also have just lots of buds on my dwarf iris, I just starting adding them and love them too!!!This is most likely time for them to be budding.
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newyorkrita
13 years ago
Well now Whiskey and Bowie both are the garden patrol. They do have a good life there :-)) Pretty daff.
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13 years ago
Do you think the scape is a rebloom left from last year?
Love all the pics. Whiskey with the daff is so cute.

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runningfox
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I was shocked today to find a scape on Voila Francois! He did not bloom for me last year...drought and terrible heat.. so probably popped an early scape! Voila!!!