New Bloomers First Flowers Open

12 years ago

Riot On The Kindergarden Bus. Its bright and I notice it accross the garden.

Directly next to it on the daylily plateau in the back yard is Sheila Broughton.

I have one Japanese Iris which I have had for three years now. This is the first bloom and the first time it has bloomed.

Red Alert Lilies started blooming for this year over in lily row.

Lily row of Red Alert lilies.

Another that started blooming. These are my THE FAIRY roses just off my patio. They start and then they just keep blooming and blooming and blooming.

Pink rose view from a little farther away.

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Comments (15)

organic_kitten
12 years ago
oooh, Rita! I love Sheila Broughton! It is so beautiful! The roses and lilies are beautiful as always, but I love that delicate bloom.
kay
shive
12 years ago
Sheila Broughton and the fairy roses are my picks for today. I remember really loving the photos of Sheila you posted last summer. The color and ruffling are superb.

Debra
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newyorkrita
Original Author
12 years ago
Thanks! Sheila Broughton looks even better this year to me than last year. I think it is because everything on that plateau in the back has had time to really settle in after the massive rearranging two years ago. It is in the front row so easy to see. I bought it from the Rices on the Lily Auction when I was looking to add more Rice intros as the color and ruffles just really got my attention. You know I love that colortone LOL!
timberohio
12 years ago
Beautiful pics Rita I love the fairy roses. Got my mind going now as to where in my yard I can put some of those lol.
Nancy
12 years ago
Sheila Broughton is beautiful, and a lovely Japanese iris. The lilies are really making a show, & your roses always look good. The rose bush is just loaded with blooms!
Julia WV (6b)
12 years ago
Very nice pics Rita. I don't know why but somehow I thought ROTKB was taller and the petals/sepals were all twisted. I'll have to go back to Judy's website and look again. I guess my memory is playing tricks on me.LOL.

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newyorkrita
Original Author
12 years ago
Julia, no your memory is correct. Riot On the Kindergarden Bus does twist in all sorts of unusual shapes. I was surprised to see this FFO had more standard form but some of them are curving back and I know that the next flowers will be more curving. Guess it needs to just get stated LOL!

I don't know about taller. I was just noticing that many of my daylilies have shorter scapes this year and I don't know why. Certainly wasn't lack of rain and they haven't been moved in a long time.

Andrea and Nancy- Thanks. That The Fairy rose has small blooms and starts blooming somewhat later than the usual June Flush but it is a trooper. Once it starts it is good to go until frost. It loves to sprawl so the hill off the patio is a great spot for it.
jean_ar
12 years ago
Dang it.I had my reply all done and for some reason it disappeared.Love that bright orange daylily and the ruffles on it.Very pretty.So is the Japanese iris.I love them red lilies.Wish you would post some more pictures of your other lilies as they are gorgeous, too.The Fairy rose is a non stop bloomer here too,until we get a freeze.I had 3 big ones 4ft tall and 4ft wide.I am now down to 1.Some man my daughter sent here to cut my grass several years ago ran over the biggest one. so its long gone. Then I had 2 planted near my property line.and a couple weeks ago, one of them turned brown and burnt, over night.That leeaves one left, plus I started a baby one thats growing.Guess I better start a few more of them for future use.

Jean
newyorkrita
Original Author
12 years ago
Jean- I post the new lilies as they open. I try to have a lily at the end of each posting as I do love my lilies.

The roses big spring flush is done. Not that there are no more blooms but not like it was. So I really love seeing the little pink roses off the patio. That is a shame that your big shrub of The Fairy died. This rose looks fabulous in a large planting.

I love the hot colored daylilies and really love orange daylilies.
anniegolden
12 years ago
Love your roses. I think pink is just about my favorite color.

Christine
houstmag
12 years ago
Rita outstanding as always I really like your iris such a beautiful color.
Linda
mizellie
12 years ago
I chose Shelia Broughton and the Fairy roses too! Fantastic! Ellie
casey261
12 years ago
Wow, that row of red lilies is really eye catching. Also like the Japanese iris.
Casey
mantis__oh
12 years ago
Riot looks really fierce!
Waitforspring
12 years ago
Love the color and ruffles of Sheila Broughton. Riot of the Kindergarten Bus looks like it has a lot of buds. The Fairy rose is such a pretty pink.
Val