Shive's last hurrah (photos)

15 years ago

My husband came in this morning and said, "It looks like the daylily fairy took all the flowers away." Well, almost. There are still about a dozen with blooms.

JITTERBUG BLUES is reblooming with a much bluer eye and better edge than in May and early June.

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GREEN MYSTIQUE with its last bloom. This one has put on a great show this season!

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NATALIE ANTOINETTE with a near perfect rebloom flower.

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LAST SNOWFLAKES on the original scapes - sure hope for September rebloom like last year!

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RICTER reblooming with darker color and thicker edge than ever before.

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VIA VENETO on rebloom

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VIOLET VEIL doubling

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ETHEREAL LIGHT

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BOOGIE MY WOOGIE BABY

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Debra in Nashville, TN

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Comments (17)

tweetypye
15 years ago
Great photos and blooms Debra...that NA is a looker for sure, and Ricter is fabulous too. LS is one I'd love to add to my collection...maybe someday. :) Your VV is doing like my Strawberry Masquerade which is reblooming today with a double bloom too.
Thanks for the wonderful show, and maybe your dl's will do like mine and just keep on throwing up rebloom scapes. I find new scapes almost daily.
Jan
tjhemmer
15 years ago
Ricter, Natalie Antoinette, and Jitterbug Blues are standouts.

I'm curious about how much rain you've had. I'm about 150 miles north of you and my reblooms are struggling. Not much rain for me as of late.

Tom
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njmomma
15 years ago
Natalie A. looks great, as do the others! Thanks!
newyorkrita
15 years ago
NATALIE ANTOINETTE is my favorite also. It is just such a pretty flower. I am sorry that your blooms are coming to near end as I alweays love your daylily flowers.
Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)
15 years ago
I've been tempted by Green Mystique. You pictures says why. Also like Natalie.
katlynn719
15 years ago
Debra, Wonderful pics, as usual. That NATALIE ANTOINETTE is a real looker! Quick question...has GREEN MYSTIQUE multiplied for you? It has just put up its' 4th rebloom scape here...but it is still only a single fan. What's up with that?
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shive
Original Author
15 years ago
Tom - We have had rain here every other week. Most of the ones reblooming are in pots, which I water nearly every day. The ones in the ground that have rebloomed are Ricter, Chartered Course and Wisest of Wizards. We got several showers yeaterday and rain again this morning, so I'm hoping that will help with some August and September rebloom.

Kathy - I got two fans of Green Mystique last year, and it is only three now. I think it's a very slow increaser. Unfortunately, many of my Stamiles are. But the good bud count and rebloom kind of make up for it.

Debra
okbt
15 years ago
Lovely blooms!Put LS and EL on my list!
Nancy
15 years ago
Lovely pictures, they may be winding down but still giving you a nice show. Green Mystique sounds like a great plant, even if it doesn't multiply well. I am growing to like rebloomers more all the time.
juliet11
15 years ago
Natalie Antoinette is just about perfect! Thanks for sharing all of these beauties!

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jean_ar
15 years ago
Oh MY, This Natalie Antoinette is gorgeous,,just beautiful.
Last Snowflakes is gorgeous, too.Love that one and Ricter is a beauty. All of them are pretty,but those are my favorites.Hopefully, you will get more reblooms and post more photos..

Jean
shive
Original Author
15 years ago
Here are a couple more blooms.

WILD AT HEART rebloom from yesterday.
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ROYAL JESTER, the latest of my late bloomers, which will bloom on into August
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Debra
janepa
15 years ago
Debra your DLs gave you a great show. I really like them all. I have Royal Jester, but mine is more of a coral shade. I don't believe it has bloomed yet, but I will post a photo when it does.
Thanks for sharing your lovely DLs.
Jane
mizellie
15 years ago
Fantastic show Debra. You have some lovelies there. MA and LS are the two that intrigue me. I really like LS...Ellie
shive
Original Author
15 years ago
Jane - My Royal Jester looks much more coral with orange tones in the sun and later in the day. Here's another photo:

ROYAL JESTER

Here's my last bloom on HOLLY DANCER today. This one not only stopped traffic this summer. It got people out of their cars and asking about this pure red spider.

HOLLY DANCER
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SWAMP CREATURE, an ML bloomer from Margo Reed, blooms very late here. This photo was taken at 7:30 last night when SC had faded from very light yellow to a ghostly white.
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Debra
lefox
15 years ago
Just beautiful--Thank you so much for sharing all your beauties---my season up here in the Northwest starts much later so I was able to enjoy all along--now mine are going great guns!!!

Bestblooms always colette
purplefairylady
15 years ago
such beauties, i adore jitterbug blues the best out of them even although it ain't easy to decide cos they are all gorgeous.