What's still blooming on July 25th (photos)

12 years ago

The garden looks so bare of blooms now, even though I have 26 cultivars still in bud. But 26 out of 650 doesn't look like much, especially when those blooms are mostly in four beds. Long stretches of daylily beds are bare.

This will be my last daily photo update. It's back to school in a week, and I have a lot of appointments and last-minute things to accomplish before I return to work. Plus, I seem to be photographing the same daylilies over and over. I'll still be doing a once a week update until everything is bloomed out. At this point, the only new scapes emerging are on Bella Sera, Royal Jester and Lady Wu.

REMEMBERING ROSE has bloomed with triplets every day this week.

FRANCIS OF ASSISI - This is the last bloom, and it's looking lighter due to yesterday's temps in the high 90s.

MUTTON JADE has been blooming for nearly six weeks now. This Moldovan was a perfect addition to my late bloomers bed.

HOLLY DANCER is still dancing in the hot colors bed.

BELLA SERA was very attractive to this bumblebee today.

The perennials in the Circle Bed add a splash of much-needed color in late July.

Phloxes in the Circle Bed

Cowgirl suveying the garden action

Zuzu, who I have now discovered is a male, is still quite afraid of me. He was getting braver, but seems to have regressed. He is bothered by seeing me pet and play with Cowgirl and Columbus, and even shakes sometimes when he watches from afar. His favorite pastime: batting small rocks around in the driveway.

Midnight doesn't show himself enough to get photographed very often. He has figure out how to get more food when he comes to dinner late. He stands in the plate and covers the remaining food with his body, then swats the others who try to get the tasty morsels.

Columbus is fascinated by bugs and spends a lot of his waking hours chasing them. He jumped two feet off the ground last night, trying to get a lightning bug.

Watching these kittens is so much more entertaining than television!

Debra

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trefoil
12 years ago
Good-bye Columbus is in full bloom here in zone 5/6--many, many graceful gold triangular flowers on 42" scapes. Iron hardy, and Very Late. Can bloom into September in a normal year.
newyorkrita
12 years ago
Love the kitten pictures and updates. It is so sad that some of them are still so afraid. Not much chance of the good life for them if they can not get used to you. But there is only so much one can do.

I am sorry to see it all end. I want endless summer! Well, maybe not the sweltering heat were all seem to be having this year but nice weather and round after round of daylily reblooms. One can always dream LOL!

REMEMBERING ROSE is deffinately my favorite of the daylilies today.
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organic_kitten
12 years ago
Debra,
It is odd that Zuzu is so afraid of the play, but the ones we tamed did not progress at the same rate at all. I love the kitten pictures. They will eventually get over the fear if you remain patient. Feral cats are very loving when they do decide to trust you.

As for your blooms, I love Remembering Rose. It is a lovely bloom. I also really like the bright colors of Holly Dancer.

It is sad to see the bloom diminish daily. I will miss your daily updates.
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shive
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12 years ago
Trefoil - Anything that can bloom into September sounds good. My lates started back at the end of June, so I'm happy with anything that makes it to August.

Rita - Endless blooms are what we all want. Remembering Rose was hyrbridized there on Long Island by Betty Harwood.

Kay - Zuzu was the one who got the terrible neck injury. He is just now growing fur back on one side of his neck. Maybe whatever happened to him was very traumatic, and that is why he's so scared of everything. Midnight is equally frightened. He's very babyish and doesn't want to stop nursing. The big straw hat I wear in the mornings seems to scare them. They are less timid in the evening when I don't wear a cap or hat.

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Julia WV (6b)
12 years ago
Lovely bloom pics Debra. The saga of the kitties is always entertaining to read.
Our heat and humidity finally broke this afternoon. A nice cool breeze (cool compared to what we've been experiencing)is blowing. Thank goodness we got a break.

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numama
12 years ago
Remembering Rose is my fave of this batch Debra.

The kittens are looking super happy! I took my new kitty into the garden with me the past couple days to get him used to being outside. He likes chasing butterflies and grasshoppers and brings me several chuckles while I'm busy out there!
Thanks for all the updates!
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Waitforspring
12 years ago
Again the kitten pictures are my favorite. Hope they all come around soon.
Your perennials look so bright and cheerful next to the empty scapes.
The Remembering Rose triplets are my favorite daylilies today.
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jean_ar
12 years ago
Remembering Rose is soo pretty.I also like BELLA SERA a lot, too.I will miss your daily bloom show,and also the pictures of the kittens.I really injoy the stories and pictures of the kittens. They are so cute.

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shive
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12 years ago
Julia - Glad to hear you got a break from the heat. Our rain and cooler temps did not materialize as predicted.

Nancy - I bet your new kitty is providing lots of entertaining moments for you and the kids.

Val - I'm getting impatient for all the kittens to be "tame." But they go at their own pace. Zuzu played with a feather teaser last night for a bit. For her, that was a big step.

Jean = Thanks for the comments. I'll still be posting at least once a week - just not daily.

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nat4b
12 years ago
My Francis of Assisi also had its last bloom yesterday. I like this flower a lot.
Love the kittens pics and stories! Look at Cowgirl's long legs :) Model!
Funny picture of Zuzu, looks like he's going to play. I heard that only females have 3 colors, but I don't know much about cats.
One of our cats also used to jump high for lightning bugs, they don't do it anymore now that they are adults. I wish I could see it!
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Nat - I have really enjoyed Francis of Assisi this year. I nearly lost it three years ago during a wet winter. It had 20 buds per scape this year and has bloomed for just over four weeks. Cowgirl does look like a model in that photo.

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