Blooms on a chilly morning in metro Detroit
Laura twixanddud - SE MI - 5b
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
Temps were down in the 50s last night and this morning, and people here are not happy - they want summer! I want warmer temps for the daylilies to open better, but it was quite comfortable doing some yard work and taking some pictures this morning. It's 62 degrees now. Here are some pics from the last couple of hours.
Tetrina's Grand Daughter - reached it's full height this year, I think. Beautiful ruffled yellow.
Coyote Moon. Tons of scapes and buds, clump is huge and I will be dividing it this year. It's one of the few that reblooms for me.
Apparently my yellows are better openers than others on cool mornings. Here is Yellow Monkey.
Here is a garden shot showing Tetrina's Grand Daughter in the middle, very tall! The white in front is the backside of Heavenly Angel Ice.
The lovely Catastrophe Waitress
Tired of flowers? Here's some birds... major oriole action at my house this year. The weird metal looking thing in the background is a baffle below a bluebird birdhouse.
Rev It Up - huge flower
Tie and Tails, one of my many favorite purples
That's enough for now... thanks for looking!
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