Looking towards the end!!

6 years ago

It is hard to believe that the late bloomers are starting. Rebloom scapes are up and going and some others just keep on pumping out the blooms. I have a few clumps left to bloom but most are heading for the home stretch.

Over the Top-rarely doubles but I don't mind as I love the soft pink it is. It is a late and these are first blooms open today.

Linda Beck-did not bloom well-it is in too much shade-on my list to move. I think I am going to need a backhoe to move all the ones on that list!!

Heartbeat of Heaven-has really performed well this year.

Ledgewood's Tony Likes It-taken in the afternoon today after a pretty hot day.

Elegant Candy-all one plant. Need to divide it. Especially since that is a tree growing up in the middle of it!!!

Bella Lugosi with unknown on right. BL retained its scape height this year!

Frank's Star of Bethlehem blooming low. It is a late for me and was hoping the "in the foliage" syndrome was only impacting the earlies but apparently not.

For Avedon-another pic of Entwined in the Vine. Has been glorious again this year. FYI, Avedon, it does fade in the heat and sun.

The old, reliable Red Volunteer. So bright and also a late for me.

Not a garden shot, obviously, but almost as pretty to me. We lease all our pasture land to a cattleman/rancher for hay. I love the first cutting as grass and trees are still that "greasy green" of spring. He cut it, it rained, and then it rained again, and again. So when baling time came, not nearly as many bales as normal in this field. Picture taken at dusk, facing east, with last rays of sun on trees beyond. And what you don't see is the nearly full moon that was in this space later. Sorry to intrude this into daylilies, but it makes me smile!

Kate

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lilykate7a
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6 years ago

Dave, how true. Those zones cover a huge area. I am actually in an area that dips down into zone 8 so many of my plants can't read and think they are zone 8 plants! I still have a few late clumps left to bloom and some on rebloom but peak has come and gone.

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Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)
6 years ago
Heartbeat of Heaven is a real looker. It shows lavender on my monitor. Is that what it looks like in person? ......Ah, Linda Beck. I've had her for years now and she never has been a strong grower for me. If it weren't for the color I'd probably gift her away. However, I had to chuckle this year, as one of my bonus plants was another Linda Beck. We will see if a new plant makes a difference...... I like Frank's Star of Bethlehem too.....Your field shot is so bucolic. I like it................Maryl
Julia WV (6b)
6 years ago
Elegant Candy does shine as does Entwined In The Vine as a clump. Lovely photos and although sad to have things winding down, it does give you time to relax, just a bit. I smiled when I saw your field photo as our neighbor just started cutting our fields here. We have a couple more days of dry weather before another storm system will hit midweek. Scapes coming up all over the gardens.
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organic_kitten
6 years ago
Lovely photos, Kate. Entwined In The Vine and Elegant Candy are putting on a show. My Bella Lugosi is also tall as usual and a late. Sad in a way to be winding down, but it has been a good bloom year after all. some shorties, but some real beauties and Entwined in The Vine surely meets that description. re-blooms, leftovers, and lates which haven't really started yet, at least the late-lates.

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celeste/NH
6 years ago
It is somewhat of a shocker to me that your daylilies are winding down already......mine don't even have scapes yet! LOL. What a difference between parts of the country. It is also interesting to me that your Frank's Star of Bethlehem blooms as a late for you as well. Mine blooms along with my lates too and it is not supposed to be a late. Your daylilies all look great!
lilykate7a
Original Author
6 years ago
Maryl, my Heartbeat of Heaven is indeed lavender although it has just a hint of the mauve sometimes that I don't think you like. It is still large and impressive. I also like the color of Linda Beck and forgive her for her shortcomings! Julia, I look so forward to your above the foliage photos. They are always so pretty. And you know what I mean about the hay, then. This field is directly in front of our home and usually has 15-20 bales-this year I counted 8, a sign of the rains that came after being cut. What is so funny is that I know this man looks at my yard and wonders every year if I am going to be moving those lily beds out into the field area!! Kay, yes, in spite of the low foliage groups, it has been a really good year. And all this rain will increase their stability and help them multiply even more!! I have enjoyed your photos and your garden shots again this year. And just maybe, Fighting Fire will be on my radar for next year, thanks to you and Debra!!

Kate
lilykate7a
Original Author
6 years ago
Celeste, our posts just crossed!! Thank you. And, as Kay has mentioned, having gardeners all over the country just extends our season as well. I so enjoy your beautiful photos and of course, your purples!! I still think you should market your soil!! And yes, that is interesting about Frank's Star being late for you as well. Consistent behavior!!

Kate
Nancy 6b
6 years ago
My favorite is Entwined too, another to go on my already extended wish list! Pretty color on Over the Top, Bela looks really good but I really am admiring your NOID next to it.
mantis__oh
6 years ago
Elegant Candy is so reliable, and for you, it seems that that also applies to Entwined in the Vine. Both are big clumps. Frank's Star of Bethelem is very low--again confirms the stereotype of Smith cultivars.
Brad KY 6b
6 years ago
Lots of nice ones. Mine too are just getting started, probably about 15 have bloomed so far out of about 155. Red Volunteer is one of my lates as well and it is very reliable here too.
shive
6 years ago
Bela Lugosi, Elegant Candy and Entwined in the Vine are all standouts at clump strength. My Bela Lugosi is short this year and very few buds. It was growing in too much shade, and I moved it. Heartbeat of Heaven is a beauty, and I'm glad to hear it did well for you. Linda Beck has had good years and bad years here. This year looks to be mediore for her. I'm sad to see your season come to an end, but it sounds like you do have some rebloom.

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lilykate7a
Original Author
6 years ago
Nancy, that NOID really does have a name (don't they all?!) but it means some research on my part to find it. Label/tag may be down in there but this is in my "jungle" bed and I need to wait until fall to try to look. It has been spectacular this year so I do need to know what it is.

Frank's Star of Bethlehem has been low before but never this in-the-foliage low, Mantis. And yes, Elegant Candy is very reliable. It makes amazing clumps and usually puts on quite a show. Brad, I thought you might have Red Volunteer!! It is really a good oldie that has never failed to show up and show out when it blooms. Debra, I know what you mean about Linda Beck. Although not in the best of spots, I think she should have multiplied more and her blooming can be sporadic. Not complaining-nice to have some blooms still going!!

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ruthz
6 years ago
Really nice purples.
hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)
6 years ago
Beautiful pictures! I love all your clump shots, especially Entwined in the Vine and Bela Lugosi with your unknown. I too like agricultural scenes. I love the look of a field of winter wheat in the fall and early spring when it is so green.

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tarheelgirl_7b
6 years ago
Another great group of blooms! Entwined in the Vine, Bella Lugosi, and Ledgewood's Tony Likes It are my favorites. I like your field shot as well, glad you included it!

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dick_in_ohio
6 years ago
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Love the pictures. Linda Beck has never done well for me but I keep it because it is so pretty. It is next to Shores of Time which is a doer for me.
lilykate7a
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6 years ago
Oh, Dick, I love that Shores of Time. Ironically, it has never performed well for me. I have it in two places, hoping it would multiply and bloom like your photo depicts. Just beautiful.
avedon_gw
6 years ago
Late to the party again, but really thrilled that you thought of me with your photo of Entwined In The Vine. First, let me say enjoyed seeing all your lovely pictures--Good color on Bela Lugosi and great clump of Elegant Candy. I used to have Over The Top, rarely ever doubled and was ugly when it did, never even came close to looking like yours. When EITV arrives in the fall, I should have a place ready for it, hopefully where it will hold up as much as possible in the heat.
DaveinVA (7a)
6 years ago
"Looking towards the end" - what an amazing statement! I am also in zone 7 and my mid's are just starting to bloom. The late's are weeks away. Just illustrates how little impact your zone can have, and how much variation there can be from one garden to another, and from one spot to another in your garden.

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