The Sun will come out Tomorrow (sings Annie)
From swamp central (another 2 1/2 inches Sunday), where, by now, I'm usually complaining about the drought comes another round of daylilies to brighten my garden this rainy year.
For those few who like doubles comes A Dale Hensley orange/red:
NO WAY JOSE:
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Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)
4 years agoMoving on. Here's a combination during our cooler weather that looked good:
Dixie Sunrise and Burning Inheritance:
As the weather heated up, Dixie lost her intense coloration and became a lovely but much paler shade of pink. Amazing what cooler weather does:
Burning Inheritance keeps it's orange red color regardless of temperature:
Here's a new miniature that did not like the heat at all as evidenced by a little scorch around the edges.
Boo Moon:
Another smaller one I've had forever. As it ages the color lightens a bit and gets a smokey overlay to it. I find it attractive.
Addie Branch Smith:
As I was rushing to get to church I saw this and had to snap a picture. The sunlight gives it too much yellow, but how pretty is this clump shot?
Orange Smoothie:
A daylily that has exquisite color in cooler weather and early in the day. Later in the PM here not so much:
Linda Beck:
It was so humid out that my lens fogged but I wanted to post this picture of a really nice yellow called Lisa Apps Sybrandt. My hand is there to show how large the bloom is. It's colorfast/sunfast for me in all but tripe digit heat (which we haven't had yet):
Lisa Apps Sybrandt:
This is another smaller flowered dayliy that I like alot. You may see it again because it's one of the few that reliably REPEATS in my garden. Sunfast. The color will get more orange to it in the cooler weather of fall, but the intensity will be the same:
Mexican Maiden (after the rain - note: no spots just drops):
That's my ten.........Maryl
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