What's in your wallet? (the 15 count)
Well, after all the money spent on flowers not much...... Still more blooms although it's getting towards the end here on daylilies. I seldom have rebloom, so if I note that one has a rebloom scape it's a big deal to me. Here We Go:
This has been a solid pink and has reliably sent up rebloom for 3 years now. It will fade to a paler pink color, but still pretty in our heat. A keeper for me.
Honky Tonk Barbie:
More in comments section..................Maryl
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Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)
4 years agoNew for me this year. Pretty open faced large blooms. I bought it in thanks after my DH "dodged a bullet" this spring:
To God Be The Glory:
This is one of my backbone yellows in the garden. A Rice introduction. Hard to get the color to show up accurately (it tends to "white out" in pictures), but does well in the heat of our summers:
Googies:
This is a color shifter of sorts. Starts out with more rose in it and then shifts to more red as the day progresses. This picture was taken around noon.
Glowing In the Wind:
I think anyone who has this just has to get the camera out often.
Pink Aloha:
I wanted a smaller flowered double to add to my collection. This is it's FFE. The base color is listed as yellow, but it was more of a paler melon to my eyes. I was very pleased with it. Seemed to do well in the heat too (97 degrees when this was taken).
Penny Pinsley:
A pair of bloomers together:
(L) Glowing Quasar (R) Linda Sierra:
This next one is one of my oldest daylilies. I adore it. The bud count, branching, heat hardiness is exemplary. This is probably my number one suitcase daylily:
Yesterday Memories (after a brief shower yesterday):
This next one should be nominated for the Stout Medal. It seems to do well for everyone and is a prolific bloomer for me, enduring our summer sun well:
Mary's Baby:
And as a final note. You are never alone in your garden. In my case that's not just a spiritual concept, but a fact of mother nature. My new companion:
Maryl
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4 years agoThanks Popmamma. I appreciate your comment.......Sherry: I'm so glad you missed a problem at your house too. There were many shots fired at me/mine this year. A couple unfortunately found their mark, but missing that one was still a blessing...............Kate: Two pictures in response to you:
Yesterday Memories a week ago. Look at all those buds!! You need to add it back -lol.
The rose behind Honky Tonk Barbie is Our Lady of Guadalupe. An unbelievably prolific boomer here. Not to look a gift horse in the mouth, but that means in 97 degree heat someone (and I'm the only gardener) needs to deadhead it. Ick! This is what it looked like a week after 3 days worth of deadheading. It just won't stop (the stakes btw are to assist me in getting up in and out of the raised bed she's in).
Our Lady Of Guadalupe:
Maryl
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