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My first daylily flower of the season

3 years ago

last modified: 3 years ago

is Complex Complexities. A surprising one, Fernstone is usually first then Prickly Sensation right behind. Fern Stone's scapes stopped at about 20" tall or a little better, and just sitting there.

Not sure I like the actual color of CC, but I do like the pattern. A little splotchy, I am surprised it is not worse. It started opening yesterday afternoon before we got rain, then dew this morning, but does not look too splotchy. I am just excited to have a flower!

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Sandplum1

3 years ago

I rarely post, but I think it was your pictures of De Colores that "made" me purchase this lovely. It was my first daylily to bloom this season (yesterday, also) and the first ever bloom on this plant.

Thank you!

Carol

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shive
3 years ago
Yay! Your season has begun. Super pattern on Complex Complexities. A lot of the elaborate patterns have weird petal colors. I wonder what you'll think about Rainbow Dragon.

Debra
organic_kitten
3 years ago
That is a very nice beginning! Very pretty, and I do like it.

kay
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sherrygirl zone5 N il
3 years ago
Nice beginning Nancy! I agree the pattern is exceptional, color, I’m not sure either. Hope to see more from your garden soon.

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lilykate7a
3 years ago
No matter how they look, the first ones are always exciting because you know there are more to come!! Nice one to start.
Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)
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The pattern is complex alright and pretty nifty. More exciting then my FFO on Happy Returns-lol.................Maryl
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Nice start to the season Nancy. I do like patterns.

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3 years ago
Glad to see you've begun. I've still got about 2 weeks until I start even though we aren't all that far apart. I am hoping that it is true what some say: plenty of water equals plenty of buds.

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organic_kitten
3 years ago
Carol, that is a lovely beginning. My kind of bloom too!

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hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)
3 years ago
I like the look of a pattern with a poly. Very interesting!

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Nancy 6b
Original Author
3 years ago
Brad, it seems like I am not seeing lots of buds this year, hopefully you will do better. But then, rain has not been getting us as much. Up until yesterday, it was raining every day, but 1/10" a day. Every time I would go outside to do some work, it would start drizzling. I could easily have worked in the rain, but kept thinking it was going to rain harder.

Carol, mine is not blooming yet, but should any day. Lovely bloom, aren't you glad you got it. And it is an early bloomer to get the season started!

Nan, I was looking at the photo yesterday, thinking it was wrong somehow, went back outside to look at it in person and realized it was a poly
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Ok, This post seems to post in order from most recent to oldest, but I just saw another post where they are all over the place. What.... Houzz is just trying to drive me out of my mind, and yes, I know we don't have a long drive, but still....

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