Stifling heat and rebloom

2 years ago

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Many of you are in the same boat-dangerous heat with heat advisory for over a week. One day the heat index was 107 and breathing the air almost hurt. Not much gardening going on. However, many plants continue to throw up rebloom scapes.

Green Rainbow was beautiful on rebloom

Rambunctious Rosie had large rebloom

Total Opulence sent up several rebloom scapes

Blue Jay Holiday

Willa Mae Thornton

Depends on the Whether-bonus plant I am totally ambivalent about-not sure it will stay

Exotic Starfish did not look its best in the heat

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lilykate7a
Original Author
2 years ago
And a few more…

Rex’s Basso Profundo

Apache Sunrise-pale in the heat

Rudbeckia Triloba in a border on back garden bed-prolific seeder—seeds anyone? :)

A sea of Goldstrum rudbeckia-i have several of these ”seas” -another prolific self seeder—seeds anyone?

And my granddaughter knows the only way to stay cool!!
mazerolm_3a
2 years ago
Love your Green Rainbow and Exotic Starfish!!
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Nancy 6b
2 years ago
Green Rainbow looks really good, wish mine would rebloom. I like Blue Jay Holiday too. Exotic Starfish did not look its best here either, partially because I moved it in the spring, but it was definitely affected by heat. Lots of blooms.
sherrygirl zone5 N il
2 years ago
I love your Green Rainbow, a lovely photo of it. So nice to have all that blooming now.

oh yeah….stifling heat.…..last week here in northern Illinois the temperature was 90 and the humidity was 92%. It was opressive for sure and highly unusual.

Sherry
Brad KY 6b
2 years ago
You still have alot of beauty! Blue Jay Swallowtail is qute interesting! Yep, your granddaughter is sure in the right place! I am giving up on Green Rainbow. It just won't do anything here.

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lilykate7a
Original Author
2 years ago
Thanks for the comments on Green Rainbow. It put up more rebloom scapes than first scapes and has ben much prettier on rebloom. Exotic Starfish was beautiful on first bloom but wimpy in the heat on rebloom-can’t complain about it-I have been wimpy in this heat during rebloom season as well!

Brad, I have found that to be true with some plants too. Your Indian Giver and Smokey Mountain Autumn are beautiful but perform poorly here. My granddaughter is 7 and would stay in the pool all day. Not my pool as I am sure you noticed as there are no daylilies in that landscaping!!! :)
Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)
2 years ago
We got a reprieve from our heat Friday night with a rain storm. Of course no lemonade is made without the lemons and I went out to find several of my pots blown over and the long nurtured plants smashed to smithereens..............You have quite a nice variety of daylilies. I like Maryott's Total Opulence, and Willa Mae Thornton in particular. Is Mighty Chestnut always this late or are those rebloom scapes?.........Maryl
Julia WV (6b)
2 years ago
Very nice group Kate. Green Rainbow is stunning and picture perfect. Your grandaughter has the right idea. Temps finally broke here today but the humidty is stayng. At least we are getting showers to help water the garden. I'm not sure if the excessive heat is causing a lot of the daylily leaves to die back or if they are on NY time.

Julia
lilykate7a
Original Author
2 years ago
Oh no, Maryl. That was some wind. Smithereen plants are never pretty! We are in a reprieve of sorts-temps ”only” in high eighties for about a week.

Mighty Chestnut is reblooming. It is really heat and sun resistant. Total Opulence is one of Maryotts that performs well here-best ever performance this year with multiple rebloom scapes.
shive
2 years ago
So many pretty reblooms! I got Blue Swallowtail this Spring, and I never even got a first bloom. Yours is very pretty! With all the heat, your granddaughter has the right idea!

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organic_kitten
2 years ago
Green Rainbow is a winner! Willa Mae Thorntonis awfully pretty as is Blue Swallowtail. And, off course, I love Rosie! Lovely bunch of blooms in horrid weather. We have had almost two days with no rain!

kay

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