Late bloomers on Wednesday

last year

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Not much is blooming except for the late bloomers. We do have some rebloom, which surprises me because of the lack of rain. It's probably thanks to Bob's watering. It is raining now. I hope we get an inch or so.

You know it's late season when Sandra Elizabeth makes an appearance.

Sun Temple Spirit, another late bloomer, has a nice lemon yellow color. I like lemon yellow better than gold.

Impassioned is a mid-late bloomer.

Hell on Heels is another mid-late.

I have been enjoying some of Bret Clement's ufs. Here is It Stops at Garage Sales.

This is Bret Clement's Two and a Half Cats.

I'll put the seedlings in the comments.

Nancy

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hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)
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last year
We didn't get many photos of seedlings today. It was very hot with such high humidity it was uncomfortable to be outside much. Here are the few we got.

These are siblings--Little Donny Darko X Lovin' up a Storm. It's interesting that the first one has the shape of the pollen parent and the second one has the shape of the pod parent.

This is actually our daughter's seedling. It is Shirley Koch X TrueNorth Shy Fox. The bloom is quite large.

That's all today. If it's not raining in the morning, the flowers should look good after tonight's rain.

Nancy
Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)
last year
I know a lot of growers aren't overly fond of yellow. But what shade of yellow I ask? So many to choose from. I like both of yours........I also like your Donny Darko seedling. The pinched petals can be attractive to me some times even though I'm about settled on growing mostly the full figured gals in my garden................Maryl
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I used to have more clumps of Black Eyed Stella around the bottom of the cherry tree but gradually as I worked on the garden and planted roses to the back and TB Iris to the front I moved them out of there. But I left the one clump there as I thought it looked cute. Christine- Not to worry, my house is safe LOL! I have had those roses there for at least six years now and they are pretty much the same as they have always been. Only slight prunning required to remove spent blooms. And I don't see your comments as negative, it is nice to know this rose does well without much care. They probably don't grow too much because it is shady there for roses. In fact I am surprised with so much shade that they always seem to be in bloom. I do have a row of 4 more double knockouts over on the other side but not up against the house. I prune them the same way I do all my floribundas and they really don't grow that much. I think they are over 3 feet now in bloom.
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Mantis- Long Island is hot and humid in the summer. Not usually as hot as this past crazy few day hundred degree heat spell but 90 to 95 is our typical July and August weather. But usually some breaks of cooler weather. I don't care that the late and extra late bloomers bloom during hot, hot weather. Just as long as they bloom. TREE TURTLES really was a rather pale bloom and I really think it was much more pink last year. Who knows why those daylilies do what they do.
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Debra, I don't know what happened to my post, so I will reply again. I love Susan Weber and Pretty Gaudy every time I see them and they are my picks of these (I don't know why I grow neither of them): except I love Blueberries and Cream too. What a quandry. They are all my favorites. I love your cat. Black and white cats are always lovely to me. Beautiful Butterfly too. Yours didn't get away before you snapped it's picture. kay
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Thanks everyone. I find it's easier to appreciate the late daylilies when there is so little competition. I like them all. Marg and Jean,I think Alexis Sunny Pants just might be my favorite plant in the garden this year. It is such a fabulous performer. Eggplant Electricity has been a favorite for a few years. Mantis--Spacecoast Dragon Prince was new last August, but so far has been very impressive. I've always liked Elegant Finale--a very nice late bloomer. Purple Archittecture is fairly new and is putting on a show. Great branching on this one. Val
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mantis__oh
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So uncomfortable here, and daylily colors are definitely faded. Impassioned earlier was quite vivid, but less so now. We too are scheduled to get some rain, which is fortunate. August can be quite dry. The lawns are showing the stress of the heat and recent dryness, but in general, it has been a wet year.
shive
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Your Sun Temple Spirit looks so different than mine. The one I have that came as Sun Temple Spirit is lighter in color than yours and has a greenish cast. Does yours ever show a greenish cast? I don't think mine looks much like photos in the Database either. I think my favorite today is your daughter's seedling. The color is so pretty!

Debra
Brad KY 6b
last year
Nancy, My favorite of these is your seedling, the first one of Little Donny Darko X Lovin' up a Storm. I also really like your daughter's Shirley Koch X TrueNorth Shy Fox. Of the regular ones, I like Stops at Garage Sales the best, followed by 2 and a half cats.
Nancy 6b
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Love Two and a Half Cats. I also prefer a lemon yellow over gold any day. I got Sun Temple Spirit, it must have died, I can't even remember where it was. I like the 2nd sibling and your daughter's cross.
organic_kitten
last year
I really like the first Little Donny Darko X Lovin' up a Storm seedling, aaaaand the second is also pretty. Your daughter's seedling is a lovely delicate appearing one.

kay
lilykate7a
last year
I like yellows and so I really like those two. The seedlings look good and I do like the pale pink color on your daughter’s seedling.
Julia WV (6b)
last year
Nice, I like the Two and a Half cats.

Julia

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