I love it when there are two daylily blooms on a scape, and three are even better! Two sets of three are quite a treat! The bottom set was tucked under the taller scapes, close to the ground, but not to be missed.
And now for some more evidence of seed pods forming. Looks like there will be an abundance of “chances” again this year for 2021 seedlings.
And a couple more mid-July pics for good measure.
We interrupt mid-July pictures for a few “today” pictures.
If you look closely, in the last picture you can see that the Purple D’Oro daylilies are starting to form seed pods. The Purple D’Oros will live on in the existing plants, the pictures, and, hopefully, in seedlings next year. We’ll see 3-4 years from now what we got with a little help from our friends the butterflies, the bees, and maybe the hummingbirds.
And now back to mid-July
The gardens have been absolutely full of color for the past few weeks. Almost everything was blooming at once – all the daylilies except the Marque Moon – and all the early blooming hostas, plus some late clematis and the hibiscus. I spent all the free time I could spare just enjoying it. Words don’t fully describe the beauty so here’s a few pictures. More to come over the next few days.
The tall pink ‘Elodie’ asian lilies out front are blooming. They used to be double but over the years have moved back to single. Still beautiful!
The red asian lilies wrapped up their bloom last week.
Along with another asian lily bunch.
The white asian lilies are the last to bloom and still have a few buds.
We also have a few Elodie bulbs in front from 15 years ago that bloom lightly. T I should refresh those. They have been gorgeous over the years.
Quite a few years back I planted forget-me-nots. We had lost my father-in-law and a beloved neighbor within weeks. It was a tough time. Gardening lends itself to seasons of expression.
Every year the forget-me-nots have come back better and better.
I have read, however, that they can be invasive. So although we let them mature and bloom, I am careful as to where I let them seed. I would not, for instance, plant them and leave them to naturalize up north, but here I can keep a close eye on them. I pluck them after bloom except farther back among the asian and day lilies, so they only seed in that area. They bloom first, but I love the lacy look that even the drying seeds form among the lilies.
The first hosta to have scapes, and blooms, is looking good next to the pink asian lilies.
The magenta asian lilies are very full now.
And the red asian lilies are starting to bloom.
The daylily scapes are coming up!
Always a wonderful sight!
If I could only choose one perennial, it would be daylilies – followed very closely by hostas, then asian lilies, then sedum.
These are Purple d’ Oro. Cannot wait, but we have to! Beauty takes its time.
Day 3 of the asian lily blooms – one more apricot bloom.
A bunch more pink blooms!
Still waiting on the red blooms
And the white ones are weeks away.
The squirrels have been very naughty. They dug up one of my daylily seedlings that I nurtured for 2 months from seed.
Was not happy about that. Repels granules are now on the way. So sorry squirrels …
But not these two. They are good 😉
It has been a long wait for the lilies to bloom this year. But yesterday, the first Asian lily bloomed in our townhome garden.
This morning, another very welcome set of new blooms
And yet another set will soon follow
A very wonderful time in the garden!
Susan's Daily Garden 