I don't think I have ever heard of YOU KEEP ME WAITING. Water drops on the blooms look pretty.

No, I went to check the AHS database to make sure I came up with a name that hadn't been used. This was one of my first time hybrids. The first bloom was prettier, but it's possible since they almost opened together, that this one got a little smushed.

Oh, and yes - it rained last night for a bit.

- Alex

Very pretty blooms! I feel like it's Christmas morning here too, lots of fun looking at FFOs and FFOEs to look at every morning... just wish I didn't have to go back to work this morning just after the crack of dawn!

Thank you so much, and my condolences on having to go to work - LOL. I'm sort of semi-retired these days. And, of course, unwillingly "retired" for the duration of this boot on my foot - from doing piles of work that very much need doing.

I've been making the rounds of people's threads to see what daylilies are out there, and am in awe of the vast variety of color and form! For me, I think it will be best to hone my selections down to a few new acquisitions and nothing too primadonna-ish, as I haven't the expertise (or the patience) for it. I've been hybridizing annuals a bit for the past 4 years, and it seemed like a natural to try a few daylilies year before last. I certainly never expected to get results this quickly, nor that the results would be anything worth looking at. There are no "Outstandings" in my group, but I see promise for better things to come with the addition of new genetic material. I noticed an eye had developed on "Not as Black as She's Painted" when I went out again this afternoon. This could possibly be enlarged on with a further cross. This is going to be fun...

And here's a clump shot of what I'm almost sure now must be Hyperion (thanks, Signet) with monarda and tiger lilies.

- Alex