It's always a great day when the daylilies start to bloom. These are lovely.

I especially like Sailing in the Blue!

Not a fan of off whites, but that is a pretty pattern on Victorian Garden's Heaven's Applause. I'm seeing a couple of scapes on a few on mine now. Surprising as I didn't even get through root pruning, fertilizing the pots until May 6th. Daylilies are amazingly regenerative...........Maryl

I really like the pattern of Victorian Garden Heaven's Applause.

Blooming season is getting closer to us. We found scapes on Lava Flow a couple of days ago.

Nancy

It is always so good to get the first blooms. Victorian Garden Heaven's Applause is my pick, but they are both lovely.

kay

Great start to your season! I like the look of Sailing in the Blue.

Lori

I remember liking Sailing in the Blue when you posted it last year. Very nice colors on both.

Kate

Two very nice ones. Keep us updated on performance.

Thanks for the comments. They are both blooming on shorter than registered scapes. It looks like that will the norm again for early bloomers.

Sailing into the Blue had more of blue color last year when the temps were cool. It multiplies well and foliage was not affected by repeated late freezes. It is registered at 28 inches, but I never get anything that tall on it. The previous two years it bloomed, scape height was 18-20 inches with 8-10 buds per scape. This year the first two scapes are only about 10 inches tall with 2-3 buds per scape.

Victorian Garden Heaven's Applause multiplies like crazy and was not harmed by brutal winter temps. The foliage was not hurt by repeated late freezes. It's supposed to be 30 inches tall, I get about 26. When it bloomed last fall, it had bud counts in the teens. The first scapes on it this year have 8-10 buds.

Debra

Nice way to start the season, I like them both too much to choose a favorite here. I am always like that at the beginning of the season.