Today's Blooms

8 years ago

First, just want to say I try to look at all the posts--sometimes late in the evening. I can't always do a comment, but your flowers are certainly beautiful, love seeing them. We have the opposite situation here, hot and dry. We will close May with above average temps and only .69 inches of rain. Today the temperature hit the 90 degree mark, way too soon, usually happens in July. My husband never seems to go a day without watering something. Thank goodness for the deep well.

FFOS:

Sweeten Creek--moved last fall, doing much better.

Zip Boom Bah--always cheery looking.

Green Derby--it's hard for me to believe this flower is registered as a lavender.

"Single Somebody" our beautiful greenish/white NOID.

Welcome Mat, the color is way off. Add in the orange and you've got it.

Orchid Flounce--one of our best small flowers.

FFES:

Sunrise Sunset Beautiful-a bonus plant. The color is not quite as intense as Burning Inheritance

Nothing Is Easy--love this one and the color is right.

Second Flower Open: Tidewater Pixie, really looking good now.

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Nancy 6b

8 years ago

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Beautiful blooms, my favorite also is Nothing is Easy and Single Somebody. I don't usually go for the yellows, but really like that one. I agree with Maryl, we had the 2nd coolest April on record, then I think they said the 8th warmest May. Spring just slipped away. Really humid already. We are at least getting plenty of rain do far.

Had to edit, spellcheck changed the to "We had pie". Now all I can think about is that I need pie.

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dick_in_ohio
8 years ago
Pretty flowers. Just for kicks I searched the daylily database - only four hits with 'single' anywhere in the name. No plain yellow daylilies. Might be a garden name.
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mantis__oh
8 years ago
Nothing is Easy opened nicely. Above average temps seem to be the story everywhere. Here, hottest May on record. May also set a record for the only only month in recorded weather history in which every day was above normal. Average of about 10 degrees above normal. The taps are still turned on here, but if the rain stops, it could be a very difficult summer.
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lilykate7a
8 years ago
Nice blooms even if your temps have been scorching. I like Nothing is Easy and of course noids always catch my eye. That one is really pretty!

Kate
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tarheelgirl_7b
8 years ago
Lovely blooms! I really like your noid. My other favorites include Tidewater Pixie and Nothing Is Easy.

Lori
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signet_gw(6b)
8 years ago
If Green Derby is registered as a lavender then someone was color blind or was looking at the stats of another flower while typing in the info on that Green Derby
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Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
Can I tell you about temperatures? Next week they are predicting 100 to 105 most of the week AND with high humidity. We've gone from winter to summer with not so much as a week or two of good weather in between (and I for one am VERY unhappy about it)....... I first glanced at your Sweeten Creek and thought how pretty. But I lost mine over this hard winter and didn't replace it. It's a nice yellow, but I like a deeper yellow color and sturdier stems......I like that pattern on Green Derby. Is the base color actually yellow?.........Maryl
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organic_kitten
8 years ago
Green Derby is a very interesting bloom....like to see more of it, lavender or not. Tidewter Pixie is a pretty one. Nice colorful post.

kay
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shive
8 years ago
We hit the 90s in early May. Somehow I think it will be an extremely hot summer. My favorites of these are Nothing Is Easy and Single Somebody.

Debra
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hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)
8 years ago
"Single Somebody" is a NOID that wouldn't leave my garden. What a lovely flower! I like Nothing is Easy.

Concerning the weather, I am afraid that we are going to have a repeat of 2012. It was super hot and dry that summer. Pods wouldn't set and those that did dried before the seeds were mature. Color was off on so many daylilies. What a disaster! We had a good rain when Alberto came through, but we were at the crunchy grass stage before that.

Nancy
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avedon_gw
Original Author
8 years ago
Thanks, everybody I am wondering how much longer I will be able to post any decent pictures if we don't get rain and cooler temperatures. Dick, "Single Somebody" is in quotes because it is the name I gave it. It's a passalong plant that was supposed to be the double yellow "Double Donnie". When it bloomed, it was obvious we didn't have DD, so I just said "Well, it must be single somebody" and that's what we always call it. It is an absolutely wonderful plant. Maryl, I know how much you love yellows, sorry you lost Sweeten Creek. The base color of Green Derby appears to favor tan here in our garden, maybe an undertone of yellow, but no way is it lavender. Nan, I hope you got that pie, sounds good to me, too. How about something cool and light like lemon meringue? YUM!!!