Beautiful Debra, each and every one. I really like Blazing Saddles! And your garden bed makes me green with envy. I tried to pull some weeds yesterday before the rain, they pulled up so easily. I got so much mud on me in just a few minutes, I think I gained 10 pounds and could hardly walk.

I love your white seedling, beautiful simplicity and really white. Blazing Saddles is putting on a great show today, love it. Got some good rain here.

Sherry

Everyone of them is a beauty, Debra! I especially like the bed shot and Blazing Saddles. Bohemia After Dark, Divas in diamonds and Texas Blue Eyes are all beauties...Very nice post for leftovers especially.

kay

I always like Blazing Saddles when you post it. Something about is just calls me!! The bed shot looks amazing. I know mine are planted too closely although they certainly don't start out that way. I think I am going to have to increase the recommended distance between lily planting to get that nice open look you have. Of course to do that, I am going to have to expand my bed...hmmm....Lovely shots, all of them!!

Thanks everyone! Blazing Saddles is one of my very favorite daylilies, and I'm so happy that it's blooming at clump strength now. I had five fans growing in a pot that were killed in a bad winter. Then I acquired two fans that went to three and sat at three for two years. When I moved it to the Circle Bed last year, it started multiplying well. So I look forward to it being even better in the future.

Debra

Sherry - Thanks for your nice comment about the seedling!

Kay - I had some pretty good leftovers since I decided to post mainly garden shots and clumps yesterday.

Kate - Part of the "open" look is because I have paths going through that very large bed. Also, some of the daylilies have short scapes and you can't see them. Finally, I haven't totally fixed the cave-in area, so that's a pretty big open space. I photograph so you don't see it.

Debra

Nancy 6B - You made me laugh about pulling weeds and getting covered with mud. I'm going to wait until tomorrow when the ground is not so wet to pull some.

Debra

I love the purity of the white seedling. Not all daylilies need be dazzling to please me. I bet it would be spectacular in a clump, blooming several at once. It's my favorite of the post, but I do love that clear pink of Lyrical Presence and of course, Blazing Saddles is a showoff. I wanted to tell you that your BS seedling has a single bud on a tiny, short scape that will open soon. Obviously the plant has been putting all it's energy into making roots since the tops haven't grown much since you sent it. It's been cooler than normal, plenty of rain, but not a lot of real heat. I wonder if the other fans will send up scapes during what would be daylily season here? I didn't have the heart to cut off the scape since I'm dying to see it bloom.

Blazing Saddles really makes a statement in the garden. It is one of the few Hansens I have. Bud count here is modest. Texas Blue Eyes is performing better for you?

My eyes went immediately to the pinks. Gee they are so pretty. I think I need (again that word need) some shorter daylilies with blooms in the 5 inch range. I know you are always looking for taller ones, but how does Lyrical Presence stack up? Is it one of your shorter pinks?..............Maryl

Mantis - Texas Blue Eyes got eaten by grubs. I moved the two tiny fans, and one of them scaped.

Debra

Maryl - Lyrical Presence is 25-28 inches here. It only grew 21 inches for Stamile in Florida because it needs winter cold to strut its stuff. It's growing in part shade here and needs to be taken out.. If you would like some of it, I'd be happy to send it you. It should work great in a pot since it's a hard dormant. When it had enough sun and got ample rain, it's got up to 19-20 buds per scape. Twenty years ago, it was my favorite pink because it had no peachy tones. I'm also going to be removing Breakfast at Tiffany's, an older Munson you admired last year. I could send you that one too.

Debra