Some blooms from late in the day

2 years ago

Today is my daughters birthday, spent most of the day with her. Just got outside to see if anything bloomed today.

A few things that are different or worrisome to me. I have some daylily foliage yellowing already…..I never see that at this time of the year. A large percentage of my daylilies have huge foliage and really tall scapes compared to past years. I‘m guessing a warm winter and wet spring are responsible??? Add to that the early start to blooming in general.

First bloom on Coyote Moon, shows some exposure spots but it has a load of buds again. It is blooming at least 3 weeks early.

Happy Happy started this week, first bloom was a bit messy. It is early and has a low bud count this season.

Eenie Weenie started this week, 3 weeks early for this one. Bud count and scape height are the same as previous seasons.

Asiatic lily bloomed today.

Butterfly weed is blooming early.

Sherry

Featured Answer

shive

2 years ago

Three weeks early is different! All your early daylilies are looking good. The photos of the Asiatic lily and the butterfly week are really pretty.

Debra

Sort by:Oldest

Comments (7)

organic_kitten
2 years ago
Blooms are always good, Early, late, short tall. Even is they disappoint us in some way, they are still welcome. Your Butterfly weed is all ready for the Monarchs.

kay
sherrygirl zone5 N il thanked organic_kitten
Related Professionals
Cincinnati Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers · Orangeburg Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers · Petersburg Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers · Auburn Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers · Rochester Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers · Flagstaff Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers · Saginaw Landscape Contractors · Santa Fe Landscape Contractors · Eureka Landscape Contractors · Gaithersburg Home Builders · Beaumont Home Builders · Duluth Home Builders · Fergus Falls Home Builders · Merced Home Builders · Sarnia Home Builders
lilykate7a
2 years ago
Eenie Weenie is a bright bloom. I like the Asiatic lily and your butterfly weed is blooming great!
sherrygirl zone5 N il thanked lilykate7a
Julia WV (7a)
2 years ago
Cute Eenie Weenie. Bright and showy. I never thought to add butterfly weed but I'll need to check it out at the local garden center. Nice pop of orange.

It is a weird season here too Sherry. I spent a good amount of time moving several daylilies in the spring from my original bed I created when we moved here to the new bed but looks like most are right on schedule for bloom time. Rocks Cry Out has been blooming for over a week and Clown Parade will be next. I'm afraid I over did it with the perennials as they are overtaking several of the daylilies in the original bed.Trying to move some of those to the new bed as I hate to pull and toss anything. Lesson learned. Less is more.

Julia
sherrygirl zone5 N il thanked Julia WV (7a)
mantis__oh
2 years ago
I love the Butterfly Weed. I've had some that died out, though along the roads it seems to tolerate all kinds of abuse.
sherrygirl zone5 N il thanked mantis__oh
sherrygirl zone5 N il
Original Author
2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago
Mantis, nothing fussy about Butterfly weed. It is growing in the park district native garden acroos the street from me…..it gets NO care there and looks great Mine gets no special care here, just full sun.

Sherry
Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)
2 years ago
I used to grow the pink and orange flowered Butterfly weed, but since we are not in the path of monarchs it only had a few strays float by late in the season. I switched over to Parsley to act as food for the caterpillars of the Swallowtail Butterflies, (which we have in abundance), and it has been a real success.......That's a pretty lily there. I wish they grew better here, but lily bulbs just do not like my clay soil......Eenie Weenie is always a little charmer, and I'm happy to see Happy Happy again. I always love the form of those tight pie crust edges............Maryl