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Hot, hot, hot Saturday

2 years ago

The heat index here was 104 degrees, so I didn't spend a lot of time outside today. I took these pictures between 7:30-8:30 this morning.


Coral Majority's glowing color matched the high temperatures.


Sun Temple Spirit with some Unity Consciousness on the side


Cherokee Star with Steve Trimmer on the side


Serrated Sentinel still has plenty of buds left and two scapes that have not yet started blooming.


Mystic Maize is tall and well-budded this year. This is the first time it's been taller than I Lava You.



Kentucky Lucky


Purple Passion's Promise


Groovy Kind of Love


Here are some late blooming seedilngs:


Kingdom Without End X Seedling #3 - The sibs were EM bloomers.


Clickbait kid that is the latest of them all.


(August Frost X Winter's Angel) X Last Snowflake


Debra

Comments (11)

  • 2 years ago

    What a nice white seedling. Not a huge fan of white daylilies but that one is very pretty.........I lost about 2/3rds of my outdoor overwintering daylilies last winter. Just too many single digit and below days. Cherokee Star almost vanished except for a few small blades. Despite that it did manage to pop up 3 blooms (which I couldn't capture because of my knee). Hopefully it will recover in the next few years. You know how I like that color of red................Maryl

  • 2 years ago

    The Last Snowflake seedling is a pretty one-love the edge. I always love Sun Temple Spirit and Mystic Maize. STS seems to perform so well for you. Same for Kentucky Lucky and in a clump it is so pretty. I would have to add another HOT to yours-we had heat index of 108 yesterday. It just hurt to breathe walking outside.

  • 2 years ago

    Kate and Maryl - Thanks for the comments on the white seedling. The flowers seemed rounder last year, but I think it has a better edge this season.


    Kate - Sun Temple Spirit performs well in both drought and rainy seasons.


    Maryl - If you need a replacement on Cherokee Star, let me know and I can send you some. I'm surprised yours had trouble with the low temps last winter.


    Debra

  • 2 years ago

    What a lovely bright post, Debra! Sun Temple Spirit is a pretty one but Cherokee Fire is my kind of color,,,red! I like Mystic Maze and if it is taller than I Lava You, it has good height. for sure. I like the Cliclbait seedling and especially like the August Frost one.

    kay



  • 2 years ago

    Kay - Sun Temple Spirit and Cherokee Star always attract a lot of attention in the late season. Thanks for your comments on the seedlings!


    Debra

  • 2 years ago

    I am a fan of the white seedling too, so pretty! I like Mystic Maze, love the bloom shape. Cherokee slways steals the show with that bright red, mine just started. It was awful humid here on Saturday.

    Sherry

  • 2 years ago

    Sherry - I really like the shape of Mystic Maize too! The shape is what prompted me to buy it.


    Debra

  • 2 years ago

    Coral Majority is a favorite of mine. I've made crosses with it and it doesn't seem to matter what I've crossed it with, it comes out some shade of red. Purple Passion's Promise is really pretty. (August Frost X Winter's Angel) X Last Snowflake is a nice white.

    Brad

  • 2 years ago

    Brad - My Coral Majority has not bloomed well for the past few years because it was in too much shade. I moved it last year, but apparently the grubs got to it because it's very short and short on buds. In the first five years I had it, it was always tall and loaded with buds. I'd love to see it like that again. The color just glows and is a standout.


    Debra

  • 2 years ago

    I see that A Groovy Kind of Love is out of Frieda Allen Jerrell. Is it more vigorous than Frieda? I like the color.

  • 2 years ago

    Mantis - I don't grow Frieda, so I can't compare Groovy with it. Groovy is growing in a pot and hasn't multiplied much there.


    Debra