June Garden Bloggers Bloom Day
I love July. Everything is green and growing. The bugs and drought haven’t gotten to everything yet.
This is ‘Going Bananas’ Daylily is a Hemerocallis from Proven Winners crowded into a patch of Black Eyed Susan . Others see how beautiful they are. I see more work. These daylilies already need to be thinned out.
Going Bananas daylily and Black-eyed Susan “Chocolate Orange”
Black-eyed Susan “Chocolate Orange” is a dark chocolate color outlined by bright orange. Strong stems and showy long-lasting flowers are perfect for cutting.
‘Going Bananas’ Daylily Hemerocallis hybrid
It is a lovely shade of yellow. There are three different yellow daylilies blooming in the garden now.
Miss Mary Mary Is blooming single blooms now. Next it will be double blooms on the same plant.
Black-Eyed Stella an old favorite for good reason.
Black-Eyed Stella
Introduced in 1994 at Powell Gardens, Kansas City’s Botanical Garden. East of the city on U.S. Highway 50 in Kingsville, MO 64061
To introduce this flower to the public, they were giving away Black Eyed Stellas. We stood in line, a long, long line, for a long, long time to get that little dayllily.
Finally at the front of the line, I was handed a scrawny bare root plant. I figured it would die before I could get home and plant it.
It thrived and multiplied and multiplied. It wasn’t long before there was a 3-foot wide border along the back of the house. Plus, for 6 years, I potted up 25 clumps to sell for the garden club every spring.
20 award-winning daylilies have been selected for the coveted All-American title for their scientifically proven and superior performance nationwide by the All-American Daylily Selection Council (AADSC).
The neighborhood mailbox spot is a bit of a gathering place.
“We can have flowers nearly every month of the year.” ~ Elizabeth Lawrence.
Carol at May Dreams Gardens started Garden Bloggers Bloom Day. What’s blooming in your garden? Share with other garden bloggers on the 15th of each month. Leave a link in Mr. Linky and the comments of May Dreams Gardens.
Patriotic Petunias, red, white and blue flowers will only live as long as I remember to water them.
