Today, Ruby Stella bloomed. She only has two buds left and freeze is headed our way soon. I was thinking of firsts and lasts today. My first daylily bloomed in March . . . in zone 6A. Indian Sky was accidentally forced on my porch and produced two blooms. She did not rebloom this year.
Indian Sky – Photo by Colorado Kid Daylilies – C. Hartt
My first in-yard bloom was another container that was forced a bit early from winter on the porch – Electric Lizard.
Electric Lizard – Photo by Colorado Kid Daylilies – C. Hartt
My first planted in the dirt daylily to bloom was Dream Keeper (6/13) – this is my daughter’s choice for a painting for her birthday.
Dream Keeper – Photo by Colorado Kid Daylilies – C. Hartt
And, the last . . . Miss Ruby Stella from today. Last, but not least.
Ruby Stella – Photo by Colorado Kid Daylilies – C. Hartt
They spanned seven months . . . maybe we make it to October? Then, eight.
The other thing I hope spans a lot of months are the new labels. What a project to make these for every daylily, not just the 50 or so southwestern garden ones that I blogged about earlier this month. They have held up, so I am giving it a shot. I just want labels that last more than a month or two. So, we will see. Fingers crossed.
PS – I did become a Doctor of Nursing Practice. And, then I went on a camping road trip through SE Utah. New job starts next week. Time to get cracking with some winter strong labels!
Colorado Kid Daylilies 