Sometimes, I feel a little sad that daylilies are the dominant plant in my yard. And, that camping season is superimposed on daylily season. To top that off, I have so many other plants that bloom in summer.

I feel like those plants get ignored. I nurture the plants all winter, many as houseplants. And, boom, I barely notice their gorgeous blooms because 50 daylilies are competing for my time.

Today, I walked my yard and took pictures of a dozen or so plants that are brightly blooming right now.

It’s a weird bunch, from Thanksgiving cactus to white iris. From native to tropical.

I have more than are pictured here because I ended up with lots of pansies and petunias in color bowls.

The oldest plant in bloom today is likely my Thanksgiving cactus or the bromeliad. All about 5 years with me. The youngest I planted yesterday.

I wish there were more blues to contrast the daylilies – pansies and petunias help.

I think daylily season starts tomorrow or Friday in my yard. Saratoga Springtime is about to burst. I have 30 scapes up, but none close to blooming. It seems a little late, but not much. I hope my bloom rate is good with the drought. It tends to be worse on drought years.

Anyway, if I don’t get too burned out blogging, maybe I’ll do an extra post every so often about the other bloomers.