Spring is in the air on the Colorado Plateau. Not just any spring. A dry spring with little rain and record highs in March. So, IDK yet what this means for the bloom rate. Drought years are never predictable but usually it is an early peak with fewer cultivators blooming and fewer blooms.

I am here today to finish up last year’s blog. I seriously dropped the ball because I took on a volunteer community job in the middle of bloom season and camping season. The blog got put at the bottom of this retired nurse-midwifes triage list.

It looks like my last real blog was July 19th, 2025. Let’s see what bloomed later last year.

For the 2026 line-up, those daylilies are high because we were hot in March, but we haven’t had a hell of a lot of rain to support them. It is at the stage now where pots need to be weeded, irrigation schedules need to be regular, and old leaves need to be removed from the garden. It’s time I put down the computer and get busy in the yard!

Since I know I have a lot of daylily lovers who pull up this page, I thought I would mention that I have some hand-painted terra cotta pots that are ideal for small succulents and houseplants. They are available through my Etsy shop, and I will put the photos with listing links below. I started painting these because I got so depressed after daylily season ended. I decided I could still look at daylily blooms every day!

Later this summer, I will be bringing back my daylily coasters. These are hand-painted from my own photos. I use upcycled tiles that are heat sealed so you have a daylily for your coffee (or whatever you drink) every day. I will also have my signed prints from my daylily paintings. The tiles and prints will feature my southwestern-named daylilies, specifically. Which one do you think I should start with?

I will be warming up the blog as those daylilies grow – so please subscribe to follow my high desert daylilies through the season.

Keep on flourishing!