The thought that half or more of my scapes are still unbloomed is staggering. Especially days when there are a dozen premiers in one day. And, I’ve ordered 3 new daylilies plus replacements for 2 of mine that died last winter. It’s like raising the altitude of Everest a thousand feet when you are struggling to reach the summit. I’ll need to add on to my drip system.
I had some cool Ned Roberts spiders blooming for the first time today. 73 total in bloom and 67% of all my cultivators have bloomed so far.
Here we go!
Wildwood Flower 7.16Treasure of the Southwest 7.16Zuni Thunderbird 7.16Coral Taco 7.16Taco Twister 7.16Fol de Rol 7.16Marque Moon 7.16Bella Boo 7.16Unknown ID 7.16Candy Cane Dreams 7.16Black Arrowhead 7.26Purple de Oro
I have no idea where to even start with premiers. I’m buried in catching up with daylily photos. I’ll give it a shot. Thank heaven I post to Facebook every day. Sometimes I do miss things, though.
7.11: Lobo Lucy, Laughing Feather, Happy Hopi, Chokecherry Mountain, Apache Uprising, and Soco Gap
Lobo Lucy Laughing Feather Happy Hopi Chokecherry Mountain Apache Uprising Second Gap
7.14: Ruby Stella, Hesperus, Orange Flurry, Purple Many Faces, Kachina Dancer, Kiva Dancer, Cherokee Star, Papa Long Legs, Western Sandstone, Classy Lady, One of my new OZ daylilies that need labels (I believe).
Ruby Stella Hesperus Orange Flurry Purple Many Faces Kachina Dancer Kiva Dancer Cherokee Star Papa Long Legs Western Sandstone Classy Lady Possibly one of my new OZ daylilies.
7.15: Glen Eyrie, Scorpio, Route 66, Fooled Me, Echo Canyon, Twirling Pinata, Medicine Feather, Star Over Milgro, Black Ice, Winds of Love, Nearly Wild, Rosie’s Red, Mildred Mitchell, Fairytale Pink, and Navajo Rodeo
Glen Eyrie ScorpioRoute 66Fooled MeEcho Canyon Twirling Pinata Medicine Feather Star Over Milgro Black Ice Winds of Love Nearly Wild Rosie’s RedMildred Mitchell Fairytale Pink Navajo Rodeo
And, whatever I missed. And, my one bud on Lacy Doily bloomed when I was gone. So, if lighting strikes but no one is in earshot, is there thunder? Yes. To the bees and butterflies.
I need a stiff drink before I finish. Lol. That’s 31 new faces since I posted on Sunday. Sometimes, I wish we could flatten the curve of peak a little. Gonna be crazy for a bit.
The last week has been grunge work of stripping Porch Restore off my old cement steps and porch for repainting. You have to pour boiling water on Porch Restore to remove it. It’s grueling work. And, I don’t start until I’m done with the daylilies.
I finally put everything away for the night and was getting ready to walk the dogs when a little rain cell blew in. It brought a full rainbow over my Southwest Visions garden. Nice end to the day.
I had some nice premiers today. Let’s take a peek:
Chief Four Fingers with three fingers-7.9 (Ned Roberts spider #20)Talon – 7/9 (Ned Roberts #21)
There are lots of Neds left. I think all but 2 or 3 plants in the Southwest Visions garden will bloom. Some have tons of scapes, others only 1 scrawny scape. It’s just slow this year.
Baby Blue Eyes 7.9Black Eyed Susan – 7/9
We will see what pots of hold at the end of the rainbow bloom tomorrow.
Gradual increases in elevation as we climb to the peak. Today, it felt like the peak was not too much more of a climb. Grab your oxygen, here are the new blooms for today:
Cricket Call 7.7 (Ned Roberts spider #15)Maya Cha Cha 7.7 (Ned Roberts spider #16)Mayan Poppy 7.7Nona’s Garnet Spider 7.7Prairie Blue Eyes 7.7Prelude to Love 7.7Quilt Patch 7.7Return a Smile 7.7Rocky Mountain Pals 7.7 (Ned Roberts spider #17)
That’s 9 new, 44 in bloom today, and 70 total that have bloomed this year. That’s a 40% bloom rate and we are headed for around 90%. 70 down, almost 100 to go to reach that goal. Makes me tired but tomorrow, we climb, again. Good thing for our Rocky Mountain Pals.
As the garden rapidly accelerates to peek, I look around to see my lawn that needs mowing, my hedge that needs clipped. Oh, but the daylilies have been rehearsing for the show for months. How can I ignore them? I need a be 3 people in July.
Bunches of premiere blooms today. Where to start. Two new Ned Roberts spiders, Cheyenne Eyes and Navajo Rodeo.
Cheyenne Eyes 7.3
I divided Cheyenne Eyes last fall and she struggled this spring. She produced 1 shore scape with 2 buds. At least I’ll see a couple of blooms.
Navajo Rodeo 7.3
Navajo Rodeo has not bloomed in at least a couple of years. Before that, she was reliable. Good to have her back.
The Colorado Kid 7.3
The Colorado Kid, our blog namesake bloomed. She is one of my favorite near blues!
Holy Sombrero 7.3
Holy Sombrero is a fun, huge yellow bloom. Nice bonus daylily several years ago.
Catherine Irene 7.3
Catherine Irene, same name as my momma, bloomed today.
Lullaby Baby 7.3
Lullaby Baby, a sweet pastel color, was another new face.
Strutter’s Ball 7.3
Strutter’s Ball also showed up to the dance.
If I keep getting 5-7 new ones/day, it will quickly crescendo. A week, maybe. Lol, I’ll be camping. But, only miss 2 full days. On with the show, this is it!
Simon and Garfunkel were spot on. July and daylily season will fly by. Time is different in July. The flowers . . . what will bloom and when will it bloom? Blogs are a way to document the days when daylilies dominate our lives. They fly by too fast to remember without written record.
Rainbow over my garden tonight 7.2
I had 3 new Ned Roberts spiders today, and 6 total premiere blooms for 2022. I’m still in the 20s for bloom totals each day. Peak is 40-60, so we need premiere to outnumber finales for a bit longer.
Pueblo Dreamer AKA Bark at Me 7.2
The first Roberts spider was sold to me as either Pueblo Dreamer or Pueblo Dancer. It’s never fit either description. It hated life until I put it in a pot with a soak hose. I thought that might be making the bloom weird. But, she is happy now and I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s Roberts’ Bark at Me. In my Southwest Visions garden? Well, I always take the dogs on road trips. Woof.
Pink Rain Dance 7.2
Pink Rain Dance is timely this year in the middle of monsoon season. And, Land of Enchantment takes me to all our trips to New Mexico. Last summer was fun visiting Truchas, Chimayo, and Ghost Ranch.
Land of Enchantment 7.2
South Seas is a nice coral color that put in an appearance, but not in the Southwest garden.
South Seas 7.2
Sweet Petite Petticoats opened. I think she is my favorite small all yellow bloom
Petite Petticoats 7.2
Canyon Colors is a favorite but struggling a bit. The bloom obviously has bug damage. July has definitely brought the bugs. Always a tough problem in the daylily garden.
And, decidedly into the fire. Several new blooms for 2022 doesn’t sound like many. It really isn’t too bad. Going from less than a dozen in bloom/day to almost 2 dozen today felt like daylily season.
Chaco Canyon 6.29
I have 72 cultivators with scapea and or bloomed in the Southwest Visions garden. I don’t have more than a handful with nothing. It’s the same everywhere in my yard this year.
Purple Moonrise 6.29
I had 2 premiere Ned Roberts spiders. Chaco Canyon and Orchid Moonrise.
Other premiers are Jungle Queen, Early Bird Cardinal, Thin Man, Primal Scream, and Mesa Verde.
No, this is not a religious post. It’s about my daylily blooms today. And, as for now, all hell (meaning chaos) has not broken loose. I only had 3 premiere or first blooms for 2022 today.
Ojo de Dios 6.28
First, another Ned Roberts spider, Ojo de Dios. Translates to the Eye of God. This is my 7th Roberts spider to bloom for 2022.
Indian Love Call 6.28
Indian Love Call also made her premiere. She is my best rebloomer so I put her in 2 places this year.
Santa’s Pants 6.28
Where does Santa fit in? Well, Santa was hiding older the shrub when I went on my morning walk. So, he got missed until I found him wilted in the afternoon sun. Poor Santa. I have him in my collection because my dad played Santa for many years when I was a kid.
Many buds, maybe a little monsoon action tomorrow. I honestly don’t think I’ve ever had so many in bud in the front garden. I started hooking up my drip system intermittently in laye March. Maybe this is the payoff.
Yesterday, the rains came. Many daylily growers live where that happens often enough that it isn’t out of the ordinary. In Western Colorado, it’s usually out of the ordinary.
Today, all hell started breaking loose. In other words, I had a record number of first blooms for the season. Where to start? Maybe alphabetical.
I best get some sleep. Once it starts, there is no stopping it. Come hell or high water. Because, I think the bloom rate is going to be high this year.
Colorado Kid Daylilies 