Anasazi: My Daylilies in Ruins

Anasazi is a Navajo word meaning “enemy ancestors” – but today we equate the word with the Ancient Pueblo people of the Southwest.  This week, I talked about Chaco Canyon, which was the center of the population – like our New York.  If there was a pandemic, it would likely center at Chaco.  But, I have visited so many Ancient Pueblo ruins on my trips that it is mind boggling.  Here are some favorites:

Maybe we should start at the center: Chaco Canyon, NM – The Center of the Universe!

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Chaco Canyon – 2014

Chaco Canyon has outlying ruins that are miles and miles away – We have visited the two directly to the north – Salmon and Aztec Ruins National Monument near Farmington, NM.

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Salmon Ruins – 2016

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Aztec Ruins – 2016

One of the most interesting of the Chacoan Outliers is Chimney Rock near Durango, CO.  My heavens, I had the worst vertigo when we camped there in 2009. This is the highest of all the Chacoan Ruins and they think it was used to send smoke signals to the other sites! It was beautiful and rainy on the day I visited.

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Chimney Rock – 2009

Of course, not too far west of Chimney Rock is the famous Mesa Verde National Park. I started fostering my little disabled dog the same weekend we visited Mesa Verde.  She was Dotsie in her past life, and I was trying to think of a name that rhymed, so she is Sazi Ana.

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Mesa Verde – 2017

Not to talk politics (save me from that during this pandemic!), but White House Ruins at Canyon de Chelly, AZ is also part of the the system.  I miss this canyon.

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White House Ruins, Canyon de Chelly – 2018

Lowry Pueblo is a very interesting outlier not too far from my home.  I love this one because you have to drive through rural farm land to reach the site.  I love the figurines in the kiva – they represent summer and winter people.

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Lowry Pueblo – 2019

Then, let’s zoom up to Utah to Edges of the Cedars State Park, where there is another Chacoan outlier.  They had a crazy large geographic area for that time in civilization.

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Edges of the Cedars State Park, UT – 2019

There were other Ancestral Puebloan ruins that are not direct Chaco outliers, like the ruins at Petrified Forest National Park. I love the Agate House – a ruin made of petrified wood!

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Agate House, Petrified Forest National Park – 2018

And, Navajo National Monument has Betatakin and other Ancient Pueblo ruins.

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Navajo National Monument – 2016

My old favorite, Hovenweep National Monument, has awesome Ancient Pueblo castle ruins.

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Hovenweep National Monument – 2019

Some lesser known Ancient Pueblo Ruins we have visited include Five Kiva Pueblo near Blanding, UT.

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Five Kiva Pueblo, UT – 2019

And, Yucca House National Monument near Cortez, CO.

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Yucca House National Monument – 2019

I think the furthest one from the Four Corners is at Anasazi State Park in Utah – way up in the mountains near Boulder, UT.

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Anasazi State Park, UT – 2019

That is a lot of ruins for one daylily.  And, that Daylily is Anasazi.  How on earth could I resist a name like this one?  She was a bitty fan when I first got her – took her a few years to bloom.  But, the first year she bloomed, she threw a double.  It was memorizing.

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Anasazi daylily double bloom – 2017

She usually blooms fairly early, but is a rebloomer.

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Anasazi daylily – 2018

She looks a bit slow to take-off this spring.  I probably should refresh her soil – the ants like her pot so I probably should take a look at the roots.

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Anasazi daylily – 2019

I have other cultivators that would fit with this blog, but I will wait because I am trying to savor the vicarious daylily road trip for a couple more weeks.

 

 

 

Counting Flowers on the Wall; That Don’t Bother Me At All!

So, I had a record number of cultivators in bloom the day before my trip, but no time to blog. Tomorrow, I’m home but too late to see any blooms. So, here is the 7/16 batch. Honestly, I don’t remember which were new bloom, but I’ll try. It’ll be good to see what’s new on Sunday!

Premiers:

Apache Beacon 7/16

Inwood 7/17

Wild Rose Fandango 7/16

Coral Taco 7/16

Little Cadet 7/16

Winds of Love 7/16

Lacey Doily 7/16

Royal Palace Prince 7/16

Black Eyed Susan 7/16

Anasazi 7/16

Reruns – lots and lots of reruns:

Purple de Oro 7/16

Mauna Loa 7/16

Longlesson Show-off 7/16

South Seas 7/16

Isaac 7/16

Stephanie Returns 7/16

Passionate Returns 7/16

Prairie Wildfire 7/16

Catherine Irene 7/16

Strutter’s Ball 7/16

Prairie Blue Eyes 7/16

Red Riddle 7/16

Indian Love Call 7/16

Purple Many Faces 7/16

Iktomi 7/16

Indian Love Call 7/16

Chief Four Fingers 7/16

Zuni Thunderbird 7/16

Rocky Mountain Friends 7/16

Soco Gap 7/16

Black Ice 7/16

Maya Cha Cha 7/16

Purple Mystery 7/16

Ruby Spider 7/16

Comanche Princess 7/16

Mildred Mitchell 7/16

Thin Man 7/16

Lady Fingers 7/16

Papa Long Legs 7/16

Purple Grasshopper 7/16

Chaco Canyon 7/16

Happy Hopi 7/16

Feather Woman 7/16

Ojo de Dios 7/16

Canyon Colors 7/16

Cheddar Cheese 7/16

Mesa Verde 7/16

Primal Scream 7/16

The Colorado Kid 7/16

Melon Balls 7/16

Pardon Me 7/16

Cricket Call 7/16

Wineberry Candy 7/16

Raspberry Propeller 7/16

Route 66 7/16

Golden Stella 7/16

Yellow Punch 7/16

Early Bird Cardinal 7/16

Pink and Cream 7/16

Mini Pearl 7/16

Orange Flurry 7/16

Golden Stella 7/16

Cheyenne Eyes 7/16

Pink Enchilada 7/16

Apache Bandana 7/16

The First Sunday of August

It was camping weekend, which is good because I need the stress relief.  Work is too busy and I am too exhausted.  So, I returned to an encore – Stella de Oro has been out of bloom for 3 weeks and she is back.  I will just leave her in the roll call.  Our last roll call of 2018. We had 37 in bloom this week.  We had 56 last week and I predicted half as many this week.  Actually – more like 2/3rds.  When you look at all the finales this week (see photos below), I will make the same prediction for next week.  That’s about 18 for the week.  We don’t have many scapes yet, and the ones mostly only have a bloom or two left. Heirloom Heaven, Indian Sky, Pink and Cream, Dream Catcher, and Purple Corn Dancer have some life left in them. I am hoping Passionate Returns, Stephanie Returns, Ruby Stella and Red Hot Returns all return.

Here Goes Roll Call 7/31-8/5:

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Anasazi 7.30 – has had finale bloom

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Apache Uprising 7.30 – Has had finale bloom

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Baja 7.30 – Has had finale bloom

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Blue Beat 8.2

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Cherokee Star 8.2

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Chorus Line 8.5

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Classy Lady 7.31 – Has had finale bloom

 

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Comanche Princess 8.2

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Dream Catcher 7.30

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El Desperado 8.5

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Fox Ears 7.30 – Has had finale bloom

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Heirloom Heaven 8.2

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Heron’s Cove 7.30 – Has had finale bloom

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Hesperus 7.30 – Has had finale bloom

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Indian Love Call 8.2 – Has had finale bloom

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Indian Sky 8.5

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Lady Fingers 7.30 – Has had finale bloom

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Marque Moon 8.1 – Has had finale bloom

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Mini Pearl 8.3

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Moon Over Chimayo 8.1 – Has had finale bloom

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Navajo Curls 8.1

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Nearly Wild 7.31

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Orange Vols 8.3

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Passionate Returns 7.31 – Has had finale bloom

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Pink and Cream 8.1

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Pizza Crust 7.30 

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Prairie Blue Eyes 7.30 – Has had finale bloom

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Purple Corn Dancer 8.5

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Purple Thunderbird 8.1 – Has had finale bloom

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Rosie’s Red 8.3

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Royal Palace Prince 7.30

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Ruby Stella 8.3

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South Seas 7.30 – Has had finale bloom

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Stella 8.5 – Encore bloom today

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Tiger Kitten 8.3

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Twirling Pinata 7.30 – Has had finale bloom

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Yellow Punch 7.31 – Has had finale bloom

 

July Grit

Today was a mellow day in the garden with 13 cultivators in bloom.  It has been weeks since we had under 10 in a day, but it won’t be weeks until that happens, again.  The workday brought more news of change – meaning lots more work in the weeks to come.  I guess it is good daylily season is winding down because I am sure there will be a lot of very long days in my future!  I am kind of like a daylily any more – I open with such creative color, but after a few hours I am feeling the heat.  By the end of 11 or 12 hours, I wilt.  I need a winter rest!

So, for fun, I looked back to see what was in bloom on July 1st.  And, two of those daylilies were still in bloom today!  So, hats off to our July Grit Girls, Passionate Returns and Yellow Punch!

July Grit Girls:

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Passionate Returns 7.31

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Yellow Punch 7.31

Passionate Returns is also a finale bloom – for now.  I am hoping for a rebloom.  To be honest, I think the same may be true for Yellow Punch, but I don’t remember.

Other Finales:

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Heron’s Cove 7.31

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Anasazi 7.31

And, OK, I gotta share Purple Corn Dancer from today because she is stealing my heart.  I want to paint her this winter if my hands will allow it.

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Purple Corn Dancer 7.31

So, this is the last week of not posting every cultivator that bloomed that day in the daily blog.  And, the blog may not be daily by the end of August.  In September, it will go weekly, most likely.  I am still looking for any late bloomers that did not bloom yet to put up scapes . . . not much to report.  The good news is Indian Sky is putting out 2 brand new scapes, so she will be with us for a while longer.

Other bloomers today where Dream Catcher, El Desperado, Rosie’s Red, Classy Lady, Orange Vols, Mini Pearl, Tiger Kitten, and Nearly Wild.

Last Sunday in July

Wow – It will be August next weekend.  The daylily peak has come and gone.  The cultivators were in the teens today . . . a massive drop off from 2-3 weeks ago.  It is funny how the first 3 weeks of June are slow progress, then it explodes, then it goes to just a few here and there for months.

Today, we had one new cultivator.  Heirloom Heaven bloomed for the first time in 2018.  She is an adorable late-blooming mini.  She is my last unbloomed scape on a cultivator that hasn’t bloomed yet.  This could be it.  It seems like I usually get some August scapes . . . not many, but a handful.  I don’t know with this drought, though.

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Heirloom Heaven 7.29

And, I had a rude awakening last night – because Mount Echo Sunrise doesn’t look anything like Mount Echo Sunrise.  I looked at her tag, and she has two.  The other one says Moon over Chimayo . . . and she looks like that one.  So, I assume . . .

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Moon over Chimayo 7.27

Finales:

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Lullabye Baby 7.29

Roll Call 7/23-29:

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Adios Albuquerque 7.26

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Anasazi 7.27

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Apache Uprising 7.25

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Aztec Firebird 7.27

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Baja 7.25

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Bela Lugosi 7.24

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Blue Beat 7.25

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Bluegrass Music 7.24

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Bold Tiger 7.23

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Cheddar Cheese 7.24

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Cherokee Star 7.28

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Chorus Line 7.26

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Classy Lady 7.27

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Comanche Princess 7.28

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Dream Catcher (with Navajo Curls) 7.27

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El Desperado 7.24

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Fox Ears 7.25

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Heron’s Cove 7.27

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Hesperus 7.25

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Indian Love Call 7.24

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Indian Sky 7.24

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Lady Fingers 7.25

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Lime Frost 7.26

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Longlesson Show-off 7.23

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Marque Moon 7.24

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Mildred Mitchell 7.23

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Mini Pearl 7.29

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Navajo Curls 7.24

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Navajo Rodeo 7.23

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Nearly Wild 7.28

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Nosferatu 7.26

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Orange Vols 7.24

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Passionate Returns 7.29

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Pick of the Litter 7.23

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Pink and Cream 7.29

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Pizza Crust 7.28

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Prairie Blue Eyes 7.28

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Prelude to Love 7.25

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Purple Corn Dancer 7.26

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Purple de Oro 7.24

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Purple Moonrise 7.27

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Purple Thunderbird 7.26

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Raspberry Propeller 7.28

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Rosie’s Red 7.23

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Route 66 7.26

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Royal Palace Prince 7.27

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Ruby Stella 7.28

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South Seas 7.27

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Stephanie Returns 7.23

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Tiger Kitten 7.27

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Twirling Pinata 7.24

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Yellow Punch 7.26

56 for the week . . . that is all!  I bet we are down to half of that by next week.

 

 

Desperado

It is roll-call day!  But, first, a dedication.  It is camping weekend and I was listening to a song “Desperado” on my ipod.  I have always identified with the song.  So, I will put El Desperado as our lead photo today.

Desperado – The Eagles

Desperado, why don’t you come to your senses?
You been out ridin’ fences for so long now
Oh, you’re a hard one
I know that you got your reasons
These things that are pleasin’ you
Can hurt you somehow

Don’t you draw the queen of diamonds, boy
She’ll beat you if she’s able
You know the queen of hearts is always your best bet

Now it seems to me, some fine things
Have been laid upon your table
But you only want the ones that you can’t get

Desperado, oh, you ain’t gettin’ no younger
Your pain and your hunger, they’re drivin’ you home
And freedom, oh freedom well, that’s just some people talkin’
Your prison is walking through this world all alone

Don’t your feet get cold in the winter time?
The sky won’t snow and the sun won’t shine
It’s hard to tell the night time from the day
You’re losin’ all your highs and lows
Ain’t it funny how the feeling goes away?

Desperado, why don’t you come to your senses?
Come down from your fences, open the gate
It may be rainin’, but there’s a rainbow above you
You better let somebody love you (let somebody love you)
You better let somebody love you before it’s too late

OK – so new to the garden for the first time in 2018 today is Pizza Crust.  I get a little hungry looking at her because I am stuck with low cholesterol pizza that doesn’t have much crust.
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Pizza Crust 7.22

Finales:
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Thin Man 7.22

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Route 66 7.18

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Fairytale Pink 7.22

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Nurse’s Stethoscope 7.18

Here goes Roll-Call for the week of 7/16-7/22:

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Adios Albuquerque 7.19

 

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Anasazi 7.17

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Aztec Firebird 7.17

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Baja 7.18

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Bela Lugosi 7.19

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Black-Eyed Susan 7.16

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Blue Beat 7.20

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Bluegrass Music 7.16

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Bold Tiger 7.17

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Canyon Colors 7.15

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Catherine Irene 7.16

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Cheddar Cheese 7.22

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Cherokee Star 7.17

ChorusLine7.18.1.jpg

Chorus Line 7.18

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Classy Lady 7.18

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Comanche Princess 7.17

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Dream Catcher 7.18

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El Desperado 7.19

FoxEars7.19.1.jpg

Fox Ears 7.19

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Happy Hopi 7.17

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Heavenly Curls 7.17

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Heron’s Cove 7.17

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Hesperus 7.17

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Indian Sky 7.16

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Isaac 7.16

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Jungle Queen 7.16

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Just Plum Happy 7.17

 

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Lacy Doily 7.20

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Lady Fingers 7.18

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Lime Frost 7.15

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Longlesson Showoff 7.18

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Lullabye Baby 7.22

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Mama Cuna 7.17

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Marque Moon 7.20

 

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Mellon Balls 7.17

 

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Mildred Mitchell 7.18

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Mini Pearl 7.19

 

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Mount Echo Sunrise 7.16

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Navajo Rodeo 7.16

 

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Nearly Wild 7.18

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Nosferatu 7.18

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Papa Longlegs 7.17

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Passionate Returns 7.20

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Pick of the Litter 7.17

 

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Pink and Cream 7.18

 

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Prairie Blue Eyes 7.17

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Prairie Wildfire 7.16

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Prelude to Love 7.18

 

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Purple Corn Dancer 7.20

 

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Purple de Oro 7.17

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Purple Grasshopper 7.17

 

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Purple Moonrise 7.17

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Purple Thunderbird 7.18

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Raspberry Propeller 7.20

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Red Hot Returns 7.17

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Red Riddle 7.18

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Return a Smile 7.16

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Rosie’s Red 7.20

 

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Route 66 7.18

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Royal Palace Prince 7.20

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Ruby Spider 7.17

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Ruby Stella 7.22

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Skinwalker 7.19

 

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Soco Gap 7.16

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South Seas 7.22

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Stephanie Returns 7.17

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Strutter’s Ball 7.18

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Taco Twister 7.19

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Colorado Kid 7.22

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Tiger Kitten 7.20

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Treasure of the Southwest 7.20

 

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Twirling Pinata 7.20

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Wineberry Candy 7.16

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Yellow Punch 7.22

 

 

 

New Faces, Finales, and Roll Call

It is time for Sunday roll call.  But first, a couple cool new Roberts Spiders.  Meet Mount Echo Sunrise – She is a big spider that reminds me of Dream Catcher.  This is her first-ever bloom in my yard – I put her in a couple years ago.

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Then there is Sante Fe Christmas – And she looks like a Christmas bow.  Red, green with curly petals.  I really love her – too bad she lost her other buds.  Despite the improved bloom rate, the drought has taken a toll.

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Next up – Finales.  Of course, Santa Fe Christmas is a finale today 😦

Primal Scream is another finale.

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Primal Scream 7.10 

Jungle Queen had finale blooms on both pots I have of her.

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Jungle Queen 7.12

Iktomi is another finale.  I have enjoyed seeing the patterns in her offspring.

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Iktomi 7.9

Happy Hopi gave a finale bloom today.  I really enjoyed her big, bold, blonde blooms.

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Happy Hopi 7.12

Now, on to our roll call.  These are the blooms from 7/9 through today.  But, first, we have about 12 with unbloomed scapes remaining and mid-50s with no bloom/no scape.  We are at 107 cultivators (+/-).  Add 12, and we get close to 120.  I am still hoping for 130 total this year.

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Adios Albuquerque 7.10

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Alabama Jubilee 7.11

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Anasazi 7.13

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Aztec Firebird 7.14

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Baja 7.14

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Bela Lugosi 7.9

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Black Arrowhead 7.10

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Black Eyed Susan 7.14

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Black Ice 7.10

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Blue Beat 7.11

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Bluegrass Music 7.11

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Canyon Colors 7.15

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Catherine Irene 7.15

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Chaco Canyon 7.12

 

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Cheddar Cheese 7.12

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Cheyenne Eyes 7.8

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Chorus Line 7.13

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Classy Lady 7.14

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Comanche Princess 7.11

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Dark Mystery 7.12

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Desert Icicle 7.15

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Dream Catcher 7.15

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Early Bird Cardinal 7.10

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El Desperado 7.13

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Fairytale Pink 7.14

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Funny Valentine 7.10

 

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Heavenly Curls 7.12

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Heron’s Cove 7.13

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Hesperus 7.15

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Holy Sombrero 7.10

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Indian Sky 7.15

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Inwood 7.12

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Isaac 7.12

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Just Plum Happy 7.10

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Kachina Firecracker 7.12

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Lacy Doily 7.10

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Lady Fingers 7.12

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Laughing Feather 7.9

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Lime Frost 7.15

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Longlesson Showoff 7.13

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Lullabye Baby 7.14

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Mama Cuna 7.13

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Marque Moon 7.15

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Mellon Balls 7.11

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Mesa Verde 7.13

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Mildred Mitchell 7.15

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Mini Pearl 7.15

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Navajo Rodeo 7.13

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Nosferatu 7.15

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Nurse’s Stethoscope 7.11

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Papa Longlegs 7.15

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Passionate Returns 7.10

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Petite Petticoats 7.10

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Pick of the Litter 7.14

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Pink and Cream 7.11

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Pink Rain Dance 7.11

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Prairie Blue Eyes 7.10

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Prairie Wildfire 7.11

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Prelude to Love 7.15

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Purple de Oro 7.14

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Purple Grasshopper 7.11

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Purple Mystic 7.11

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Raspberry Propeller 7.14

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Red Hot Returns 7.15

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Red Riddle 7.10

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Return a Smile 7.10

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Route 66 7.13

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Ruby Spider 7.14

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Ruby Stella 7.15

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Shape Shifter 7.13

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Skinwalker 7.10

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Soco Gap 7.14

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South Seas 7.14

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Stella de Oro 7.13

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Stephanie Returns 7.14

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Strutter’s Ball 7.11

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Taco Twister 7.11

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Talon 7.11

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The  Colorado Kid 7.10

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Thin Man 7.15

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Treasure of the Southwest 7.13

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Wild Horses 7.11

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Wineberry Candy 7.12

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Yellow Punch 7.13

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Zuni Thunderbird 7.13

When it Doesn’t Rain, It Pours!

The drought is still on.  We have had hints of monsoons, but no real rain.  I think there are close to a dozen wildfires in Western Colorado now.  My water bill is awful and my lawn is still brown.  But, somehow, the daylilies keep pouring.  I wonder what my bloom rate would be WITH rain?  It won’t be perfect this year but improved already.  We will return to that in a minute.

New flowers today – Let’s start with the surprise!  So, when I planted the Southwest Garden, I ended up with lots of bonus plants that were the same plants that I had ordered from someone else.  So, I combined them.  I had Fox Ears next to Happy Hopi – and I had 2 Happy Hopis.  I thought.  So, last fall when I did the containers, I thought I had put one of the Happy Hopis in a pot in the mural garden.  Joke is on me . . . this is Fox Ears.  I love that she seems to be in love with the solar light.  Like a cartoon where a person falls in love with a robot.  This is obviously a first-ever bloom.

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Fox Ears 7.9

My other new (for 2018) Ned Roberts spider is Desert Icicle.  Man, I could use an icicle about now.  And, some rain!

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Desert Icicle 7.9

Indian Sky had a first bloom for 2018 – she bloomed later last year, I believe.

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Indian Sky 7.9

Speaking of later, Anasazi showed up early this year.  She is an early re-bloomer, but did not bloom until August last year – and gave pretty double blooms.  It will be interesting to see if she returns with those in the fall.

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Anasazi 7.9

Fairytale Pink is such a pretty little bloom.  I nearly lost her last year before I put them in pots. She had a few scrawny fans and put out only two buds last year.  I think this year will be better.

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Fairytale Pink 7.9

Last, but never least, is Cheddar Cheese.  She has not bloomed since 2016!  She is one of my older daylilies and bloomed reliably for a few years.  Same pot, same place – stopped blooming.  Now, she has a new pot and is in the Border Garden (a change) this year.

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Cheddar Cheese 7.9

OK – so last night, I was counting daylilies to put myself to sleep.  As of today, we are up to 98 cultivators for the year that have bloomed.  Remember less than a week ago when we were trying to get to 69?  Man, I am a little burned out with all the photos!  That means, for this year so far we have a 56% bloom rate.  Last year, we only made it to 48%.  I count 25-30 scapes on daylilies that have yet to bloom.  I figure we might see 5 late scapes (hopefully more, but I will stick with this for now).  So, if I add 32 blooms to out 98, that brings us to 130.  That’s about 75%.  Not bad for the first year of a new pot system . . . in a horrific drought.  The new faces should be slowing down shortly.  I’m ready.

Other blooms today were Navajo Rodeo. Black Ice, Comanche Princess, Soco Gap, Happy Hopi, Iktomi, Laughing Feather, Dream Catcher, Aztec Firebird, Nosferatu, Dark Mystery, Red Riddle, Lady Fingers, Red Hot Returns, Jungle Queen, Prairie Wildfire, Prairie Blue Eyes, Blue Beat, The Colorado Kid, Mildred Mitchell, Mesa Verde, Heron’s Cove, Purple de Oro, South Seas, Passionate Returns, Stephanie Returns, Alabama Jubilee, Longlesson Showoff, Nurse’s Stethoscope, Petite Petticoats, Funny Valentine, Ruby Spider.  I think that is all . . . I am too tired to think about it any more 🙂

There Goes The Sun

Tonight will be my last nightly blog.  Maybe weekly from here out.  It struck me how dark it was by the time I got off work.  Like, WTH?  The change always seems so quick to me in fall and so slow in the spring.  And, then we set the clocks to make it worse.

 

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Anasazi

 

Today, though, brought another double Anasazi bloom.  These are such cool flowers!!!  I have wondered if there was a mix-up when they shipped it . . . early/mid bloomer and not a double.  But, it is a rebloomer, so maybe that is why is showed up so late.  I did find a post in the Lily Auction today that said that it can double.  Perhaps it knows it is stealing the show right now with so little competition.

 

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Azalea

 

It reminds me a bit of my new Azalea, actually.  Pink frilly blossoms.  Make blooms while the sun shines. Tomorrow starts the 4th month of blooms.  I can’t wait for May!

Speaking of Anasazi, this weekend, I am off to the 4-Corners!

 

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Yellow Punch

 

Double or Nothing

Anasazi is turning out to be a delightful addition to my late bloomers.  She is producing a lot of double blooms.  I only have a couple other doubles, and neither bloomed this year. She was my only flower today . . . otherwise, nothing.

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Today, I did the musical pots task.  It was hot, too – 91.  But, it is finished.  No more big digging projects this year.  I up-potted Mesa Verde and Canyon Colors – the size of their root balls was amazing.  I feel sort of sad for the daylilies in the Southwest garden – those pots will be easy to outgrow.  Still, more space than now.  Who knows what ideas I will have for the future?

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I also got the drip system rigged up for the border garden pots.  That will go on with the soak hose.  I hope there is enough sun out there.  Oh, who knows what a couple years will bring?  All I know is that another season is winding down . . . yet, so many of the daylilies look so happy to have a chance to grow in good soil with better water retention. The Colorado Plateau has sunshine going for it, though. As long as there aren’t trees in the way, that is.

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