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Daylily Blooms Last Forever!

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Perhaps it is the blog.  Or, perhaps it is painting with my granddaughter a few days ago.  And, maybe it is because I want to keep peak season alive all year.  At any rate, I broke out the paintbrush in an attempt to keep my last Zuni Thunderbird alive forever.  It was fun.  And, it’s been 9 months since I painted one of my cultivators.  That’s too long.  So, I got my fix.

 

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Zuni Thunderbird – Painting by Colorado Kid Daylilies – C. Hartt

 

Frans Hals appeared for the first time since 2014.  I like this older daylily so much that I bought one online only to discover that I had one in my yard from the years when I wasn’t quite this addicted.  I like bi-tone daylilies – I think that they are stunning.

 

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Frans Hals – Photo by Colorado Kid Daylilies – C. Hartt

 

Other blooms today in my thinning garden included my last Marque Moon:

 

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Marque Moon – Colorado Kid Daylilies – C. Hartt

 

Pizza Crust:

 

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Pizza Crust – Photo by Colorado Kid Daylilies – C. Hartt

 

Apache Uprising among the Prickley Pear:

 

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Apache Uprising with Prickley Pear Cactus – Photo by Colorado Kid Daylilies – C. Hartt

 

And, Orange Flurry:

 

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Orange Flurry – Photo by Colorado Kid Daylilies – C. Hartt

 

My mind is shifting to fall.  I’ll be a doctor in a little over a month.  I hope that there is a bloom on the day I give my presentation.  That would rock.  If there isn’t, I will still wake up to my favorite blossoms.

Savoring the Four Seasons with Daylilies

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Savoring is the art of being in the moment and totally immersing ourselves into an experience.  It means no multi-tasking or thinking about chores.  It also includes planning for experiences, as well as reminiscing about the past good times.

So, today my yard takes on all of the above.  Here are my in the moment blooms:

Apache Uprising:

 

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Apache Unrising – Photo by Colorado Kid Daylilies – C. Hartt

 

Royal Palace Prince:

 

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Royal Palace Prince – Photo by Colorado Kid Daylilies – C. Hartt

 

Fairy Tale Pink:

 

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Fairy Tale Pink – Photo by Colorado Kid Daylilies – C. Hartt

 

Marque Moon:

 

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Marque Moon – Photo by Colorado Kid Daylilies – C. Hartt

 

Orange Flurry:

 

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Orange Flurry – Photo by Colorado Kid Daylilies – C. Hartt

 

Stella do Oro:

 

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Stella de Oro – Photo by Colorado Kid Daylilies – C. Hartt

 

In savoring the 2016 daylily season, I write this blog.  Last night, I actually looked through every post I made this summer.  It will be so cool to read back on things this winter, while I am painting these beauties.  I have tile paintings of Inwood, Cheddar Cheese and Route 66 in my room.  I said I didn’t want to ever have a day of the year where I didn’t wake up to daylily blooms.  And, so it is.  I cannot wait to add a few paintings of my new Ned Roberts Spiders.

And, that is a perfect segway into savoring through planning.  I have a few interventions for my Ned Roberts garden to start this month.  Things to empower more blooms next year.  Last night, I also found a Ned Roberts spider that is pretty rare on the auction, and put in a bid (it’s under $10).  I got my potted ones planted yesterday . . . the ones that were only temporarily in pots.  And, I fertilized.  It’s all part of beginning to savor next season.

The seasons of savoring daylilies:

Spring: Looking for the baby fans, cleaning out beds, watering on nice days, fertilize a little, early bloomers show-up!

Summer: Bloom fest! Photography and active blogging. Savor each colorful bloom.  Also, water, weeds, insects, and dead-heading.

Fall: Savor the late bloomers. Take time to smell each one.  Begin preparing beds for fall.  Fall planting.  Begin to consider which cultivators will make the best paintings.

Winter: Break out the paints!  Be creative – what new ways can daylilies be painted objects that I see every day during the cold, bleak months?  Paint daylilies on pumpkins.  Hey, what about daylily ornaments?  (I just thought of that one and need to consider how I might accomplish that before Christmas.) I love the daylily solar lights in my garden.  More for this winter, too.  Oh, the list goes on.  And, hey, what about searching for a few rare daylilies to add to my garden in the spring?  Look, winter is the busiest season of savoring of all!

 

 

Praise for the Sweetness of the Wet Garden

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The rain came.  Finally.  Not much monsoon activity this year . . . so the big, cool storm is welcome.  I got up reasonably early and several of the flowers had not bloomed all the way. Cool, wet weather.  It is a nice break.

I’m two months into this daylily journey 2016.  I hope for another two.  It won’t peak again, but plateaus are good, too.  And, then, comes the paintings.  The cool weather and the presence of my granddaughter put me in the mood, a little.  Ah, but alas, homework calls. Because the grandkids will be back through Sunday on their way home and due dates loom.

Enjoy the collage for today!  This weekend, I am also going to try to sink some of my smaller potted daylilies into the ground.  The rain will be good prep for that chore.

 

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From L to R: Top Row – Stella de Oro, Orange Flurry, Prelude to Love, Royal Palace Prince, Marque Moon. Second Row – El Desperado, Primal Scream, Apache Uprising, Purple de Oro.  Bottom – Pizza Crust.

 

 

Morning Has Broken

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Today was an early day in the garden before a hike with my family.  I love having my daughter and grandkids in Colorado so I can see them every couple of months.  Grandkids are the best blooms of all.

The morning brought two very first blooms to my yard.  The first is Nona’s Garnet Spider.  Sadly, Nona only produced one viable bud year.  (So far – keep hoping!)  She was another small root planted last fall.  I really like her.  I hope Nona brings more buds next trip.

 

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Nona’s Garnet Spider – Photo by Colorado Kid Daylilies – C. Hartt

 

Apache Uprising was also added late fall and was pretty small.  I added a couple of intentional late bloomers.  It’s a pretty flower.

 

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Apache Uprising – Photo by Colorado Kid Daylilies – C. Hartt

 

It was also a day of hiking and swimming, so I am beat.  But it is making me smile to have 13 blooms on an August day.  My dream is May – October.  This year started early June.  Let’s see where it ends.    (71 blooms so far – so I made my 50% goal.)  I have noticed Heirloom Heaven with brand new scapes forming.  Plus Tiger Kitten and Frans Hals are growing scapes.  I may hit 74.  And, who knows, I may have another scape or two join the show.

 

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From L to R:  Top Row – Lime Frost, Fine Time Lucille, Nona’s Garnet Spider.  Row Two – Royal Palace Prince, Purple de Oro, Marque Moon, Stella de Oro, Orange Vols.  Bottom Row – Apache Uprising, El Desperado, Pizza Crust.