Indian skies remind me of camping trips to the Southwest.  And, today, my Indian Sky bloomed for the first time.  Well, second time.  But the first time it was still on the back porch for the winter and it was April.  It only had 2 buds then, and the blooms lasted 2-3 days on the cool porch.  They were faded, but I could see the shadow of what they would be someday.

Today’s bloom was so much more colorful than that poor anemic bloom.

But, still some difference from the more colorful (with yellow) web images.  See below.

I loved the colors enough to superimpose Indian Sky a sunset from last summer near Monument Valley, UT/AZ.  I think it turned out cool.

Other first blooms (I don’t want to use them all up at once, but I had 3 today) included Best Seller.  I am so jazzed that this one finally bloomed . . . a gift plant the summer of 2014, I believe.  I like the purple hue and ruffles! I was so impressed with this one when it arrived – it’s been a long wait.

Lastly, an inexpensive late bloomer that I got to put in last year, Little Cadet.  It is the first bloom in my yard.  It is a cute little thing, and the scapes are too short this year.  But, it is here.

Honorable mention to my best (and last) Zuni Thunderbird for the season.

After work, I ventured to Home Depot for supplies to start my daylily buried pot project.  I figured out that I have lost 1.5 daylilies in the front part of the walkway garden to competition.  So, tomorrow, I move the ones who have virtually no chance of blooming this year into pots – then back in that garden.  I feel overwhelmed – I have around 20-30 in the front area that may benefit from a pot.  I need to plug away at it, because I need to be done in about 6 weeks so they can resettle before freeze.

I have decided that I need to learn how to get daylilies to flourish in the desert before I get too many more new ones . . . and that means trying different things. I read somewhere recently that you should put your daylily where it can grow huge before putting it in less desirable places.  My potted daylilies are so much happier than my in-grounds for the most part.  I am curious to see what happens.  Oh, and then there are those who need to be divided.  Some, I’ll keep.  Others will need to find new homes.