50 Startling Southwest Spider Daylilies!

Only 40 something daylilies today and no Premiers.  So, it leaves time to talk about some of my daylily categories.  I have talked a lot about my Ned Roberts spiders.  I originally started collecting them after seeing Kokopelli on the Lily Auction – I love the Southwest and had to have her (I got the bid)!  From there, I added more = lots more.  At first, it was all fully Southwest names.  Then, I gathered some animal and insect names to my Ned collection.  And, some stellar names.  IDK, is Dancing Maiden a name from the Southwest?

So, tonight, I will show you my purely Southwest named daylilies – the obvious names from the Southwest.  But, first, Mildred Mitchell had an extra petal today – a genetic flaw that made her look pretty cool.

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OK – Here are my Southwest Ned Roberts spiders. (These are the ones that have bloomed the last two years.  Mostly this year, except Kokopelli did not bloom this year – which is unusual).

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Adios Albuquerque – 2019

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Apache Bandana – 2019

ApacheBeacon7.25.1

Apache Beacon – 2019

AztecFirebird7.23.1.jpg

Aztec Firebirds – 2019

BlackArrowhead7.30.2

Black Arrowhead – 2019

ChacoCanyon7.15.1.jpg

Chaco Canyon – 2019

CheyenneEyes7.21.1.jpg

Cheyenne Eyes – 2019

ChiefFourFingers7.2.1

Chief Four Fingers – 2019

ChokecherryMountain7.28.1

Chokecherry Mountain – 2019

ComanchePrincess7.27.1.jpg

Comanche Princess – 2019

CoralTaco7.24.1

Coral Taco – 2019

DesertIcicle7.25.2

Desert Icicle

DreamCatcher7.27.1

Dream Catcher

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Echo Canyon – 2019

FeatherWoman7.27.1

Feather Woman – 2019

GhostRanch6.29..1

Ghost Ranch – 2019

GlenEyrie7.29.2

Glen Eyrie – 2019

HappyHopi7.31.2

Happy Hopi – 2019

Iktomi7.26.1.jpg

Iktomi – 2019

KachinaFirecracker7.30.1

Kachina Firecracker – 2019

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Kokopelli – 2018

LandofEnchantment7.13.1.jpg

Land of Enchantment – 2019

LaughingFeather7.21.1.jpg

Laughing Feather – 2019

MamaCuna7.27.2.jpg

Mama Cuna – 2019

MayaChaCha7.25.1.jpg

Maya Cha Cha – 2019

MedicineFeather7.15.1.jpg

Medicine Feather – 2019

MountEchoSunrise7.22.1

Mount Echo Sunrise – 2019

NavajoCurls7.24.1.jpg

Navajo Curls – 2018

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Navajo Grey Hills – 2019

NavajoRodeo7.25.1

Navajo Rodeo – 2019

OjodeDios7.24.1

Ojo de Dios – 2019

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Pink Enchalada – 2019

PinkRainDance7.14.1

Pink Rain Dance – 2019

PurpleCornDancer7.25.2.jpg

Purple Corndancer – 2018

PurpleManyFaces7.25.2.jpg

Purple Many Faces – 2019

PurpleThunderbird7.30.2

Purple Thunderbird – 2019

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Santa Fe Christmas

ShapeShifter7.31.1.jpg

Shape Shifter – 2019

SkinWalker7.25.1

Skinwalker – 2019

SpiritoftheMorning7.30.1.jpg

Spirit of the Morning – 2019

StarOverMilagro7.26.1.jpg

Star Over Milagro – 2019

TacoTwister7.28.1

Taco Twister – 2019

Talon7.28.1

Talon – 2019

TruchasSunrise7.31.3.jpg

Truchas Sunrise – 2019

TwirlingPinata7.22.1.jpg

Twirling Pinata – 2018

WildRoseFandago7.16.1.jpg

Wild Rose Fandango – 2019

ZuniEye7.22.1.jpg

Zuni Eye – 2019

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Zuni Thunderbird – 2019

 

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

I’m Back and Overwhelmed by Daylilies

Life changes. This summer is so different from last year. Jobs, schedules, weather. So, I returned from Utah yesterday afternoon to an overwhelming thunderstorm that wiped out a lot of yesterday’s blooms. I decided to start fresh today, kind of. I leave for a work conference in Atlanta on Wednesday. Next Sunday, I can start my regular routine for daylily season. Lol.

So, a lot of Premier blooms (to me) today. Let’s start with my Ned Roberts spider collection:

Apache Bandana 7/14

Black Arrowhead 7/14

Chokecherry Mountain 7/14

Mount Echo Sunrise 7/14

Feather Woman 7/14

Navajo Rodeo 7/14

Rocky Mountain Pals 7/14

Talon 7/14

Zuni Thunderbird 7/14

Echo Canyon 7/14

Chief Four Fingers 7/14

Happy Hopi 7/14

Aztec Firebird 7/14

Laughing Feather 7/14

Iktomi 7/14

Pink Enchilada 7/14

Pink Rain Dance 7/14

Raspberry Propeller 7/14

And, the other Premier blooms:

Holy Sombrero 7/13

Isaac 7/14

Stephanie Returns 7/14

Catherine Irene 7/14

Pink and Cream 7/14

Early Bird Cardinal 7/14

Blue Beat 7/14

Primal Scream 7/14

Ruby Spider 7/14

Passionate Returns 7/14

Purple de Oro 7/14

Santa’s Pants 7/14

Lady Fingers 7/14

Red Riddle 7/14

Pardon Me 7/14

Prairie Blue Eyes 7/14

Route 66 7/14

Orange Flurry 7/14

Strutter’s Ball 7/14

Mini Pearl 7/14

Purple Mystery (hmmmmmm- Strutter’s Ball, perhaps?) 7/14

Wineberry Candy 7/14

Prairie Wildfire 7/14

That’s like almost 40 new cultivars since I left 9 days ago! Overwhelmed doesn’t say it with another trip coming up. I have no clue on bloom rate, but the cold, wet spring mostly seems to have helped.

Reruns:

Yellow Punch 7/14

Comanche Princess 7/14

Return a Smile 7/14

The Colorado Kid 7/14

Papa Long Legs 7/14

Land of Enchantment 7/14

Canyon Colors 7/14

Hopi Jewel 7/14

Ojo de Dios 7/14

Echo Canyon 7/14

Indian Love Call 7/14

Treasure of the Southwest 7/14

Yellow Stella 7/14

Funny Valentine 7/14

Petite Petticoats 7/14

Purple Many Faces 7/14

All American Chief 7/14

Ok, that’s enough. Battery is dead. Several Finales while gone: Saratoga Springtime, Dream Keeper, Chama Valley.

If you are going to miss the start of peak bloom, Utah is a great place to do it. Also amazing colors.

Vaca Day Lilies

Today, we started our weeklong camping road trip through southern Utah. So, I’ll miss 5 days of blooms. But, I think there will be plenty left when I return next week.

Premieres:

Prairie Blue Eyes 7/5

Cheyenne Eyes 7/5

Papa Long Legs 7/5

Treasure of the Southwest 7/5

Reruns:

Indian Love Call 7/5

Petite Petticoats 7/5

Yellow Punch 7/5

Saratoga Springtime 7/5

Yellow Stella 7/5

Echo Canyon 7/5

Purple Many Faces 7/5

Mesa Verde 7/5

The Colorado Kid 7/5

Finales: While Dream Keeper has a few buds left (my first bloom this season), she will likely be done before I get home.

Dream Keeper 7/5

The Independence Thirteen

Wow . . . It was slow on Solstice and I have only thirteen on the 4th of July. Last year, I had 40 something. And, for the last several years, I’ve had white daisies, blue bells, and Ruby Spider all in close enough proximity for a July 4th shot. Not this year.

Today isn’t only the 4th, but also the day before my trip. It was my dad’s birthday and my due date with my youngest daughter. My family have been a bit like daylilies in my life . . . Enjoy them when they last and consider each day a new beginning. Still, the 4th is both a community day and a time PTSD can rear its ugly head.

Cricket Call 7/4

So, here we go with the one Premiere for today:

And, 11 sweet reruns.

Canyon Colors 7/4

Hopi Jewel 7/4

Land of Enchantment 7/4

Mesa Verde 7/4

Comanche Princess 7/4

Purple Many Faces 7/4

Ojo de Dios 7/4

Petite Petticoats 7/4

Golden Stella 7/4

Yellow Stella 7/4

Saratoga Springtime 7/4

Yellow Punch 7/4

Maybe not red, white and blue – But the Southwest and Native American names certainly honor our heritage.

Oops, missed one!

Chama Valley 7/4

It’s beginning to look a lot like summer!

And, so it has begun. Slowly but surely. Despite the very weird weather of 2019 that brought hail, rain, and thunder today. Ten bloomers.

Let’s start with Premiers;

Land of Enchantment 7/1 – I’ve had this cultivator 5 years and this is her first bloom.

Purple Many Faces 7/1

Chief Four Fingers 7/1 – This one bloomed in ’14 and almost died but finally back in good health.

Now, onto Reruns:

Indian Love Call 7/1

Saratoga Springtime 7/1

Funny Valentine 7/1

Golden Stella 7/1

Dream Keeper 7/1

Comanche Princess 7/1

Canyon Colors 7/1

Last year, I think I just listed the Reruns of I had more than 12. We will see. I’m using my phone/Wordpress app more this year. My camera photos need to be retrieved for the last few days. July has arrived.

A Celebration of Spiders! (Ned Roberts)

The days grow August-quiet.  It seems a dream that I had nearly 60 blooms per day just a month ago.  So, today, we will do finales.  And, then, a roll-call of my Ned Roberts spiders.

Finales:

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Chorus Line 8.5

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Rosie’s Red 8.6

So, maybe if I do the Ned Roberts spider roll-call it will entice one more into bloom this year.  My Ghost Ranch is a fall bloom, but I am having a rough time getting her to thrive here.  Maybe some fish fertilizer?  Our temps are still above average with little rain.

Ned Roberts Spiders for 2018 Season:

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Adios Albuquerque

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Apache Bandana

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Aztec Firebird

BlackArrowhead7.2.4.jpg

Black Arrowhead

BlackIce6.28.3.jpg

Black Ice

ChacoCanyon7.5.1.jpg

Chaco Canyon

CheyenneEyes6.25.1.jpg

Cheyenne Eyes

ChokeCherry7.6.1.jpg

Chokecherry Mountain

ComanchePrincess6.17.1

Comanche Princess

DesertIcicle7.15.1.jpg

Desert Icicle

DreamCatcher7.13.2.jpg

Dream Catcher

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Dream Keeper

FoxEars7.12.2.jpg

Fox Ears

HappyHopi7.13.1.jpg

Happy Hopi

Iktomi7.6.3.jpg

Iktomi

KachinaFirecracker7.6.2.jpg

Kachina Firecracker

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Kokopelli

LaughingFeather6.19.3.jpg

Laughing Feather

ManaCuna7.13.1

Mama Cuna

MoonOverChimayo7.16.1.jpg

Moon Over Chimayo

NavajoCurls7.23.6.jpg

Navajo Curls

NavajoRodeo7.15.1.jpg

Navajo Rodeo

PapaLongLegs6.30.3.jpg

Papa Longlegs

PinkRainDance6.25.1

Pink Rain Dance

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Pueblo Dancer is her label, but she doesn’t look like that one.  So???

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Purple Corn Dancer

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Purple Grasshopper

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Purple Many Faces

PurpleMoonrise7.27.3.jpg

Purple Moonrise

PurpleThunderbird7.19.11.jpg

Purple Thunderbird

RaspberryPropeller7.28.2.jpg

Raspberry Propeller

Raven7.4.3.jpg

Raven Woodsong

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Rocky Mountain Pals

SanteFeChristmas7.15.1.jpg

Santa Fe Christmas

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Shape Shifter

Skinwalker7.19.1.jpg

Skinwalker

TacoTwister7.11.1.jpg

Taco Twister

Talon6.29.3.jpg

Talon

TwirlingPinata7.28.1.jpg

Twirling Pinata

WildRose7.4.2.jpg

Wild Rose Fandango

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Zuni Eye

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Zuni Thunderbird

Out of interest, here are my Ned Roberts spiders that bloomed last year but did not bloom this year:

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Coral Taco 2017

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Glen Eyrie

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Pink Enchilada 2017

And, we had a few in 2016 that have not bloomed again:

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Chief Four Fingers 2016

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Ghost Ranch

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Winds of Love 2016

I have around 64 of Ned’s spiders in my garden. I had 42 bloom this year or about 65%.  Last year, I had 13 (about 20%) bloom.  Marked improvement.  All total, to date, I have had 48 (or 75%) bloom.  That is a long way from 100%.  But, marked improvement.  I think some of the ones that bloomed in 2016 were put in that year (still flourishing from the nursery), struggled last year in the clay soil, and are recovering (growing new roots) this year in their pots.  I am sure that the drought had an impact, as well.

So, for fun, here are the ones I have that have never bloomed (photos from the web):

Apache Beacon

Apache Beacon

coyote laughs

Coyote Laughs

Cricket Call

Cricket Call

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Cripple Creek

Dancing Maiden

Dancing Maiden

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Echo Canyon

Feather Woman

Feather Woman

Golden Eclipse

Golden Eclipse

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Kachina Dancer

Kiva Dancer

Kiva Dancer

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Land of Enchantment

Maya Cha Cha

Maya Cha Cha

Medicine Feather

Medicine Feather

Mount Echo Sunrise

Mount Echo Sunrise

Navajo Grey Hills

Navajo Grey Hills

Ojo de Dios

Ojo de Dios

 

Orchid Moonrise

Orchid Moonrise

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The Real Pueblo Dancer

Spirit of the Morning

Spirit of the Morning

Star over Milagro

Star over Milagro

Truchas Sunrise.JPG

Truchas Sunrise

Wildwood Flower

Wildwood Flower

We made improvements, but we have aways to go.  That’s life

 

 

 

It’s The Peak – Sunday Roll Call

Well, I tried to post on Friday night, but no internet.  Saturday, some internet, but my phone is crashing all of the apps since the last android update.  Yes, right in the middle of peak season.

So, here are the new faces from Friday

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Skinwalker 7.6.18

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Echo Canyon 7.6

Iktomi7.6.3.jpg

Iktomi 7.6

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Chorus Line

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Blue Beat 7.6

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Bella Lugosi 7.6

And here are Sunday’s additions:

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Lacy Doily 7.8

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Nosferatu 7.8

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Red Hot Returns 7.8

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South Seas 7.8

So, that is 10 new additions since my last post – and I missed a couple of new faces while camping yesterday, but they will have another chance.  For now, let me finish roll call.  All daylilies that bloomed between 7/2 and today – here we go.  Which is your favorite?

Alabama7.3.1

Alabama Jubilee 7.3

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Aztec Firebird 7.8

BlackArrowhead7.2.2.jpg

Black Arrowhead 7.2

BlackEyedSusan7.6.1.jpg

Black Eyed Susan 7.6

BlackIce7.5.3.jpg

Black Ice 7.5

Bluegrass7.3.1.jpg

Bluegrass Music 7.3

CanyonColors7.5.1.jpg

Canyon Colors 7.5

CatherineIrene7.6.1.jpg

Catherine Irene 7.6

ChacoCanyon7.5.2.jpg

Chaco Canyon 7.5

CheyenneEyes7.6.1.jpg

Cheyenne Eyes 7.6

Chokecherry7.3.1.jpg

Chokecherry Mountain 7.3

ComanchePrincess7.6.1.jpg

Comanche Princess 7.6

DarkMystery7.5.1.jpg

Dark Mystery 7.5

DreamCatcher7.5.1.jpg

Dream Catcher 7.5

EarlyBirdCardinal7.1.1.jpg

Early Bird Cardinal 7.3

ElectricLizard7.6.4.jpg

Electric Lizard 7.6

FunnyValentine7.8.1.jpg

Funny Valentine 7.8

HappyHopi7.6.2.jpg

Happy Hopi 7.6

HappyReturns7.3.1.jpg

Happy Returns 7.3

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Heron’s Cove 7.5

HolySombrero7.5.3.jpg

Holy Sombrero 7.5

HopiJewel7.3.2.jpg

Hopi Jewel 7.3

IndianGiver7.3.2.jpg

Indian Giver 7.3

Inwood7.6.1.jpg

Inwood 7.6

Isaac7.5.1.jpg

Isaac 7.5

JungleQueen7.8.1.jpg

Jungle Queen 7.8

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Just Plum Happy 7.3

LadyFingers7.5.1.jpg

Lady Fingers 7.5

LaughingFeather7.2.1.jpg

Laughing Feather 7.2

Longlesson7.6.1.jpg

Longlesson Show-off 7.6

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Lullaby Baby 7.8

MellonBalls7.5.2.jpg

Mellon Balls 7.5

MesaVerde7.4.1.jpg

Mesa Verde 7.4

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Mildred Mitchell 7.5

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Mini Pearl 7.5

NavajoRodeo7.8.1.jpg

Navajo Rodeo 7.8

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Nurse’s Stethoscope 7.8

PapaLongLegs7.6.1.jpg

PaPa Longlegs 7.6

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Passionate Returns 7.6

PetitePetticoats7.3.1.jpg

Petite Petticoats 7.3

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Pick of the Litter 7.5

PinkandCream7.6.1.jpg

Pink and Cream 7.6

PinkRainDance7.4.1.jpg

Pink Raindance 7.4

PrairieBlueEyes7.5.2.jpg

Prairie Blue Eyes 7.5

PrairieWildfire7.6.1.jpg

Prairie Wildfire 7.6

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Prelude to Love 7.5

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Primal Scream 7.4

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Purple de Oro 7.6

PurpleGrasshopper7.4.2.jpg

Purple Grasshopper 7.4

PurpleManyFaces7.5.1.jpg

Purple Many Faces 7.5

PurpleMystic7.5.1.jpg

Purple Mystique 7.5

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Raven Woodsong 7.4

RedRiddle7.5.1.jpg

Red Riddle 7.5

ReturnaSmile7.6.2.jpg

Return a Smile 7.6

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Route 66 7.4

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Ruby Spider 7.8

RubyStella7.5.1.jpg

Ruby Stella 7.5

ShapeShifter7.6.1.jpg

Shape Shifter 7.6

SocoGap7.5.1.jpg

Soco Gap 7.5

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Stella 7.5

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Stephanie Returns 7.5

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Strutter’s Ball 7.5

TacoTwister7.6.1.jpg

Taco Twister 7.6

Talon7.8.1.jpg

Talon 7.8

ColoradoKid7.6.1.jpg

The Colorado Kid 7.6

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Thin Man 7.5

TreasureofSW7.4.1.jpg

Treasure of the Southwest 7.4

WildHorses7.5.1.jpg

Wild Horses 7.5

WildRose7.4.2.jpg

Wild Rose Fandango 7.4

Wineberry7.4.1.jpg

Wineberry Candy 7.4

YellowPunch7.6.1.jpg

Yellow Punch 7.6

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Zuni Thunderbird 7.4

July 1: Daylily Roll Call!

It is Sunday and the peak is starting.  It will probably take me an hour to get this bog with all the photos for the week published.  I am doing it this way so that each daylily comes up on a couple searches of the blog.  My job entails creating about 20 template emails a day for the following day – it is a lot of looking up progress and pasting from my last note.  Not a creative’s dream.  So, when I save my drafts for the day, I have a blank email to note that it is a new day – and that email is always named after a daylily.  The most creative 5 minutes/day of my job is picking this daylily.  The collages just don’t work.

So – We will start with the newbies.  Primal Scream is in bloom for the 3rd year.  Last year, the blooms were small and anemic.  She is now in an above ground put inside the Walkway Garden.  I hoped for more scapes, but 2 is OK for this year, gives the fall transplant.  Nothing beats her vibrant color.

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Primal Scream 7/1

Indian Giver was a newbie in the Southwest Garden.  She is a small daylily and was a bonus plant 3 years ago.  She only gets a couple buds every year.  She needs to be dug up and put in a buried pot, but the yucca is close, so not sure how I will get this done.  I would like to have more blooms.  She is adorable.

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Indian Giver 7/1

Last but not least, from my Family Garden is Stephanie Returns.  This flower makes my heart sad.  Losing a family member who is still alive is horrid.  Losing several is bitter and cruel.  Please don’t tell people you understand or offer advise while you are surrounded with family.  Please don’t tell people God is giving you this lesson for some reason or other.  Do bookmark this page and come back here and look at this flower and help send positive vibes to anyone in the universe who had ever known the heartbreak such a loss can bring.

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Stephanie Returns 7/1

OK – Enough heavy stuff.  Onward to the roll call.  Here go the A-Z blooms from 6/25 through today.  Enjoy.

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Alabama Jubilee 6/27

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Apache Bandana 6/29

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Aztec Firebird 7/1

BlackArrowhead6.30.2.jpg

Black Arrowhead 6/30

BlackIce6.27.2.jpg

Black Ice 6/27

Bluegrass6.27.1.jpg

Bluegrass Music 6/27

CanyonColors6.30.1.jpg

Canyon Colors 6/30

CatherineIrene6.30.3.jpg

Catherine Irene 6/30

ChacoCanyon6.30.3.jpg

Chaco Canyon 6/30

CheyenneEyes6.29.2.jpg

Cheyenne Eyes 6/29

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Chokecherry Mountain 6/26

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Comanche Princess 6/26

DarkMystery6.29.1

Dark Mystery (noid) 6/29

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Dream Keeper 6/25

EarlyBirdCardinal7.1.1.jpg

Early Bird Cardinal 7/1

ElectricLizard6.30.2.jpg

Electric Lizard 6/30

FunnyValentine6.30.1.jpg

Funny Valentine 6/30

HappyHopi6.30.1.jpg

Happy Hopi 6/30

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Happy Returns 6/29

HolySombrero6.28.1.jpg

Holy Sombrero 6/28

HopiJewel6.27.1.jpg

Hopi Jewel 6/27

IndianLoveCall6.28.2.jpg

Indian Love Call 6/28

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Inwood 6/30

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Jungle Queen 6/29

LadyFingers7.1.1.jpg

Lady Fingers 7/1

LaughingFeather6.27.1.jpg

Laughing Feather 6/27

MesaVerde6.29.1.jpg

Mesa Verde 6/29

MiniPearl6.30.1.jpg

Mini Pearl 6/30

NavajoRodeo7.1.1.jpg

Navajo Rodeo 7/1

NursesStethoscope7.1.2.jpg

Nurse’s Stethoscope 7/1

PapaLongLegs6.30.1.jpg

Papa Longlegs 6/30

PassionateReturns6.29.1.jpg

Passionate Returns 6/29

PetitePetticoats6.29.1.jpg

Petite Petticoats 6/29

PinkandCream6.26.2.jpg

Pink and Cream 6/26

PinkRainDance6.26.2.jpg

Pink Rain Dance 6/26

PrairieBlueEyesEnigma6.25.2.jpg

Prairie Blue Eyes 6/25

PuebloDancer6.30.1.jpg

Pueblo Dancer 6/30

PurpleManyFaces6.29.1.jpg

Purple Many Faces 6/29

PurpleMystic6.30.1.jpg

Purple Mystique 6/30

REdRiddle6.30.1.jpg

Red Riddle 6/30

ReturnaSmile7.1.1.jpg

Return a Smile 7/1

RockyMountainPals6.29.3.jpg

Rocky Mountain Pals 6/29

Route66.6.27.6.jpg

Route 66 6/27

RubySpider6.29.1.jpg

Ruby Spider 6/29

RubyStella6.30.1.jpg

Ruby Stella 6/30

SaratogaSpringtime6.28.1.jpg

Saratoga Springtime 6/28

SocoGap7.1.1.jpg

Soco Gap 7/1

Stella6.26.1.jpg

Stella de Oro 6/26

StruttersBall6.30.2.jpg

Strutter’s Ball 6/29

Talon6.29.3.jpg

Talon 6/29

ColoradoKid6.29.2.jpg

The Colorado Kid 6/29

ThinMan7.1.1.jpg

Thin Man 7/1

TreasureofSW7.1.1.jpg

Treasure of the Southwest 7/1

WildHorses6.29.1.jpg

Wild Horses 6/29

Wineberry6.26.2.jpg

Wineberry Candy 6/26

YellowPunch6.26.1.jpg

Yellow Punch 6/26

ZuniEye6.26.1.jpg

Zuni Eye 6/26

ZuniThunderbird6.30.2.jpg

Zuni Thunderbird 6/30

Horses, Canyons, Rodeos, and Our Blooms for the Week!

Summer is here! I got home from camping 6 hours ago and am still trying to get everything done for the weekend!  When I don’t take photos in the morning, the blooms are pretty sunburned by noon.  And we had wind today.   And single digit humidity.  So, for today there were 5 new blooms.

Wild Horses is a favorite, dependable bloomer.  I have had her 3 years and she puts on quite a show.  Can you see the wild horses in her pattern?

WildHorses6.24.1.jpg

Wild Horses 6/24

So, Chaco Canyon bloomed when we returned from this same camping adventure last year.  I love her stripes!

ChacoCanyon6.24.1.jpg

Chaco Canyon 6/24

A brand new face for this year is Navajo Rodeo.  Waiting 3 years to see some of these has taken patience.  She reminds me of Talon, but redder.  I am sure they are related.

NavajoRodeo6.24.2.jpg

Navajo Rodeo 6/24

Ruby Spider is one of my oldest blooms, and always a favorite.  She is huge, and oh so red!

RubySpider6.24.1.jpg

Ruby Spider 6/24

And little Happy Returns is back.  She is such a delicate little yellow trumpet.

HappyReturns6.24.1.jpg

Happy Returns 6/24

And there is the long roster (with photos) of all or our blooms from 6/18 through today:

Bluegrass6.21.1

Bluegrass Music 6/21

CanyonColors6.21.1

Canyon Colors 6/21

ComanchePrincess6.22.2.jpg

Comanche Princess 6/22

DarkMystery6.20.1.jpg

Dark Mystery 6/20

DreamKeeper6.22.2.jpg

Dream Keeper 6/22

FunnyValentine6.19.1.jpg

Funny Valentine 6/19

HolySombrero6.22.1.jpg

Holy Sombrero 6/22

HopiJewel6.20.2.jpg

Hopi Jewel 6/20

IndianLoveCall6.20.2.jpg

Indian Love Call 6/20

JungleQueen6.20.5.jpg

Jungle Queen 6/20

Kokopelli6.19.2.jpg

Kokopelli 6/19

LaughingFeather6.19.2.jpg

Laughing Feather 6/19

MesaVerde6.22.2.jpg

Mesa Verde 6/22

NursesStethoscope6.21.5.jpg

Nurse’s Stethoscope 6/21

PaintedPetroglyph6.20.2.jpg

Painted Petroglyph 6.21

PinkRainDance6.22.1.jpg

Pink Rain Dance 6/22

 

PlatinumPalette6.20.1.jpg

Platinum Palate Pink Whispers 6/22

PrairieBlueEyesEnigma6.19.1.jpg

Prairie Blue Eyes 6/19

PuebloDancer6.22.2.jpg

Pueblo Dancer 6/22

PurpleManyFaces6.22.2.jpg

Purple Many Faces 6/22

PurpleMystic6.20.1.jpg

Purple Mystic 6/20

RedRiddle6.21.2.jpg

Red Riddle 6/21

ReturnaSmile6.19.2.jpg

Return a Smile 6/19

SaratogaSpringtime6.21.1.jpg

Saratoga Springtime 6/21

Stella6.19.1.jpg

Stella de Oro 6/19

Talon6.21.1.jpg

Talon 6/21

ColoradoKid6.22.3.jpg

The Colorado Kid 6/22

TreasureofSW6.21.3.jpg

Treasure of the Southwest 6/21

Wineberry6.24.1.jpg

Wineberry Candy 6/24

YellowPunch6.22.1.jpg

Yellow Punch 6/22

ZuniEye6.20.1.jpg

Zuni Eye 6/20

So far, that makes 36 that have bloomed in the yard.  Of 170-something.  21% or so of my cultivators have bloomed so far.  Tomorrow, it looks like more new faces will join the count!