Today, I got the coolest bouquet from Mother Nature. And, while I am a little sorry to be cutting so many finished scapes, I welcome some great fall bloomers. Today, a favorite that joined my yard last year – El Desperado.
I bought this one last year because it still had unbloomed scapes when I walked through the nursery one Sunday. I wasn’t sure where to put it, so I potted it and put it in the center of the yucca garden. That was the beginning of my idea to make a southwestern garden out of that space. I love the yucca, but the space needed more color, more inspiration. And, from there I got into Ned Robert’s blooms.
El Desperado – Photo by Colorado Kid Daylilies – C. Hartt
I obviously love daylilies. But, I don’t know if I could ever be a hybridizer. I do, however, sometimes looking at the genetic similarities of the blooms. And, El Desperado is the parent to another bloom that showed up today, Autumn Jewels.
Autumn Jewels – Photo by Colorado Kid Daylilies – C. Hartt
It doesn’t take much imagination to see the genetics at work. So, for fun, I looked up the other parent, Calico Jack, and found this picture. What do you think, does baby look like its parents?
Calico Jack – Google Image
The other eye-catching blooms in my yard today where Primal Scream (amidst the Potentilla).
Primal Scream – Photo by Colorado Kid Daylilies – C. Hartt
And, Zuni Thunderbird. Break out the paint brush. The buds are getting used up . . . one left?
Zuni Thunderbird – Photo by Colorado Kid Daylilies – C. Hartt
So, here is the collage. I’m at 13 today. Without the additions of last fall and this spring, I believe I would be at two. I can live with that. Viva La Daylilies!
L to R: Top Row – Marque Moon, Soco Gap, Isaac. Second Row – Prelude to Love, El Desperado, Primal Scream, Autumn Jewels, Zuni Thunderbird. Bottom Row – Skinwalker, Mini Pearl, Orange Vols, Melon Balls, Lime Frost.
Colorado Kid Daylilies 