Tag: sunlight

Near Birth Experience

4 Comments

Today, Bluegrass music sort of bloomed.   Well, it started what looks like a two-day process.  It will be the first bloom.  And as soon as it does, I will share its story.

Bluegrass1.6.29.jpg

This is what is should look like (hopefully):

blue grass music.png

No new blooms today.  I did go out and take photos of my garden at intermittent moments.  The sun may be an issue.  I would give it a C.  I don’t know if it is 5 hours – much of it is dappled through the trees much of the day.  I called the tree trimmer that was recommended, his machine was full.  Maybe just start with a trim, but I would love to have the elm tree gone, gone in the next couple of years.  Any experts out there think the sun is an issue?  I think it is soil and water, too – which I can do myself.

Here is the link to the animated version https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bz6dnrksmzSNdUZ5Tmo3bkplZVE/view?usp=sharing

20170629_201505-ANIMATION (2).gif

 

 

 

 

Not Southwestern, but Native American

Leave a comment

I sit in a hotel so that I can attend a clinical conference the next few days. It’s going to be good, I think.  Still, I hate missing daylily blooms.

Today’s featured bloom is Soco Gap.  It was sent as a gift plant last fall.  I had no clue what the name meant so I Googled it and found out that it does link to Native Americans. Soco Gap was a place in North Carolina where the Shawnee were defeated by the Cherokee.   Therefore, it is in my Southwestern (mostly) Ned Roberts garden.  It is a pretty bloom amongst the yucca plants.  I like the red-orange color.

 

SocoGap4.7.6

Soco Gap – Photo by Colorado Kid Daylilies – C. Hartt

 

The other new face today is Mildred Mitchell.  The name reminds me a bit of Watergate, but it is really named for the hybridizers family member.  It is a near blue, which was clear to my eye.  It was too bright by the time I got out and it does not look blue to the camera under the sun.  It is a pretty flower, just the same.

 

MildredMitchell5.7.6

Mildred Mitchell – Photo by Colorado Kid Daylilies – C. Hartt

 

The other bloom that I will mention in the text is Return A Smile.  She had blooms in her container on the porch and in the front garden.  It is a division of the same plant.  I am amazed by the difference that the sun exposure makes to color.  It makes identification much more interesting because these guys are not color stable in bright sun.

And, my collage for today.  Best day yet – that is nine blooms if you count both Return a Smile blooms. (Flowers moving clockwise from top left – Mesa Verde, Early Bird Cardinal, Primal Scream, Ruby Spider, and Lady Fingers (center).

 

Collage 2016-07-06

Mesa Verde, Early Bird Cardinal, Primal Scream, Ruby Spider, and Lady Fingers – Photos by Colorado Kid Daylilies – C. Hartt

 

 

Can’t wait to see what is up next when I return home!  I am considering finding high country flowers as I walk around this area and blogging a bit about those.  I am at 9,000+ feet above sea level.  And, I have empty nest for my own garden already. 🙂