Monday, July 12, 2021

Day Lilies!

We're moving toward the middle of Day Lily season, and the flowers are just stunning!  I love getting down to the patio where I can see 2 or 3 of them up close.  There must be 15 different varieties now, but nearly half of them are down the side of the house which I can't access, sorry.

This is the big yellow one which bloomed first this year.  I think this may be its last bloom of the season, after 6 or 8.  I like getting these two views, showing both the full flower and a close-up of the stamens and pollen.

This morning the first bloom opened on this deep purple one.  On this one you can see the pistil sticking up higher than the stamens.

This is my view straight out the living room window in front of me.  The orange one is 'Saugeen Sunrise', my personal favourite.

And a closer look.  I can't get closer than this.

Finally another yellow/orange one, one of several more distant ones, with some of them hidden behind other plants from the spots I can access.  I'm looking forward to seeing what else comes up among all the new ones we got last year.  Just home from the dentist so I'm gonna take it easy now.  And they didn't find any new cavities.



14 comments:

  1. Day Lilies are so pretty - can't decided which color I like best!

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  2. I love that yellow one and the 2nd shot is fabulous!

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  3. Ours are all yellow, but we still don't have a full display.

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  4. Beautiful, especially the close-ups! Have a good week.

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  5. Great job on those flower close-ups.

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  6. Super flowers. I especially like the close-ups.

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  7. Gorgeous. They are such show-offs!

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  8. So pretty! My favorite is the deep purple one (of course). :-)

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  9. They are beautiful. My sister has yellow ones but mine are all basic orange. We need to trade some to give my garden variety. I love the purple one too!!
    congrats on a good checkup!

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  10. You did well. Amazing close-ups.

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  11. Mine are all orange this year. The pink ones succumbed to our late frost. I love that Saugeen Sunrise.

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  12. You have some great day lilies. You and your camera is doing a great job will great captures. I don't hold still long enough to get the perfect picture. I need to slow down.

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