Saturday, July 30, 2022

The Garden is a Riot of Colour!

These days the blooming flowers in Mrs. F.G.'s garden are just at their summer peak.  It will go on for a few weeks yet, but two days later as I write this, the Daylilies are already passing their best, as the first few are finished blooming.  But it's a treat to go out there and just sit on the patio surrounded by the colour and all the buzzing insects.

One of the views from the living room, pink and yellows to orange.

The deep orange 'Saugeen Sunrise' has always been ne of my favourites, locally bred and beautiful!

The rest range from yellow to a paler orange.

And two or three that are truly red.

We do have one very pale Daylily, one I'm tempted to call white, but not quite.

And a couple that are dark purple.

Daylilies are collected, bred and named based particularly on colour and colour combinations ike this.

Some petals are longer and narrow in shape.

The 'Saugeen sunrise' is another two-toned Daylily, but if you look closely you'll see that the edges of the petals on this one are wrinkled or wavy, another feature breeders looke for.  A great deal of the breeding is done by passionate gardeners who get really interested in Daylilies as a group.  We certainly enjoy them!



16 comments:

  1. I was looking at, and photographing, some lilies earlier this week. You certainly have a wide variety of blooms there.

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  2. Mrs FG has done a wonderful job in the garden. I wish I had her energy.

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  3. Lilies are always so loyal and so beautiful. LOve the contrasts.

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  4. We have a couple of daylilies; one a brilliant red that was obviously bred for garden display, the other the feral orange one that grows along roadsides throughout much of the east. White-tailed deer frequently eat the buds and flowers of the red daylily but never touch the orange buds or flowers.

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  5. What a colorful, beautiful garden. Thanks for sharing your photos!

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  6. You must be a fan of day lilies and who could blame you.

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  7. All those glorious colours and they all coexist without clashing.

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  8. The day lilies make me smile. Such beauty! They put it all out there for a short time, if we are lucky enough to see it.

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  9. You guys got more color going on there than a rainbow.

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  10. I really enjoy seeing your variety of blooms. You have some wonderful shots and the place must be truly a riot. I keep replanting and spreading my same colors. I guess I need to buy some new ones.

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  11. You have beautiful flowers in your garden. It would truly be a relaxing place to enjoy!
    Be Safe and Enjoy the beauty.

    It's about time

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  12. Just beautiful lilies. They are a favorite of mine, especially stargazers.

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  13. Wonderful shots (and names even) of these beautiful varieties of day lilies! I certainly enjoyed the variety of colors they produce. It might be fun (I'm imagining if I had a garden) to spend hours over seed catalogs in winter buying the bulbs that produce such images!

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  14. They are dear, sweet flowers, and, indeed, a riot!
    My garden is a bit of a riot. I dunno!

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  15. Beautiful Daylilies I wish they lasted longer!

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