Friday, July 11, 2025

The First Daylilies ar in Bloom!

First, that mystery plant I challenged you with yesterday?  Achy Back Acres got it right; those leaves are of Chick Peas.  Achy Back Acres is a veggie farm we sometimes stop at between here and Owen Sound, highly recommended!

But big changes are happening in the garden - the first Daylilies are in bloom.  We'll have different daylilies blooming every day for the next month.  As the name implies, Daylilies only bloom for a day, though individual plants can have numerous buds that all take their turn!  It's a very colourful time in the garden!

I looked out the window and was completely surprised to see this colourful bright red Daylily right off.  It had seven blooms on day one!

The other one out was this bright orange one.  Talk about colour!

We also have the first of the Hostas in bloom.  I think the wrinkly leaves of this Hosta are almost as interesting as the flowers, perhaps not as beautiful, but interesting.

In spite of some large Clematis elsewhere, my favourite is this white one with tiny wee flowers.  They're so numerous it looks like a wave of white froth against the maple tree.  I think this is Sweet Autumn Clematis.

Finally this is our tiny Fairy Rose, doing very well this year.  We're now almost up to date in the garden.


17 comments:

  1. Those day lily deep colours are stunning.

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  2. Looking good. We still just have the common orange ones out back, unless the cultivars out front have popped today. Maybe I’ll check after supper when it gets a wee bit cooler.

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  3. Beautiful colours. I love any red bloom. That red day lily is a beauty.

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  4. Your gardens must be something to see! My lilies are already done for the most part. The heat has not done my gardens any favors.

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  5. The lilies are amazing. Terrific close ups.

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  6. The red is so outstanding. I like all the colors though. Your little clematis is great. Our seasons are so diffferent and yet your lily season is the same a mine.

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  7. Thanks for your recommendation! We always love to talk with both of you!

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  8. Our day lilies were decimated by an insect this year. Yours are incredible!

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  9. Is Mrs FG growing chickpeas on purpose? Or by accident. Your garden is looking pretty. My garden is frazzled by three waves of heat and not nearly enough rain. London is changing l

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    1. She's growing them on purpose. She just likes to experiment.

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  10. Lovely! Our day lilies are all orange and no blooms yet. I would never have guessed chick peas.

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  11. Your daylilies are always wonderful to see. I noticed the bright yellow ones along my route daily now too. My lilies are blooming now too, tall and stalks are so heavy.
    No hosta blooms yet but they are close! My Coneflower is getting close too.

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  12. The red Daylily is stunning! We have twice lost Sweet Autumn Clematis.... sadly we won't try again. It's a beauty.

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  13. Ha! Achy Back Acres could easily be called "Achy Bakey Back" what with all the work all of that requires ... oh my aching bakey back! The red day lilly is excellent ... the orange one is superb. I like the white clematis too, my favorite. Thanks FG.

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