Saturday, July 11, 2026

Day Lilies!

Our day lilies have finally started blooming, bringing another burst of colour to the garden.  Day lilies are exactly what the name implies, they bloom for one day at a time, and then wilt.  Mature plants will have numerous buds though, so the blooms can continue for a week or two steadily.  You'll see a lot of these in the next week or two!

This is the first of the Day Lilies, a single bloom quite low among the leaves, but it marks the beginning.

The very next day this red one added to the colour.

And then our favourite, 'Saugeen Sunrise', a beautiful two-tone orange bloom (the only one of all these that we remember the name for - there are hundreds of different named varieties).

Then the dam burst and numerous blooms emerged at once.

The blooms are often mixed together so it's hard to get a good picture.

Another of the 'Saugeen Sunrise', shot from our living room window.  In getting all these photos I'm limited to that window, or to the patio, but the blooms may face any direction, and I'm limited to the direction I can aim the camera at.

In spite of all that I think I got some beautiful photos, largely because of the colour of the Day Lilies themselves.



14 comments:

  1. Stunning close ups, the details are amazing, and colours so deep.your garden always gives great delights and your camera shows us all the results of lots of garden work we do not see.

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  2. How glorious! Ours are long gone, except for the lone Stargazer which is blooming now. You have some splendid varieties.

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  3. Yes, you did get some great close-ups. I must ask my daughter to take some pics of mine now that they have also begun blooming. I can never choose a favourite.

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  4. Fabulous photographs of your beautiful day lilies'

    All the best Jan.

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  5. Outstanding photos of the lilies. Amazing that the blooms only last a day and yet there are always so many blooms.

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  6. Mine are taking their time. Only the Asiatic lilies are in bloom right now.

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  7. I've never had day lilies like you have day lilies. They are so impressive. And yes, we too are lagging behind you folks, but they are coming along! :-)

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  8. Indeed, some beautiful photos. We only have one variety here, but like you, I do enjoy seeing the daylilies every summer.

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  9. Your pictures of the day lilies are lovely but that also means your day lilies are gorgeous, a great 'subject'!

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  10. They are beautiful. I loved the colors.

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  11. The variety is so pretty. Ours are all orange and I noticed the flower stalks are beginning to form. I'm guessing in a week they will be blooming.

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