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Thursday, June 27, 2013

Daylilies ..mainstay of the island bed

I didn't think it was possible, but the weather has been even more hot and humid since my last post.  So much so that other than fill the bird bath and water the container plants around it, I've spent very little time in the garden.

I have, however, taken a few minutes here and there to get some photos of the summer garden.  


I love the way the afternoon sun catches this Crepe Myrtle as it sets.  I also like the fact that, now the Crepe Myrtle is growing up, it's not so susceptible to the ugly black fungus it kept getting for the first couple of years. I'm not sure if they all develop a resistance as they grown and get older, but I'm thankful that this one has.


And now here follow some photos of the Daylilies which are blooming prolifically in the island bed. 

  
As I've mentioned before, I don't know which varieties they are, I just enjoy them for their beauty.


Some of them produce single blooms, some produce great clusters of blooms.  I think these photos are of the same plant, taken a few days apart.  The one below was taken today. There are still more buds to open :-)


Sorry this post is rather brief.  It's been a long hard week at work.  Thank goodness tomorrow is Friday.  I promise to catch up on my blog reading over the weekend - at least I know it will be too hot to spend much time in the garden!!




Words and photographs by Jayne Wilson, Green and Serene, Jayne's Country Garden.

3 comments:

Carol said...

I love your day lilies! I have a few where I live now but in my garden in Mississippi, I had a huge bed of them-every color I could find. Stay cool and enjoy your weekend!

Anastasia Abboud said...

Those are gorgeous daylilies! Hasn't the heat been astounding? I've been gardening in spurts! I wish you a cool, pleasant weekend!

Dorothy Borders said...

The daylilies are lovely - and one plant that can stand up to this heat. Stay cool this weekend.