As we move into our last month of Spring, here in my north-eastern corner of Australia the Hemerocallis continue to bloom. This last week I’ve been seeing the first blooms ever on a couple that were planted last Winter. The gorgeous blooms of these Daylilies makes a stark contrast to the dry and parched front yard where they are growing.
Main photo: The Daylily Corner of the tiered front yard garden bed.
Photo 1: Hemerocallis ‘Jamaican Midnight’
Photo 2: Hemerocallis ‘Picotee Bubbles’
Photo 3: Hemerocallis ‘Sweet Summer Heat’
Photo 4: more of the Daylily corner
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Hemerocallis 'Sweet Summer Heat' Hemerocallis
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Day 517
Hemerocallis 'Picotee Bubbles' Hemerocallis
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Hemerocallis 'Jamaican Midnight' Hemerocallis
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Previous Journals
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Lilium x auratum x speciosum or Oriental Lilium - mixed Blooming and Shadehouse garden
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Hemerocallis 'Rue Madelaine' Blooming, Hemerocallis 'Jamaican Me Crazy' Blooming, Hemerocallis 'A...
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Still Finding The Delights In The Dry And Desolate.
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My Rosebud Salvia is in bloom.
Salvia involucrata or Rosebud Salvia Blooming and Courtyard garden
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Aeschynanthus lobbianus or Lipstick Plant Blooming and Shadehouse garden
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Solenostemon scutellarioides or Coleus Blooming and Courtyard Container garden
Comments
orientallily wrote:
Love the colour of Jamaican Midnight… so rich.
Posted on 05 Nov 11 (over 1 year ago)
Bernieh wrote:
Yes it certainly is rich in colour, Orientallily. In some light, it’s almost black! Quite dramatic looking.
Posted on 05 Nov 11 (over 1 year ago)
Tralamander wrote:
Fantastic collection. _
Posted on 05 Nov 11 (over 1 year ago)
rainymountain wrote:
Gorgeous!
Posted on 05 Nov 11 (over 1 year ago)
Jarrah_Jungle wrote:
So many gorgeous colours they’re like living pieces of art!
Posted on 06 Nov 11 (over 1 year ago)
Bernieh wrote:
Thank you for your comments Tralamander, Rainymountain and Jarrah Jungle. Oh how I wish I had loads more room to plant more of these beauties. I would love some more of the darker ones.
Posted on 06 Nov 11 (over 1 year ago)
LillyPilly wrote:
Love the green throat on the Jamaican Midnight. I had one daylily that I lost in a move and I’m still trying to replace it. Pale yellow, night flowering and scented. Don’t suppose you have one like that? It was great along a path because the flowers glowed in the moonlight, marking the way.
Posted on 08 Nov 11 (over 1 year ago)
Bernieh wrote:
LillyPilly that Daylily sounds like the original native species from China. No I don’t have that one … Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus. I’ve certainly heard about it, but I’ve never seen it in the catalogues that I pour over every year. How wonderful it would be to have that. If I ever see it advertised for sale, I will let you know.
Posted on 08 Nov 11 (over 1 year ago)
Bdapy2 wrote:
Just beautiful.
Posted on 11 Nov 11 (over 1 year ago)
Bernieh wrote:
Thanks Bdapy, they are the highlight in my dry season garden right now. It’s lovely to have some colour other than brown!!
Posted on 11 Nov 11 (over 1 year ago)
seeingreen wrote:
Very striking colour combo – makes me want to plant some too.
Posted on 12 Nov 11 (over 1 year ago)
seeingreen wrote:
Very striking colour combo – makes me want to plant some too.
Posted on 12 Nov 11 (over 1 year ago)
LillyPilly wrote:
Bernieh, thank you for the pointer! Lilioasphodelus doesn’t look like the one I had, too bright. However, the same search turned up H. flava. Flava does have some rather YELLOW flowering plants, but I’ve seen a photo of a pale yellow, wider petaled one that is definitely it! Now, just have to find it :- ) Funny how attached a person can get to a plant that isn’t even all that good to eat.
Thanks to you pointing me towards species Hemerocallis, I’ve also found another one I really want, Hemerocallis thunbergii. Strongly scented, night flowering and tall enough to suit the back of a garden!
Posted on 19 Nov 11 (over 1 year ago)
Bernieh wrote:
Wonderful to hear you’ve found out the name of that Daylily you’ve been after. I think the perfume will make up for the inedible quality of it, lol! I’ve also heard of Thunberg’s Daylily, but have never seen it around here. I think I’ll have to get serious about finding some scented night blooming Daylilies now!
Posted on 19 Nov 11 (over 1 year ago)
LillyPilly wrote:
On further reading, it seems that flava is just an older name for lilioasphodelus. There seem to be a wide range of yellows, all with the same name so I guess I will have to find one with a photo to match what I’m looking for. If I have any luck with the search for that and thunbergii I’ll let you know. There seems to be less colour variation in thunbergii, so maybe I can send for seeds.
Posted on 20 Nov 11 (over 1 year ago)
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