The Rush Begins

Hooray! Five new bloomers today: Barbara Mitchell and the four in this post.

But first, as I said, the second-guessing has begun. I believe now that the one I have been calling 'Edge of Darkness' could be something else, and today's bloom is 'Edge of Darkness'. Here is today's bloom:




But my belief could change again by tomorrow. And as I look through my tags and photos, I might come up with some other completely different possibility. (Somewhere I have planted one called 'Mini Might' -- which is actually a good candidate for the one I have been calling 'Edge of Darkness'. 'Mini Might' is meant to be a double, which could account for the mutant bloom I posted yesterday.) Alas, that is how it is. Some daylilies I can never be quite sure of.

However, there is no doubt this one is 'Destined to See':




Now that's a daylily! Picotee edging. White midribs. Actually delivers on its promised colours. Sigh.

More prosaically, this new one is 'Ida's Magic'*:




*EDIT: No, it' s actually 'Country Melody'.

It's actually a bit more pinkish and not quite as orange as this picture shows.

This next one is 'Moonlit Masquerade'. There is no mistaking that classic appearance, especially the notched eye.



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Today I played bumblebee. I have pollinated 'Barbara Mitchell', 'Moonlit Masquerade', and 'Woodside Rhapsody' with 'Destined to See'. I have also used 'Ida's Magic' to pollinate itself, 'Russian Rhapsody', 'Destined to See', and the new one I am now calling 'Edge of Darkness'.

NOTE TO SELF: The 'Moonlit Masquerade' spent bloom got broken off in the rain July 10, so no seed pod will form.