And today's are all pretty nice ones, too. It isn't always that way, as my previous years' posts will show.
That's where the journal aspect of this blog is useful: for comparison. I just open up "July" for each of the previous years, and take a look at the blooming dates for the various daylilies. Sometimes they are exactly the same, and sometimes there is as much as a week's difference either way.
Of course, 2005-2007 were dry years -- to the point of drought -- while the last two summers have been very wet. I can add water to a dry garden, but the difference in the amount of sunlight is something that I can't change. So those are things that might have an effect on the blooming dates.
Well, without further delay, here are the daylilies that have their first blooms today.
Moonlit Masquerade
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Russian Rhapsody
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All American Plum
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Now, I do have another daylily that is trying to open, but hasn't really succeeded. This is 'Grecian Gown', a lovely light lemon-yellow self with a slight white midrib and lots of ruffles. You can see it in its glory here.
Grecian Gown
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So according to 2007's bloom date, this is four day's earlier. But then again, maybe I should say three, because I don't think these buds will be fully open until tomorrow.
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