Well, That Was Unexpected

Remember yesterday's "ugly" unknown bloom? Well, here it is again. The second bloom is a bit more like it, don't you think? It looks like something that should be in a wedding bouquet. [Edited to add: Yes, it is beautiful. But you wouldn't know it from yesterday's bloom -- which I thought was quite ugly.]

"Ugly" Unknown Daylily, Second Bloom


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I think I might remember where it came from, now. It was meant to be a Tang Dynasty, but had two labels in the pot. Of course, the second label was what it really was. I can't remember what it was called, but it also begins with 'T'. (Yes, I did mean to go back and exchange it last year, but I ended up just planting it instead.)

[Edited to add: No, that is not the story. It's actually a daylily called Vanilla Fluff, which was planted in a different spot and had stopped blooming, just like Scatterbrain, which has a similar colouring and is also a double. So, when I moved both plants, I put them next to each other. Perhaps that was not the best thing to do, although I am happy they are both blooming now.]

The good news is, my Catherine Woodbury, though becoming quite frail, has not suffered from a catastrophic colour shift after all. Here are its blooms today.

Catherine Woodbury


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Daveo Holman is one of my older daylilies that always blooms every year, but has now taken to producing streaky flowers. It's an interesting effect, but this plant is certainly not a great beauty.

Daveo Holman


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Siloam Merle Kent is another one from the early years of my daylily garden (ahem, all of five years ago now).

Siloam Merle Kent


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At least this one hasn't stopped blooming.
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