Everything is Blooming

Category: Work in the garden | Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 1:33 am

The garden is going like gangbusters. The daylilies have hit midstream...only a few left to open for the first time this year.

This is the corner bed where most of the daylilies reside.

'Mighty Chestnut'
I really like this color. Its a dark rusty brown, not orange or red.

'Vanilla Fluff'
A taste of this fluffy confection anyone?

'Little Grapette' (I think)
And her next door neighbor 'Red Carpet Rose' is poking her nose in.

'Bridgeton Bazaar'

I have fallen under the spell of this daylily this summer.
It is called 'Nosferatu'.
To figure out how someone came up for the name of a flower is just about impossible I think, but this one really has me wondering. Its not scary. Not fanged. Not awful in anyway that makes me think 'Nosferatu', the bloodsucking vampire.

All I can figure is in the side view one petal is turned up on each flower...maybe like a turned collar on a vampire cape?

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cajunbelle wrote on Thu Jul 19, 2007 1:43 am:

Lovely, lovely, lovely, did I say lovely.

Your Little Grapette looks more like Indian Giver to me

http://pics.davesgarden.com/pics/fearneyhough_2002-07-28_1027878036726.jpg

Indian Giver has been on my want list for a while.

Pianolady wrote on Thu Jul 19, 2007 12:31 pm:

Beautiful! I forgot to get good pics of my lilies before they were done, so I'll just enjoy your pics. :)

bsewnsew wrote on Thu Jul 19, 2007 12:35 pm:

Chitwood

Gorgouse......Your green thumb is showing..
I love the day liys and the various colors.
keep up the good work.
barb

hummingbird3172 wrote on Thu Jul 19, 2007 1:25 pm:

Beautiful!~ I like Nosferatu....maybe it got the name because of it's deep *Blood* red color? I really like the little grapette too! I've never grown daylilies, but always get excited by the array of colors!