Orange Daylily (Hemerocallis fulva)
Why give such glorious creatures other names like ditch lily, railroad
lily, roadside lily, outhouse lily, and wash-house lily? Such wonders
deserve better monikers, names redolent of summer and warmth, sweetness
and vibrant color.
Sun worshipers of the highest order, daylilies don't bother to open in cloudy weather. The flowers last for only a day or three, but what a show they put on in the garden, their spires rising from cool spinneys of arching green leaves, each crowned by gracefully swaying blooms with expansive golden hearts.
Dragonflies love daylilies, and at first light, it is not uncommon to see every lily in our garden wearing a dragonfly - the little dears are waiting for the sun to warm their wings and grant them the power of unfettered flight. Could there be there a better place to do such a thing than a daylily in bloom?
Sun worshipers of the highest order, daylilies don't bother to open in cloudy weather. The flowers last for only a day or three, but what a show they put on in the garden, their spires rising from cool spinneys of arching green leaves, each crowned by gracefully swaying blooms with expansive golden hearts.
Dragonflies love daylilies, and at first light, it is not uncommon to see every lily in our garden wearing a dragonfly - the little dears are waiting for the sun to warm their wings and grant them the power of unfettered flight. Could there be there a better place to do such a thing than a daylily in bloom?
1 comment:
Beautifully said. They are glorious, these lilies. As your photographs show.
Mary
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