Dayliles, fleeting beauties

Most of our dayliles are blooming now. Although the flowers last only one day, they usually bloom for several weeks.

Stella D'Oro is touted as the longest blooming daylily on the market, but it is not the best one for East Texas. Above is Black-eyed Stella with a more pleasing color than its parent Stella D'Oro, and just as long a bloom time.
One of my favorite re-bloomers is Happy Returns. Here it is in our bed, with numerous, butter yellow blooms.

It;s not really upside down. I just shot it from a strange angle.
A big problem with daylilies these days is rust. Pustules of orange form on the leaves and affect the health, as well as the appearance of the plants. We managed to avoid rust on our daylilies for years, but in the past couple of years it has shown up on plants we buy in. We remove the bad leaves to try to contain the damage, but now are formerly clean daylilies are showing signs of rust. So we are trying new rust-resistant varieties. The colors on these new daylilies have been gorgeous.

The name of this one is Jamaica Sunrise. It is a stunning orange-red with a yellow throat.

Aurba Red is the name of this beauty. 

If you want to add daylilies to your garden, shop this month while they are in bloom so you know the real color, size of flower and height.