Blognitive Dissonance

I was happy to discover the homepage for the American Hemerocallis Society at http://www.daylilies.org

I grew up with a father who loved planting and tending his gardens. He particularly loves his daylily plants. We used to wake up each morning and go outside to see what new daylilies had opened up. They can really be quite stunning in their shades and colors. We also would pluck the stamens and cross-pollinate the daylilies so that we could create new hybrids with unique colors. My father would sometimes give tubers to people and they would start their own day lily patches. Once planted these flowers grow very well and don’t require a huge amount of care. They are perennials, so healthy plants will create new flowers every year.

I think daylilies are at their best when they are left in the ground and attached to their roots. Though it’s possible to cut them or buy them, I just don’t think these flowers work well as corsages or bouquets. But that’s just a personal bias.

From time to time I go over to Central Park, which is only a block and a half away from our apartment. There are some daylily patches here and there and the flowers are nice — but the lack of color diversity is disappointing. I sometimes wonder if I could help that process along a little.

Tags: American Hemerocollis Society, Daylilies

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