July is the month that the heat loving
plants come into play.
The darkest daylilies I have are nearly black.
plants come into play.
The darkest daylilies I have are nearly black.
Yesterday it was above 100 degrees
outside and these flowers stood tall, strong
and never thought about wilting.
and never thought about wilting.
(It's been around 100 for a few days now.)
By itself the color might seem too bold,
but put them next to green boxwood,
lemon-lime-colored angelina sedum
and a little variegated silver queen
and they look rather subdued!
This weekend I was reading
that daylilies are edible.
