Now that we’re in the height of summer many of my roses have taken a break from blooming but my garden is still full of flowers.
The hostas are flowering and so are most of the daylilies, black eyed susans, sunflowers, balloon flowers, petunias, impatiens and many others.
Today I thought I’d show you a few of my beautiful daylilies.
I think this one is called Candy Stripe or something to that effect. If definitely has the word Candy in it’s name.
I grow this daylily in my planted front boulevard because it blooms several times each season.
The next daylily is Sammy Russel and I think it’s beautiful. I love it’s vibrant color!
Another colorful daylily that grows in my backyard is Bonanza. I love it’s bright yellow color.
Last, but not least, is Cream Drop. I grow this daylily at the end of my driveway in front of my Valencia and Breath of Life roses. It’s soft yellow color goes well with their peachy orange.
I know that many of our Green Thumb Sunday participants grow daylilies. What’s your favorite one?
Gardeners, Plant and Nature lovers can join in every Sunday, visit As the Garden Grows for more information. GTS participants remember to check in at As the Garden Grows each week so that we’ll know you made a new post!
I just received a new edition of my ASPCA newsletter and one article in particular caught my eye. It was about the increased incidence of pets being poisoned by the Sago Palm. This plant can also be quite toxic to young children.
A chemical in the plant called cycasin is toxic and often causes permanent liver damage as well as neurological damage if enough of the poison is absorbed by the body. The seeds are the most poisonous part of the plant, although all parts of this plant are toxic, and the effects on humans are seizures, coma and death. Of course the seeds are an attractive reddish color so children and possible curious pets might be drawn to the plant.