Ginger and Daylilies

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Hiding under my aerial pumpkins are some bromeliads, Aecmea fasciata. They really like it under there.

It is the time when Hedychiums are flowering. An invasive species is common in the Azores is Hedychium gardnerianum. It grows everywhere.

I managed to get a white one that is very fragrant, Hedychium coronarium.

I also have a named variety, Hedychium ‘Elizabeth’ which is a very light pink.

Of course, I couldn’t let things end there and made a couple of crosses. The results were one that is a bright orange and the other is a lighter orange. The cross is Hedychium rubrum x Hedychium gardneranum.

Some of my crosses in daylilies are, Purple Maze x Water Drops

White Eyes Pink Dragon × Arnette Zapel

A massive clump with 8 flowers open at once is Marseilles Watercolor x Full of Treasure

I had hoped for more of an edge since the pollen parent was ‘Full of Treasure’

One with a green throat that I like is Yabba Dabba Doo x Willow

A favorite of mine and one that I have used several times is Angel Fairy Tern x Judge Nancy (also shown from the side)

One of the richest color combinations is Dreamy Blue Eyes x Xylophone Jazz

Named varieties include my small DIP ‘Pico Piquinho’ with 13 flowers open at once.

The dark ‘Voodoo Dancer’

The toothy ‘Sad Sack’

‘Don Herrell’

‘Blue Eyed Blonde’

In the skies around here is a buzzard, Buteo buteo. There can be 5 guys chasing a female during mating season.

• 11 Aug, 2023
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