Daylily

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Tiny Daylily

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Daylilies

For this shot, I diffused the light shining directly on the daylilies, but allowed the bright dappled sunlight to filter through in the background.

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Daylilies

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Daylily

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Daylily ‘Frans Hals’

(Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro)

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Just another day in paradise

Meet Moo, one of several cats living in the garden paradise of my friends Ed and Joni in Kentucky.

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Daylily

Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro

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iPhoneography: ‘Oriental Ruby’ daylily

Hemerocallis ‘Oriental Ruby’ (iPhone 8Plus, Camera+ 2 app in macro mode)

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Daylily

Daylily (unknown hybrid)

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Daylily ‘Serena Dark Horse’

Daylily ‘Serena Dark Horse’, hybrid by Bernice Marshall, 1984

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Daylily ‘Ezekiel’

Daylily (Hemerocallis) ‘Ezekiel’, hybridized by David Talbott, 1991 (I’m marching right out to find this plant for my garden. It really does glow like this!)

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Daylily

Yes, to answer your burning question—this daylily really is that brightly colored; photographed at a rain-drenched Green Spring Gardens this morning.

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Daylily

Daylily (Hemerocallis), photographed at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, MD

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Daylily

Daylily (Hermerocallis yezoensis), photographed at Green Spring Gardens

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Daylily (?)

I’m fairly certain this is a type of Daylily, but there wasn’t a marker at Green Spring Gardens to identify it, and my online research hasn’t yielded any clues. Any Daylily lovers out there who might know what it is?

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Daylily

Daylily (Hemerocallis); I think this might be the ‘Black Eyed Stella’ cultivar; photographed at Brookside Gardens

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Yep, you guessed it. Green Spring Gardens again.

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How many more days until spring?

These images were all shot in one my most favorite photography spots in the world—Green Spring Gardens in Alexandria, Virginia. When things are in bloom, I escape to this place as fast and as often as I can, even if it’s just for a half hour of shooting. It is my respite, my calm, my own private paradise…just me with my camera, surrounded by bountiful blooms and bustling bugs under a balmy blue sky. It is where I go to think, to dream, to regroup, to create. Spring can’t come soon enough for me!

See more images shot at Green Spring Gardens here.

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Hemerocallis ‘Zambia’ (Daylily)

Hybridized by Moldovan, registered/introduced in 1975

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Okay, just one more but then I’m outta here.

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In bloom at Green Spring Gardens

Ah, yes, this is the life—lost myself for a few hours this afternoon at my favorite garden—and I still didn’t cover everything that was blooming. Kudos to the staff and the volunteers who make this place such a treasure (and an escape for this photographer, too!).

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Blooming in the garden today…

Song of the Flower

I am a kind word uttered and repeated 
By the voice of Nature;
I am a star fallen from the
Blue tent upon the green carpet.
I am the daughter of the elements
With whom Winter conceived;
To whom Spring gave birth;
I was Reared in the lap of Summer and I
Slept in the bed of Autumn.

At dawn I unite with the breeze
To announce the coming of light;
At eventide I join the birds
In bidding the light farewell.

The plains are decorated with
My beautiful colors, and the air
Is scented with my fragrance.

As I embrace Slumber the eyes of
Night watch over me, and as I
Awaken I stare at the sun, which is
The only eye of the day.

I drink dew for wine, and hearken to
The voices of the birds, and dance
To the rhythmic swaying of the grass.

I am the lover’s gift; I am the wedding wreath;
I am the memory of a moment of happiness;
I am the last gift of the living to the dead;
I am a part of joy and a part of sorrow.
But I look up high to see only the light,
And never look down to see my shadow.
This is wisdom which man must learn. 

— Khalil Gibran

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In bloom at Green Spring Gardens…

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The color of a sunset

Introduction to daylilies:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnCgSYPPfso&feature=related

Where to plant daylilies:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-BJbxX8yYU&feature=related

How to plant daylilies:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIBB6k599ww&feature=related

How to divide daylilies:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLXQwTH_98Y&feature=related

How to deadhead daylilies:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7zfXe2AbRM&feature=related

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