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| First the daylily picks of the day:
ARCTIC LACE made me feel cooler just looking at it today:
THE GOLDILOCKS EFFECT, a nice polychrome addition to the garden:
SIAMESE ROYALTY:
MOKAN BUTTERFLY:
PETTICOAT FRILLS (please ignore all the weeds):
ATLAS SHRUGGED had its FFO today. The white leaves in the background show you how bad the powdery mildew has affected the garden phlox is this year:
A nice mini bouquet of WISPY RAYS:
The only container I have that's thriving this year (probably because I got a self-watering window box):
My homely tomcat garden helper, Bosco:
And an imperial moth, the first one I've ever seen. My finger shows how big he was, and his head was enormous:
Hope you're all managing to stay cool in this sweltering heat -- Chris |
Follow-Up Postings:
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- Posted by mantis__oh z6 OH (My Page) on Thu, Jun 28, 12 at 15:43
| Wispy Rays, on your recommendation, is doing well here too. The moth certainly is color coordinated for your decor. Bosco looks like a big boy; look at those thighs. Am still waiting here for Atlas Shrugged to bloom (it's an early for you?). |
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| Arctic Lace is so pretty, and it does have a cooling effect. I also like Atlas Shrugged. Is that an extra large bloom? Your container looks great! The self-watering system must be working for you. I've never seen a giant moth like that. Neat colors! I think you really captured Bosco's personality in that photo. Is he licking something off his lip, or does he just want a treat from you? Debra |
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| pretty blooms. I especially like ARTIC LACE AND PETTICOAT FRILLS.. love your window box. I use the self watering pots for some christmas cactus I have.I have them in a utility room that is windows down on e sideand I forget to water them,and ont is too big for me to move it very far anyway,and I put it back there for the winter,and left it there.BOSCO is looking a little rough, like hes been in a fight or hes not tolerating the heat very well. hes very pretty. jean |
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- Posted by newyorkrita z6b/7a LI NY (My Page) on Thu, Jun 28, 12 at 16:57
| OH, I had to sacroll down right away to see what the strange vistor was as I was so curious. I have never seen a moth that looks like that. But it is quite pretty. Bosco looks like a very capable garden helper, like a tuff guy. He is not goping to take any guff from anyone invading his garden LOL! And I like the pretty planter. Now to go back and look at all your lovely daylily blooms today. Great shot of WISPY RAYS, it looks like it is glowing. So vivid. I love the color on THE GOLDILOCKS EFFECT and it ties for me for favorite with SIAMESE ROYALTY. |
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- Posted by organic_kitten 7 (My Page) on Thu, Jun 28, 12 at 17:10
| Love the Tough Guy cat! And that is one bodacious moth. Beautiful blooms. Wispy Rays is my favorite. kay |
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- Posted by maximus7116 MI (My Page) on Thu, Jun 28, 12 at 18:30
| Thank you all. Yes, Bosco is a tough guy. His ear is permanently flopped over from a hematoma surgery he had about six months ago, but we like the way it makes him look. He must have just eaten a bug in this pic. Atlas Shrugged is a big flower, and it is blooming right on schedule here. |
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| Love the cat. He and my Mickey Blue Eyes could really mix it up I bet. I love your pic of Wispy Rays, but Artic Lace is my favorite. Sarah |
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- Posted by Polymerous 9b (My Page) on Fri, Jun 29, 12 at 1:59
| Huge moth! @_@ I love ARCTIC LACE and THE GOLDILOCKS EFFECT. (My ARCTIC LACE doesn't look like it is going to bloom this year, wah.) I love polychromes in general - I'll have to find out more about that daylily. |
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| Arctic Lace looks great. I too like The Goldilocks Effect. The name Bosco reminds me of the syrup we put in milk when I was a kid. Orange Tabby's are tough guys.LOL I've never seen a moth like that. Julia |
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- Posted by maximus7116 MI (My Page) on Fri, Jun 29, 12 at 7:32
| Sarah, did you post a pic of your cat? If so, I might have missed him. Julia and Poly, TGE was just planted last year so I can't tell you about its performance, but I do like the bloom. And yes, my son named the cat after the chocolate syrup. We've had lots of animals with food names here. |
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| Wispy Rays is looking stunning and is my favorite. I agree with some of the others Bosco looks like a good defender of your garden. Linda |
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| My favorites are The Goldilocks Effect and Wispy Rays. Bosco looks like he heard you call him homely and he didn't like it! Either that or he just caught a snack. |
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- Posted by celestialrose zone 4/5 NH (My Page) on Fri, Jun 29, 12 at 12:20
| I love Bosco just the way he is...the ear flopped over gives him character. (There is a breed, the Scottish Fold where the folded over ear is desirable). And I love ginger cats. My favorite after Bosco is Arctic Lace. I have seen so many photos of it and never tire of it. It just always looks perfect and the name suits it. Celeste |
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