Store Labels are Not Necessarily Correct. Daylilies. 6.19.15

Daylily Label #1.  "Playground"

Daylily #!.  6.19.15

Daylily Label "Frans Haus" with Blossom.  6.19.15

New Daylily Plant "Fooled Me" 6.19.15

 This is a case of "What you don't see is not necessarily what you get".   The label was, I think, for a package of daylily roots that I bought earlier this year at Lowes.  The roots looked dried out and almost dead.  I planted then in container for extra TLC.  I was surprised that they bloomed the first year.  However - the flower is pale yellow.  Kind of a nice flower, but clearly not what I thought I was buying.

The second was one I bought this year, in bud but not blooming.  This was from Fred Meyer.  It seems like there is a pattern here - the flower shape is similar to the photo, but the colors are not even close.

An argument can be made that the first year flower may not represent the plant, and the second year it might.  I've seen that happen with bearded irises.

Daylilies are nice flowers, almost maintenance free, and tolerate a wide variety of conditions.  I have every daylily I have bought.  They just grow stronger and more vigorous with time.  They make a nice border, among Spring bulbs that have long since finished blooming and foliage died down.

Not learning from previous experience, I bought two more at Lowes.  Some were in bloom, but I wasn't thinking about buyer beware when I bought these, and picked out two that are almost blooming - for longer bloom time.

I'll be interested to see if "Fooled Me", fooled me.  And to see if "Daring Deception" is a not so daring deception. 

New Daylily Plant "Daring Deception"  6.19.15