a multi-genererational family

Daylilies are generous. Hardy. Ubiquitous. And always pleasant. This single stems shows the flowers in 4 stages: tight bud, bursting bud, full bloom, and spent.  It’s like four generations of the same family living together on one stem. The photo also make clear how daylilies keep blooming day after day after day. Look at all those buds; that’s 12 blooms from one single stem!  Hats off to the unsung daylily for brightening our boulevards all summer long.   p.s. Dear Daylily, you do not deserve the moniker ditch-lily. You are far to fetching for such a ugly name.

yellow daylily (Hemerocallis)