A sign at the entrance to the daylily path says that the plants were brought over from Europe by the early colonists. The plants are very hardy, and the orange daylilies that grow along rural roadsides "escaped" from the colonists' gardens. After nearly 400 years, the now wild plants are still going strong. The first few specimens in this garden are the naturally-occuring varieties; the rest have been hybridized by daylily fanciers.
The botanical garden knows what it is doing: this path, edged on both sides by dozens of different varieties of daylily, is right next to the road where passers-by can see all the color and decide to stop in.
This is Siloam Virginia Henson.
Aquarius.
I missed getting the name of this one.
Chicago Heather.
Catherine Woodbery. Note the pollen dusting everywhere.
A mix of several kinds.
The last daylily bed, looking toward the edge of the garden.
A tiny flower planted in a wooden barrel, along with a dozen or so other kinds of flowers. It's perhaps 3/4 inch across.
More flowers in the barrel.
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