This week’s bouquet was inspired by the abundance of ditch daylilies growing in the back of my yard. I started with just a few. I can’t even remember where I got them from or who gave them to me. They multiple every year despite my attempts to get rid of them. Last summer, the deer ate all the buds, and left just a mass of green leaves. This year, the deer problem has been solved and the result is an abundance of orange blooms.
I call them ditch daylilies because you often see them growing along country road sides. They are very prolific, and they can and will grow anywhere. For a wild flower, they certainly are beautiful with lovely shades of vibrant orange.
I paired them with the volunteer dill that pops up every year in the garden from seeds dropped the year before.
Dill is my favorite of all the herbs. It has a wonderful smell, taste, and is exquisitely beautiful.
Anyways, orange daylilies and dill make a beautiful summer combination.
Two free spirits growing side by side in the garden . . . such a lovely couple.
Linking with Cathy, our weekly hostess at Rambling in the Garden for “In a Vase on Monday”.
Lovely combination Cindy, the way you have arranged them and then captured their spirit in the can, is full of artistry.
Thank you Noelle! I find that simple country flowers usually look best in simple country vessels.
Another lovely duo Cindy! I wish I could get dill to grow all by itself. Fennel is quite happy to spread itself around, but I haven’t grown dill outside. Must have another go! It’s such a lovely herb. Your day lilies are such a lovely warm colour – a bit like Cathy’s marmalade dahlia today! And I do love an umbel! Have a good week. Amanda https://therunningwave.blogspot.com/2020/06/an-art-inspired-vase-on-monday.html
Thank you Amanda. I’ve never grown fennel. Isn’t it very similar to dill? I planted dill years ago, and it just reseeds in the same area every year as long as I allow it to go to seed. I love knowing it is out there anytime I want to add it to a meal.
Beautiful and bright combination– it is like summer in a vase. And the watering case as a vase is truly a perfect choice for these flowers. So glad to have found your blog. 🙂
Thank you Angie. It is like summer in a vase. It’s the best of the hot, mid-summer blooms. I love flowers that take care of themselves and don’t need a lot of water and pampering. So glad to meet you and thanks for stopping by to visit.
The deer problem has been solved…? You can’t just leave it that, Cindy!! Have you been feasting on venison…? Seriously, those daylilies look wonderful in a vase although I suppose they won’t last any longer once they have been cut than they do on the plant. They are one of the things that doesn’t seem to grow well here so I am especially pleased to see yours, and the dill looks just right with them too.
We have small herds of deer that roam the neighborhood and actually take strolls down the sidewalks eating from yard to yard, like a smorgasbord. They jump the fences and feast in the back yards too, but I had a 6 foot fence put up last year, and that has kept them out so far this year. There’s nothing we can do about them, so they roam and eat at will, devouring many prized flowers and vegetables.
This is a wild daylily that literally would grow anywhere. I was going to pull them all out this fall because they have become a bit of a thug. But thought I’d enjoy the blooms first.
That really is a wonderful combination Cindy. 😃 I had no idea day lilies grow wild. That must be a lovely sight. Glad they flowered for you in your garden this year. Do you use dill in the kitchen? I love a little bit cut up in salads…. the taste of summer!
I do use the dill in salads and sauces. I used to make refrigerator dill pickles and they were the best. You put them in canning jars, but they had to be refrigerated.
The wild day lily must be a North American thing. You usually see them along country roads in ditches this time of year. I once saw them covering a large hill under big trees, and it was a sight to behold.
It’s a lovely mix, Cindy. Your daylilies remind me of those I inherited with the garden. Early on, a blog commentator told me that they looked like “ditch daylilies” but another one said she thought they’re ‘Sammy Russell’. I’m fairly certain they were planted by the landscaper who worked with the people who owned the property until 2008. I always thought they were an odd choice as evergreen varieties make more sense in my climate but I’ve never gotten round to replacing them, and they do come back reliably year after year.
They seem to like just about any climate. I always thought they were just wild flowers, but they are so pretty and vibrant, they look as beautiful as the cultivated varieties. All I know is they spread like weeds and no matter how many I pull out or give away, there are more of them coming back. They get so tall, they hide all my echinacea that are planted behind them, which is why I want to dig them out. They weren’t that many when I planted the echinacea three summers ago, but they are encroaching on their space too. I wish the two were planted in reverse. Now that would be pretty.