The Smaller Daylilies

I am going to make a couple of posts regarding my collection of Daylilies. I just love the many faces of the daylily. The small, large, spidery any way you look at them I like them. The only bad thing about all this is that I don't have a comprehensive list of named lilies. Just a few of the newer ones do I know their names. Before blogging this didn't bother me much. Now it bothers me a little becasue I can't tell you what their names are. Actually some I have names for but don't know which daylily to apply the name to. Oh well, I hope you like all my little lovlies as much as I do. I have started with this first one because I can remember what it is, Little Grapette. This is an older model but I still like it for its way of showing off so profusely. It's bloom is only about 3 inches across.

This little guy is one that I moved from where I lived previously. That was 14 years ago. It is such reliable guy in the garden. It takes shade and many moves that one would think of as abuse but it seems to thrive. They become more red with more light and then fade somewhat to a red orange with less light.This one is of the same vintage as the previous one. It is such a little beauty. Such a strong yellow and doesn't seem to fade out with the sun.These next two are some I bought at a daylily show. They were bare root and not blooming when I planted them. I have names. They are either 'Bubbly', 'Nowhere to hide', 'Paper Butterfly' or 'May May'. Now in my mind this first one could be 'Paper Butterfly' because it appears thin as paper and is so delicate. The throat almost seems to be the color of the leaves showing through the back side of the bloom being a limey green when filtered through the pale yellow. Just yummy. These little guys are the first to bloom in my garden. They are finished blooming now but not forgotten. This second one could be any of the remaining names in my mind. All the names could fit this one.
This little one was purchased many years ago at a daylily paradise in Joliet, Il called The Fields. A wonderous place to go to purchase daylilies. The Fields has certainly grown in the past 12 years or so. They offer so much more than daylilies. I have never been back there unfortunately but if we are ever near there I will return. Here I also purchased several of a series of daylilies with bird names. Now how could I resist them? This long row of small goldenblooms are called 'Song Sparrow'. The rest of this series are large daylilies so they will be shown in a different post.

Now if any of you daylily afficinados out there can help with any names I would appreciate your input. I hope you enjoyed the small but beautiful blooms in the garden.