And other lilies are holding sway right now, the taller accompaniment to the daylilies which are coming in. To the left, Orientpet 'Purple Prince' holds a proud place as the protector of a 'Beautiful Edging' daylily on my front walk.
Nearby, this group of 'Yellow Dream' and 'Purple Prince' (below) will brighten up the area in front of the garage for the next two weeks. You know from my previous posts how much I wait for and love 'Yellow Dream'. Downwind from this group is always a sweet fragrance treat that I have to stop each time and admire. 'Purple Prince', himself, is maybe not so pretty (at right), but he's a strong and stalwart fellow in the garden.
Last but not least, this is obviously not on a lily, Orientpet or Asiatic, but I always try to mark the first arrival of Japanese beetles in this blog so that I can keep track of them. And here one is, first found on June 28, 2021, on top of 'Fru Dagmar Hastrop', frass sprinkled among the petals. Thankfully, the disgusting creatures prefer this rose and 'Blanc Double de Coubert' and leave the others alone. The spray I'm using doesn't seem to make any difference, sadly. I'm just hand-picking and gleefully smashing under my heels. Quite a sad comment on the activity of an otherwise peaceful gardener.
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