a daylily can be shaped by the temperature as much as by its genetics. so on this day the flower was not skinny. not so many days before it was skinny… two images Apophis.
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a north east ohio garden
an ongoing experiment in the dirt, 35 plus years
a north east ohio garden 
What wonderful color! I really love this one, John.
Love the deep purple color… beautiful flower
So pretty
Impressive and beautiful!
Nice to learn something new! Are they skinnier when warmer or cooler? Lovely rich colour.
Clare, It was 84 on the skinny day and 78 on the not so skinny day. Not sure how the morning opening temperature might figure into the mix.
Thank-you John. Very interesting – I suppose surface area and water loss may have something to do with it?
Sounds like as good as any theory. To be honest I have not considered it. It does make sense to be a factor. I will have to keep my ears open. I would imagine available ground water goes into the mix also.
That’s a knockout colour.
So striking