this is Cup of Cold Water. it is purple with a chalk eye. and a light purple edge dressed in ruffles…
a north east ohio garden
an ongoing experiment in the dirt, 35 plus years
this is Cup of Cold Water. it is purple with a chalk eye. and a light purple edge dressed in ruffles…
a north east ohio garden 
She is ready for the prom
Well okay we will accept that description. Thanks Lauren.
John, I just go with my first thought when I see your beautiful flowers.
Never fight that first thought. Thanks !
So beautiful, John.
Glad you enjoy it Roberta.
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Now, that is a BEAUTY.
Glad you like Judy. Enjoy.
very pretty it used to be if I remember correctly that orange and yellows were all you could get in these daylilys, by the way do you find it hard to find beautiful plants for ohio? I do, I finally found roses that do well here, shocking I know, one is ghislan de degood, did not spell it right it is a rambler rose, the flowers start out as peach then pink then white even on the same flowe rand I dont have to protect for winter, my new dawn is a bit small right now but that is because I moved it and it had alot of damage from bugs eating on the roots perhaps? anyway gardening in the northern climes is always hard/challenging.
We got our dose of April snow on the tails of several lovely warm days two days prior. The daylilys are usually quite hardy so the Ohio weather seldom slows them down much. And they dominate the summer garden here. The columbine and lupine while short lived perennials here do a good job of reseeding themselves. Likewise the carnation poppies and larkspur have done a good job of spreading through the yard. So we mostly thin them back so they don’t stunt the daylilies. Dare I say it and ruin things we doing just fine having plenty of beautiful plants. There are plenty of red, pinks, lavenders, purples, whites, and almost black varieties to choose from now with the daylilies. Your rose sounds lovely. Is it fragrant ? Glad you were able to successfully move it. Thanks
Are they “knock out” roses? We planted some 15 years ago, or so, and never disappoint. I see a lot of those roses around this part of Ohio, near the Lorain County/Cuyahoga County line.
We are now down to one climbing rose. The daylilies are winning the contest for my attention.
fickle! I have a red/white rose that climbs and has also been hardy here ever since the house was built. I can’t claim any kind of “control” over my roses (or anything else for that matter) and they just do their own thing. They start early and hang around until frost.
Keep enjoying them on their schedule. It works. Mother nature has her own rules…
Indeed. Mom Nature really did a move on my trees this year….two ice storms. My Lil’ Kim Lilacs that were taller than me sure got a rude awakening…like a little tornado or something ripped through a path that snatched branches from my hollies, lilacs, and my big plum tree. We just recently got outside to clear some of the broken branches from earlier this spring.
This spring has not been kind to the trees and shrubs.
The damage has been strange, too. My Lil’ Kim lilac had quite a few inner branches ripped almost all the way through. It seems as if there was a mini-tornado or something that came straight down from the back, and damaged the whole line of trees and shrubs. Also when we had the first big heavy snow we had branches ripped and torn. Some of my maple trees leaned so far I thought they would be broken, but except for wrecking my big Smoke Bush, it didn’t do too much major havoc.
I’d call it Pruffles. Aren’t you glad I don’t do flowers?
Pruffles have prufemes. You are doing just fine. Pause for three fingers and proceed as you are inclined. I may have to watch Cady Shack tonight…
Good idea.
Ruffles have ridges, so maybe that fits?
Gorgeous description, John.
Oh my goodness. I want a backyard full of these!
Glad you enjoy them.