Daylily

DianePlatcoBrooks-Sounds simply divine! Back before the laws changed, my parents used to go to Kauai Hawaii every winter and would bring back Plumeria "dinks" or cuttings they'd find and collect after tree trimming trucks went through various areas. I think my Mom wanted to grow every color every grown or something. She'd place the dinks horizontally in sand with a little water and covered them (to keep them from drying out) until shoots developed. She had many that took root but made the mistake of putting them outside in the summer to let the rain rinse them off and give them more direct sunlight. The squirrels chewed them up and in the end all but two or three trees survived. When they got to be too big for her house, she brought them to me (vaulted ceilings) where they bloomed profusely throughout winter. She was so mad. They'd never bloomed for her in all the years she'd had them. I'm not sure if it was the Miracle Grow feedings I gave them once a month, my inattention to daily watering, having ideal lighting conditions or just a matter of timing (age) but bloom they did. The house house would be filled with their amazing fragrance. The only drawback to having them in the house was the sticky sap they produced from the dropped flower blooms or if/when a branch got bumped or broken (2 teenage kids, two cats who liked to climb and two small dogs) and fell on the carpeted floor. I wished later I'd gone back to Bachman's to find out if they could figure out what variety of rose I'd gotten (half price for being tag or label-less). I tried digging it up and burying it like I read on the internet but it didn't survive the winter. I tell you, the flowers were pretty but the aroma they produced was out-of-this-world. I also had some giant white Lilies (Casablanca?) that had a wonderful scent and bloomed profusely. Night-blooming Jasmine sounds fabulous but I'm sure they wouldn't survive outdoors up here and, they're trailing or climbing plants, aren't they? If so, it would be difficult to bring them in without damaging their tendrils, I'd think. Visually, one of my favorite flowers is the Passion Flower. I first saw them growing wild in Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula (rainforest) but later my neighbor up here had one growing in his flower garden. Not hardy enough to survive all year but amazing to watch and photograph all summer. Brought back some wonderful memories as well. :-))

With your descriptions I can almost smell them from here ! Scent wins me over too. I think my favorite would have to be the oriental lilies. Milkweed is pretty heavenly too. I don't think Passiflora incarnata would survive in Minnesota, but its scent is nice, especially toward evening. And then there's tropical Night-blooming Jasmine. When blooming the scent fills up the whole yard. I have it in a pot so it comes inside for the winter. It was blooming this fall when I had to bring it in, and it almost drove me out of the house ! Almost.
And yes, I'm afraid that taking pictures instead of weeding happens to me every day of the summer !

DianePlatcoBrooks-Thank you soooo much!! I used to garden so knew it was in the Lily family but wasn't sure of the exact variety. This was taken in my neighbor's garden who own a plant nursery in Fergus Falls. I find I much prefer taking pictures than doing weeding and whatnot but I do miss having fresh bouquets in the house all spring and summer long. My favorite has to be the Plumeria followed closely by old fashioned Lilacs. I once had a rose bush I bought without a tag from Bachman's Nursery howver, that ended up a lovely light red-orange color with a cinnamon scent that was out-of-this-world. I love how they look but scent is their biggest allure for me. There have even been times, out hiking in one of our state or city parks, when an aroma stops me in my tracks and all I can do is close my eyes and savor the sweet perfume wafting on the breeze. I know its usually coming from wildflowers or blooming grasses but the smell is something so delicious I've wished countless times I could bottle it and/or attach it to my images to share... :-)))

This is a beautiful Daylily. I have one very similar called "South Seas".

harsuame-Thanks!

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