What's Blooming June 22nd

Daylilies are the stars of the show in my yard right now, although there are other things blooming that I've not included below. Some of them are pretty in person, but hard to photograph, like Lavendar, Hostas, and Catmint.

This has become one of my favorite daylilies.  I have no idea what it's called.  I rescued it from my property line.  It was in the shade, so I had never seen it bloom.  A couple of seasons later it showed its pretty face.  It's just gotten better with each season.  The blooms seem to be thicker and brighter each year. 

This is one of the few mophead hydrangeas (Nikko Blue, I think) that is blooming.  I think I have my hydrangeas in too much shade.  I'm lucky this one has flowers.

Speaking of hydrangeas, these Annabelles surrounding my porch are over-achievers.  The blooms are humongous, and the sheer weight pulls them to the ground.  I have to say that this year they were looking grand and upright up until the first rainstorm.  I think the key to Annabelles is cutting them back to about a foot or so in height.  Most of what you see in the photo is new growth from this year so they can take a strong "haircut".

Traditional roadside orange (ditch lilies).  The conservation department used to plant them along ditches to help with erosion.  I've got some at the bottom of my dry creek to help keep the base intact during strong rains.  They are nice bright spots of color to catch your eye, multiply quickly, and even bloom in partial shade.  Great performers.

This one is called Dancing Shiva.  It looks so much prettier in person.  The eye (center) is such a bright yellow it almost glows.

Atlanta Full House is another of my favorites.  I actually dug this one up from my old house and brought it here.  There was no foliage up at the time we moved (late February) but I knew where I had planted it and just dug up the dirt where it should have been.

I don't know where this one even came from.  It's really tall and pretty though.  It stands up about two feet from the foliage.  You can see the coneflowers are starting to bloom in the background.