Daylilies
I have a lot of daylilies in my garden. They show up in bursts of big, gorgeous blooms on tall stalks from May through August. I have peach, red, yellow, and an orange-red color; they are a riot. Each flower only lasts about a day before it withers up. That’s never a problem because each plant pumps out dozens of blooms all the time. Until last week, I had never actually cut one and put it in a vase. I had assumed that they would be terrible cut flowers (unlike asiatic lilies, which are great cut flowers). I discovered that the daylilies last 1-2 days in water before drying up. And much to my amazement, the unopened buds on the cut stem actually open up into beautiful big flowers too!
This discovery is almost as wonderful as the fact that tulips move and grow toward the light after they’ve been cut and placed in a vase.
