Monday, June 16, 2008

New York Summer: daylilies and linden

I love these old fashioned daylilies. Orange, long-stemmed, shortlived. These are in Cobble Hill Park. I don't know anyone who has them in their garden, or I'd be hitting them up for the buds, to eat in an early summer salad. I'm a little obsessed.

About 30 feet away, this linden tree's buds have opened fluffily. True to (my) tradition, their scent was present, at last, beneath the cover of thunderclouds.

3 comments:

  1. You do now, although I don't know the colour of my daylilies either. I was given some divisions by a friend which she left on the doorstep, and I never did find out what colour the blooms were to be. One plant is showing signs of budding, so hopefully I shall find out very soon. x

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  2. Hmm. I look forward to seeing a picture of it on your blog, :-)

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  3. I grow day lilies in my roof garden. I didn't realize that the buds were edible until just the other day ... I saw the buds for sale in a salad mix at the Union Square greenmarket.

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