Running behind
@GardenGerty (169530)
United States
July 10, 2021 7:37am CST
JJ's day lilies have bloomed and gone. Mine are just beginning this week.
I brought these particular plants with me when I moved to Florence, Ks. Little did I know that they would be all over the back part of my property.
Some people call these ditch lilies because you find them all over rural America, growing in ditches and other undisturbed places.
From reading various foraging sites I have learned that this is an edible plant. I will let you know if I try it.
This image was taken yesterday. It is my bright good Saturday morning to you.
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@BarBaraPrz (51837)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
10 Jul 21
There are lots of plants that are edible that people pass up. I know the day lily flowers are edible, but I've never tried them. I have eaten purslane, garlic mustard, dandelion leaves, red clover, rose petals, Johnny-JumpUp petals...
Your lilies look wrinkly...
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@GardenGerty (169530)
• United States
12 Jul 21
Yes, these lilies look like they have some texture, that is why I thought they might be a fancy variety. At a park recently I saw lots of the ones like @MarshaMusselman posted. All shades of yellow to orange to almost brown and they are smoother than mine.
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@GardenGerty (169530)
• United States
12 Jul 21
I have never lived in a super dry climate. It would be rough. Maybe you should grow prickly pear and eat the fruits?
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@GardenGerty (169530)
• United States
13 Jul 21
@rebelann Use kitchen tongs to pick them up with. Sear the spines off over the fire, then smooth sailing.
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@GardenGerty (169530)
• United States
12 Jul 21
I have not tried them,yet. I am pretty opposed to cooking in the summer time and that is when they bloom.
@wolfgirl569 (135910)
• Marion, Ohio
10 Jul 21
I had to bring some with me when I moved as my new place didnt have any in sight.
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@GardenGerty (169530)
• United States
12 Jul 21
I moved these, not knowing that I would also have an abundance growing wild.
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@GardenGerty (169530)
• United States
13 Jul 21
@wolfgirl569 Gorgeous. In early spring I have a tall variety of phlox every where and then at times there is some naturalized white ageratum. Flowers everywhere and no work on my part.
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@wolfgirl569 (135910)
• Marion, Ohio
12 Jul 21
@GardenGerty I am thinking of moving some of mine to the side of the pond. At least it will be pretty to see at times.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
10 Jul 21
My day lilies came last month but are still blooming for me in Michigan. My tiger lilies just began fairly recently. Yours look like a variation of both.
Here is my day lily and tiger Lily taken the end of June I think.
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@GardenGerty (169530)
• United States
12 Jul 21
I do not see anything I would have called a tiger lily. I have some kind of lily that is almost ready to bloom that I think might be a tiger lily, or what my grandma called a tiger lily. I see what I call a Stella d'Oro daylily in your picture and lots of hybrid day lilies of different colors. They are lovely. Nice thing, plants do not care what we call them and so many of them bloom with minimal care.
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@GardenGerty (169530)
• United States
13 Jul 21
@MarshaMusselman ; The tiger lily I know grows more like an Asiatic lily with one straight stem. Flowers have spots. I always thought it should be called a "leopard lily"
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
13 Jul 21
@GardenGerty Here in Michigan the rust ones are called tiger lilies I done know why that is.
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@GardenGerty (169530)
• United States
13 Jul 21
It probably is not something I will try this year at all.
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@GardenGerty (169530)
• United States
12 Jul 21
They can certainly brighten a day without too much extra care.
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@LadyDuck (502653)
• Italy
15 Jul 21
@GardenGerty I love flowers that are not too demanding, this is why I let the Four o' Clock run, they auto seed, they need no care, they are of many different colors.
@GardenGerty (169530)
• United States
12 Jul 21
I am in a foraging group on facebook. It makes for interesting reading. If I had to I guess I could be a vegetarian and live off the land.
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@JudyEv (382357)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Jul 21
@GardenGerty That's really neat. There are so many plants that can be eaten that no one knows about.
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@GardenGerty (169530)
• United States
12 Jul 21
I will let people know if I ever get around to trying them.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
10 Jul 21
We had ditch lilies on both sides of the road, while growing up. They are beautiful flowers! What a lovely photo, Heather:)
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@GardenGerty (169530)
• United States
12 Jul 21
It is not uncommon to see them if we go for a drive. Thank you for the compliment.
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@GardenGerty (169530)
• United States
13 Jul 21
@kobesbuddy One year someone threw a packet of seeds out on the side of a road. For two or three years they wold come back and look wonderful.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
12 Jul 21
@GardenGerty Wild flowers use to grow around here, they were beautiful and came up every summer.
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@GardenGerty (169530)
• United States
12 Jul 21
I do not know if all lily flowers are edible, but I did read that these are. I have heard of eating squash or pumpkin flowers. I think they are beautiful.
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@GardenGerty (169530)
• United States
12 Jul 21
It seems that the season varies. I love the pop of color and I have seen hummers and others stop by for refreshment.
@GardenGerty (169530)
• United States
12 Jul 21
Yes, this photo is of a flower bed in the front of my house.
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@GardenGerty (169530)
• United States
12 Jul 21
I know that lilies are related to onions, but I would read about each kind before I would try them.
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@GardenGerty (169530)
• United States
12 Jul 21
Yes, they make a good picture and give something for the birds and other pollinators.
@GardenGerty (169530)
• United States
12 Jul 21
I have not tried them. I just like knowing that I could if I needed to.
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
10 Jul 21
They do take off and grow over a large area if you let them. Very pretty.
@GardenGerty (169530)
• United States
12 Jul 21
Yes, they do. I love looking at wild flowers.
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@GardenGerty (169530)
• United States
12 Jul 21
There are so many varieties of lilies, it is easy to love them.
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