Goldenstar

Goldenstar

Chrysogonum virginianum

(kris-OG-oh-num) (vir-jin-ee-AN-um)

Synonyms: Green and Gold, Chrysogonum australe

Spaceship Earth at Epcot

Spaceship Earth at Epcot

Spaceship Earth at Wikipedia

Asterisk Daylily

Daylily

Hemerocallis 'Asterisk'

(hem-er-oh-KAL-iss)

This is going to be short as I am being hustled out to the theme parks again today. This Daylily not only has an interesting shape but also a very nice color scheme. The tips of the flower have kind of an orange/pink tint and that goes down to a green in the center. The flowers are also huge getting up to 8 inches across. Part novelty and part majestic these flowers are well worth growing.

Today's Flowers

Kiku Chrysanthemums  
Chrysanthemum 'Hatsuhikari'
(kris-AN-the-mum)
Synonyms: First Light Chrysanthemum

These are some more Kiku Chrysanthemums from the ‘lost roll’ I found this week. They would have to be classified as more traditional types that we are used to seeing in our gardens. Googling the Japanese names returns mostly obscure and useless information. This clear yellow daisy type was a winner. Since it is Sunday means Today’s Flowers and an extra snapshot.

This white mum was quite attractive. Sorry for the short posts but I am totally worn out from vacation. We still have two days left on our Disney passes but we are taking today off. The Princess dinner was fun and I got to met Cinderella, Snow White, Belle, Aurora and my favorite Ariel. It was quite magical for Erika.



Cascade Anemone Mum
Chrysanthemum 'Gum Drop'
(kris-AN-the-mum)

KIku Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum x morifolium ‘Hagoromo’

This shot was taken at the NYBG’s Kiku festival last fall. It was on the “roll” that was in the compact P6000 camera and I found it when I downloaded the Disney pictures on the card. The flower looks a bit fierce but was actually friendly. The flowers at the festival were amazing and their beauty is easy to remember. I can’t talk long as we are again hitting the parks today. I am attending a princess dinner at the castle among other things. Wish me luck :lol:

Here is another picture of my destination. It looked especially beautiful at night. I hope the serving wenches cook up something good.