The daylily season is winding down quickly. Peak bloom occurred in my garden shortly after the 4th of July this year which is freakishly early. As I make notes for next year’s garden, one daylily really stands out.
‘Jen Melon’ beat out 450 other cultivars to bloom first in mid-April. What made that particularly unusual is that ‘Jen Melon’ usually blooms in late July.
But just when I thought this yellow beauty couldn’t ingratiate itself any further, it shattered another new record for me…the longest bloomer. Even though the first scape that appeared rotted in wet weather, ‘Jen Melon’ just kept the scapes coming. It bloomed almost every single day for 74 days—that’s 10-and-a-half weeks! None of my other daylilies have ever come close to blooming for such a long period of time.
After a grand performance this season I wouldn’t be the slightest bit surprised or offended if ‘Jen Melon’ took next year off.