Southern Living, July 1st, 2003
Thousands of daylilies show their true colors at this Shenandoah Valley farm and garden center.
Growing up, we had an orange daylily blooming by the rock wall behind our Tennessee home, no doubt this old-fashioned flower was a gift from residents past. I spent hours studying the blossoms as they opened their freckled petals to catch the daylight, then closed them again as evening approached.
It was years before 1 learned the word "diurnal," the scientific term for flowers that open in daylight and close at night. Still, I never lost my fascination with daylilies. Imagine my delight then, whe...
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