The daylillies are out in force. The only thing I despise about daylilies is that each of their flowers are out for only a day and then need to be trimmed off so the stem does not collapse into the foliage. Still it is a contemplative exercise where I watch the pollinators taking their turns, landing on the inside of the flower. Clipping and discarding the spent blooms, heavy with moisture, is peaceful. It restores the plant’s balance. But I think that the insects know something that many of us don’t in that the entire plant is edible. Perhaps I will pull some of the many buds to make fritters later this week.
Daily daylillies
