An Abundance Of Summer Flowers

Two of the four Daylilies I planted last year: Chicago Arnie's Choice on the left and Pink Charm on the right:

And my multicolored Yarrow:

From what I've seen, I've come to believe that the various colors of cultivated Yarrow are grown together and they cross pollinate. That strategy seems to lead to a fascinating array of colors and patterns:

Remember the hardy baby climbing rose I planted beneath the frame which used to hold the farm sign? It is a variety called Darlow's Enigma and has begun to bloom, apparently happy in its new home:

When all the Asiatic Lilies stopped blooming for the year, these two mystery lilies appeared. I don't know what kind they are, but apparently not Asiatic Lilies. They were pretty but didn't last long:

Another of last year's Daylilies, this one called the Frans Hals:

The Rugosa roses have been blooming all summer long, pushing through the fence and filling the air by my back door with their perfume:

And the pale pink hardy rose I planted last year, called Morden Blush, is blooming heavily:

It's relative and neighbor, the Morden Sunrise, is almost as floriferous and twice as colorful:

The newly planted baby rose, called Sevillana, has so many flowers that I worry it won't have enough energy for roots and leaves. The pink and white rose just below it is called Watercolors Home Run:

The Sunflowers have outdone themselves, some of them now over eight feet tall and blooming rather heavily, though the flowers don't show much in this picture. It has certainly been a summer of flowers this year!