This yellow daylily caught my sweetheart’s eye during yesterday’s visit to Bodnant Garden. The plant produces striking, dark, bronzy stems topped with buds that open to rich yellow flowers. Broad mahogany stripes linger on the backs of the outer petals: a legacy of the bud.
He’s seen a lot of day lilies, so I asked why he was drawn to this one. He explained that he liked the contrast of burgundy and yellow and the way it worked with the companion plants; the foliage was willowy, not coarse and the flowers were small, cheerful and freely produced.
The Head Gardener kindly helped identify it as Hemerocallis ‘Golden Chimes’.
Bodnant Garden is looking great at the moment with many roses in bloom – well worth a visit.
Susan Rushton 
Wow, the contrasting burgundy with the richly striated yellow day lily flowers is classy.
You’re right – it’s quite a sophisticated colour combination.
And it looks like a brush of mahogany on the yellow too. What a beauty!
Yes – those warm, orangey tones.
Hiraeth-lyn, eh? It certainly brings back unforgettable memories. Were these in The Dell?
I get nostalgic about this part of the world too. These were in the long borders around the plant centre entrance.
Close to the (Br)-exit, eh? How will that affect you?
Only time will tell!
Looks like a divided country and feels like a nightmare from over here. I hope it sorts itself out without too much pain.
Thanks. We called in at our local pub where people were pretty evenly split and found the atmosphere calm and convivial.
That’s great. Let’s hope for a “Plus ça change … ” Our TSX dropped this morning, but not as bad as the DOW. TGIF and two days to think things over. Plus Wales / ABs tomorrow am.
Beautiful! Wish we could grow daylilies here, but the deer regard them as delicacies!
I’ve heard that some people do too, though I’ve never tried them myself.
Beautiful, but I don’t really see the mahogany. I guess it’s the shading on the inside of the petals?
You can see it more easily on the second picture – for example, on the smaller flower in the background (to the right of the largest bloom).
Ooo! Those colors just sing of a sunny summer day!
A ‘the sun has got his hat on’ flower, you mean?
Nice. What a refined flower and I also love the darker stems
It’s almost like two plants in one.
Paradise: A garden of day-lillies and blackbirds