40 acres of blooming Daylilies makes quite a spectacular sight. This past weekend was the annual Oakes Daylily Festival in beautiful Corryton, Tennessee, a charming rural community about 15 miles east of Knoxville.

My wife and I went for a visit yesterday, had a great time, bought lots of Daylilies, and made a few photos.

See more of them here.

Daylilies are the perfect flower for the brown or black thumbed gardener. Easy to grow, hard to kill.

Daylilies like any type of soil, withstand dry or drought conditions well, and are resistant to most insects and plant diseases. I love them and have lots of them planted in my yard and around the house.

Here's a couple of my latest additions we bought yesterday.

This one is called "Prarie Sunburst", a beautiful yellow blossom with a small chartreuse throat.

This is "Red Volunteer", a deep rich red with a yellow throat.