Owl Ears ?!

[Dazed_Lily]

I give up...what are owl ears on a daylily ?

[wagsworld]

that's a new one on me. never heard it

[Dazed_Lily]

I guess I should also show it used in context(which obviously didn't help me any !-ha!):
http://www.distinctly.on.ca/stamile/shoresoftime.htm

where it reads: "Second, despite having big heavy ruffles,
owl-ears ...."

[wagsworld]

Hum guess they mean that it reminds them of the Horned Owl

[Dazed_Lily]

Well, that led me on an internet search of real owl ears !

I think you are right and I think it all depends on the angle that you look at the DL's from--seems to be associated with ruffling. Check out Pink Hurricane on this page. You can also do an edit>find>owl ears on that same page and see some others with pix. I think when the outer perimeter of the petal juts out in a triangular shape it's an owl ear--like the horned owl you mentioned !

http://www.durionursery.com/daylilies.htm

[Dazed_Lily]

Well, that led me on an internet search of real owl ears !

I think you are right and I think it all depends on the angle that you look at the DL's from--seems to be associated with ruffling. Check out Pink Hurricane on the linked page.(I also copied it here-see below). I think when the outer perimeter of the petal juts out in a triangular shape it's an owl ear--like the horned owl you mentioned ! See the 'triangles' at the 1 o'clock, 9 o'clock and 11 o'clock positions.
You can also do an edit>find>owl ears on that same page and see some others with pix.
http://www.durionursery.com/daylilies.htm