Daylily
Daylilies are so easy to grow you'll often find them growing in ditches and fields, escapees from gardens. And yet they look so delicate, producing glorious blooms trumpet-shaped blooms in a myriad of colors. In fact, there are some 50,000 named hybrid cultivars come in a range of flower sizes (the minis are very popular), forms, and plant heights. Some are fragrant.
The flowers are borne on leafless stems. Although each lasts but a single day, superior cultivars carry numerous buds on each scape so bloom time is long, especially if you deadhead daily. The strappy foliage may be evergreen or deciduous.
Shown above: Little Grapette daylily
- Light:
- Sun, Part Sun
- Zones:
- 3-10
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Plant Height:
- 6-48 inches tall, depending on variety
- Plant Width:
- 12-36 inches wide, depending on variety
- Landscape Uses:
- Containers, Beds & Borders, Privacy, Slopes, Groundcover
- Special Features:
- Flowers, Fragrant, Drought Tolerant, Easy to Grow
Top Varieties
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Plant It With
Ligularia
The upright spikes of bright yellow flowers of The Rocket ligularia add vertical accent to the more horizontal clumps of daylilies and blend particularly well with red, orange, and yellow cultivars.
HeleniumThe yellow or coppery daisy flowers of helenium contrast well with trumpet-shaped daylilies in a similar range of colors. Full sun positions please both.
YarrowYarrow has flattened flowerheads in a wide range of colors from pastels to strong golds and yellow. The shape contrasts well with daylily flowers, and you can create interesting color combinations.
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