Gardening Flowers Perennials A Gallery of Top Daylilies By Viveka Neveln Viveka Neveln Instagram Viveka Neveln is the Garden Editor at BHG and a degreed horticulturist with broad gardening expertise earned over 3+ decades of practice and study. She has more than 20 years of experience writing and editing for both print and digital media. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on February 19, 2016 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Few perennials offer the versatility of daylilies. We've pulled together a gallery of great, easy-to-grow daylily varieties to help you select the best ones for your garden. 01 of 29 'Little Grapette' This award-winning miniature daylily offers lots of purple flowers in early and midsummer. Bloom season: Early to midsummer Flower size: 2 inches Plant size: 1 foot tall Zones: 3-9 02 of 29 'Catherine Woodbery' An old, time-tested favorite, 'Catherine Woodbery' offers delightfully fragrant, pale-pink flowers. Bloom season: Midsummer Flower size: 6 inches Plant size: 30 inches tall Zones: 3-9 03 of 29 Video: Divide Daylilies Watch this quick video for tips on dividing daylilies so you can keep your plants healthy and make more plants for free. 04 of 29 'Country Melody' In midsummer, this award-winning variety erupts with fragrant, bright pink blooms that fade to yellow at the throat. Bloom season: Midsummer Flower size: 5 ½ inches Plant size: 30 inches tall Zones: 3-9 05 of 29 'Fellow' It's hard to go wrong with this great variety: The large, purple blooms appear in profusion. Bloom season: Early to midsummer Flower size: 7 inches Plant size: 2 feet tall Zones: 3-9 This Daylily-Filled Garden Plan Lets You Flaunt Your Favorites 06 of 29 'Abluted Pink' 'Abluted Pink' offers deep pink blooms through the summer on a practically no-maintenance plant. Bloom season: Midsummer; may rebloom Flower size: 6 ½ inches Plant size: 28 inches tall Zones: 3-9 07 of 29 'Rose Swan' An award-winning variety, 'Rose Swan' features large, rose-pink flowers in midsummer. Bloom season: Midsummer Flower size: 6 ½ inches Plant size: 2 feet tall Zones: 3-9 08 of 29 'Charles Johnston' 'Charles Johnston' offers loads of fragrant, cherry-red blooms (accented with a green throat). Bloom season: Midsummer; may rebloom Flower size: 6 inches Plant size: 2 feet tall Zones: 3-9 09 of 29 'Karen Sue' This variety features beautiful pink bicolored blooms; the ruffly petals are rose-pink and the sepals are a contrasting creamy-white. Bloom season: Midsummer Flower size: 5 ½ inches Plant size: 2 feet tall Zones: 3-9 10 of 29 'Wineberry Candy' 'Wineberry Candy' is one of the most popular daylilies—and it's no wonder. The orchid-pink petals are accented by a rich purple throat. Bloom season: Early to midsummer; may rebloom Flower size: 4 ½ inches Plant size: 2 feet tall Zones: 3-9 11 of 29 'Broadway Magic' This rose-pink daylily offers beautiful flowers that fade to a green throat and tend to rebloom. Bloom season: Early to midsummer Flower size: 5 ½ inches Plant size: 30 inches tall Zones: 3-9 12 of 29 'Iona Pink Promise' Daylily. A top variety, 'Iona Pink Promise' is favored for its large, pink blooms. Bloom season: Early to midsummer; may rebloom Flower size: 5 inches Plant size: 2 feet Zones: 3-9 13 of 29 'Raspberry Lehi' This great variety offers lots of charming, fuchsia-pink flowers with green throats. Bloom season: Early to midsummer Flower size: 5 inches Plant size: 2 feet tall Zones: 3-9 14 of 29 'Bright Sunset' This boldly colored daylily is favored for its fragrant, coppery-orange blooms accented with golden yellow tones. Bloom season: Early summer Flower size: 6 inches Plant size: 3 feet tall Zones: 3-9 15 of 29 'Open Hearth' When lilies start to die back, you can cut them. For gigantic, eye-catching flowers, grow 'Open Hearth'. Its coppery red flowers will be the centerpiece of your garden. Bloom season: Midsummer; may rebloom Flower size: 9 inches Plant size: 2 feet tall Zones: 3-9 16 of 29 'Pat Mercer' An eye-catching variety, 'Pat Mercer' offers bright orange flowers that fade to green at the throat. Bloom season: Midsummer Flower size: 7 inches Plant size: 28 inches tall Zones: 3-9 19 Beautiful Plants That Rabbits Don't Like 17 of 29 'Hyperion' An old variety from the 1920s, 'Hyperion' is a classic for its ease of growth and clusters of fragrant, lemon-yellow flowers. Bloom season: Midsummer; may rebloom Flower size: 5 inches Plant size: 40 inches tall Zones: 3-9 18 of 29 'Mormon Spider' This variety offers massive brown flowers edged in bright yellow. The large blooms and narrow petals make this a showstopper! Bloom season: Midsummer Flower size: 8 ½ inches Plant size: 28 inches tall Zones: 3-9 19 of 29 'Siloam Space Age' 'Siloam Space Age' offers large, bright yellow blooms over an extended season. Bloom season: Midsummer; may rebloom Flower size: 6 inches Plant size: 2 feet tall Zones: 3-9 20 of 29 'Stella de Oro' Perhaps the best-known daylily of all time, 'Stella de Oro' offers masses of golden flowers all through the summer. Bloom season: Early to late summer Flower size: 2 ½ inches Plant size: 1 foot tall Zones: 3-9 21 of 29 'Creepy Crawler' Don't let its name scare you away; 'Creepy Crawler' offers large and fragrant golden-yellow flowers with narrow petals. Bloom season: Early to midsummer Flower size: 6 inches Plant size: 30 inches tall Zones: 3-9 22 of 29 'Lenox' 'Lenox' offers large beautiful creamy yellow blooms that fade to a creamy green throat. Bloom season: Early to midsummer; may rebloom Flower size: 6 inches Plant size: 2 feet tall Zones: 3-9 23 of 29 'Mary Todd' A popular variety among daylily experts, 'Mary Todd' offers large, ruffled, golden-yellow blooms early in the summer. Bloom season: Early summer Flower size: 6 inches Plant size: 2 feet tall 24 of 29 'Lady Elizabeth' Another old-time variety, it's no wonder 'Lady Elizabeth' is still popular. The pale yellow (near-white) flowers appear in midsummer. Bloom season: Early to midsummer Flower size: 5 inches Plant size: 2 feet tall Zones: 3-9 25 of 29 'Joan Senior' About as close to pure white as daylilies come, 'Joan Senior' offers creamy, pale yellow blooms. Bloom season: Midsummer; may rebloom Flower size: 6 inches Plant size: 2 feet tall Zones: 3-9 26 of 29 'Gentle Shepherd' Another top-rated variety, 'Gentle Shepherd' offers near-white flowers in early and midsummer. Bloom season: Early to midsummer Flower size: 5 inches Plant size: 29 inches tall Zones: 3-9 27 of 29 'Cherry Cheeks' This award-winning variety features bold, cherry-pink flowers in mid to late summer. Bloom season: Mid to late summer Flower size: 6 inches Plant size: 28 inches tall Zones: 3-9 28 of 29 'Siloam Merle Kent' An award-winning variety, 'Siloam Merle Kent' offers orchid-pink blooms with purple throats. Bloom season: Midsummer; may rebloom Flower size: 3 ½ inches Plant size: 18 inches tall Zones: 3-9 29 of 29 'Apple Tart' 'Apple Tart' offers rich red flowers early in the season. They look as great as they taste! Bloom season: Early to midsummer Flower size: 6 inches Plant size: 28 inches tall Zones: 3-9 Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit