Day Lily

Hemerocallis

Day Lily - Hemerocallis

Common Name: Day Lily
Genus: Hemerocallis

Category: Perennials
Form: Perennial
Growth Rate: Average

Hardiness: HardyHeight: 1.00 m (100 cm)
Sun/Shade: Full sun or Partial shadeSpread: 1.00 m (100 cm)

Foliage Type: DeciduousFlower Colour: Gold, Pink, Red, Orange, Yellow
Foliage Colour: GreenFlowering Period: July & August

Soil: Nutritious, moist.
Soil Type: Normal/Loam or Clay/Heavy
Soil Moisture: Moist, but well drained

There are over 30,000 different cultivars of the Day Lily. These perennials can be herbaceous, semi-evergreen, or evergreen.

Hemerocallis form clumps of long, light-mid green strap-shaped leaves. The trumpet-shaped flowers are produced over a long period throughout summer. Many flower colours are available.

The common name ‘Day Lily’ relates to the flowers; each one only lasts for one day but so many are produced that you hardly notice that each one is so short-lived. A good plant to choose for a heavy clay soil.

 
 

 

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