Daylily Hemerocallis hybrida
Other plants called Daylily:
- Phonetic Spelling
- hem-eh-roh-KAL-iss HY-brid-ah
- Description
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Daylily hybrids are herbaceous perennials in the asphodel family (Asphodelaceae). They have an arching, clumping habit and a rapid growth rate that assists their spreading nature.
Daylilies grow best in full sun to partial shade and in loamy soil with good drainage and average fertility. If the soil is too rich or the site too shady, there will be relatively little flowering. Propagate daylilies by division. They are drought, heat, and salt resistant and tolerate urban conditions, too.
A wide selection of solid colors and color patterns is available (shades of red, pink, yellow, orange, purple, and bicolor), and a range of sizes from small to very large. Ruffled, picotee, and 'pie crust' edges are also available characteristics.
Grow daylilies in containers, on a patio, or along a walkway. They are attractive in a mass planting in a foundation, a naturalized area, or on a slope. Add them to a pollinator garden for them to be enjoyed by butterflies and hummingbirds.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: No significant problems.
The Clemson Cooperative Extension Home and Garden Information Center has a factsheet on common day lily diseases and other plant problems.
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- See this plant in the following landscapes:
- Cabarrus County Poolside Garden Relaxed Foundation Planting Flower Bonanza Garden Functional Foundation Landscape Daylilies Galore, Cabarrus County
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Black-eyed Stella'
golden-yellow 2.5" wide flowers with dark burgundy eye - 'Catherine Woodbury'
Pale pink 3" wide flowers with a chartreuse throat, - 'Happy Returns'
Lemon yellow 3.5" wide flowers that open in the evening - 'Hyperion'
Slightly fragrant canary-yellow 4" wide flower - 'Pardon Me'
Bright red flowers with a yellow throat - 'Prairie Blue Eyes'
Lavender 5" wide flowers with a small yellow throat - 'Stella D'Oro'
Dwarf form with prolific golden-yellow 2.5" wide flowers that reblooms
- 'Black-eyed Stella'
- 'Black-eyed Stella', 'Catherine Woodbury', 'Happy Returns', 'Hyperion', 'Pardon Me', 'Prairie Blue Eyes', 'Stella D'Oro'
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Black-eyed Stella'
golden-yellow 2.5" wide flowers with dark burgundy eye - 'Catherine Woodbury'
Pale pink 3" wide flowers with a chartreuse throat, - 'Happy Returns'
Lemon yellow 3.5" wide flowers that open in the evening - 'Hyperion'
Slightly fragrant canary-yellow 4" wide flower - 'Pardon Me'
Bright red flowers with a yellow throat - 'Prairie Blue Eyes'
Lavender 5" wide flowers with a small yellow throat - 'Stella D'Oro'
Dwarf form with prolific golden-yellow 2.5" wide flowers that reblooms
- 'Black-eyed Stella'
- 'Black-eyed Stella', 'Catherine Woodbury', 'Happy Returns', 'Hyperion', 'Pardon Me', 'Prairie Blue Eyes', 'Stella D'Oro'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Hemerocallis
- Species:
- hybrida
- Family:
- Asphodelaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Division
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Ground Cover
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Perennial
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Arching
- Clumping
- Spreading
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Loam (Silt)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Orange
- Pink
- Purple/Lavender
- Red/Burgundy
- Variegated
- White
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Long Bloom Season
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Star
- Trumpet
- Flower Description:
- 2 to 6 in. trumpet-shaped flowers last only 1 day; range of colors; nectar source for hummingbirds and butterflies
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Shape:
- Linear
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- > 6 inches
- Leaf Width:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- 6-14 in. long, narrow leaves
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Naturalized Area
- Patio
- Slope/Bank
- Walkways
- Landscape Theme:
- Butterfly Garden
- Children's Garden
- Cottage Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Foundation Planting
- Mass Planting
- Small groups
- Attracts:
- Butterflies
- Hummingbirds
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Drought
- Dry Soil
- Heat
- Poor Soil
- Salt
- Urban Conditions
- Problems:
- Problem for Cats
