Daylilies belong to the genus Hemerocallis and are not true
lilies. This Greek word is made up of two parts: hemera meaning day and kallos
meaning beauty.
For a perennial flower that lasts only one day, the Daylily is one of the longest blooming in the perennial garden; lasting up to four weeks if the conditions are right; which is full sun, fertile draining soil, and a basketball free zone. I bring up the basket ball free zone because anything knocks a daylily bud off; they are quite fragile.
They fear no drought, but can get a little nervous if in a grass sprinkling cycle.
Heights vary
from 12 inches to 4 feet. Stella d’Oro flowers start the blooming process in
the spring and can go until fall, the others start up and stop anywhere in
between these times depending on the variety.
Flower
colors are numerous, and added to yearly by horticulture growers. It is truly a
main-stay in the landscaping.
And lastly,
if you think you have a “black thumb” try growing some daylilies, if you kill
them your suspicions are true.
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