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Daylilies
I always recommend daylilies for a garden because they’re low-maintenance, showy, and the late-blooming varieties will offer bold, trumpet blossoms until fall. I plant them everywhere at the farm—in the terrace gardens, near the house in containers, and even in the vegetable garden.
Give them full sun and they will produce seemingly endless waves of trumpet-shaped flowers. And if you choose early, mid, and late-season blooming varieties you will reap these rewards well into summer.
Daylilies
The daylily is a member of the lily family as are such other plants as onions and hyacinths, but it is not a lily. Its botanical name is HEMEROCALLIS, derived from two Greek words meaning “beauty” and “day”. Individual blooms are generally open for only a day, but there are successive flowers for a number of days during the blooming season.
The daylily is a fibrous-rooted, hardy, herbaceous perennial. Roots are finger-like in appearance, varying in size from tiny and threadlike to large, rounded, fleshy. There is a crown at the junction where the roots and leaves join. The foliage is narrow and long, and grows more or less in the shape of a fan.
Daylily
Hemerocallis spp.
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Loamy, Sandy
Spring through Fall
Full Sun
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Daylily Articles
The Bare Essentials
July 6, 2018
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Somewhere between seeds and seedlings is the bare-root plant starter. It may not look as pretty as the potted plants you get in the nursery,
Seize the Daylily!
July 26, 2016
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If your grandmother had a garden, chances are good she grew daylilies. This easygoing perennial has been a favorite for generations, but the newer kids
Bulbs that Naturalize
December 14, 2015
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One of my favorite areas of the Moss Mountain Farm Garden Home is Daffodil Hill. We’ve planted over 200,000 daffodil bulbs there and in spring
Which Flowers are Edible?
February 12, 2015
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It’s easy to forget that many flowers are actually edible. But more and more restaurants are adding edible decorations like nasturtiums, with a distinct, almost
Garden To Do List August
January 3, 2015
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It’s hard to believe that it’s back-to-school time. By the end of the month yellow school buses will be rumbling down roads across the country.
Daylily Rust
October 5, 2014
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Lately I’ve noticed that quite a bit of attention has been given to a new nemesis on the American gardening scene – daylily rust. This
Dividing Daylilies
October 4, 2014
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When is the best time to separate and transplant daylilies? For me, the best value in plants is generally determined by three factors. I want
No Fail Plants for Summer
September 29, 2014
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As a self-professed plant geek, I’m compelled to try obscure varieties and plants that have a reputation for being difficult. I just can’t resist the
Designing with Perennials
August 8, 2014
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Everyone interested in saving time and money in the garden should know that perennials are one of the best deals you can find. Perennials are
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Happy Returns
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Pardon Me
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Pretty in Pink
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Ruby Spider
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