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Daylily is the general nonscientific name of a species, hybrid or cultivar of the genus Hemerocallis ( /ˌhɛmɨroʊˈkælɪs/).

 


Daylily
Hemerocallis fulva
Daylily, a native of east Asia, sometimes grows as a garden escape.

Daylily Plants in your Garden
Daylilies, Hemerocallis
Daylilies produce an abundance of flowers which open over a long period of time.

Yellow Daylily (H. Lilioasphodelus)
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Daylily
Prepared by Karen Russ, HGIC Horticulture Specialist, and Bob Polomski Extension Consumer Horticulturist, Clemson University (New 06/99. Images added 05/09.)
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Daylily Dragon's Eye (Hemerocallis)
The name says it all! Hemerocallis 'Dragon's Eye' has a bold red eyezone which extends halfway onto the petals to create a dramatic look.

20 inch tall daylily. Blooms mid-season. Plant in spring. Water freely from spring to when buds appear.
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This miniature Daylily keeps producing 3-inch, canary-yellow blossoms. Very heat-tolerant.
Attributes - Hemerocallis 'Happy Returns'
Plant Type: Perennial ...

This everblooming daylily is a member of the Happy Ever Appster(R) family of daylilies. All Happy Ever Appster daylilies are offspring of the popular 'Happy Returns' daylily and were developed by Dr. Darrel Apps, famous daylily hybridizer.

Stella de Oro Daylily
Description
Sun to partial shade, zones 4-10. These perennials are grown for their showy and many times fragrant flowers which come in a wide range of vibrant colors.

It takes about a decade for an outstanding daylily selection to shoulder itself to the front of the line and be noticed enough to begin winning awards.

Garden pest identification. Daylily Hemerocallis gall midge.
Garden pest, Hemerocallis gall midge
Day lilies - Hemerocallis species and cultivars have a parasitic pest called the Gall midge Contarinia quinquenotata ...

Daylily
Few plants are as rugged, widely adapted, or versatile as daylilies. And with more than 13,000 cultivars available, there's a size and flower color for every garden.
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Daylily, Lovely Lady ™ 'Lady Eva'
Daylily 'Lady Eva' has large six-inch beautiful eye-catching flowers of unique violet hue, darker purple eye and contrasting yellow throat.

Daylily Types
Originally available only in shades of yellow and orange, today there is a rainbow of daylilies available in colors such as red, pink, and bi-colors. Flowers are funnel-shaped, ranging in size from 2 inches to 12 inches.

Daylily Links
Martha Stewart's Encyclopedia of Plants
The Weather Channel's P. Allen Smith's Garden Page
Rebecca's Garden
American Hemerocallis Society
National Gardening Association
Ashwood Garden: Shipping Daylilies To Canada
MasterComposter.

The daylily flower is composed of four whorls: (1) sepals, (2) petals, (3) stamens, and (4) the pistil. Normally, each whorl has a characteristic number of segments: for example, the typical daylily has three sepals and three petals.

Flower forms
Daylily blooms fall into five main categories depending on their shape. They can be star- or spider-shaped, triangular, circular or double.
Star-shaped
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The use of the daylily by ancient Chinese people began before the development of written language. The earliest records report the plants use for food. The flower buds were palatable, digestible, and nutritious.

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 1/2 inches ...

Common name Daylily
Botanical name Hemerocallis
Group Perennial
Flowering time Early to late summer (late May to August)
Planting time Spring or autumn (April, late September and October)
Height and spread Up to 1.

The common orange daylily, sometimes called ditch lily, has a graceful appearance. This tough plant should be a consideration for tough garden spots.
Pollution Tolerant Plants ...

Family:
Bonanza Daylily
Family:
Liliaceae (alternatively Hemerocallidaceae) ...

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fulvous daylily; orange daylily Hemerocallis fulva
garden goosefoot; nettle-leaf goosefoot Chenopodium murale
garden heliotrope Valeriana officinalis
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Daylily (Hemerocallis species)
Deadly nightshade, belladonna (Atropa belladonna)
Desert rose, kudu (Adenium obesum)
Deutzia (Deutzia species)
Devil's backbone, kalanchoe daigremontianum (Kalanchoe daigremontianum)
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During the 1970's a new daylily appeared called 'Stella D'Oro'. It is shorter than most, but more importantly, it almost never stops blooming, with beautiful glowing yellow/gold flowers.

Probably one of the easiest perennial flowers to grow, the daylily will tolerate most soil conditions, has few pests, is disease resistant, and can survive for fairly long periods without watering.

Darrell is known worldwide for his fantastic Hemerocalis (daylily) introductions and is an extraordinary plantsman.

This is in sharp contrast to the daylily world, where everyone who grows daylilies is a daylily breeder. To avoid having 50,000 varieties, many of which are undistinguishable, I have strongly promoted my 10 foot rule of breeding.

[Daylily] Common Name List
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or Tawny Daylily
On a dry rocky slope, the Orange or Tawny Daylily (Hemerocallis fulva) has been naturalized for many years. Even though the area is also very shady, the daylilies managed most years to bloom at least a little.

The first plants that I purchased were two daylilys, a purple daisy, and catmint. They are still alive and hardy in an Edmonton winter.

Click a letter in the A-Z register to see a list of generic names (eg. Acer, Geranium, Rhododendron, etc) and frequently used common names (eg daylily, heather, pink). Click a name to see a list of varieties represented in the encyclopedia.

Daylilies are an attractive, hardy and easy-to-grow flower bed and landscape plant. Thousands of daylily cultivars in a wide range of colors give homeowners and landscapers a huge selection to choose…
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Sage Lavender Apple Plum Lilac Citrus (orange, lemon, lime, grapefruit, kumquat Violas Strawberry Hollyhock Gladiolus Tulip Tuberous Begonia Honeysuckle Daylily
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The foliage of spiderworts looks very similar to a daylily's, especially when it is first emerging.

See also: Pink, Lavender, Aster, Iris, Lily