Each bloom of the daylily (Hemerocallis) opens for barely twenty-four hours, red, orange or yellow above clumps of evergreen leaves. Striking in a flower bed or cut for a vase, this Asian perennial asks almost nothing: give it light sun and shelter from wind, and it will spread on its own year after year.
| Name | Hemerocallis |
|---|---|
| Family | Liliaceae (lily family) |
| Type | perennial |
| Height | 20 to 40 inches (50 to 100 cm) |
| Exposure | full sun, part sun |
| Soil | ordinary, rather clayish |
| Foliage | evergreen |
| Flowering | early summer to early autumn |
Both in pots and directly in the ground, it requires a little care to make the blooming more expansive.
This flower loves partly shaded growing beds, and, if it doesn’t get too hat, sunny exposure.
Whether in a pot or in the ground, prefer light sun and make sure the spot doesn’t get too much wind.
It is recommended to plant daylily in fall even though you can plant all the way up to spring if you avoid frost spells.
Though not technically a bulb flower, you can follow the same exact planting steps as you would when planting bulbs.
Repotting in spring will let the plant develop well.
Select flower plant soil mix for this.
To keep your daylilies as long as possible, proceed to divide the crown after the blooming. The rhizomes will sprout new leaves and flowers that are identical to the mother plant.
Seeds, which appear on most varieties, will inherit some of the mother plant’s traits, but it’s a bit unpredictable due to cross-pollination.
The daylily can be set in the ground, grown in a pot, or multiplied from an existing clump. Here is what each route involves and the season it belongs to.
| Route | Best time | How | What to expect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planting in the open ground | Early to late autumn, and on until spring | Same steps as for planting bulbs, in light sun sheltered from wind | Avoid frost spells and the clump settles in |
| Repotting a potted plant | Early to mid-spring | Use flower plant soil mix | The plant develops well through the season |
| Dividing the crown | After flowering, from early autumn | Split the crown and replant the rhizomes | New leaves and flowers identical to the mother plant |
| Sowing collected seed | Once seeds have formed after flowering | Gather the seeds that appear on most varieties | Some of the mother plant’s traits, but unpredictable |
Division is the only route that gives you the very same flower again.
Daylily is a plant that requires very little work, not to say none. It is very easygoing and propagates on its own as years go by.
Although the following aren’t compulsory, here is how you can make the blooming even more amazing.
This perennial, native to Asia, is also called “Hemerocallis“ and its blooming is very cute but lasts for only 24h.
It has the advantage of bearing evergreen leaves and boasting very beautiful flowers that appear in ranges of red, orange and yellow.
In a flower bed or as a cut flower in a vase, it is extremely striking.
Upon planting, feel free to enrich the soil with soil mix and even manure and seaweed compost.
