Melinda Myers

Daylily

Botanical Name

Hemerocallis

Hardiness

Zones 3 to 9

Height

12 to 48 inches

Width

12 to 30 inches

Flowers

Early summer to frost: most colors except blue; various flower types; edible

Light

Full sun (pastels fade) to full shade (floppy and poor flowering)

Soil

Well-drained, organic

Planting & Care

• Space plants 12 to 24 inches apart
• Divide repeat blooming daylilies every 3 years - 3 shoots per division to encourage repeat blooms
• Deadhead for aesthetics
• Tolerates moderate amounts of salt

Problems

None serious, animals, leafspot

Varieties

• Siloam Series - early and mid summer blooms, 20" tall and wide
• Strawberry Candy - repeat bloomer, coral pink flowers with strawberry-red eyes