Common Name: Daylily

Scientific Name: Hemerocallis sp.

Daylily - Clumping Growth Habit

Physiological Growth Cycle: Perennial         USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-10

Monocot

Size:

• Up to 4' spread X 12" to 4' height

Growth Habit:

• Clumping
• Erect flower stems

Foliage:

• Long; linear
• Parallel venation
• 1' to 2' long X 1/2" to 1" wide
• Color: dark green
• Smooth texture

Daylily Funnel-like Inflorescence

Inflorescence:

• Funnelform
• 3" to 4" long X 3" to 8" wide
• Flowers bloom on a scape
• Yellow, orange, red, salmon, violet
• Click here to see flower parts

Use:

• Edging plants
• Rock gardens
• Cut flowers

Problems: 

• None Serious

Culture:

• Full sun to partial shade
• Well drained soils

Propagation:

• Division of clumps in December to January

Notes:

• Thousands of cultivars exist
• Purchase named varieties
• Flowers generally last one day