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Hemerocallis hybrida | Daylily Day Lillies, Day Lily

First bloom dates:

2017 June 12

2019 June 14

2024 May 30

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Hemerocallis hybrida | Daylily Day Lillies, Day Lily

Asphodelaceae ( Family) Pronounced As-PHO-del-aye-see-eye

Hemerocallidaceae subfamily (Pronounced Hem-er-roh-KAL-eh-day-see-eye)

Pronounced Hem-eh-roh-KAL-iss HY-brid-ah

The name "Hemerocallidaceae" is from Greek words "hemera," which means "day," and "kallos," which means "beauty," referencing the beautiful flower that lasts only one day.

My varieties:

1. Emperor's Dragon – Silvery mauve with raisin plum eyezone and chartreuse yellow throat; planted in 2018

2. Emperor Butterfly – Violet orchid mauve blend with yellow violet eyezone and yellow green throat; planted in 2018

3. Hemerocallis Hybrid | Daylily 'Purple De Oro' - Planted in 2019; 15 inch height (dwarf); rebloomer; Redish-purple tepals with yellow throat; Petals have narrow pie crust edges; good for containers too

4. NOID Peach Daylily - My first photo of it is in 2012 and I saw it in a 2013 video.

This plant is a blub. These flowers are not really a lily (Liliaceae). Before 2009, they were classified in the Liliaceae family, and thereafter classified as the Xanthorrhoeaceae family, which was renamed in 2016 to Asphodelaceae family under the APG IV system. Whew! So I am finding information all over the place online.

I have separated out ditch lilies as they seem to be a stand-alone voluminous flower which is Hemerocallis fulva (56) on my website. To me, other species of daylilies are special and hybridized.

There is also a Hemerocallis minor which is a dwarf daylily that blooms early. I think I would love to get some of these.

The flowers are showy and bloom on a scape (compressed stem) with three petals and three sepals. The flowers are trumpet-shaped. The center of the flower is called the throat and may be a different color than the tepals. The flowers open in the morning and wither during the night, blooming for only one day. For this reason, I am not fond of them for cut flowers, but if there are several unopened on a stem, they can work in a vase for a few days.

These plants are easy to spot as they have very tall grass-like leaves in a clump. They are not "true" lilies.

The daylily spreads but not too vigorously so it is easy to manage. In early Spring clumps can be divided for sharing or spreading into other areas of the garden. Daylilies should be divided every 3 to 4 years.

Daylilies are one of those plants you cannot kill unless you are absolutely trying to get rid of it. They are very hardy and require little maintenance except to deadhead after blooming and to remove the scraggly leaves after they die back.

American Daylily Society https://daylilies.org

Daylilies bloom in many solid colors and color patterns, and bicolor. They also vary by those that are ruffled, picotee, and 'pie crust' edges.

2024