Daylilies
Botanical name: Hemerocallis
Daylilies
Botanical name: Hemerocallis
Description
Named for its extra short blooming time, daylilies produce lovely flowers that last for only one day apiece. The Latin name, Hemerocallis, accordingly means "beauty for a day." Available in a variety of colors, the ever-popular daylilies are many a gardener's favorite. The foliage is attractive (even after flowers have faded) and the plant requires minimal maintenance. These flowers are great for filling in large empty areas with mass plantings or lining walkways or garden paths.
Species of Daylilies
Daylilies 'Mini Pearl'
Daylilies 'Mini Pearl' (Hemerocallis hybrid 'Mini Pearl') is a delicate, fragrant cultivar from the daylily genus, Hemerocallis. Despite the name 'Mini Pearl,' these plants feature sizable melon-pink flowers. Each flower only lasts one day, as implicated by its common name. Daylilies 'Mini Pearl' is very forgiving and can be planted in most soil conditions.
Daylilies 'Red Volunteer'
Named for its extra short blooming time, daylilies 'Red Volunteer' produce lovely flowers that last for only one day apiece. The Latin name, Hemerocallis 'Red Volunteer', accordingly means "beauty for a day." Available in a variety of colors, the ever-popular daylilies 'Red Volunteer' are many a gardener's favorite. The foliage is attractive (even after flowers have faded) and the plant requires minimal maintenance. These flowers are great for filling in large empty areas with mass plantings or lining walkways or garden paths.
Daylilies 'Spellbinder'
Gaining an Award of Garden Merit in 1984, daylilies 'Spellbinder' has seen the test of time, retaining its popularity even to this day. Daylilies 'Spellbinder' is a daylily cultivar that was produced by crossing (H. 'Lucretius' x H. 'Kathleen Elsie Randall') and H. 'Golden Prize'. Aptly named, this plant really does cast some spells on all that lay eyes on its aromatic, tangerine-colored blooms.
Daylilies 'Cinderella's Dark Side'
The name of the cultivar daylilies 'Cinderella's Dark Side' highlights its beauty and mystery perfectly, displaying the elegance of Cinderella in a dark way. Daylilies 'Cinderella's Dark Side' is a daylily hybrid created by crossing (H. 'Pardon Me' x H. 'Eleanor Apps') with H. 'Little Squiz'. This plant's purple blooms and contrasting orange eye are what makes it such a popular choice for a garden display.
Daylilies 'Woodside Ruby'
True to its name, daylilies 'Woodside Ruby' grows brilliant ruby-red flowers with green throats. The flowers are large and have piecrust margins. This cultivar was produced as a hybrid between Hemerocallis 'Preppy' and Hemerocallis 'Super Purple' and is the parent to eighteen cultivars.
Daylilies 'Catherine Woodbury'
Daylilies 'Catherine Woodbury' has pastel lavender-pink flowers that transition to yellow towards the center. Along with its green foliage, this plant has a gentle appearance that can be appealing in gardens or containers. These flowers are not only ornamental but also very fragrant.
Daylilies 'Flamingo Fantasy'
Named for its extra short blooming time, daylilies 'Flamingo Fantasy' produce lovely flowers that last for only one day apiece. The Latin name, Hemerocallis 'Flamingo Fantasy', accordingly means "beauty for a day." Available in a variety of colors, the ever-popular daylilies 'Flamingo Fantasy' are many a gardener's favorite. The foliage is attractive (even after flowers have faded) and the plant requires minimal maintenance. These flowers are great for filling in large empty areas with mass plantings or lining walkways or garden paths.
Daylilies 'Bright Sunset'
Daylilies 'Bright Sunset' is an early-season tetraploid daylily. This variant is named for its orange and yellow blooms, which can grow to 12 cm in width. This daylily is fragrant, easy to grow and can be used in pots, beds or shrub borders for color and beauty.
Daylilies 'Mary Todd'
Daylilies 'Mary Todd' is a wildly successful daylily hybrid that has been called the 'perfect perennial' because it has been bred to need little care. Compared to other daylilies, daylilies 'Mary Todd' is extremely hardy and tolerant of heat and drought. It also has brilliant showy yellow flowers. This is one of the most decorated of all daylilies, winning multiple awards. This hybrid is named for Mary Todd Lincoln (1818-1882), wife of President Abraham Lincoln.
Daylilies 'French Tudor'
With an unmistakable appearance, daylilies 'French Tudor' boasts large pink blooms with yellow throats, combining the best qualities of its parents and making it a sure choice for any vibrant display. It's a daylily cultivar created by crossing H. 'Madame Curie' and H. 'Mariska'.
Daylilies 'Ruffled Apricot'
Daylilies 'Ruffled Apricot' is a popular daylily that stands out from its parent, the Northbrook Star, because of the color of its ruffled flower petals, which are (as you'd imagine) apricot-colored, explaining the name. These showy flowers reward gardens with color and intense fragrance, which attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.
Daylilies 'Mardi Gras Parade'
A low-maintenance daylily cultivar perennial, daylilies 'Mardi Gras Parade' blooms a profusion of lavender flowers with wine-colored centers. These flowers last only a few hours, opening in the morning and withering by evening, replaced the following day by a new bloom. This daylily is often referred to as the 'perfect perennial' due to its extreme hardiness to match its eye-catching attractiveness.
Daylilies 'Mint Condition'
The daylilies 'Mint Condition' variety is notable for its midseason blooms of large yellow flowers with beautiful ruffled petals. Introduced in 1983, the daylilies 'Mint Condition' is a hybrid of the Bunny Hug and Wynn varieties of daylily. It was awarded Honorable Mention by the American Horticultural Society in 1987.
Daylilies 'Barbary Corsair'
Daylilies 'Barbary Corsair' is a hybrid cross between Hemerocallis 'Lilliputian Knight' and Hemerocallis 'Little Lassie'. This variety contains the combination of dark maroon petals of the first parent with the ability to rebloom from the latter. The deep color is quite a contrast to most daylilies, which are known for their vibrant and exciting hues. Like its parent, it is named after a group of historical mercenaries. In this case, the plant is named after the famous North African pirates, Barbary Corsairs.
Daylilies 'Night Beacon'
Daylilies 'Night Beacon' is a very dramatic daylily cultivar selected to boast small, but impressive purple flowers adorned with contrasting yellow throats. The color combination makes it look like a beacon in the night. It is an evergreen daylily that blooms early midseason. Famous for its vibrant colors, this cultivar is particularly prized for its excellent reblooming performance.
Daylilies 'James Marsh'
Distinguished by its vibrant red flowers, the daylilies 'James Marsh' variety of daylily is named for famed daylily hybridizer James Marsh and comes from the Chicago Cherry cultivar. The plant's flowers are fragrant and large, growing to as wide as 18 cm in diameter.
Daylilies 'Neyron Rose'
An RHS Award of Garden Merit winner, daylilies 'Neyron Rose' produces yellow-throated, lilylike flowers with red petals atop clumps of bright green foliage. Hybridized from other daylily varieties, this cultivar was named after the cultivator and its roselike colors. Daylilies 'Neyron Rose' became prestigious in gardens for its prolific and beautiful flowers, attractive foliage, and relative hardiness.
Daylilies 'Marion Vaughn'
Daylilies 'Marion Vaughn' is a daylily with a distinction, with petals sporting a unique lemon color and white midribs. Although subtle in color, this plant is exceedingly noticeable when placed in a garden setting. The exact genealogy of daylilies 'Marion Vaughn' has not been specified, but we do know K. D. Smith first hybridized it in 1951.
Daylilies 'Holly Dancer'
First registered in 1988, the daylilies 'Holly Dancer' is a spider variant of the hybrids Stoplight x Monseigneur Garnet and Stoplight x sdlg. An extended bloom variety that starts flowering in mid-summer, its deep red and yellow-accented flowers are a popular choice for adding a splash of vibrant color to gardens.
Daylilies 'Primal Scream'
Named for its extra short blooming time, daylilies 'Primal Scream' produce lovely flowers that last for only one day apiece. The Latin name, Hemerocallis 'Primal Scream', accordingly means "beauty for a day." Available in a variety of colors, the ever-popular daylilies 'Primal Scream' are many a gardener's favorite. The foliage is attractive (even after flowers have faded) and the plant requires minimal maintenance. These flowers are great for filling in large empty areas with mass plantings or lining walkways or garden paths.
Daylilies 'Ruby Spider'
Daylilies 'Ruby Spider' is a striking, award-winning Daylily cultivar, selected to boast remarkably large flowers of unique coloration — the ruby-red flowers with spoon-like petals are adorned with prominent bright yellow bases. Being a tall cultivar, it's best suited for a back section of a garden bed, where it can be easily seen without blocking smaller plants.
Daylilies 'Happy Returns'
Bred from the famous 'Stella de Oro', daylilies 'Happy Returns' is a daylily cultivar distinguished by its pale yellow flowers. Although each flower lasts for just one day, this excellent reblooming cultivar provides a non-stop show from spring to the first fall frosts.
Daylilies 'Planet Max'
The daylilies 'Planet Max' is a tall spider daylily cultivar that blooms prolifically. Its parentage has not been disclosed, but it was named Hemerocallis 'Planet Max' after a cat named Max. The daylilies 'Planet Max' was an honorable mention from the American Hemerocallis Society and offers gardeners many favorable qualities such as heat and drought tolerance, hardiness, showy flowers, and low maintenance.
Daylilies 'Wineberry Candy'
Daylilies 'Wineberry Candy' is a daylily cultivar bred by Stamile in 1990, from parent plants 'Tet. Siloam Virginia Henson' × 'Paper Butterfly'. It is a mid-season daylily with extended blooming (at least 16 hours), named for its pink outer petals marked by wine-purple veining and eyezone. Daylilies 'Wineberry Candy' has won numerous awards, including the Award of Merit in 1997 and the L. Ernest Plouf Award for the best dormant and fragrant cultivar in 1998
Daylilies 'Prairie Blue Eyes'
Daylilies 'Prairie Blue Eyes' is named for the color of its flowers. Predominately lavender, they transition to a violet-blue color toward the eye zone, which is the perimeter around the light yellow-green throat of this flower. It is derived from Hemerocallis 'Prairie Hills' and Hemerocallis 'Lavender Flight'.
Daylilies 'Red Precious'
The daylilies 'Red Precious' is one of over 60,000 cultivars of the daylily. This variety, as its name reflects, is notable for its deep, vibrant red flowers that are accented with yellow coloration on the inside of the petals. The stems can grow to 61 cm tall, with impressive blooms growing to 15 cm across.
Daylilies 'Berlin Red Velvet'
With bright blooms of red petals and an orange center, daylilies 'Berlin Red Velvet' is impossible to miss. Daylilies 'Berlin Red Velvet' is a Hemerocallis cultivar produced by crossing ('Dundee' x 'Prussia') and 'Johnny Ward'. Although there's no explanation for the "Berlin" part of this cultivar's name, for "Red Velvet," no explanation is needed – the blooms are crimson and feel like velvet to touch.
Daylilies 'Golden Chimes'
Daylilies 'Golden Chimes' is an elegant daylily bred for the distinctive golden-orange flowers for which it is named. These flowers have darker reddish undersides and are smaller than those of many daylilies. Gardeners choose this cultivar over others as its showy flowers attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Daylilies 'Golden Chimes' also goes well in many garden positions and also in containers.
Daylilies 'Black Magic'
Known for its many useful qualities such as heat and drought resistance, hardiness, and showy flowers, the daylilies 'Black Magic' is a popular midseason cultivar. Its name Daylilies 'Black Magic' inspired by its physical appearance, which ranges from dark red to nearly black. Although a diploid, the daylilies 'Black Magic' has undisclosed parent plants. In addition to its healthful qualities, this plant offers gardeners low care requirements.
Daylilies 'Stoke Poges'
Daylilies 'Stoke Poges' is an attractive daylily noted for its characteristic salmon-pink flowers, which darken to a deeper pink throat. These flowers also stand out from other daylilies due to their compact funnel shape. This daylily is named after a village and nearby castle in Buckhamingshire, England, and its showy flowers have won it the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.
Daylilies 'Cherry Cheeks'
A late midseason daylily cultivar, daylilies 'Cherry Cheeks' is named for its blush pink flowers. The pale stripe down each petal is a unique and delightful feature of this cultivar, which was hybridized by Peck in 1968. Prolific in its blooming and growth habits, it is also hardy, attractive to pollinators, and has good drought and heat tolerance.
Daylilies 'American Revolution'
Daylilies 'American Revolution' is a daylilly cultivar most likely named for its firework appearance! It is a vigorous, reblooming daylily that has velvety dark-red blooms with green or yellow throats that span 14 cm. This variety blooms mid to late summer, which is much later than most flowers in this genus.
Dumortier's daylily
Dumortier's daylily is a flowering perennial that produces fragrant yellow flowers that last for a single day. Within its native habitat, the dried foliage is used for making plaited footwear, while in other parts of the world, this attractive flower is used as a garden ornamental.
Daylilies 'Daring Deception'
Bred in 1994, the daylilies 'Daring Deception' is an award-winning Daylily with flowers that are two different shades of purple. The upper part of the flower is a lighter, lavender shade, while the hue deepens toward the center to a royal purple that looks stunning set against the flower's green throat. In addition to its coloration, gardeners also like that it is good for attracting pollinators.
Daylilies 'Fooled Me'
Daylilies 'Fooled Me' hasn't won multiple awards — including the Stout Silver Medal, the highest award given to a daylily cultivar — for no reason. It boasts a beautiful bicoloration of bright yellow flowers with a captivating red center. This perennial is vastly popular, partly because of its blooms that disappear after 24 hours, leaving the spectators craving more!
Daylilies 'Dragons Eye'
A prolific bloomer, the daylilies 'Dragons Eye' has a strong and consistent rebloom late in the summer season. Its parents are the Enchanter's Spell and Janice Brown. With soft pink petals and an 'eye' of rich red, Daylilies 'Dragons Eye' is named for its vibrant appearance. This multi-award-winning small-flowered daylily cultivar has many good qualities such as drought and heat tolerance, hardiness, and low demand for care.
Daylilies 'Allegiance'
A daylily like no other, daylilies 'Allegiance' produces prominent red flowers with an impressive yellow coloration around the center and on the bloom's veins. H. 'Summer Interlude' was crossed with an unknown plant by Griesbach-Hardy in 1986 to create this cultivar. Daylilies 'Allegiance' really does pledge allegiance to your garden when planted, attracting hummingbirds and butterflies.
Daylilies 'Green Flutter'
Daylilies 'Green Flutter' is so named because it is has a greenish-yellow flower with a green center. This flower is greener than most clematis flowers and appears at the end of spring or early in summer. This hybrid is grown principally for its showy flowers and is a great candidate for beds and borders, courtyards, cottages, and informal gardens.
Daylilies 'August Frost'
Daylilies 'August Frost' is a daylily with hardy green foliage and lovely white-yellow blooms. This variant produces a lot of buds and therefore many blooms. They are known for being reliable to grow and for their large blooms, which reach up to 15 cm in width.
Daylilies 'Canadian Border Patrol'
Daylilies 'Canadian Border Patrol' is an award-winning daylily cultivar distinguished for its large, cream-white flowers adorned with purple throats and edges. This daylily blooms repeatedly throughout the Early and Midseason. Gardeners love that this cultivar is low maintenance and attracts butterflies.
Daylilies 'Fairy Tale Pink'
Named for its extra short blooming time, daylilies 'Fairy Tale Pink' produce lovely flowers that last for only one day apiece. The Latin name, Hemerocallis 'Fairy Tale Pink', accordingly means "beauty for a day." Available in a variety of colors, the ever-popular daylilies 'Fairy Tale Pink' are many a gardener's favorite. The foliage is attractive (even after flowers have faded) and the plant requires minimal maintenance. These flowers are great for filling in large empty areas with mass plantings or lining walkways or garden paths.
Daylilies 'Gentle Shepherd'
Daylilies 'Gentle Shepherd' is a daylily cultivar selected to have remarkably large, cream-white flowers adorned with a greenish throat, borne on tall, almost naked stems. When they first open, the flowers have a yellowish hue. This cultivar is considered one of the best daylilies with white blooms and is very drought-tolerant. Daylilies 'Gentle Shepherd' probably gets its name from the gentle white petals.
Daylilies 'Karen Sue'
This abundant-growing and bicolored daylily variety is famous among gardeners for its big and bright blooms. Hybridized from other lily cultivars, daylilies 'Karen Sue' was named for its beautiful and feminine appearance. Daylilies 'Karen Sue' won its popularity for its high ornamental value, extreme hardiness, and appeal to pollinators.
Daylilies 'Cartwheels'
Daylilies 'Cartwheels' is a golden and fragrant daylily cultivar that blooms in late spring and early summer. It is a cross between Daylilies 'Soledad' and Daylilies 'Signal Light.' daylilies 'Cartwheels' is more compact than its parents, reaching only 76 cm instead of 91 to 94 cm. It gets its name for its rounded petals that resemble a cartwheel.
Daylilies 'Rocket City'
Named for its extra short blooming time, daylilies 'Rocket City' produce lovely flowers that last for only one day apiece. The Latin name, Hemerocallis 'Rocket City', accordingly means "beauty for a day." Available in a variety of colors, the ever-popular daylilies 'Rocket City' are many a gardener's favorite. The foliage is attractive (even after flowers have faded) and the plant requires minimal maintenance. These flowers are great for filling in large empty areas with mass plantings or lining walkways or garden paths.
Daylilies 'Missenden'
Daylilies 'Missenden' is an award-winning daylily cultivar that is distinguished by its large, orange-red, and moderately reflexed petals with prominent yellow throats. This clump-forming cultivar is primarily noted for its bright colors and bicolor effect. The name may refer to the villages of Great Missenden and Little Missenden in England.
Daylilies 'Pardon Me'
Daylilies 'Pardon Me' is a highly popular Daylily cultivar, cultivated for its remarkably long blooming season, when it produces masses of showy, fragrant, cranberry-red flowers with yellow throats. The flowers of this night bloomer usually last up to 24 hours.
Daylilies 'Strawberry Candy'
Daylilies 'Strawberry Candy' is one of the most popular reblooming daylilies, hybridized by Stamile in 1989. The parent cultivars are 'Panache' and 'Tet. Siloam Virginia Henson'. Daylilies 'Strawberry Candy' has highly colorful flowers, dominated by strawberry-pink hues that earned it its name, and flowers profusely during a long summer blooming season. It has won a number of awards, including the American Hemerocallis Society's highest honor — the Silver Stout Medal Award, in 1998.
Daylilies 'Pink Damask'
This award-winning cultivar will double bloom throughout the season and attract flying pollinators. The Daylilies 'Pink Damask' was named after damask roses for its similar color pattern. Considered nearly indestructible, the daylilies 'Pink Damask' is easy to grow: hardy, forming leafy clumps, and tolerant of heat and drought.
Daylilies 'Stafford'
Gardeners value daylilys highly because of their showy flowers, and daylilies 'Stafford', with its unusually dark red flowers, is a standout hybrid. This plant is ideal for flower beds and borders, and also looks superb in cottage gardens.
Daylilies 'Always Afternoon'
Named for its extra short blooming time, daylilies 'Always Afternoon' produce lovely flowers that last for only one day apiece. The Latin name, Hemerocallis 'Always Afternoon', accordingly means "beauty for a day." Available in a variety of colors, the ever-popular daylilies 'Always Afternoon' are many a gardener's favorite. The foliage is attractive (even after flowers have faded) and the plant requires minimal maintenance. These flowers are great for filling in large empty areas with mass plantings or lining walkways or garden paths.
Orange daylily 'Flore Pleno'
"Flore pleno" means "full bloom" in Latin and that's an apt name for this eye-catching daylily. Orange daylily 'Flore Pleno' has immense orange flowers that grow up 15 cm, larger than the 12 cm wide flowers of the parent plant. These immense flowers are the main reason for its popularity with gardeners. Even though each flower lasts only one day, they put on a great display and attract butterflies and hummingbirds.
Hemerocallis hybrid 'Berlin Lemon’
As its name suggests, the hemerocallis hybrid 'Berlin Lemon’ produces bright yellow flowers. The variety has light green foliage, and the flowers' coloration also includes a slight green hue in its center. It has been awarded the Royal Horticultural Society's prestigious Award of Garden Merit.
Daylilies 'Nosferatu'
With dark purple flowers that look almost black, it’s no surprise that the daylilies 'Nosferatu' was named after a fictitious vampire. It has showy single flowers which are lightly fragrant. Although daylilies 'Nosferatu' likes full sun, it also has a good degree of cold hardiness. This is a tetraploid midseason daylily bred for its high bud count.
Daylilies 'Spider Man'
Daylilies 'Spider Man' is recognizable due to its vibrant crimson flowers with yellow accents. It was created as a hybrid between Hemerocallis 'Douglas Dale' and Hemerocallis 'Howard Goodson'. This plant is popular among gardens due to its vibrant colors and reblooming potential.
Daylilies 'Free Wheelin'
Daylilies 'Free Wheelin' has a unique coloration of yellow petals with a solid dark purple streak, a distinctive pattern that's quite dissimilar from its parent plants. This daylily cultivar is produced from crossing H. 'Wild and Wonderful' and H. 'Marked by Lydia', but the origin of the name remains elusive.
Daylilies 'Purple de Oro'
Daylilies 'Purple de Oro' is among the most popular re-blooming daylilies. It flowers abundantly, with up to 25 buds over its long blooming period. The color of the flowers is deep reddish-purple with a yellow throat. Daylilies 'Purple de Oro' was bred by DeGroot and registered in 2000.
Daylilies 'Marse Connell'
Daylilies 'Marse Connell' is a midseason daylily, developed in the 1950s by Connell nurseries. It blooms in midsummer in profusion, and the flowers can be used for cut arrangements. It enjoys full sun and tolerates heat and humidity well, provided it is well watered. It is recommended to combine this cultivar with similar cultivars in other colors for maximum visual effect.
Daylilies 'Nona's Garnet Spider'
With extreme hardiness, drought, and heat tolerance, the daylilies 'Nona's Garnet Spider' is cherished for its many qualities, such as its deep red petals and yellow throat. Gardeners may be attracted to its low care requirements, its ability to attract flying pollinators, and its versatility in borders, beds, slopes, and containers.
Daylilies 'Tiger Swirl'
Daylilies 'Tiger Swirl' is a stunning daylily in the 'Rainbow Rhythm' series of copyrighted Daylilies. The plant is named for its strikingly unique flowers which feature tiger-like bright orange-yellow petals with a darker red stripe surrounding the center. Gardeners like to plant these showy garden flowers in their gardens to attract birds, bees and hummingbirds.
Daylilies 'Siloam Merle Kent'
Daylilies 'Siloam Merle Kent' is a stunning midseason daylily with pink orchid flowers and a dark purple eye. It is a dwarf lily and has a much longer bloom time than most varieties, lasting anywhere from 16 to 24 hours! It is a cultivar of the Hemerocallis genus and was named after the town in Arkansas in which it was first grown.
Daylilies 'Razzmatazz'
Daylilies 'Razzmatazz' is a tetraploid midseason daylily cultivar with showy flowers, which presumably give it its name. The blooms are a spectacular purple contrasted with a golden eye and green throat. The purple petals contain pie crust edges and dark purple veining.
Daylilies 'Siloam Double Classic'
The saying "pretty as a flower" rings true for daylilies 'Siloam Double Classic'. With delightful, salmon-pink blossoms, it is, indeed, a classic. It's a daylily cultivar with double blooms—hence the name—and green throats. This species is often called a 'perfect perennial' because of its hardiness, extravagant appearance, tolerance to drought and heat, and easy growing nature.
Daylilies 'Ming Toy'
Daylilies 'Ming Toy' has flowers that are velvety-orange with golden throats. This cultivar has darker than usual foliage. Gardeners often plant it due to its unique appearance as well as early blooming, reblooming, mild fragrance, and low maintenance requirements.
Daylilies 'Romantic Returns'
Named for its extra short blooming time, daylilies 'Romantic Returns' produce lovely flowers that last for only one day apiece. The Latin name, Hemerocallis 'Romantic Returns', accordingly means "beauty for a day." Available in a variety of colors, the ever-popular daylilies 'Romantic Returns' are many a gardener's favorite. The foliage is attractive (even after flowers have faded) and the plant requires minimal maintenance. These flowers are great for filling in large empty areas with mass plantings or lining walkways or garden paths.
Daylilies 'Siloam Amazing Grace'
Named for its extra short blooming time, daylilies 'Siloam Amazing Grace' produce lovely flowers that last for only one day apiece. The Latin name, Hemerocallis 'Siloam Amazing Grace', accordingly means "beauty for a day." Available in a variety of colors, the ever-popular daylilies 'Siloam Amazing Grace' are many a gardener's favorite. The foliage is attractive (even after flowers have faded) and the plant requires minimal maintenance. These flowers are great for filling in large empty areas with mass plantings or lining walkways or garden paths.
Daylilies 'Gordon Biggs'
Daylilies 'Gordon Biggs' is a Daylily with an ultra-showy flower that stands out from the parent plant because of its petals, which are attractively ruffled at the edges. Despite having no fragrance, these red flowers are popular garden standouts and the plant grows well in many environments, needing little care.
Daylilies 'Omomuki'
Named for its extra short blooming time, daylilies 'Omomuki' produce lovely flowers that last for only one day apiece. The Latin name, Hemerocallis 'Omomuki', accordingly means "beauty for a day." Available in a variety of colors, the ever-popular daylilies 'Omomuki' are many a gardener's favorite. The foliage is attractive (even after flowers have faded) and the plant requires minimal maintenance. These flowers are great for filling in large empty areas with mass plantings or lining walkways or garden paths.
Dwarf yellow daylily
Dwarf yellow daylily (Hemerocallis minor) is a dwarf daylily that grows well in clumps and as a ground cover that displaces weeds. Its miniature size is what gives it the name "small daylily." The flowers attract butterflies and the plant grows in many types of soils tolerating high humidity and hot summer temperatures. It provides nice interest to perennial borders and rock gardens.
Citron day-lily
Often used in Asian cooking citron day-lily is native to China and eastern Asia. This perennial produces large showy trumpet-shaped blooms that are highly fragrant. Flowers typically bloom in summer.
Daylilies 'Corky'
Daylilies 'Corky'is a ray of sunshine, and its bright yellow blooms provide a stark contrast against its vibrant green leaves. Daylilies 'Corky' is a cultivar, a cross between an unknown daylily species and H. 'Mignon'. This cultivar is widely popular among gardeners for its dazzling display, so keep your eyes peeled!
Daylilies 'Helle Berlinerin'
Named for its extra short blooming time, daylilies 'Helle Berlinerin' produce lovely flowers that last for only one day apiece. The Latin name, Hemerocallis 'Helle Berlinerin', accordingly means "beauty for a day." Available in a variety of colors, the ever-popular daylilies 'Helle Berlinerin' are many a gardener's favorite. The foliage is attractive (even after flowers have faded) and the plant requires minimal maintenance. These flowers are great for filling in large empty areas with mass plantings or lining walkways or garden paths.
Daylilies 'Moonlit Masquerade'
Daylilies 'Moonlit Masquerade' is a daylily with uniquely colored flowers that have white outer petals, a purple central section, and yellow centers. The richly evocative name brings to mind these light and dark color contrasts. It is a member of the Trophytaker series of daylily hybrids, all of which have similarly poetic names. This summer bloomer is ideal for borders, containers, and as a cut flower.
Daylilies 'Strutter's Ball'
Named for its extra short blooming time, daylilies 'Strutter's Ball' produce lovely flowers that last for only one day apiece. The Latin name, Hemerocallis 'Strutter's Ball', accordingly means "beauty for a day." Available in a variety of colors, the ever-popular daylilies 'Strutter's Ball' are many a gardener's favorite. The foliage is attractive (even after flowers have faded) and the plant requires minimal maintenance. These flowers are great for filling in large empty areas with mass plantings or lining walkways or garden paths.
Daylilies 'Bonanza'
A bonanza is a rich yield or harvest and that's an appropriate name for this daylily, which rewards gardeners with repeating flowers that show from summer through to fall. The bright orange-yellow flowers have a magenta central brushmark bisected by a yellow line. This is a distinctive patterning unique to this hybrid.
Daylilies 'Little Grapette'
Named for its extra short blooming time, daylilies 'Little Grapette' produce lovely flowers that last for only one day apiece. The Latin name, Hemerocallis 'Little Grapette', accordingly means "beauty for a day." Available in a variety of colors, the ever-popular daylilies 'Little Grapette' are many a gardener's favorite. The foliage is attractive (even after flowers have faded) and the plant requires minimal maintenance. These flowers are great for filling in large empty areas with mass plantings or lining walkways or garden paths.
Daylilies 'Crimson Pirate'
Named for its extra short blooming time, daylilies 'Crimson Pirate' produce lovely flowers that last for only one day apiece. The Latin name, Hemerocallis 'Crimson Pirate', accordingly means "beauty for a day." Available in a variety of colors, the ever-popular daylilies 'Crimson Pirate' are many a gardener's favorite. The foliage is attractive (even after flowers have faded) and the plant requires minimal maintenance. These flowers are great for filling in large empty areas with mass plantings or lining walkways or garden paths.
Daylilies 'Awesome Blossom'
The multi-award-winning daylilies 'Awesome Blossom' is a reblooming daylily known for its weather resistance and hardiness. The plant is a cross between the Mask of Time and the Daring Deception x Wisest of Wizards. Since its introduction, the daylilies 'Awesome Blossom' has been versatile and can be found in borders, beds, containers, and groundcover.
Daylilies 'Africa'
Strikingly beautiful, this daylily cultivar provides a picturesque presentation that sets it apart from other species of its genus. Although the exact parentage of daylilies 'Africa' is unknown, we know the hybridizer Kropf-Tankesley-Clarke produced it in 1987. Gardeners love the drama of this plant, with its extreme contrast between deep purple petals and prominent orange eye.
Daylilies 'All American Chief'
Named for its extra short blooming time, daylilies 'All American Chief' produce lovely flowers that last for only one day apiece. The Latin name, Hemerocallis 'All American Chief', accordingly means "beauty for a day." Available in a variety of colors, the ever-popular daylilies 'All American Chief' are many a gardener's favorite. The foliage is attractive (even after flowers have faded) and the plant requires minimal maintenance. These flowers are great for filling in large empty areas with mass plantings or lining walkways or garden paths.
Daylilies 'Red Hot Returns'
Like other daylilies, the blooms of daylilies 'Red Hot Returns' last for less than a day. However, the name of this cultivar hints at its flowers' ability to rebloom on the same stalk the next day. The blooms are a striking red that transitions to yellow toward the center of the flower.
Daylilies 'Fragrant Returns'
Daylilies 'Fragrant Returns' is a hardy, reblooming daylily cultivar characterized by large, lemon-yellow flowers with slightly ruffled petals and pleasant fragrance. The overlapping petals tend to curve back heavily, while the orange stamens curve towards the sun.
Daylilies 'Hyperion'
Daylilies 'Hyperion' has the wow factor, with a stark contrast between the yellow blooms and the dark green leaves that they protrude from. This plant is one of 80,000 daylily cultivars, created by crossing the 'Sir Michael Foster' and 'Florham' daylilies. The name "Hyperion" is also the name of a Titan who represented the sun, which may allude to daylilies 'Hyperion''s bright color.
Daylilies 'Frans Hals'
Named for its extra short blooming time, daylilies 'Frans Hals' produce lovely flowers that last for only one day apiece. The Latin name, Hemerocallis × cultorum 'Frans Hals', accordingly means "beauty for a day." Available in a variety of colors, the ever-popular daylilies 'Frans Hals' are many a gardener's favorite. The foliage is attractive (even after flowers have faded) and the plant requires minimal maintenance. These flowers are great for filling in large empty areas with mass plantings or lining walkways or garden paths.
Daylilies 'Pandora's Box'
Named for its extra short blooming time, daylilies 'Pandora's Box' produce lovely flowers that last for only one day apiece. The Latin name, Hemerocallis 'Pandora's Box', accordingly means "beauty for a day." Available in a variety of colors, the ever-popular daylilies 'Pandora's Box' are many a gardener's favorite. The foliage is attractive (even after flowers have faded) and the plant requires minimal maintenance. These flowers are great for filling in large empty areas with mass plantings or lining walkways or garden paths.
Daylilies 'Chicago Apache'
The daylilies 'Chicago Apache' is notable for its dark red blooms complemented by a bright yellow center. It is a variety of daylily with ruffled petals that give an elegant appearance to the garden. The flowers grow to 13 cm across. Blooming later than other daylilies, daylilies 'Chicago Apache' is a good choice for gardeners who want to extend their enjoyment of daylilies.
Daylilies 'Charles Johnston'
Named for its extra short blooming time, daylilies 'Charles Johnston' produce lovely flowers that last for only one day apiece. The Latin name, Hemerocallis 'Charles Johnston', accordingly means "beauty for a day." Available in a variety of colors, the ever-popular daylilies 'Charles Johnston' are many a gardener's favorite. The foliage is attractive (even after flowers have faded) and the plant requires minimal maintenance. These flowers are great for filling in large empty areas with mass plantings or lining walkways or garden paths.
Daylilies 'Whichford'
Cultivated by Harry Randall in 1960, daylilies 'Whichford' displays fragrant, trumpet-shaped greenish-yellow flowers. Take care to plant this daylily cultivar in full sun for maximum flowering potential. Daylilies 'Whichford' may be attacked by some garden pests such as the glasshouse red spider mite and may be affected by bacterial leaf and stem rot.
Daylilies 'Bess Ross'
Daylilies 'Bess Ross' has gained a lot of popularity over the years, and rightly so, with its vibrant red blooms and lively golden-orange heart. Daylilies 'Bess Ross' is a daylily cultivar of unknown parentage, but this doesn't seem to hold it back. It's loved for its blooms, although these are fleeting, only flowering for twenty-four hours before withering.
Daylilies 'Apricot Sparkles'
Named for its extra short blooming time, daylilies 'Apricot Sparkles' produce lovely flowers that last for only one day apiece. The Latin name, Hemerocallis 'Apricot Sparkles', accordingly means "beauty for a day." Available in a variety of colors, the ever-popular daylilies 'Apricot Sparkles' are many a gardener's favorite. The foliage is attractive (even after flowers have faded) and the plant requires minimal maintenance. These flowers are great for filling in large empty areas with mass plantings or lining walkways or garden paths.
Daylilies 'Dominic'
Daylilies 'Dominic' is a vigorous grower with vibrant red-black flowers. It is a hybrid of Hemerocallis 'Royal Ambassador' and Hemerocallis 'Baja'. Gardeners love it due to its unique color and its tolerance to a variety of light conditions.
Daylilies 'Sammy Russell'
A reliable and striking daylily variant, daylilies 'Sammy Russell' has deep crimson flowers with a bright golden throat. Hybridized from other daylily varieties by H. M. Russell, he named this cultivar after a family member. Daylilies 'Sammy Russell' is extremely popular for its long-lasting blooms, showy flowers, and extreme hardiness.
Daylilies 'Christmas Is'
Named for its extra short blooming time, daylilies 'Christmas Is' produce lovely flowers that last for only one day apiece. The Latin name, Hemerocallis 'Christmas Is', accordingly means "beauty for a day." Available in a variety of colors, the ever-popular daylilies 'Christmas Is' are many a gardener's favorite. The foliage is attractive (even after flowers have faded) and the plant requires minimal maintenance. These flowers are great for filling in large empty areas with mass plantings or lining walkways or garden paths.
Daylilies 'Destined To See'
Daylilies 'Destined To See' is a daylily cultivar with stunning multicolored blooms that consist of creamy yellow petals, lavender eyes and edges, and yellow-green throats. It is an early midseason daylily, so it begins blooming a few weeks before most cultivars of this genus in mid to late spring. After seeing a picture of the daylily you will be 'destined to see' it yourself!
Daylilies 'Royal Mountie'
A daylily hybrid produced by crossing H. 'James Marsh' and H. 'Scarlet Oak', daylilies 'Royal Mountie' takes on the best properties of both parents, specifically their unique look of bright red blooms with a contrasting yellow-green eye. When you witness daylilies 'Royal Mountie', it's easy to see why "Royal" is in its cultivar name.
Daylilies 'Bertie Ferris'
Named for its extra short blooming time, daylilies 'Bertie Ferris' produce lovely flowers that last for only one day apiece. The Latin name, Hemerocallis 'Bertie Ferris', accordingly means "beauty for a day." Available in a variety of colors, the ever-popular daylilies 'Bertie Ferris' are many a gardener's favorite. The foliage is attractive (even after flowers have faded) and the plant requires minimal maintenance. These flowers are great for filling in large empty areas with mass plantings or lining walkways or garden paths.
Daylilies 'Autumn Red'
As hinted by its name, daylilies 'Autumn Red' has bright red flowers; however, it typically blooms in the summer. The flowers are large and have bright yellow throats. This cultivar is the parent of at least eight named cultivars.
Care Guide for Daylilies
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Vascular plants Class
Monocotyledons Order
Asparagus and allies Family
Asphodel Genus
Daylilies 
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