Gorgeous Daylilies You Will Want In Your Own Garden!
These Gorgeous Daylilies, You Will Want In Your Own Garden! The daylilies in my humble garden are not the common orange "ditch lily". Although that name seems rather harsh for those pretty lilies, it is a relatively apt one. They do grow in a lot of ditches. All of the lilies in our garden have been bought at the local nurseries or at a local daylily farm. I hope you enjoy these beauties!
'Woodside Velour' is a deep rose-violet color with a lime green throat. These bloom mid-season with 4" blooms. The 'Woodside Velour' daylily is a diploid, which means it has two sets of chromosomes, 11 from each of the parent plants, 'Pardon Me' and 'Siloam Helpmate'.
'American Revolution' is a daylily, which grows 28" tall. The blooms are gorgeous, large velvety black-red, and about 5 1/2" across. This plant is a diploid, too.
'Dragon Lore' grows to a height of 23" with 6" blooms. Red with green throat. This daylily is a tetraploid, which means it has four sets of chromosomes, a total of 44. These plants are usually infertile. Parent plants are 'Douglas Dale and sdlg.'
'Pardon Me' is smaller and grows about 18" tall and the flowers are about 2 3/4" across. The blooms in my garden are a full 3" across. It blooms midseason and will rebloom. It is a diploid. The blooms are a soft red with a yellow-green throat. The parent plants are a 'sdlg and 'Little Grapette', which is a dwarf daylily and only grows 12" tall. Little Grapette's parent plants are 'Lavender Doll and sdlg'.
'Lottery Winner' is an early bloomer with 5 1/2" blooms and grows about 25 - 36" tall. I have read that this is a diploid and also that this is another tetraploid. I couldn't find the parent plants and I don't know for sure. Whichever it is, you know I love the color red and this is another beautiful red daylily with a yellow green throat.
'Nanuq', one of my favorite daylilies, grows about 27" tall and these ivory blooms are large, about 5 1/2 - 6" across. The parent plants are, ' Joan Senior' and 'Elizabeth Yancey'.
Daylilies are pretty carefree, but a little bit of a balanced fertilizer applied every few weeks during the growing season is a good idea. Remove seed pods when they appear. Remove blossoms as they fade to encourage more blooms and so energy is not expended in seed formation. Remove the stems and foliage as they yellow and die. (That is a task that is sometimes difficult get around to when taking care of children! I know!)
Daylilies can be propagated by dividing the rootball. They can be planted in early spring or in the fall. All of the daylilies above were bought in the early fall at a lily farm here in Kentucky.
The daylilies below are not identified. I have had them for many years and am not sure what their names are. It doesn't matter to me. They are absolutely gorgeous anyway!
This big beautiful yellow daylily was bought many years ago at a local garden center. At the time, they were being sold for two dollars each! How could I resist? They have huge yellow blossoms and are gorgeous!
This bi-colored lily was also picked up at a garden center. It was just tagged bi-colored lily. The blossoms are about 6" big and they look particularly good right next to the lavender Liatris.
I don't remember where I got these little soft salmon colored lilies. They are a smaller variety, which is planted all around a yew next to the patio.
The daylilies in the garden bloom for weeks beginning in June. These are but a few of the many different daylilies available today and soon it will be the perfect time for planting them again! These are but a few of the Gorgeous Daylilies You Will Want In Your Own Garden! Happy gardening!
