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Double daylily at Wall Flower Studio
Day lilies are most likely the easiest perennial you could ever grow.
They flourish in almost all soils, (sandy to clay), but giving them soil that is rich in organic matter, or compost, is always a plus for most any plant.
In my garden, I have daylilies growing in full sun, however, I've happily discovered that they will also tolerate a good amount of shade.
If they were to be a little particular about anything, it would be their preference to neutral soils. Any garden with too much of an acid or alkaline base will not do for growing daylily plants!
They are really hardy, which suits this gardener well, especially in our Canadian climate, (zone 4b here), and as far as I can tell, they are free from pests and diseases, except for slugs, which do some damage to the leaves during an overly wet Summer, which this has been.
The picture above is from my own garden. A huge double daylily. I want more of these! Truly scrumptious looking!
(I'm thinking the orange colour of the daylily is complimented nicely with the purple Astilbe in the background)
The only thing I don't like about daylilies is that each flower don't last longer, hence the name. Happily, though, there's always new varieties to purchase every year to add with your garden's collection.
Happy Gardening!
Hemerocallis links
~Canadian Hemerocallis society
~BBC - Gardening - Daylily
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Tags: double orange hardy sloan tuber shade wall bulb daylily flower studio hemerocallis garden perennial karen
Posted by Karen
@ 05:37 AM PST
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