Sequim Rare Plants, Sequim, WA 98382

Hemerocallis 'Hyperion Elite'


Hemerocallis 'Hyperion Elite'Hemerocallis 'Hyperion Elite'
  • common names: daylily
  • flowering season: July into August
  • height: 2½ feet
  • Light requirements: full sun or a half day of sunlight
  • Soil requirements: average soil is adequate although it likes a rich soil
  • Water requirments: likes more than an average amount of water, although it is drought tolerant once it reaches full size
  • Growth habit: grows as a slowly widening clump
  • How to propagate: divide in spring or early summer; either dig out a rooted piece of the plant from the edge of a clump or divide the entire plant
  • Leaf type: arching, long, linear leaves
  • Ways to use it such as in a pot or otherwise: long lived in the garden without much fuss and is very adaptable to where it is grown; also grows well in a large pot
  • Special characteristics: sweetly fragrant flowers
  • Other points of interests: each flower lasts for 24 hours, however a full sized plant produces many flowers at a time, over many weeks
Very large yellow flowers that open atop stems of two and a half feet bloom for a long time in mid summer. Older plants will have lots of flowers that will make a large show of color. The flowers are sweetly and powerfully fragrant. The stems supporting the flowers are strong and upright. Introduced in 1987 by Klehm. Cold hardy to USDA Zones 3 - 9.
 

 
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