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Hemerocallis - Daylilies
Species daylilies:
citrina What is so special about species daylilies? Their simple forms and lines cannot be improved upon no matter how hard hybridists try, coming up with ruffles and doubles. Their simple forms are also classic forms. To that add the wonderful scent that this species, Hemerocallis citrina, carries in her flowers, and you have a daylily that need never be discarded for the newest, latest hybrid.
citrina var. vespertina With a pleasing scent and a lovely light color, with darker reverse to the petals, here is a daylily to cherish. Flowering stems are tall at three to four feet. The season for Hemerocallis citrina var. vespertina is mid summer. Flowers are open during the day and last well into night.
exaltata Rarely offered, this species, Hemerocallis exaltata, is very robust, so strong that a gardener would think that it is on steroids, much like a tetraploid daylily. The flower stems are thick and reach to four feet.The flower is a very nice apricot color, and it flowers at midsummer.
fulva 'Kwanso Variegata' (variegated, double-flowered daylily) This plant, Hemerocallis fulva 'Kwanso Variegata,' is named following the guidance of the book, The Daylily: A Guide for Gardeners, by John P. Peat and Ted L. Petit. The pictures shown here are of our plants. Once it reaches flowering size a plant will spread quickly by underground shoots. And it has been criticized for sometimes reverting from striped leaves back to all-green leaves. What is curious to us is that striped plants that have been in the ground here for over five years have never had the least bit of all-green leaves show, while other equally striped plants grown in pots and regularly divided do occasionally develop offshoots with totally green leaves. In any case the plants we send will have striped leaves, so you will be off to a good start !
lilio-asphodelus (flava) One of the earliest daylilies to flower each spring, in May, this species, Hemerocallis lilio-asphodelus, grows into thick clumps and spreads moderately by sending out stems underground, a foot or two. Very nicely scented are the flowers. The height of the flower stems is two and a half feet. As with other daylilies, demands little if any care, and is long lived.
Hybrid daylilies:
Bountiful Valley There are many yellow daylilies. This stands out for the large quantity of its light lemon yellow flowers. On plants that are several years old, in other words, on well-established plants, so many flowers will be open at one time that they will show very well at a long distance. The stem height is two and a half feet. The season is July into August.
Candy Factory 'Candy Factory has flowers of light pink with ruffled edges, that remind us of ribbon candy with its fluted edges. A plant's height will be two feet, and the flowers show in July.
Chicago Apache The flowers of 'Chicago Apache' are a rich, dark red and are often of a rounded form. Plants are tall at three feet. The length of the flowering season will be very long on well-established plants that are given copious amounts of water. Flowering will begin in July and continue into autumn.
Colorful Summer Summer will be colorful with this daylily having rich pink flowers. Flower stems are two and a half feet tall. It flowers in July and early August.
Flasher A red orange even brighter than shown by the photo colors this flower. Lighter midribs. Height is two to two and a half feet. Its season is July.
Garden Majesty A soft pure cantaloupe is the color. Flower stems are two and a half feet in length. Blooms in July.
George Caleb Bingham (named for an American realist painter who lived from 1811 to 1879) Triangularly shaped, large and softly brushed in colors from pink to cream, with yellow in the throat. Flowers in July. Stems are two and a half feet tall.
Gift of Love 'Gift of Love' has large flowers of red in mid summer with stems of two to two and a half feet.
Give My Love A soft apricot shading lighter and having raised midribs with a golden throat is this flower. The plant blooms in midsummer with flower stems of two feet.
Golden Scrolls A newer hybrid having wide ruffled petals in a soft apricot that blooms July into August. The height of a plant is two and a half feet. Flower size is between four and five inches.
Hyperion Elite Very large flowers 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 strongly fragrant. The stems supporting the flowers are strong and upright, not leaning as does its namesake, 'Hyperion.'
Ida Miles A light creamy lemon yellow are the flowers of 'Ida Miles.' The season is towards the end of the standard daylily season. The flowers are sweetly scented.
Last Quarter Lemon yellow, late-season flowers, that are six to seven inches in size show on stems of two and a half feet.
Late Watcher 'Late Watcher' is a light, creamy pink with a shading of light apricot. The petals are lightly ruffled and large. Plants bloom very late in summer. Height of the flower stems is two to two and a half feet.
Olallie Mack 'Olallie Mack' has flowers that are small with a width of three and a half inches. The colors and form of the flower are especially good, and the season is very late. The flower color is a golden pink. We can always count on this to close out the season for daylilies.
Princess Irene This plant is an older variety that is obvious from the form of the flowers. The petals are simpler, narrower and not as ruffled as are newer hybrids. What is good about 'Princess Irene' is her later flowering, blooming from late summer into fall. Her height will be two and a half to three feet, and her colors are a bright, pure apricot.
Red Ruffles Without frequent watering, the flowers of this daylily will not be colored as strongly as shown in the photo. Usually daylilies flower well without extra effort. If 'Red Ruffles' does not get as much water as it wants, the colors will be less intense, and the form of the flower will suffer. The height is low at one and a half feet, and the flowers are in good proportion to the size of the plant at four inches across. The season is mid summer.
Sand Sandals Rose to burnt orange are the colors. The form of the flowers is nicer than shown by the photo. The height is two and a half feet, with the flowers appearing in mid summer.
Stafford A dark red with a golden throat, we see this plant illustrated in gardening books from the United Kingdom. The height is two and a half feet and the flowering season is in mid summer. The petals recurve nicely and standout distinctly because they are not so wide as many of the most recent hybrids.
Sunday Gloves Medium sized flowers of a particularly nice shape are very near to a pure white. The flowers can be translucent, they are so light. The flowering stems reach one and a half to two feet. Its season is mid summer.
Victorian Fantasy Pastel peach blending with cream and light yellow. The flowers are larger than average and open on stems of two to two and a half feet. The flowering season is in mid summer.
Virtue The color of this can be described as near-white. It is not a pure white however close to it.The height is two feet. The flowers are large and triangular in shape. The season is later than most. Of the near whites that are available, this is less common. And its later flowering is a bonus.
Youthful Joy The flower stems reach to only a foot and a half. The colors are medium to light pink with white midribs. Flowers come in mid summer.
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