Daylilies

If you are looking for a perennial plant that will give you a lot of color, survive in a variety of conditions, and requires minimal care, then daylilies may be a good plant to try. Daylilies tend to be an easy plant to grow, they don't succumb to many diseases, can grow in either sun or light shade, and can tolerate a wide range of soil conditions. They also come in a variety of colors to brighten your perennial garden or landscape

Growing Daylilies

• Flower best in full sun but will grow and flower in partial shade
• Grow in most soil conditions, mixing an organic matter into the existing soil will help the plants perform better
• Daylilies tolerate some drought, but do best when they receive 1" of water per week
• Daylilies can be planted anytime throughout the summer
• After plants have grown to a large clump, they can be divided. This is usually done in the spring.
• During the season when the plants are blooming it is a good idea to deadhead the flowers to encourage more blooms in those varieties that rebloom.
• Removing the seed pod after the plants have bloomed usually causes better flowering in the next season.

Varieties of Daylilies

Gertens carries a large variety of daylilies in all different colors and sizes. Their bloom times range from late May through September. Here is a list of the varieties that we carry sorted by color.

Yellow

• Big Tim Happy: An improved Happy Returns Daylily that reaches 24" tall and has fragrant flowers and reblooms
• Happy Returns: An 18" plant with 3" flowers - a continuous blooming type
• Hyperion: 40" tall with large flowers. A fragrant and repeat bloomer
• Mary Todd: 26" plant with ruffled, yellow flowers and blooms early in the season
• Stella De Oro: A shorter plant, only 15" tall with golden flowers and continuous blooms

Red

• Baja: 26" plant with large red flowers and a tendency to rebloom
• Chicago Apache: 27" tall with ruffled scarlet flowers. Flowers are usually 5" long.
• Pardon Me: A shorter plant, only 18" tall with small burgundy flowers that rebloom
• Red Volunteer: A 36" plant with bright red, large flowers and a mid-season bloom
• Siloam Showgirl: 18" plant with red flowers and deep red eyezone

Orange/Apricot

• Leprechaun's Wealth: 12" tall with small apricot-orange flowers that rebloom
• Little Bee: 16" plant with 2" salmon flowers that bloom mid-season
• Mauna Loa : 22" plant with tangerine flowers and blooms early to mid-season
• Orange Vols: 24" tall with large orange flowers and blooms mid to late season
• Prester John: 26" tall with golden orange flowers that rebloom
• Ruffled Apricot: 36" plant with large ruffled apricot flowers that bloom early to mid-season

Lavender/Purple

• Chicago Royal Robe: 26" tall with plum purple flowers with a green throat. Mid to late season blooms.
• Dallas Star: 28" tall with pale lavender star shaped flowers that bloom mid season
• Little Grapette: 16" tall with small grape colored blooms in early season
• Nile Crane: 26" tall with fragrant lavender flowers. Reblooms.

Pink

• Barbara Mitchell: Grows to 24" tall with lavender/pink flowers. This plant blooms mid-season and a is a long bloomer.
• Catherine Woodbury: 30" tall wiht orchid colored flowers with a green throat. Mid to late season blooms.
• Lullaby Baby: 22" tall with small, light pink flowers. Early to mid season blooms.
• Mini Pearl : 16" tall with 3" pink flowers with ruffled edges. Mid season blooms.
• Strawberry Candy: 26" tall with strawberry pink blooms and rose eyes. Early to mid season blooms.