BOTANICAL NAME HEMEROCALLIS cv.
PRONUNCIATION Hem - er - o - KAL - is
COMMON NAME Daylily
FAMILY LILIACEAE
Life Cycle Herbaceous perennial
Growth Habit Groundcover Height 18” Width 3’ to 5’ Spreading
ARRANGEMENT Basal
LEAF Linear Length 2’ Width 1 1/3”
MARGIN Entire
VEINS Parallel
COMPOSITION Simple
FLOWER Summer Yellow, orange, dark red, pink, and combinations Petals in multiples of 3
FRUIT Fall Green pod turning to brown
EXPOSURE Sun Part Shade
GROWTH Rapid
USE Ground cover
DESCRIPTION More than 12,000 varieties now known Useful in mass plantings Monocot lily plant
CULTURAL PRACTICES Very tolerant of soil and moisture conditions Propagate by division
PROBLEMS None
ZONES 6 to 9
NATIVE OF: Japan