 Hemerocallis citrina $10.95
- common names: daylily
- flowering season: the first half of summer
- height: 3 to 4 feet
- Light requirements: full sun or a half day of sunlight
- Soil requirements: average soil is adequate although it likes a rich soil
- Water requirements: 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
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 light yellow flowers, and you have a daylily that need never be discarded for the newest, latest hybrid. Cold hardy to -35°F. |
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