Whether you’re searching for reblooming, long-blooming, or heirloom daylilies, these varieties never disappoint.
Alise O’Brien
Dayliliesare popular, low-maintenance perennials that add spectacular color to any garden.
According to theAmerican Daylily Society, there are nearly 89,000 registered cultivars of the tough, dependable bloomers.
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Modern hybrid daylilies have come a long way from their wild ancestors.
The only colors you are unlikely to find are pure white and pure blue.
Theseeasy-to-grow perennialsrequire little care and grow in all types of landscapes.
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All American Chief
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This beauty is a top choice for many daylily growers.
Youll want to add it to your list of favorites for yourdaylily-filled garden plan.
Its 9-inch flowers are flaming red with a yellow throat, and they rebloom often.
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Its flowers are deep purple with bright yellow-green throats.
This award winner adds varietyand a little dramato any garden.
It looks like a double lily and isslightly fragrant.
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The 6-inch ruffled flowers are a creamy, rose-peach color and have a green throat.
Size:30 inchestall
Zones:410
Fooled Me
Whats not to love about this vibrant daylily?
This popular bright yellow cultivar with a dramatic red eye zone and green throat is sure to attract attention.
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Classified as a Daylily of Unusual Form, its a strong rebloomer with ruffled petals and sepals.
Its 9-inchblood-red bloomshave a green throat but dont have a fragrance.
Size:51 inchestall
Zones:310
Primal Scream
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Create apretty pollinator gardenwith this popular, fiery orange-tangerine daylily.
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Its green 712-inch green flowers are framed with a wide purple border.
The standout Ruby Spider cultivar has won many awards and features fragrant ruby-red blooms with a yellow throat.
White Eyes Pink Dragon
Make a dramatic statement in your garden with this popular, award-winningpink cultivar.
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Its vibrant 812-inch rose-pink flowers are fragrant and have a white watermark and green throat.
Size:38 inchestall
Little Grapette
This award-winning miniature daylily offers lots of purplish flowers in early and midsummer.
This early-season cultivar is perfect for perennial beds, borders, and containers.
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Cooler temperatures between 55F and 70F produce the most vibrant blooms.
Above 80F, the flowers are pale in color.
This cultivar of daylilies is notable for its bloom performance and vigorous habit.
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Fellow
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Its hard to go wrong with this daylily variety.
It produces a profusion of large, purple, 7-inch blooms in summer.
Like many other spidery, long-petaled daylilies, the Fellow cultivar is considered a Daylily of Unusual Form.
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This particular daylily is favored for its extended bloom and 612-inch flowers.
It has parented dozens of cultivars, including the Stand By Me, Southern Charmer, and Inamorata daylilies.
This cultivar is notable for its reblooming capabilities.
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Bloom Season:Midsummer; may rebloom
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This daylily variety features beautiful pink bicolored blooms.
The midsummer flower features ruffled rose-pink petals and a yellow throat with sepals in a contrasting creamy white.
Raspberry Lehi
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This outstanding daily variety offers lots of charming fuchsia-pink flowers with greenish-yellow throats.
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Its also an extended bloomer with sunset-colored flowers occasionally staying open for 16 hours or longer.
Its coppery red, 9-inch flowers will be the centerpiece of your garden.
Size:40 inches tall
Mormon Spider
This variety offers large beige and bright yellow flowers.
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The 812-inch blooms and narrow petals make this daylily variety extra eye-catching.
Lenox
Lenox offers 6-inch, soft yellow blooms that fade to a creamy green throat.
It has no fragrance.
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The award-winning daylily cultivar features 6-inch-wide flowers that bear no fragrance but attract plenty of pollinators.
Lady Elizabeth
Its no wonder Lady Elizabeth, another old-time variety, is still popular.
The pale yellow (near-white) flowers are striking when they appear in summer over the green foliage.
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Gentle Shepherd
Another top-rated variety, Gentle Shepherd produces near-white, 5-inch flowers.
Cherry Cheeks
This award-winning variety features bold, cherry-pink flowers in mid to late summer.
Plant them in full sun with well-drained soil for the healthiest plants.
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While you are at it, clear away any withered, brown foliage regularly.
Yes, daylilies are generally ignored by rabbits.
However, they are a favorite snack for deer.
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If you live in a deer-prone area, consider deer-resistant perennials likeastilbe,foxglove, orsalvia.
Daylilies grow from tuberous roots.
Daylilies are not toxic to dogs, but they are highly toxic to cats.
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Contact your vet immediately if your feline companion eats any part of a daylily.
Many daylily varieties live up to 5 years when well cared for.
They can live even longerup to 10 yearswhen they are divided and replanted every few years.
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