DAYLILIES
Daylilies are old-fashioned favorites that are easy to care for. The original 15 species have yielded more than 26,000 varieties with flowers in every color except blue. So many cultivars and hybrids allow you to create beds and borders graced with daylily flowers from late spring to fall. The flowers are borne on stems that are oftern twice as tall as the mounds of foliage. Each flower lasts from 1 to 2 days, but the numerous buds keep daylilies blooming for many weeks.
GROWING & CARE
Plant daylily crowns 1 inch below the soil surface, 1 1/2 to 2 feet apart for smaller types and 2 to 3 feet apart for taller ones, in spring, summer, or fall. Provide organic mulch to conserve water and prevent frost heaving where winters are cold, and afternoon shade where summers are hot and dry. A light application of fertilizer in spring is helpful. Rejuvenate established plants by dividing clumps every 3 to 6 years in early spring, or after flowering in late summer or fall.
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