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Daylily

Hemerocallis hybrida (hem-eh-roh-KAL-iss HY-brid-ah)

Family: Asphodelaceae Unknown Groundcover

Daylily hybrids are herbaceous perennials in the asphodel family (Asphodelaceae). They have an arching, clumping habit and a rapid growth rate that assists their spreading nature. Daylilies grow best in full sun to partial shade and in loamy soil with good drainage and average fertility. If the soil is too rich or the site too shady, there will be relatively little flowering. Propagate daylilies by division. They are drought, heat, and salt resistant and tolerate urban conditions, too. A wide selection of solid colors and color patterns is available (shades of red, pink, yellow, orange, purple, and bicolor), and a range of sizes from small to very large. Ruffled, picotee, and 'pie crust' edges are also available characteristics. Grow daylilies in containers, on a patio, or along a walkway. They are attractive in a mass planting in a foundation, a naturalized area, or on a slope. Add them to a pollinator garden for them to be enjoyed by butterflies and hummingbirds. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: No significant problems. The Clemson Cooperative Extension Home and Garden Information Center has a factsheet on common day lily diseases and other plant problems. VIDEO Created by Homegrown More information on Hemerocallis .

Source: NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox ↗ NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, 45 attributes.

How it fits the guild

Guild layer 5 - Groundcover
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Companions & Conflicts

Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.

No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.

Also noted by NC State

Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.

Often confused with Hemerocallis fulva
Fills a similar niche Hemerocallis Hemerocallis fulva Lantana camara
Native alternatives Zephyranthes atamasco

Full plant profile

Growing Conditions
Plant type
Ground Cover; Herbaceous Perennial; Perennial
Life cycle
Perennial
USDA zones
3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) | Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Soil texture
Loam (Silt)
Soil drainage
Good Drainage
NC region
Coastal; Mountains; Piedmont
Growth rate
Rapid
Maintenance
Low
Canopy layer
5 - Groundcover
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Arching; Clumping; Spreading
Texture
Medium
Foliage
Deciduous
Leaf color
Green
Leaf shape
Linear
Leaf size
> 6 inches long, < 1 inch wide
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
6-14 in. long, narrow leaves
Flower color
Gold/Yellow; Orange; Pink; Purple/Lavender; Red/Burgundy; Variegated; White
Flower value
Long Bloom Season; Showy
Flower shape
Star; Trumpet
Flower detail
2 to 6 in. trumpet-shaped flowers last only 1 day; range of colors; nectar source for hummingbirds and butterflies
Bloom time
Summer
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Unknown
Attracts
Butterflies; Hummingbirds
Landscape Use
Landscape location
Container; Naturalized Area; Patio; Slope/Bank; Walkways
Landscape theme
Butterfly Garden; Children's Garden; Cottage Garden; Pollinator Garden
Design feature
Border; Foundation Planting; Mass Planting; Small groups
Garden tags
#salt tolerant #hummingbird friendly #easy to grow #yellow flowers #white flowers #perennial bulbs #purple flowers #pink flowers #orange flowers #clumping #heat tolerant #nectar plant #drought tolerant #spreading #urban conditions tolerant #tuberous #summer flowers #HS302 #problem for cats #non-toxic for dogs #easy to transplant #full sun tolerant #partial shade tolerant #poor soil tolerant
Problems & Resistance
Insect problems
Daylily Leafminer
Disease problems
Southern Blight of Herbaceous Ornamentals
Problems
Problem for Cats
Resistant to
Drought; Dry Soil; Heat; Poor Soil; Salt; Urban Conditions
Propagation
Division

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