The botanical name for daylilies is Hemerocallis and although there are many varieties in the market today, we all have our favorites. Did you know that daylilies are heat and drought resistance and are in the perennial family? It has been said that daylilies are the perfect perennial because these require little care and they come back every year to add beauty to your flower garden or landscape.

These beautiful robust flowers come in a wide array of colors, different shapes, and sizes. If I was to describe daylilies, I would say that the flowers are clump-forming with fibrous or tuberous roots. The roots of daylilies are long and slender making these an absolutely beautiful addition to your flower garden.

Daylilies are also excellent as cut flowers and a favorite of most florists. I like daylilies too and here are my all time favorite ones.

Paper Butterfly Daylily – This is a huge daylily that has 6-inch blooms and the plants are barely 2 feet tall and wide which is remarkable. The base of each petal is a peach  with melon and gold overtones and the eyezone is bright grape. It has been said that the purple eyezone of this daylily which runs along the veins resembles eyelashes! I also heard that the flowers of this daylily looks like butterfly wings and that is the reason for its name. If you want to steal the garden show in your neighborhood, consider planting Coneflower as a companion or even Shasta daisies which will offset the unusual hues of this incredible daylily. The flowers show up early summer and continue all summer long. Grows well in zones 4-9, requires full sun, and it can be planted as borders, beds or just against a wall or fence. It is cold hardy, and drought and heat resistant.

Navajo Princes Daylily – These have 4 1/2 inch blooms with a triangular eyezone of deep rose and curled back petal tips, a chartreuse throat and a pale powder pink base. An added value to this beautiful daylily is that the flowers remain opened for 16 hours a day. It flowers in mid and late summer. Also, this daylily is considered an extended bloomer meaning that the flowers open the night before giving you a full day of flowering. It grows 18-24 inches tall and does well in zones 4-9.

Formal Elegance Daylily – These are beautiful daylilies that bloom early in the season and again in late summer. The flowers have a light fragrance and are ivory-white with a small but bold maroon eyezone. The blooms are slightly ruffled or crimped and are 4 inches wide. You can use these for border designs or even plant them in containers but keep in mind that these grow 18-24 inches tall and 3 feet wide. Drought and heat resistant and grows well in zones 3-9.

Fooled me Daylily – This is a bicolor daylily but a little bigger, bolder and brighter than the other varieties. The flowers are 5 1/2 inches wide with sort of a curling design around the edges. A cinnamon red eyezone with a yellow stripe going through the center of each petal and the edging of each petal exactly matches the color of the eyezone. No wonder this daylily has been the winner of numerous awards including the 2005 American Hemerocallis Society Stout Silver Medal and the 2003 Waterman Medal. Brilliant! This daylily is a mid-season bloomer and opens the night before for the next days bloom. The plant reaches 2 feet tall and 1 1/2 feet wide, does survive the harsh northern winters and will also do well in the hot southern summers. It grows well in zones 3-9.

You Angel You Daylily – These are forever blooming with gorgeous double flowered 2 inch blooms. This one is ideal for small spaces, containers or for edging in your flower garden. They flower late summer and again in the autumn and you can get these in red, cream or light apricot colors. They are easy to grow and bloom the first year you plant them. Grows to 16 inches tall and does well in zones 3-9.

Hush Little Baby Daylily – If you like pink, this is the daylily for you with its bold rosy pink beatiful blooms. It has perfectly formed petals which will not slump under the pressure of too much heat, humidity or sun. The blooms are 5 inches across and are thick and waxy keeping the blooms fresh which will survive in any type of weather. And, get this, you will get 20-25 flowers per stem on its 22 inches tall and 24 inches wide plants. Blooms from mid to late summer and does well in zones 4-9.

So there you have it, some of my favorite daylilies that will add beauty to your flower garden for years to come. Daylilies are one of the easiest perennial plants to grow and most will survive rough winters as well as intense heat and humidity.

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