Daylilies, the Plants that Thrive on Neglect!
I
love the daylily. It grows in almost any soil, can be planted from spring until
fall, blooms in full sun to partial shade, grows in clumps that can be divided,
is available in more than 50,000 cultivars, and with a garden of multiple
varieties can provide beautiful flowers, each for one day, from June through
August.
The
average gardener may have seen the few daylilies that are offered for sale at
the mass-market nurseries, such as the Stella de Oro. But my new “go to” source is Thumper’s
Daylily Farm http://www.thumpersdaylilies.com/index.html
just outside Winchester, Virginia. Thumper’s offers more than 1200 varieties of
daylily lovingly grown and tended by Patsy Simpson. Ms. Simpson recalls by
looking at a photo of each daylily the variety and characteristics. Plus, she
guarantees each plant. I’ve just planted
my recent purchases and plan on returning for additional selections when I take
my gardening enthusiast friends and relatives for a look see.
There
is actually a society dedicated to the daylily, The American Hemerocallis
Society. http://www.daylilies.org/.
This website has an abundance of information about planting and maintaining
daylilies.
I’ve
included some photos from the Thumper’s website. Happy planting! Then sit back
with an adult beverage and enjoy the show.
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