hemerocallis 'children's festival' (daylilly)
$16.95
- pinkish peach trumpets with a gold throat
- long bloom season
- bloom time: mid-july to mid august
- zone 3
- height 50-55cm
- spread 50-50cm
- colour pink
- hemerocallis grow best in an average to moist, well-drained soil, in full sun or partial shade
- daylilies with very dark flower colours benefit from more shade
- they are adaptable to many soil conditions, even heavy clay soils and once established, will tolerate heat and drought
- prune the flower stalks down after blooming to improve the overall appearance and lengthen bloom time
- they spread (some slowly, some more aggressively) by underground rhizomes
- easy to grow
- full sun, partial sun/shade
- fast growing
- drought tolerant, once established
- heat tolerant
- salt tolerant
- (image courtesy of NVK nurseries, NVK holdings inc.)