Daylilies

Gardens can be full of surprises. A plant that sulked along for months suddenly feels at home and covers itself with glory.  Bulbs poke through the soil far from where

Early-day lilies stub their toes on the heels of lagging daffodils, and late ones stay around to rub elbows with fall asters and early mums.  In between, they hobnob with

Gardens are loveliest when they are planned to have a succession of blooms. Then they are continually interesting, with the flowers of one plant immediately following or overlapping the bloom

The dean of daylily hybridizers discusses their development, beauty, and usefulness as garden plants. There are today about 3,500 named daylilies or hemerocallis. Forty years ago, only about a dozen—

They wonder what plant combines beauty and color with long life, hardiness, and ease of care. The answer is daylilies, known botanically as hemerocallis.  They are truly the delight of

Daylilies have become general favorites. The plants give pleasure from when the first green spears emerge through the ground in the spring until fall. They make a restful, green background

Daylilies (hemerocallis) are perennials with real stamina and are of the easiest possible culture. They bring bright clouds of beauty to northern gardens when midsummer’s heat is at its fiercest. 

Some years ago, I began growing daylilies (hemerocallis) simply to complement shrubs and perennials in borders. Then their dependability, care-free habits, and the ease with which I could develop new

The daylily parade in my midwestern garden began late last year.  Spring had been very cold and wet, and Jack Frost had nipped a few precocious buds before the season

When a man climbs to the top of a hill, he needs to look back down over the road he has traveled to what height he has reached.  Likewise, to