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Daylily (Species) Common Orange Daylily in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Hemerocallis fulva

 

Daylily (Species) Common Orange Daylily

Clump-forming perennial plant with spikes of flowers each of which lasts no more than 24 hours (hence the common name). The flowers consist of 3 petals & sepals, with a midrib of the same, or a contrasting colour. Colours are most commonly reds, oranges, yellows or pinks. 'Fulva' has tawny-orange flowers with a paler midrib stripe.

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plant Features
  • Daylily (Species) Common Orange Daylily likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Daylily (Species) Common Orange Daylily likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Daylily (Species) Common Orange Daylily is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Daylily (Species) Common Orange Daylily likes moist and fertile

    Moist and fertile

 
plant information

Common name

Daylily (Species) Common Orange Daylily

Latin name

Hemerocallis fulva

type

Perennial

family

Asphodelaceae

ph

5.5 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Daylily (Species) Common Orange Daylily likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Daylily (Species) Common Orange Daylily is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Daylily (Species) Common Orange Daylily likes moist and fertile

    Moist and fertile

  • Water

    Daylily (Species) Common Orange Daylily likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

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    Best time to plant
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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Daylily (Species) Common Orange Daylily is 1.00meters x 1.00meters 1.00 M 1.00 M

Hemerocallis fulva

Clump-forming perennial plant with spikes of flowers each of which lasts no more than 24 hours (hence the common name). The flowers consist of 3 petals & sepals, with a midrib of the same, or a contrasting colour. Colours are most commonly reds, oranges, yellows or pinks. 'Fulva' has tawny-orange flowers with a paler midrib stripe.


Flowering

From Early Summer TO Late Summer

Flower colours can be anything other than white or blue, but most commonly reds, oranges, yellows or pinks. Flowers open daily, each lasting 24 hours.

 

Planting out (container grown plants)

From Early Spring TO Mid Autumn

Plant out container grown plants in Spring or mid Autumn

 

Propagating

From Mid Autumn TO Late Autumn

Clumps can be divided, plants can be grown from seed (colours will not necessarily come true with this method of propagating), or the little side-shoots can be taken off and planted in pots.

 
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