daylily
Hemerocallis minor
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall9 to 12 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Daylily (Hemerocallis minor) is a perennial for borders, cottage gardens, rock gardens, and naturalized areas. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Its arching green leaves reach 12 to 24 inches tall. Yellow flowers open from spring into early summer and draw butterflies and bees. Rabbits tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with Clustered bellflower, Kansas peony, and Sedge.
Native range
Central and eastern Asia.