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DAYLILIESThe carefree Daylily is the plant every gardener dreams of.... by offering a glorious rainbow of colors in every shade except blue. The flowers of this perennial plant comes in a variety of shapes and sizes.With long season of blooming, Daylilies are known to bloom from late spring until autumn. They have a robust disposition; able to survive with very little care, in a wide range of climates. A plant that is easy to maintain and so simple to transplant. This perennial is suitable for all types of landscapes and adaptable to various soil conditions. Daylilies are spectaular when planted together in large masses or as colorful ground cover on slopes where they can form a dense mat in just a few years which quickly crowd out any weeds. Daylilies are also useful as a perennial flower border, making them some of the most adaptable landscape plants. In addition, they are heat and drought tolerant (when necessary). With relatively few pests and disease problems, this beautiful flowering plant is an absolute garden standby! Daylily Flower Yellow: all shades from the palest lemon, through bright yellow and gold, to orange. Red: diverse shades of scarlet, carmine, tomato-red, maroon, wine-reds, and blackish-reds. Pink: pale pink through rose-pink to rose-red. Purple: pale lavender and lilac to deep grape or violet. Melon: palest cream shades to deep cantaloupe shades. Throat Color The center area of the daylily flower is called the throat. In most daylilies, the throat color differs from the rest of the flower. Usually it is a shade of green, yellow, gold, orange, apricot, or melon. Stamen Color Like the throat, the stamens may be a different color from the basic flower color and the throat color. Or, the stamens may be of matching color. Usually they are light yellow to greenish. The anthers at the tips of the stamens are often darker in colorsometimes black. Daylily Flower Forms Circular: viewing from the front of the bloom, the flower appears round. Segments tend to be short, wide, and stubby and generally overlap, giving a full appearance. Triangular: viewed from the front of the bloom, the flower segments form a triangle. The sepals generally re-curve. Star: viewing from the front of the bloom, the flower segments tend to be long and pointed. There is space between the segments and the shape looks like a three-pointed or six-pointed star. Ruffled: viewing from the front of the bloom, the flower segments have ruffles along the edges. Ruffles take many forms; they may be tightly crimped, laced, knobby, or wavy. Flat: When viewed from the side of the bloom, the flowers are perfectly flat except for the concave throat. Re-curved: viewing from the side of the bloom, the flower segments flare, but the ends of the segments roll or tuck under. Trumpet: viewing from the side of the bloom, the flower form resembles a true lily. Segments rise from the throat in an upward pattern with little flare. Spider: This form has long defied definition, however the segments are much longer than their width. Double: This form has more than six segments. Double daylilies, like single daylilies, come in differing forms:
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