Asphodelaceae
Hemerocallis fulva var. fulva
Hemerocallis fulva var. fulva var. fulva
Also known as Hemerocallis maculata, Hemerocallis fulva var. oppositibracteata, Hemerocallis disticha var. kwanso, Gloriosa luxurians
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Daylily · Hemerocallis · Orange Flowers · Tawny Daylily · Perennial · Summer Blooms · Low Maintenance · Cottage Garden · Naturalizing · Pollinator
The common Tawny Daylily is a tough, widely adaptable perennial producing abundant orange blooms throughout summer. It tolerates a range of soil conditions and partial shade, making it a popular choice for borders, slopes, and naturalizing in cottage gardens. Divide clumps every three to four years to prevent overcrowding and sustain peak flowering.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply to keep soil moderately moist; reduce frequency once established · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.8–8
- Temperature
- -50°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 2a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colorado, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
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