Asphodelaceae
Hemerocallis middendorffii var. exaltata
Hemerocallis middendorffii var. exaltata var. exaltata
Also known as Hemerocallis dumortieri var. exaltata, Hemerocallis exaltata
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Daylily · Hemerocallis · Japanese Daylily · Perennial · Orange Flowers · Fragrant · Shade Tolerant · Border Plant · Woodland Garden · Summer Bloomer
Middendorff's daylily (tall form) is a vigorous Japanese daylily cultivar bearing large, fragrant, apricot-orange blooms on tall scapes in late spring to early summer. It performs best in partly shaded to full-sun positions with consistently moist, humus-rich soil, and is well suited to woodland edges or mixed perennial borders. Deadhead spent flowers regularly and divide clumps every 3-4 years to maintain vigor.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply to keep soil evenly moist; allow the surface to dry slightly between waterings · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.8–8
- Temperature
- -40°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 3a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Orange
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Japan
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Sources: trefle
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