Light
At least six hours of direct sun for best flowering; tolerates light shade.
Learn how to care for your green friend
Daylily
Hemerocallis spp. and hybrids
Perennials · Planned variety
Meet your green friend.
Daylilies form fans of arching strap-shaped leaves with branching flower stalks. Each trumpet-shaped flower lasts about a day, but successive buds extend the display.
Why you’ll love it
- Successive summer flowers add strong border colour.
- Dense established clumps can cover soil on suitable slopes.
A space where it can thrive
Outdoor bed with room for expanding clumps; exclude from areas accessible to cats.
Ask about availabilityAvailability, size, pot and price will be confirmed in store. Pictures illustrate the plant type.
Your care routine
Watering
Keep moist in growth; about 25 mm weekly including rain is a useful guide, adjusted to drainage and weather.
Soil & drainage
Moist, organic-rich, well-drained soil; slightly acidic conditions suit it.
Fertilizer
Apply compost in spring; if fertilizer is needed, use balanced slow-release perennial fertilizer once in spring at its label rate.
Temperature
Many cultivars withstand cold winters, but regional performance varies; choose a locally proven cultivar rather than assuming all are equally hardy.
Humidity
No special humidity target; leave room for air circulation.
Through the seasons
In Metro Vancouver, avoid saturated winter soil and remove dead foliage in early spring. Deadhead flowers and divide crowded clumps every three to five years; verify cultivar hardiness and reblooming performance locally.
When your plant needs help
- Aphids may cluster on buds; wash off with water and monitor.
- Thrips can damage buds and flowers; inspect blooms and obtain a diagnosis before treatment.
Pets & little ones
Extremely toxic to cats: all parts, pollen and vase water can cause fatal kidney failure. Avoid planting where cats have access and seek emergency veterinary care immediately after suspected exposure. Keep children from eating unidentified ornamental plants; the cited FDA warning specifically concerns cats.
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Guidance is a starting point. Adjust watering to your plant, pot, light and season; follow fertilizer labels and check outdoor cultivar hardiness.