30 varieties and types of daylilies blooming all summer with descriptions and characteristics

Daylilies are considered one of the most elegant ornamental crops. Herbaceous plants have powerful roots, thanks to which flower beds of thick, dark green basal leaves are formed. Strong peduncles topped with buds rise above them. During flowering, most varieties of daylilies bloom from 20 to 50 flowers. In terms of the variety of shapes of leaves, buds, color of petals, and height of the bush, no garden plant can compare with them.

Varieties of daylilies

Wild species and their hybrids are used in the garden landscape. The quality of the variety is determined by positional branching: the more lateral branches and the presence of a V-divergence at the top, the more abundant and longer the daylily will bloom.

In terms of the variety of petal colors, not a single flower can compete with red-flowered flowers.

The palette of shades reaches several hundred.

Basic tones of buds:

• yellow;
• red;
• violet;
• pink;
• melon.

All colors are a play of shades and a mixture of colors. For example, for a yellow color, these are shades ranging from lemon to orange. The combination of different intensities of pink and yellow tones gives apricot and peach colors.

The buds are single-color, single-color, two-color, two-color, polychrome. The stamens and pistil may not match the color of the sepals and petals. An addition to the color scheme of daylilies can be a “spraying” effect.

The petals sparkle in the sunlight with silver, diamond, and gold sparkles.

Naturally occurring species

The basis for hybridization was ordinary natural daylilies: powerful, unpretentious plants with spectacular orange and yellow flowers. 4 varieties are especially popular among gardeners.

Dumortier

Daylily is native to the Japanese islands, the Korean Peninsula, and central China. Flower arrows rise to 0.7 meters. The flowers are simple, yellow-orange, up to 50 millimeters in diameter.

Orange

The tall peduncle is crowned with odorless orange-red buds. Dark green foliage covers the root zone within a radius of 30 centimeters. The plant gains color by early July.

Lemon yellow

Daylily with dim, wide petals grows in China. The height of the bush is up to 120 centimeters. Flowering period - end of July.

Yellow-brown

Brown-yellow, medium-sized flowers adorn clumps in sunny meadows or in the partial shade of trees. The length of the flower stems reaches 1 meter.

Hybrid garden varieties

The number of hybrids exceeds 60 thousand. The varietal diversity of daylilies is explained by scientific advances that occurred in the middle of the 20th century. Breeders were able to learn to double the number of chromosomes in a plant: from 22 to 44.

The emergence of tetraploids (TET), daylilies with 44 gene structures, created unlimited conditions for the development of new varieties.

Differences between TET and diploids (with 22 genes):

• by flower size;
• bright color;
• stem strength.

TET daylilies can bloom 2 times per season in warm weather at the end of summer, beginning of autumn. The interval after the main growing season is up to 2-3 weeks, after which a new shoot begins to grow. The advantages of DIP are the refinement of flower shapes.

The classification of plants, which determines the decorative properties of varieties, concerns:

• forms;
• bud size;
• heights of flower arrows;
• presence of aroma.

For example, based on flower size, daylilies are grouped into 3 categories:

• up to 75 millimeters – mini;
• 75-115 millimeters – small;
• from 115 millimeters – large.

The shape of a flower is determined by the length, width of the petals, and their relative arrangement. The number of flowers with the declared shape must exceed 50% of all buds on a daylily bush.

Double

Daylilies, which have the word “double” in their names, have two or three sepals. According to classification, this is a flower of simple shape. Each sepal has 3 petals. An open flower, depending on the projection of the view, may appear round, triangular, tubular, or star-shaped.

Spiders (arachnids)

Daylilies with spider-shaped petals have a ratio between the length and width of the petal of at least 4:1. When leaving the neck they do not touch each other. Spiders belong to the large-flowered daylilies.

Exclusive

Hybridizers have developed plants whose petals are twisted, cascading, and resemble a spatula.

Polymers

The number of petals and sepals exceeds the number of stamens, from which additional petals may appear.

Multimorphs

Daylilies in which it was possible to combine two or more varieties, for example, terry spider.

Fragrant

Based on their ability to scent the air, daylilies are divided into non-fragrant, fragrant and very fragrant.

White

With all the variety of colors of the petals of daylilies, there are no varieties of pure white or blue.

White red flowers have shades of yellow, melon, orange, and pink.

Dwarf and short

According to the height of the flower shoots, lily varieties are divided (meter):

• on dwarf ones - up to 0.3;
• short - up to 0.6;
• medium height – up to 0.9;
• tall - over 0.9.

Small sizes do not correlate in any way with the size of the flowers. Low clumps can be strewn with large buds. Such varieties are used to create alpine slides in landscape design or grown in flowerpots.

Terry

In double daylilies, some of the stamens degenerate into petals, which gives a multi-level bud. This flower looks like a peony or two flowers in one.

The most popular varieties

The demand for daylilies among gardeners depends on the varietal characteristics:

• period and duration of flowering;
• appearance of buds;
• height of peduncles;
• resistance to low temperatures.

Breeders are working so that every flower lover can choose a plant to suit their taste.

Lacy Doily

On stems from half a meter to 0.8 meters, pale pink double flowers with a yellow eye appear on July 1-5. The plant cannot withstand cold winters.

Longfields Pearl

The buds open in the first week of August. The neck is yellow with green, the spade-shaped petals are creamy with yellow. The petal span is 100 millimeters.

Bonanza

A variety close to wild species, resistant to low temperatures and pests. Blooms by the second ten days of July. The petals open up to 100 millimeters, shining yellow, with a cherry coating on the eye.

Bestseller

The length of the stems reaches 0.7 meters. The size of the corolla is 140 millimeters. The flower is simple, painted in a lilac-pink tone. The edges of the petals have a greenish-yellow frill. It blooms from the end of the third decade of June until August 15.

Double River Wye

Daylily is semi-evergreen.The open petals of the buds have a diameter of 130 millimeters, like small suns opening in the morning, emitting a light aroma. The bud blooming period is after July 25 until the end of August.

Night Beacon

The variety is popular because of the contrasting color of the corolla: dark purple and sunny. The diameter of the open petals of a simple shape is 80 millimeters.

Spotted Fever

The daylily rises half a meter above the ground. Terry two-color buds bloom against a background of lush green foliage. The main background of the outer petals is smoky pink with light coral ripples. The inner part is lighter, with dotted coral inclusions.

Black Stockings

The variety was developed several years ago. The height of the shoots is up to 0.6 meters. Up to 30 buds bloom on one stem. The diameter of the blossoming corolla is 150 millimeters. Lilac-violet, tightly closed petals are framed by a wavy border. Red-yellow stamens peek out from the yellow throat.

Black Prince

The daylily blooms by July 15th. Flowering lasts about 30 days. At the end of the season, a second set of buds is possible. Peduncles rise up to 1 meter. There are 2 large buds in the inflorescence. The petals are narrow, burgundy in color, with a yellow border in the center. The core is yellow.

Winter-hardy variety: can withstand temperatures below 30 degrees. In regions with hot summers, they can be planted in partial shade; in regions with cool summers, they can be planted in well-lit areas.

Stella d'Oro

A dwarf variety that does not raise flower stalks higher than 0.4 meters. The bud size is up to 70 millimeters. Remontant species: blooms intermittently, from June to the end of September. It tolerates planting well in flowerpots.

Thin Man

Spider with huge cascading flowers. The petals are red, with a yellow-green throat.Flowering time is from July to August. The length of the stems is 1 meter. Tolerates frosts well.

Ginger Twist

Daylily variety Spider. The diameter of the flower is 28 centimeters. The color of the narrow petals changes from orange-yellow to red.

Alpine Ruffles

Tetraploid daylily, mid-early flowering period (end of June). The height of the bush reaches 0.65 meters, the span of the corolla is 140 millimeters. The number of buds on one peduncle during the growing season is 45. The main color is white, the throat is yellow. The shape of the flower is simple, the edges of the petals are corrugated and yellow. Stamens are yellow, anthers are black.

Jordan

The profusely flowering daylily blooms in August. Flower size is up to 150 millimeters. The color of the wide, densely planted petals is pink-violet, with lemon pharynx and stamens. The edges are slightly corrugated.

White Hot (white)

Remontant variety. Blooms at the end of June. The diameter of the flowers reaches 160 millimeters, the height of the peduncles is 0.64 meters. The flower shape is simple, white in color, with a green-yellow throat. The stamens are yellow.

Born to run (red)

Flowering stems rise up to 0.7 meters and have branching into 35 buds. Flowering begins in mid-July and repeats at the end of August. Evergreen variety. The shape of the flower is simple, the size of the corolla is 150 millimeters. The color of the petals is dark cherry. The throat is yellow, the border is golden. The stamens are yellow.

Greenway (pink)

A semi-evergreen type of daylily, it grows up to 0.7 meters. The flowers are simple in shape, up to 160 millimeters. The main color is pink, the eye is light pink, the throat and border are green. Blooms in mid-August.

Crops that bloom all summer

Daylilies bloom for 1 day. Based on the time when the bud blooms, they are distinguished between daytime, nighttime, and long-flowering.In the first case, flowering begins in the morning, and by evening the petals fade. Nocturnal flowers bloom in the afternoon and begin to dry out the next morning. Long-flowering daylilies can bloom at any time and bloom for 16 hours.

A large number of buds on peduncles gives long and abundant flowering, decorating the landscape.

Based on the beginning of bud blooming, daylilies are divided into categories:

1. Very/very/early – from the beginning/middle/end of June.
2. Medium/medium late – mid/late July.
3. Medium/late/very – from the end of July/August/mid-September.

Tetraploid varieties that have the property of remontantness regain color during the summer and early autumn.

Hybrids of daylilies, which bloom continuously from the beginning of June to the end of August, have not been bred. To create a landscape decorated with bright buds during the summer, remontant plants of different flowering periods are planted. For example, buds bloom twice during the growing season:

• Burgundy Love - both very early and mid-late;
• Milred Mitchell - as the earliest and middle late;
• Little Anna Rose - both early and late varieties.

Mild weather conditions are required for the manifestation of remontant qualities.

The best varieties for Siberia and the Urals

For regions with cold winters, early fall and late spring, the best varieties are dormant/sleeping daylilies.

According to the type of vegetation there are:

• dormant (DOR);
• evergreen;
• semi-evergreen.

To more fully characterize the behavior of daylilies in the autumn-winter period and the possibility of breeding in areas with frosty winters, additional information can be used.

Daylilies are:

• fast asleep;
• half asleep;
• tender evergreens.

Hibernators shed their foliage after the first frost and resume growth with the establishment of steady warmth in the spring.

Frost-resistant DOR varieties for the Urals and Siberia:

• Pardon me;
• Frans Hals;
• Enchanted Forest.

Among the dormant varieties, dwarf, low-growing plants with beautiful corollas predominate.

What to choose for the Middle Zone

Semi-dormant and semi-evergreen daylilies are suitable for gardens in the Middle Zone. Semi-dormant varieties can withstand prolonged cold spells in the autumn and shed their leaves at the beginning of winter. With the onset of the first warm days, they begin to grow.

Semi-evergreen daylilies are adapted to growing in cold and warm regions.

With the onset of early cold weather, plants lose their leaves, but do not stop growing. In warm areas they behave like evergreen varieties, remaining leafy. An example of such a variety is the Macbeth daylily.

What to choose for the south of Russia

Semi-evergreen and evergreen daylilies will decorate the southern gardens of Russia. Daylily bushes stand in a green dress in winter and summer. A sudden cold snap can cause the top leaves and buds to freeze. But with the onset of warmth, the stems grow from the root buds. Tender evergreen daylilies do not tolerate frost.