species
Hemerocallis fulva
Day lily
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Hemerocallis fulva belongs to the family Asphodelaceae, also known as Day lily, introduced to the UK. It reaches 1 m tall and 70 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on loam, clay or chalk soil, where the ground is acid, neutral or alkaline and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits average positions. It tolerates coastal exposure. It flowers from June to August. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 1 m tall × 70 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Loam, Clay, Chalk
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Average
- Coastal
- Tolerates salt wind
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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