Hemerocallis “Fairy Tale Pink”

Day-lily “Fairy Tale Pink

                                          ID#15

 
 

Additional Information: purchased from Gilbert H. Wild & Son, LLC  

on-line at: www.gilberthwild.com

 
          Mooring Hitch Gardens       
 
HEIGHT X SPREAD: 2-3 ft x 2 ft

PLANT TYPE: semi-evergreen

GROWTH RATE: moderate

TEXTURE: medium 

LIGHT: Full sun to part shade

WATER: moist, to dry. Tolerates drought

SOIL: tolerates many types
As observed in Coastal NC.

BLOOMS: First blooms appear early June and continue for 4 weeks. 24” tall and about 5 1/2” blooms, re-blooms thru the season.

FRUIT  AND  SEED: seeds do not produce the same variety. Propagate by division of roots.

KEY FEATURES: Flower color is sun fast.
Flower petals are thick and ruffled., with just a slight hint of pale pink. Vigorous greenery.
A year cycle in the life of ...... at Mooring Hitch

    When the 48 varieties collection was planted, it was a cold, rainy day. The list of details included: height, texture, flower color, evergreen to deciduous & blooming time. All I had to look out was the roots. 
    I attempted to mix & match colors, imagine height etc... however, I believe my husband suggested method: “toss them into the air and wherever they land is their home”  would have worked just as well.

  Plant has been in the same original spot from the very first day. A bit shaded under a Saucer Magnolia tree that keeps slowly growing up. Reliable bloomer in spite of the partial shade.

Once we made Mooring Hitch our permanent residence (Spring 2004), many truck loads of soil were deliver to build raise beds. The bare soil scream to be cover with plants.

I received a brochure offering 48 varieties of Day-lilies for $125.00 and I took it.

Day-lilies require little care: fertilize once in spring, remove dry foliage at season’s end. Occasional aphids are taking care by ladybugs. One of the 48 varieties.

01/ 2010