Hemerocallis “Unknown Name (51)”

   Day-lily “Unkown Name (51)

                                            ID#  51

 
 
 

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

on-line at: www.gilberthwild.com

 
          Mooring Hitch Gardens       
 
HEIGHT X SPREAD: 3 1/2 ft x 3 ft

PLANT TYPE: deciduous, dormant in winter.

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: 30” tall and about 6” blooms, re-bloomer. Yellow/Orange with a lighter rib and ruffled edges on tall stems about 1 ft. above foliage. Mid- season, late june.

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

KEY FEATURES: foliage is wide and druppy, while flower stems stay Up-right and strong.
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.
    
    This plant sits at the center of Bed #3, gets plenty of sun and still has plenty of room for growing. Consider division only if plant decays or additional plants are desire.

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