Hemerocallis “Unknown Name (52)”

   Day-lily “Unknown Name (52)”

                                            ID#  52

 
 
 

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

on-line at: www.gilberthwild.com

 
          Mooring Hitch Gardens       
 
HEIGHT X SPREAD: 1 ft x 1 ft PLANT TYPE: deciduous, dormant in winter. GROWTH RATE: slow TEXTURE: fine LIGHT: Full sun to part shade WATER: moist, to dry. Tolerates drought SOIL: tolerates many types
As observed in Coastal NC. BLOOMS: 10” tall and about 2 1/2” blooms, creamy/pink with a bright red eye and a green throat. FRUIT AND SEED: seeds do not produce the same variety. Propagate by division of roots. KEY FEATURES: Plant is late to emerge from dormancy and a late bloomer. A very slow grower perhaps due to tough location : dry and shady.
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. A slow grower from the start, this plant did not flower the first two years. Photo below shows plant June 8, 2009, barely emerging from dormancy. I expected to flower around july. Nested behind two early daylilies, limited sunlight under magnolia tree, this plant may perform differently in more suitable conditions. Looking for another spot to re-locate.

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