Description
Daylily, a perennial plant gives flowers for one day. Gardening enthusiasts and professional horticulturalists have long bred daylily species for their attractive flowe
These hearty bulbs are easy to grow and require minimal care, provided that you plant them in the right place.At home in both formal and naturalistic settings, lilies also most take readily to containe
Plus, they all make wonderful cut flowers!Daylilies are clump-forming perennials with arching, grasslike or straplike leaves. All the leaves arise from the base of the plant in two opposing ranks, resulting in a fan-like appearance.| Common Name | Tawny Daylily, Tiger Lily |
| Height | 2.5 to 3 feet |
| Flower Colour | White color |
| Bloom Time | Summer |
| Difficulty Level | Easy to grow |
Planting and care
- Avoid keeping in the scorching sun
- After planting, water well for a few weeks until the roots are established
- Apply a balanced fertilizer in the spring or flowering season
- Remove dead and damaged plant parts
- Reduce watering in the extreme winter
- Wait until the soil feels dry to touch
Hymenocallis littoralis care
- Select a site that gets full sun
- For dependable blooms, lilies need six to eight hours of direct sunlight a day
- If it is too shady, the stems will attempt to lean towards the sun or get spindly and fall over
- Dig a hole deep and wide enough to accommodate the roots
- Firm the soil around the crown, pressing down with both hands
- It adapts to many different soil and light conditions
- Plant in the early spring or in the early fall
- Add organic compost to the soil before planting
- Space the bulbs 10 to 18 inches apart and 1 inch deep
- Daylilies do very well when planted outdoors
- They are not fussy about soil, they can tolerate shade, and they are naturally resistant to insects
| Sunlight | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Watering | Medium |
| Soil | Well-drained loamy soil |
| Temperature | 13 to 24 Celsius |
| Fertilizer | Apply any organic fertilizer |
Hymenocallis littoralis special feature
The flowers of some species are edible and are used in Chinese cuisine. They are sold (fresh or dried) in Asian markets as gum jum or golden needles or yellow flower
Hymenocallis littoralis uses
Ornamental Use:
- Daylilies are ideal perennials with many uses in a landscape: as specimen plants in the garden or massed to stabilize a slope or to act as a carefree ground cover