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G88-869 Daylilies, Debra Schwarze
G88-869 Daylilies, Debra Schwarze
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
This guide offers hints on growing daylilies, discusses site selection, varieties, propagation and planting and plant culture.
Daylilies, members of the Liliaceae (lily family), are some of the most tolerant and popular of the garden perennials. Their range in size, color, and use means that there is a daylily for almost everyone.
Like their name Hemerocallis, "beauty for a day", the individual daylily flower lasts only one day. However, a single plant may produce over 50 flowers. This large number of flowers can extend the blooming period of a plant for several weeks. With over 10,000 cultivars available and with …