July 31, 2020

We’re now firmly in the season of full-flowering for many herbaceous perennials that will continue through late September. Plants such as Kniphofia and hardy hibiscus are just starting to flower, as are many ornamental grasses. One group of plants that never fails to impress during the month of July is daylilies. This group of plants is huge and growing every season. More plants are introduced every season. A quick search on Google showed more than 80,000 cultivars of the genus Hemerocallis (daylily). Here at Heritage Museums & Gardens we have around 800 cultivars (and I thought that was a lot). So how do you sort through this genus and find the one (or several) cultivar(s) that work in your garden? I have a list of criteria I use: