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Herbaceous Perennial
Clump-forming
Flower
old H4 (hardy)
Orange and Yellow in Summer
Green in Autumn, Spring and Summer
0.5-1 metres
0.1-0.5 metres
2-5 years
daylily 'Burning Daylight'
Hemerocallidaceae
Hemerocallis may be evergreen or herbaceous perennials, with narrow, strap-shaped leaves and funnel-shaped flowers on erect stems in late spring or early summer
'Burning Daylight' is a compact perennial forming a clump of narrow, erect leaves and stems to 70cm, with a succession of fragrant, intense orange-yellow, trumpet-shaped flowers 12cm in width, the inner segments wavy-margined
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Grow in fertile, moist but well-drained soil preferably in full sun. Copes well with heavy clay. May need watering in spring to early summer in dry conditions to ensure flowering
Propagate by division in spring or autumn; evergreen types are best divided in spring
City/Courtyard Gardens, Cottage/Informal Garden, Flower borders and beds or Prairie Planting
Deadhead to prolong flowering
May be attacked by aphids, slugs, snails, gall midges, glasshouse red spider mite and thrips
May be subject to leaf rots and stem rots
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