7 Daylilies for a Romantic Garden
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The Daylily or Hemerocallis is a delightful perennial: ease of cultivation and long-lasting flowering are its main characteristics. It is nicknamed ‘Day Lily’ because it renews its flowers each day, and this continues for several months. Known for its warm colours and simple flowers, it also comes in many soft and delicate shades. It is a flower of choice for romantic gardens, especially as it often displays undulating petals and intricate patterns. Discover 7 Daylilies from the range of poetic maidens.
Hemerocallis 'Barbara Mitchell'
Let’s begin this romantic stroll with the Hemerocallis ‘Barbara Mitchell’, a small variety offering large, candy-pink flowers. They are round and fleshy, crinkled and plicate, with a chartreuse throat infused with yellow at the edges. It blooms in June-July and re-blooms in September. The plant forms a clump of 50 cm in all directions, and the flowers measure about 15 cm in diameter. Its pastel flower, slightly iridescent, fades to salmon pink.
Surround it here with sisters of delicate hues, such as the Hemerocallis ‘Catherine Woodbury’, and the Hemerocallis ‘Alice in Wonderland’. A lilac with pink buds, Syringa ‘Belle de Moscou’, completes this picture.
Syringa ‘Belle de Moscou’, Hemerocallis ‘Barbara Mitchell’, Hemerocallis ‘Catherine Woodbury’, Hemerocallis ‘Alice in Wonderland’
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7 pink dayliliesHemerocallis 'Joan Senior'
The Daylily ‘Joan Senior’ is an elegant romantic, often awarded. Its flower, white washed with cream, features a lovely lime green throat. The petals are soft and recurved, slightly undulate, with a white midrib. The plant reaches 60 cm in all directions at ripeness, and its flowers are quite large, measuring 15 cm in diameter. The plant blooms from June to September if the soil remains cool.
Plant it, for example, alongside Alchemilla mollis, a lavender Lavandula ‘Hidcote’, a Benoîte Geum ‘Banana Daiquiri’, and a lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis.
Daylily ‘Joan Senior’, Alchemilla mollis, Lavandula ‘Hidcote’, Geum ‘Banana Daiquiri’, Pulmonaria officinalis
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Hemerocallis 'Strawberry Candy'
‘Strawberry Candy’ is a particularly round, plicate, crumpled, and curly Daylily. The plump petals are quite thick, the flower is coral pink with a dark pink halo and a brown pink edge around the petals. The centre is golden yellow. The plant measures 60 cm in all directions and the flowers about 10 cm. It blooms in June and July and re-blooms in late summer.
Let’s add some vibrancy with a Miscanthus sinensis ‘Red Chief’, a Daisy Leucanthemum superbum ‘Becky’, accompanied by another Daylily with flowers reminiscent of a sweet, the ‘Daylily ‘Startle’.
Leucanthemum superbum ‘Becky’, Daylily ‘Strawberry Candy’, Miscanthus, Daylily ‘Startle’
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Choosing a daylilyHemerocallis 'Black Stockings'
‘Black Stockings’ is an opulent Daylily, featuring a velvety, dark, and highly undulated robe with strong character. Its petals are a deep purple, almost black, with a frosted centre. They are heavily creased. The heart is yellow-green and diffuses in a triangular shape towards the median. The plant forms a clump of 60 cm with a relative spread of 50 cm, and the flower measures about 15 cm. It blooms in June and July and may re-bloom in September.
Imagine it in a dramatic scene with the Cosmos atrosanguineus, the Rose ‘David Austin Munstead Wood’, a Heuchera ‘Black Beauty’, and the Dahlia ‘Baby Bronze’.
Daylily ‘Black Stockings’, Cosmos atrosanguineus, Dahlia ‘Baby Bronze’, Rose ‘David Austin Munstead Wood’, Heuchera ‘Black Beauty’
Hemerocallis 'Chosen Love'
The Hemerocallis ‘Chosen Love’ boasts a deeply romantic colour on a geometric form. Its flower is a diffuse soft blue-pink with a small lime green heart. The petals, quite elongated, are plicate and undulate, featuring a white median. The plant reaches 60 cm in height with a spread of 40 cm. It blooms from June to September under good conditions.
Pair it with beautiful Heucheras in soft colours, Heuchera ‘Pinot Gris’ and Heuchera ‘Pink Panther’, a Hemerocallis ‘Corky’, an Alchemilla mollis, and an Agapanthus ‘Donau’.
Heuchera ‘Pink Panther’, Hemerocallis ‘Chosen Love’, Heuchera ‘Pinot Gris’, Agapanthus ‘Donau’, Hemerocallis ‘Corky’
Hemerocallis 'Siloam David Kircher'
One never tires of observing the Hemerocallis ‘Siloam David Kirchhoff’: truly unique in its kind, it combines modernity and romanticism. With a round shape, plump petals, and a triangular form, it boasts a colour of old rose, a deep purplish pink. Its halo, very diffuse, is lavender pink surrounded by violet, and its throat is green and golden yellow. It is veined, undulating, and frilled. The plant, featuring relatively small flowers, 9 cm, reaches a height of 60 cm and a width of 50 cm. It blooms from July to September.
Try it with other characterful plants: Digitalis lutea, Peony ‘Old Rose Dandy’, the Hemerocallis ‘Canadian Border Patrol’, and Astrantia major ‘Rosea’.
Hemerocallis ‘Siloam David Kirchhoff’, Astrantia major ‘Rosea’, Digitalis lutea, Peony ‘Old Rose Dandy’, Hemerocallis ‘Canadian Border Patrol’
Hemerocallis 'Pandora's Box'
The Daylily ‘Pandora’s Box’ is a charming Daylily, full of delicacy. Its fragrant flowers, small to medium in size, about 12 cm, are cream white with a purplish halo on the edges. The throat is chartreuse green. The petals are plicate and undulate, rounded. The plant is small, measuring 50 cm in all directions. It blooms in June and July, and may repeat flower in September in cool soil.
Plant it alongside a Verbascum chaixii‘Album’, a Daylily ‘Pandora’s Box’, a Dierama ‘Guinevere’, a Persicaria microcephala ‘Red Dragon’, a Bergenia ‘Bach’, and a Dahlia ‘After Dusk’.
Verbascum chaixii ‘Album’, Daylily ‘Pandora’s Box’, Dierama ‘Guinevere’, Persicaria microcephala ‘Red Dragon’, Bergenia ‘Bach’, Dahlia ‘After Dusk’
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