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Original Orange Daylily
Hemerocallis fulva
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$17.99
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$17.99
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$0.00
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2-9
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Description
Up to 48” tall by 20-24” wide. Our Original Orange daylily is a favorite in gardens nationwide for good reason. It grows beautifully in full sun and can also brighten a partly-shaded corner with little or no maintenance. This clump forming perennial shoots strappy leaves skyward in early spring to give green accents and texture to beds, borders, wild spaces and woodlands. In mid-summer, multi-headed flower scapes are topped with trumpets of deep orange that reveal gorgeous yellow throats and delight all manner of pollinators. It’s not a fussy species, and thrives in either poor or rich soils. ‘Original Orange’ will spread with time via underground tubers and seeds, helping to smother out pesky weeds, yet easy to keep in check (Hemerocallis fulva)
The story of the original wild orange Daylily. First of all, it isn't really wild. It isn't native to North America. And it isn't really a lily. Daylilies have the genus name Hemerocallis, not Lilium, the genus name of the true lilies. And Daylilies don't grow from bulbs like true lilies, either. However, they do grow from a mass of thickened roots that hold so much moisture and nutrients, the plants can survive out of the ground for weeks. This survival system is the main reason the Daylily has been such a world traveler.
The famous old orange Daylily is named Hemerocallis fulva, and is native to China, Japan and Korea, but today is common all over the world. The buds have been cooked for food for centuries in Asia, but the flowers are what people love in North America. (Here, its often mistakenly called Tiger Lily, but that's the name of a taller true lily, not a Daylily. Both are orange.) The famous old orange one is not the only wild Daylily, just the most famous. There are 20 Daylily species, worldwide. From these 20 plants, more than 20,000 hybrids have been created.
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Overall rating: 4.1 / 5 from 10 reviews.
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Not sure what I did wrong
"I planted them last fall. The leaves came up this spring and continued to grow all summer. The leaves are beautiful. Love the grassy look they bring to my back yard, but they never bloomed this spring or summer."
I would buy this again!
"I have no ground to grow in at our condo, so these gorgeous old time daylilies are confined to pots at the moment. But, they are thriving, and we're looking forward to our favorite orange daylilies budding and blooming. They arrived promptly once shipped, were very nicely packed, and well started. Thanks American Meadows!"
Good color
"I look at the flowers. Short bloom time."
I only wish that they stayed alive longer,beautiful
"Forever Flowering"
LOVE ORIGINAL ORANGE!
"I planted 5 plants and got 3 to sprout healthy and green. So far no blooms, but thinking first year may not see flowers and will wait to see next season's progress,"
Not much to show this first season. . . .
"Very, very small. Came up but small and very limited flowers this first season."
High quality and beautiful plants
"Plants are growing in a new bed in my front yard"
Amazing
"I loved these flowers. They were exactly as described and just like the ones my mom had. I have been looking for some and American Meadows takes care of their customers. They were easy to grow, I grew them in a pot until I could transplant at our new house. Very low maintenance and very easy to grow."
Very small
"All of them did come up, but NONE of them bloomed. The plants are tiny! I blame the late shipping date for my zone--my neighbors' daylillies all bloomed about two weeks after I recieved mine! Maybe they will blooom next year."
Love these in my yard
"I purchased six of these last summer, and was very pleased with the quality. They bloomed the first summer, and this year are already back bigger than ever, and are multiplying. This is the only place I could find them, highly recommended!"