Daylily with blue flowers is the name of the plant. Daylily: planting, care, varieties and cultivation

At the height of summer, no matter what park you enter, no matter what country garden you find yourself in, you will find daylilies (Hemerocallis) everywhere. It's a rhizome herbaceous plant belonging to the Xanthoreev family, perennial. Plain yellows or the finest and finest varieties of the latest selection of daylilies are what will make the garden bright and colorful. A real daylily boom! There were even varieties with variegated leaves. And yet, the majority appreciates daylilies precisely for large and diversely colored flowers.

They tolerate windy weather well due to their flexible flower stalks, which is why they are often planted in coastal flower beds. But even on a personal plot, such a plant looks very organic.

What does a daylily look like: photos, names, descriptions of species and best varieties

The daylily is unpretentious in planting and care, it is often called the plant of a lazy gardener, but such a statement can only be attributed to old varieties. Breeders from Australia and America have bred new hybrid species that are more capricious, but their incredible beauty during the flowering period deserves it. See how some types of daylily look in the photo, this plant can decorate any garden or garden plot:

Each flower is kept on the plant for only a day, for which the plant received the popular name "beautiful day". But the abundance of flowers on an overgrown bush more than makes up for this shortcoming, because new ones appear every day. Modern varieties are able to bloom for a long time, and the species small daylily (N. minor) “gushes” from early June until frost.

Selection of daylilies of new species and varieties is progressing in many directions. In the form they try to get flowers big size, terry, with a strongly corrugated border, wide or, conversely, narrow petals. They work on color, achieving a strong contrast in the color of different zones of the flower. Also, breeders are trying to bring out plants that are unusual in shades - blue and snow-white (daylilies do not have a truly blue color, at least a drop of purple is always mixed in). It is noteworthy that many varieties have aroma.

But daylilies are also very undemanding to the conditions! They endure both short-term flooding and drought, and can grow on any soil. Of course, a daylily with the right care and stages of cultivation is more powerful than a neglected one, it blooms better, but a forgotten bush can also please year after year.

Probably everyone has seen this plant at least once, which is distinguished by its cereal-like green leaves and lily-shaped flowers. These are its main characteristics, but what the color of a daylily looks like depends largely on its variety.

Natural types of daylilies are the least whimsical and are often used in gardening. They are resistant to diseases and pests, are not afraid of sudden changes in temperature. Consider some varieties of daylilies with official names and features of their appearance:

• orange - it is distinguished by dark green rigid foliage with peduncles up to 1 m and asymmetric buds, bright orange in color;
• Dumortier - is a compact shrub with fairly long leaves and a yellow-orange color up to 5 cm in diameter;
• lemon yellow - its shape resembles white lily, distinguishing feature- this is the opening of the bud at night.

Look at the daylilies of these varieties in the photo in the compositions of the garden, despite their outward simplicity, they look very organic:

Hybrid varieties are numerous, today there are more than 60 thousand. They differ in larger color, various shades and shapes. Breeders have created numerous species and varieties of this flower, differing in flowering time, strength of aroma. If we talk about shades, then there are a large number of them and, rather, there is no such color that would not be reflected in one of the many varieties of this plant.

Look at the daylilies hybrid varieties on the picture: the names of some of them indicate their features.

The Double view is distinguished by additional petals located near the flower garden. They look terry, smell pleasant and incredibly beautiful.

The most popular varieties are distinguished: Cutie, Dream, Red Royal .

The Spider or Arachnida species are distinguished by flower petals that are longer than their width and are visually similar to the legs of spiders.

Known varieties: Helix, Free Healing.

Type Fragrant are characterized by a variety of shapes and colors of buds. But the main feature of this daylily when describing most varieties is their wonderful aroma.

Varieties: Apple Spring, Stela do Oro.

The species White does not mean that all white daylilies are included here. Many of the varieties have buds with the addition of some other flowers.

For example, the variety Blossom White is characterized by a white-yellow hue, and Granny Smith has a greenish border at the core of the petals.

All the beauty and features of these species cannot be expressed in words, just look at the daylily in the photo:

Luxurious flowers so delicate, bright and unusual shape can decorate any landscape.

It is interesting to note that today there is no plant with absolutely white color, it always contains notes of a different shade. In this period, breeders are thinking about how to grow a daylily with increased terry, working to increase the diameter of the bud.

How to plant a daylily in spring and how to grow it

Plants such as daylilies require planting and proper care in open ground. In the literature, there are diametrically opposed opinions regarding the requirements of daylilies for light. If you look at the habitat of a wild plant, then most often they can be found at the edge of forests, in bushes. It would seem that garden types of daylilies should also love partial shade, but not everything is so simple. Species daylilies grow everywhere. But imported beauties are mostly bred in a warmer climate and do not get heat in partial shade. Well developed only on open to the sun spaces.

Before you plant a daylily on the site, you need to choose an appropriate place for it in your garden. If you live in hot regions, then partial shade is necessary for the plant. But in the regions more northern cultivation daylilies in the garden in the open field requires the choice of a more open place in the front garden, for a sufficient supply sunlight. Lack of this factor can lead to color reduction.

You can also determine the amount of light needed for a plant based on its color of flowers. It is believed that varieties with buds of yellow, white, pink and other pastel shades need the sun more, so it is appropriate to plant them in areas with sufficient lighting.

When planting a daylily flower in the ground, you should not particularly select the soil for it - it is not particularly whimsical to this factor in cultivation. But if you have in order to still grow beautiful flower, then take the trouble to prepare for his roots what he loves, namely:

• if the soil is clay, add some compost and sand;
• soddy soil requires compost;
• if sand predominates, add clay.

Loam with drainage is considered ideal for planting a daylily flower, but acidity is best neutral. If drainage cannot be created, then you can get by with raising the ridges where the plant will be planted. This formation helps to protect the plant from stagnant water during the period of melting snow or heavy rains. Excess moisture for a short time, the flower tolerates very well, but only if its root collar is not immersed in water. Therefore, landing on raised ridges saves the situation.

Form them when planting a plant in regions with high humidity and frequent precipitation. For hotter parts of the country with dry summers, beds can make growing and caring for the flower more difficult. frequent watering to avoid drying out the root system.

If you decide to plant a daylily flower on your site, then further care for it should include soil mulching. This helps to avoid compaction of the earthy clod over the root collars of the daylily: look at the photo for the care steps:

• the center of the bush is mulched with sand, in bulk up to 3 cm;
• the space between the bushes - peat or compost.

Compost, humus, peat chips can also be used as mulch. These natural materials everything in the process of being on the ground will gradually give their useful properties to the soil and, accordingly, to the plant.

Daylily flowers when planting and further care in rich soils require mulching with tree bark and needles. This helps to protect the root system from possible temperature changes, retains moisture and prevents weeds.

Daylilies are very good at fertilizers and all kinds of top dressing. After receiving the necessary substances, they begin to grow rapidly, give a rich color. But it’s impossible to say for sure which fertilizer will be relevant for your soil. Not always recommended fertilizers will give the desired effect, if you do not take into account the characteristics of the soil. Therefore, it is recommended to understand and study which microelements are not enough for good growth plants and introduce them. It is desirable to add top dressing from early spring after the snow melts and until the end of the flowering period.

Look at the photo of daylily flowers - when planted according to the advice and with proper care in the future, the plant will thank you for your efforts:

How to transplant a daylily in the spring and how to propagate the plant

For a flower such as a daylily, the breeding time is in early spring or early autumn. It is necessary to select the optimal period for disembarkation or transplantation, taking into account climatic features:

• in regions with early frosts, it is better to transfer planting to spring, since if you transplant a daylily in autumn, it simply may not have time to take root;
• in spring time wait for the soil to warm up completely, and if there is a threat of night frosts, cover the plant.

You can simply cut off a delenka of the desired size with a shovel from the bush. Before transplanting your daylily in the spring, pour compost into the resulting hole - the bush will have additional nutrition.

Daylily seeds are propagated only by breeders.

Another advantage is that planting material daylily for breeding and further planting is stored for a long time. Feel free to buy the best and rarest varieties from early spring.

Seedlings that have not yet sprouted, shift with sphagnum or slightly damp peat, pack in bags and place in the zero chamber of the refrigerator or in the basement with the same temperature. Delenki can be planted as soon as the snow melts.

Before you plant a germinated daylily in the spring, you will have to tinker with it a little. Plant it in pots with the usual purchased substrate. Of course, it is better to keep them cool, but if there is no glazed loggia, you can grow them on the windowsill - they will survive. True, they will flourish right in the apartment, since they can be released “into the wild” only at the beginning of June.

To get a chic bush, daylilies must be planted as expected. Dig a hole 50 × 50, fill it with a nutrient substrate (earth mixed with compost and sand if the site is clay, or clay if it is sandy or peaty). It would be nice to add half a glass of ash and a handful of superphosphate.

Daylily flowers before planting should be prepared and planting material:

• soak it a few hours before planting in water or mineral fertilizer;
• inspect revived roots and carefully remove dead or affected areas;
• cut the remaining roots to a length of 20-30 cm.

In the hole, place the roots freely, the root neck - at ground level. Mulch after watering. The plant is able to grow for a long time in one place. True, at the same time they need to be fed in a timely manner.

Features and main stages of reproduction of daylilies and their planting, see the video:

How to care for daylilies: disease and pest control

As for diseases and pests, daylilies, like all plants, have them. True, daylilies rarely get sick and most often when they are planted incorrectly. Therefore, before you propagate the daylily yourself, you need to be well acquainted with the simple rules for caring for the plant. This will minimize the possibility of diseases or pests. How to care for a daylily is described above, but the question of how to deal with problems that arise during the growth of a plant requires special attention.

Usually, diseases and pests do not cause significant harm to plants. Among the insects that love to live on a flower, one can distinguish the following:

Thrips, which feed on the juice of the plant, reduce the vital activity of the daylily, spoil its appearance. Unfortunately, if this insect is affected, the bush should be removed from the front garden and burned. Since thrips live in the ground, the place should be treated with insecticides.

The daylilies shown in the photo should be treated with these substances from time to time before planting and with further care.

The lily mosquito lays its larvae in the heart of the buds. Growing up, the pest begins to feed on the juice of the plant, while deforming the bud.

Slugs start up in fairly moist soils and cause tremendous damage to the plant. The only struggle with them is picking up and removing them from the site.

Another problem is water voles - rodents that quite often feed not only on the root system of fruit trees, but also on bulbous plants, as well as daylily rhizomes.

Among the diseases, root rot and rust can be distinguished. Many of them appear as a result of improper care of the plant, when, with the wrong neighborhood or as a result of severe waterlogging, bacteria begin to multiply. So, rust affects the daylily only if the flower is planted near the patrinia, and fusarium ( fungal disease) appears with excessive moisture and its stagnation in the soil. For the treatment of such diseases, spraying with fungicides is carried out. It is worth noting that after the plant has had a fungal disease, the mulch should be removed from its root system for the winter period.

Root rot most often affects the root system, becomes noticeable in the spring and is manifested by a stunting of young leaves. In the future, they turn yellow and are easily separated from the bush. Treatment is carried out by digging up the plant and removing the affected areas in the roots. Next, the rhizome is treated with potassium permanganate and fungicides, dried, and only then transplanted to a new place. The rescued plant will not produce color for the next 2 years.

If you want to get lush greenery and abundant flowering of your daylily, then give it a little time, follow the rules for caring for the plant, and it will definitely please you, decorate your garden plot.

Daylilies in garden landscape design: group compositions

Even the simplest daylilies in combination with hostas, astilbes, cuffs decorate the garden very much. Grass-like leaves contrast expressively with the rounded and split leaves of the habitues of Central Russian gardens. A large single bush is a luxury, a bright accent.

Daylilies are used in landscape design in different compositions. But its beauty depends on how correctly the neighborhood with other residents of your front garden is chosen for the flower. Often landscape designers use the plant as a single plant. But the cultivation of daylilies is also possible in group compositions in combination with shrubs.

See how beautiful daylilies look in the design of the garden, in the photo - with the right neighborhood, you can achieve the uniqueness of the site:

Do not plant a plant near large trees, the root system of which will take the nutrients necessary for flower development.

Daylilies come with leaves dying for the winter, evergreen and semi-evergreen. It is believed that only the first normally endure the harsh Russian climate.

Do not forget that some varieties after the flowering period begin to lose their decorative effect. Therefore, when considering the planting of daylilies in the design of your garden, it is appropriate to choose neighbors for them who can hide the yellowed leaves of the plant. These can be cereals of ornamental varieties, yarrow and loosestrife. Daylilies are often combined in garden landscaping with bamboo, which will also effectively hide a dying plant.

If you take varieties that grow in dense bushes, then they can easily be used as the formation of small borders or green fences. Look at the daylilies in the photo - such a planting is very often used in the formation of landscapes on the site:

Cut flowers also retain their freshness for a long time, so they are often used in bouquets.

Daylilies have been leading the rankings of popular perennials for many years. They have undeniable advantages: they are unpretentious in cultivation and care, decorative throughout the season, bloom for a long time, and the collection of varieties and hybrids includes tens of thousands of plants with flowers of various shapes and colors.

Selecting a landing site

It is believed that daylilies can grow anywhere, because in their homeland - in the Far East, they feel great in shady forest corners.

But in temperate climate middle lane In Russia, daylilies in partial shade will not have enough heat for luxurious flowering, and such a planting will not allow the plants to show all their capabilities. It is better for them to choose sunny, wind-protected areas.

It is desirable that the plants are fully lit for at least 5-6 hours a day. Daylilies with a delicate color of flowers need light throughout the day, and varieties with a rich and dark color in the heat need midday shading from fading.

The soil

The soil for daylilies should be neutral or slightly acidic. Land for plants is prepared in advance and carefully, because on permanent place daylilies have to grow for a long time - 6-15 years.

The soil is dug up to a depth of 30–35 cm. Compost, peat, and sand are added to heavy clay soil so that moisture does not stagnate. Sandy soils, on the contrary, are light and poorly retain water and nutrients, so they are enriched with humus and clay is added.

At close proximity ground water daylilies are planted on ridges 10–15 cm high.

How to choose high-quality planting material when buying?

Planting shops and garden centers offer daylily rhizomes. Before buying, you should carefully inspect the transparent plastic packaging and make sure that the root system is alive, healthy and dense. It should be noted that if there are few roots and they are weak and thin, then such a plant will gain strength for flowering for another 2-3 years. The rhizome should not have soft and rotten parts.

When buying new products, you should find out how the variety or hybrid is adapted to the local climate. Hundreds of new daylilies appear on the market each year. Most of these plants are bred in the subtropics of the United States and it may happen that in the middle Russian latitudes their acclimatization will be difficult, so experts often advise flower growers not to forget about old reliable and proven varieties.

Landing

An important point in the cultivation of daylilies is planting in the ground. It is held in the spring in May or early September. Spring planting is preferable, such plants take root better.

If the seedling was bought late in autumn or winter, then until planting, a healthy rhizome can be stored without loss for several months. Plants are placed until the awakening of the kidneys in a cool place with a temperature of 4-8°C.

Before planting, the dead and rotten parts of the roots are removed, for disinfection they are treated with a solution of any fungicide. If the planting material has been stored for a long time and the roots have dried up, then it is soaked for several hours in a solution of humate or root. Healthy roots with this treatment will quickly come to life, the withered parts will also be visible - they are cut off.

Landing holes in diameter should be larger than the root system. The distance between them, depending on the degree of growth of the bushes, is 0.5–1 m.

A nutrient mixture of compost, garden soil, peat is added to the prepared wells. Additionally, you can add mineral fertilizers and ash. The day before planting, it is advisable to shed the soil so that the earth settles a little.

In the center of the planting hole, a small hill is formed, on which the root collar is placed. It can not be deepened much, it will have a bad effect on flowering. The depth of the root collar should not be more than 2.5–3 cm. Roots are freely distributed around in the hole. The rhizome is carefully covered with earth, compacting the soil around the seedling and watered. In the first days after planting, the roots continue to be watered regularly.

Care

Watering

Moisture is especially important for plants in the spring when flower stalks are laid and in summer during flowering. Regular deep watering is preferable to frequent and superficial. Depending on weather conditions, the plants are watered once every 7–14 days. This mode of watering is enough for the roots to accumulate moisture. Watered in the morning or evening, trying not to get water on the delicate flower petals. After watering, the plants are weeded and loosened.

top dressing

If young daylilies are planted in fertile soil, then they do not need additional feeding in the first year. Due to excess nitrogen fertilizer, the plant will grow green leaves at the expense of flowering.

Fertilizers are applied in phases: at the beginning of spring growth, in the summer before flowering and at the beginning of autumn. In summer and autumn, top dressing should contain potassium and phosphorus, important nutrients necessary for laying future flowers in all peduncles.

Daylilies are very fond of liquid fertilizing with organomineral fertilizers. Dry mineral fertilizers are scattered around the bushes, then embedded in the soil and watered. The dosage depends on the age of the daylily and the type of soil.

Particular attention should be paid to old overgrown bushes, the soil around which is exhausted by flowering.

In old, overgrown bushes, the root neck becomes exposed over time, therefore, every year, humus is poured around the base with a layer of 2–3 cm.

Plants benefit from mulching around bushes. This improves the composition of the soil, prevents overheating, protects against frost and weeds. Dry peat, compost, crushed pine bark are used as mulch. Do not use fresh sawdust. To prevent wood mulch from becoming a haven for slugs, granules of pesticides or superphosphate are scattered around the plantings.

Transfer

In one place, daylilies can grow for a long time up to 15–20 years. During this time, the bush grows, ages, the flowers become smaller. This is noticeable after 7-8 years. Therefore, every 5-6 years, plants need to be rejuvenated. Daylilies can be transplanted throughout the season, but it is preferable to do this at the beginning of spring leaf growth - in April-May or in August-September with the onset of a dormant period. With a spring transplant, rooting will be faster and more successful.

How to cover flowers for the winter?

Daylilies tolerate wintering well in central Russia. Most people have enough natural snow cover. But for the reliability of planting heat-loving daylilies in the fall, they mulch with a layer of 2-3 cm or cover with spruce branches. Also, bushes can be spudded with earth up to 15–20 cm in height. Previously, the entire dry aerial part is cut off. Shelter is especially important in the first year for young fall plantings.

With the advent of spring, the shelter is removed, the mulch is raked from the base of the bushes so that it does not interfere with the growth of new shoots.

reproduction

Daylilies are propagated by dividing the bush, seeds, stem cuttings.

The division of the bush

This is the most common way in which the plant retains all parental characteristics. There are several ways to separate daylilies: with digging up bushes or without extracting it from the ground.

The bush is completely dug out along with the root. The rhizome is washed with water. It is so easy to get rid of pests, all parts are clearly visible and it is convenient to divide the plant. Then the peduncle and leaves are removed, leaving shoots 10–15 cm high. The old bushes are dried, then the plant is cut into pieces so that each has a part of the root neck with a bud. In order for delenki to form more decorative greenery, 3–5 shoots are left on them.

It is problematic to divide strongly overgrown bushes. In such plants, young roots grow along the edges of the bushes, and these parts, after separation, will quickly take root. Delenki from the middle of the bush without young roots need time to grow, because these parts are more injured. There are more dead and long roots that are cut. Delenki from the middle of the bush are planted on a temporary bed, and after 1-2 years - on a permanent place.

Young rosettes can be separated from loose daylily bushes at the end of summer without resorting to digging up the mother bush. To do this, choose two or three-year-old bushes with their own roots.

Without digging in the spring, it is possible to divide not very growing varieties of daylilies. With a sharp shovel from a vertical position, cut a bush along the marked lines, then cut it from below and remove the pieces from the ground. This method requires experience and skill. Places of cuts on the roots are sprinkled with wood ash.

Reproduction by seeds

This method of reproduction is more often used by breeders to obtain new varieties and hybrids. Daylily seeds do not last long. Planting is carried out before winter with freshly harvested seeds or in the spring of the next year. Daylily seeds need cold stratification. At winter sowing this procedure will take place in the soil in a natural way. In spring, the seeds are preliminarily kept at low temperatures of 2–3 ° C for a month. They are closed to a depth of 2–3 cm. Flowering in daylilies grown from seeds begins at 2–3 years.

Propagation by stem cuttings

In some varieties that bloom in August, 1-3 new bushes form in the axils of the peduncles. When they grow, they will have several pairs of leaves and root tubercles. After the peduncle has dried, the rosettes are carefully separated from the mother bush. You can cut off the cuttings with a piece of stem 3–5 cm. The leaves on the rosettes are shortened by a third, then the cuttings are planted in a nutrient substrate for rooting. At first, they make sure that the soil does not dry out, periodically spray it, shade the plants.

Diseases and pests

Daylilies are lucky, they are different good health, resistant to disease and rarely attacked by pests.

Of the diseases, the main danger for daylilies is root rot. Its pathogens can be bacteria or fungi, and the cause is waterlogging of the soil.

Signs of the disease are stunted growth and yellowing of the leaves. They become lethargic, sticky, easily detached from the base. Urgent measures are taken immediately at the first symptoms of the disease. The plant is completely dug up. The roots are washed in a solution of potassium permanganate, all the affected parts are cut out with a sharp knife, and then the sections are sprinkled with a fungicide.

Of the pests before flowering, it causes problems daylily mosquito. It reproduces by laying eggs in buds. Damaged buds do not grow, they are deformed. They are cut off and destroyed.

Wintering in the soil scoop caterpillars in early spring, they can damage and destroy young shoots and plant buds. Pests are destroyed by weeding aisles, treating daylilies with insecticides. The use of poisoned baits is also effective.

In any garden you can find a small corner for daylilies. This is a grateful plant. For minimal care, it will please its owners. beautiful flowering. Daylilies are good not only in flower beds, in borders or on, in bouquets they look no less festive and luxurious!

You can find out the tips of experienced flower growers on growing daylilies by watching the video.

I never liked lilies, although as a beginner florist I tried to plant all the flowers known to me, including a lily, on my site.

first lilies white color they lived on my site for 2 years, but there were many problems with them: either the mice gnaw on the bulbs, or the bear is hosting in the flowerbed, or the spider mite will start.

At the same time, the orange wild lily, which grew by itself away from the flower bed, had no problems (it remained from the former owners of the estate). It turned out that this is not a lily, but a daylily, the people call it the “red picket fence”.

Conquered by his unpretentiousness, I began to look for possible cultivated varieties of the flower. There were several tens of thousands of them, including hybrids, and they were all of fabulous beauty. Of course, now a daylily is growing on my site.

This is the Stella de Oro daylily, otherwise it is simply called yellow, the most unpretentious, it blooms all summer and has a wonderful aroma.

The article will describe the most interesting and unusual varieties of a flower and give their characteristics.

Lilies and daylilies are different representatives of the same class. It is very important not to confuse these 2 plants. It's easy enough to tell them apart:

Daylilies are otherwise called "red day", as their flowers "live" only one day. It can open its buds early in the morning or in the evening, so they are divided into day and night.

Flower shapes can be very diverse:

• round;
• Curved;
• Lace;
• Terry;
• flat;
• triangular;
• stellate;
• Tubular.

Daylilies can be simple, terry and spiders (spider-like flower form).

The color of the petals also differ in many variations: from simple one-color to multi-color with edging and stripes, with spots, dusting and overflows.

Daylilies are distinguished by the color of the petals into the following groups:

• White or close to it;
• yellow;
• orange;
• Pink;
• Red;
• Lilac;
• Purple close to black.

The flower is unpretentious, perfectly tolerates sun and partial shade, dry periods and rain, tolerates poor soils and is practically not affected by pests, can grow in one place for a long time without transplanting, experts do not even advise fertilizing it. For these qualities, he is called "intelligent lazy".

The daylily has been known since ancient times, in China it was considered a flower from melancholy and sadness, and in many countries it was used in culinary dishes. In addition, decoctions based on daylily were used as a medicine for heart diseases. For these purposes, it is still used today.

Varietal variety of daylilies

The names of varieties will be given in English as in the catalogues, with translation into Russian.

White daylilies

There are not so many pure white varieties, most have cream, pastel, yellowish, pinkish shades.

Alpine Ruffles (Alpine ruffles)

One of the best varieties, plant growth - 70-75 cm, the flower is round, up to 15 cm in diameter, has a fringe at the ends of the petals, folded. Each stem produces 45-50 flowers, so flowering continues all summer. The stamens are raised high.

Cool It (Cool It)

One of the most unpretentious of the white varieties, but it is advisable to plant it in sunny places. The growth of the plant reaches 75-80 cm, the flower is no more than 13-15 cm, the edges are corrugated, collected in a wavy scar, the core is green-yellow. It blooms for a long time and plentifully, has a pleasant aroma.

daylilies yellow

Variations yellow color These varieties are diverse: from lemon to dark sand and canary.

Mike Longo (Mike Longo)

A well-known variety among amateurs, it is famous for the original melon color of the petals, which varies in more than ten shades. The petal is bordered with ruffles collected in jagged seals, decorated with longitudinal stripes - veins. Up to 50 flowers bloom on one peduncle per season.

Golden Desire (Golden Desire)

New variety introduced in 2012. Peduncles high, up to 90 cm, straight. The flower is large, the color of egg yolk, voluminous, its size is up to 22 cm.

On the petals - longitudinal stripes, and the ends are collected in a wavy assembly. 40-45 buds can bloom on the stem. Very bright, attracting attention, fully justifies its name.

orange daylilies

The colors of these varieties create an upbeat mood in the garden, ranging from delicate salmon to vibrant oranges.

Double Dream (Double dream)

An exquisite look of a terry plant with delicate petals of a light carrot color. The petals are arranged in 3 rows, pointed at the tips and slightly bent down, the flower is large, up to 15-18 cm. It grows well in the sun, is not afraid of low temperatures, and is drought-resistant. One of the best for landscaping.

BurningDaylight (Burning Daylight)

A large flower, up to 65 cm high, with 6 bright pointed petals similar to flames, which are arranged in 2 rows, lightly corrugated along the edges. It blooms late, on one peduncle 2-3 flowers can bloom at the same time, it has a strong aroma.

daylilies pink

A very large number of varieties of pink daylilies have been bred, this is due to the fact that when crossing, a rich pink color dominates over light yellow and purple colors.

CreativeEdge (Creative edge)

Peduncles stretch up to 59-60 cm. The leaves are bright green, narrow. The flower is large, up to 17 cm in diameter, simple, with petals of an unusual lavender color.

The edges of the petals are rounded, with a golden frill. The core of the flower is yellowish in color, around which there is a burgundy rim.

Lacy Doily (Lace Doily)

The flower differs in that it has the smell of linden honey and is outwardly very decorative. Height can be from 55 cm to 90 cm.

Terry flower, bright crimson color with corrugated edges. The color of the petals is heterogeneous, there are strokes of pinkish, cherry color. It grows well mature plant can "throw out" about 500 flowers during the summer.

daylilies red

Cherry Lace (Cherry lace)

The leaves form a tall bush, the width of which is up to 60 cm. The flower stalks rise above it to a height of up to one meter. Up to 14-18 luxurious raspberry flowers with a diameter of 15-16 cm bloom on them in inflorescences.

They have wavy edges, light corrugation and a white stripe down the center of the petal. The aroma is weak.

Вurgundy Love (Burgundy love)

The flower is dark burgundy in color, reaches only 12-13 cm in diameter, the height of the peduncles is 50 cm. A rare shade of color, it is associated with the color of Burgundy wine, it is because of this that the variety got its name.

The advantage of this species is high resistance to diseases and pests, constant sunlight is necessary.

Lilac daylilies

The color of lilac and purple daylilies is not always advantageous, but there are interesting varieties.

Hemerocallis Bestseller (Bestseller)

One of the most beautiful daylilies of this color. The bush reaches a height of 70 cm, the corollas of flowers - 15 cm. The flower itself is an unusual juicy light purple color, consists of 6 petals arranged in 2 rows. Twisted frill along the edges of the petals light color. Can become a garden decoration.

Daylilies purple-black

Black Stockings (Black Stocking)

The variety is original in shape and color scheme, differs lush bloom all summer. It reaches a height of 65 cm, the flower is compact, with petals curving down, bordered by a wavy frill along the edges. It is advisable to plant it as single plants to create an unusual spot in the landscape.

Voodoo Dancer (Dancing Voodoo)

A rare variety of daylily, besides it grows very slowly. The appearance of the flower is very unusual, the color of the petals is dark purple, almost black, the core is yellowish. Petals are velvet, terry, with a wavy edging. It blooms profusely, but has no aroma.

Daylilies are distinguished as a separate group, having 2-3 colors on the petals. The most popular variety is Frans Hals (Frans Hols), named after the famous Dutch portrait painter.

It grows up to one meter, has a wide lush curtain. The three lower petals are a solid yellow color, the top three are red with a yellow stripe in the middle. Blooms very luxuriantly, brightly. Hardy, blooms all summer.

Today they are favorites again. They are distinguished by narrow, long, spider-like petals. They have a number of advantages: they open even in rainy weather, the buds do not rot, they have bright colors and a light shape.

Velvet Ribbons

Is different tall, up to 115 cm, spread of petals - up to 30 cm, 35 - 45 flowers bloom on each peduncle. The inflorescence consists of flowers, on the petals of which purple smoothly turns into sandy.

The petals are curved inwards. This creates the impression of ribbons fluttering in the wind. Blooms profusely.

The daylily plant is boldly called a culture for lazy gardeners. Even the almost complete lack of care does not prevent its gorgeous flowering. You can decorate the garden with "savage" daylilies, as well as hybrids and varieties of incredible beauty bred by breeders.

They are called flowers of joy - one cannot but rejoice when looking at bright flowers. It is believed that they bring good luck, taking away all sorrows and sorrows away.

The culture prefers sunlight, but also feels good in slight shading (enough active lighting of the site for 6 hours a day). They do not impose special requirements on the composition of the soil, they successfully grow in one place. long years, forming lush flowering thickets. Perfectly adapted to the vagaries of the weather.

When does daylily bloom?

• Daylily flowering times: active flowering falls in April-June.

For a successful daylily, several points should be determined: what place to choose, when and how to plant, what, even minimal, care is required.

Place for planting a daylily

It is very important to immediately choose the right site for growing, since daylilies are centenarians. Curtains with the most beautiful multi-colored corollas without a transplant cost about 15 years.

When choosing a site for a daylily, keep in mind that it develops best under bright lighting. At the same time, it is not afraid of drafts and strong gusts of wind. Under such conditions, most garden crops will feel uncomfortable - daylilies help out a lot. For free growth, give it space that will not be limited to shrubs, trees, large herbaceous plants. They can compete with the plant.

Please note that the root system should not suffer from the close occurrence of groundwater and spring flooding.

Dates for planting daylilies in open ground

The time of planting daylilies in open ground can be attributed to the advantages of the plant. This can be done throughout the warm season. Nothing prevents you from doing a transplant until the fall.

The most successful spring planting- seedlings quickly take root and grow, it will come in the same season. If the weather is cold, planting material can be stored outside the ground for about a month: sprinkle the root system with sand or a sand-peat mixture, you can shift it with a damp rag. At the same time, cut the leaf plates in half or 1/3 to reduce the plant's need for moisture.

If the summer turned out to be not hot, you can plant at this time.

When planting in the fall, there is a risk that before the onset of cold weather, the plants will not have time to take root, may freeze in winter or, if they do not die, will be weak. For the winter, young plantings should be covered with earth, mulch the soil with foliage or straw.

• According to experienced gardeners, in the conditions of the middle lane, the most favorable months for planting daylilies are May and August.

Planting a daylily in spring in open ground

How to plant a daylily photo

Prepare for landing. Inspect them, remove dry, damaged or rotten roots. Treat the cut areas with a fungicide. Greens can be cut, departing 10-15 cm from the base of the leaf plates.

If by the time of planting in open ground the roots have dried up, the seedlings should be soaked for 4 hours in a solution with a growth stimulator.

Daylily grows well in loose, light soil of a neutral or slightly acidic reaction - this is the usual garden soil.

• Dig the area to the depth of a full shovel bayonet. clay soil or dilute loam with rotted manure, compost and sand.
• Make planting holes according to the size of the root system.
• If the soil is depleted, prepare a nutrient mixture: humus and peat with the addition of 30 g of potassium and phosphorus per 1 bucket of substrate.
• IN landing pit fill the earth with a slide, place the seedling on top of the soil, carefully distribute the rhizome so that the roots do not bend.
• Sprinkle with earth and lightly compact the soil around the seedling, water, the root neck can be deepened by 2-3 cm.
• Maintain a distance of 70 cm between individual plants.

To reduce evaporation of moisture, you can mulch the soil around the plant. Use improvised materials (tree bark, needles, straw). Daylilies are planted in the same way in summer and autumn.

How to care for daylilies in the garden

Daylily procedures are minimal: water, periodically loosen the soil, remove weeds.

Watering

Actively growing and flowering daylily needs regular watering. Faded leaves indicate a lack of moisture; buds may be dropped. In the heat, water abundantly so that the soil gets wet by 20-30 cm (to the depth of the root system). The daylily will also respond excellently to shallow sprinkling. With sufficient rainfall, reduce watering.

The best time for water procedures is evening or early morning - there is no risk of burns.

top dressing

In the first season after the plant is enough nutrients. From the second year, start feeding. Use complex mineral fertilizers. The proportion of nitrogen should be moderate so as not to provoke excessive tillering at the expense of flowering. Feed in the spring, a couple of times in the summer. Closer to autumn, apply potassium-phosphorus top dressing to strengthen the plant for wintering.

Shelter for the winter

The plants are tall, but the daylily may suffer in snowless winters. Cover with needles, spruce branches or other improvised materials. Free from shelter as soon as active snowmelt begins, so that the root neck does not overheat and do not dry out.

Daylily reproduction

Usually daylily is propagated vegetatively (dividing a bush, rooting a leaf rosette). During seed propagation from their seeds, a loss of varietal differences occurs - therefore, daylilies are grown from seeds only if they were purchased from a trusted manufacturer.

When to plant a daylily or why it does not bloom

The maximum lush daylily bush falls on the first 5-7 years, then flower stalks among the lush greenery appear less often, and the inflorescences become smaller. The situation can be corrected by the usual division of the bush. Unpretentious culture easily tolerates the process of division and transplantation.

• To separate a daylily bush, carefully dig it up from all sides to remove it along with the root system.
• The resulting one is carefully divided with a knife into separate parts so that at least one green shoot with a part of the rhizome remains.

• The resulting delenki are planted in the manner described above.

Daylily reproduction by air babies - prolifers

Proliferation- Another way to propagate daylily. What he really is? This is the rooting of leaf rosettes formed on the peduncle (proliferation). They must be well developed.

• Wait until the upper part of the peduncle leading to the outlet dries out, then cut out the part of the peduncle along with the outlet and place it in water for rooting.

• Shorten the leaves by 1/3 of the length.
• You can add a couple of drops of growth stimulant.

• When the roots reach a length of 4-5 cm, plant in pots with light soil and grow indoors until spring.
• In open ground in late April-early May.

Growing daylily from seeds at home

• daylily seeds at home can be already at the end of February.
• Daylily seeds are quite large. They are soaked before planting, spread out on damp small pebbles, perlite or damp cloth.
• When the seeds hatch, they are carefully planted in separate cups or pots filled with universal seedling soil.
• Be sure to have drainage holes in the bottom of the container.

• Seedlings grow on a warm sunny window.
• Water regularly without stagnant moisture, feed 1-2 times a month with complex fertilizers.
• At the end of May, when there are no more frosts, daylily seedlings can be planted in the ground.
• Pre-harden off the plants for 1-2 weeks.

Types of daylily with photos and names

Culturally grown 3 species forms of daylily.

Daylily brown-yellow Hemerocallis fulva

Six-petalled corollas of an orange hue flaunt on a meter-high peduncle.

Daylily yellow Hemerocallis flava

Corollas of a dusty-yellow hue slightly droop.

Lemon Yellow Daylily Hemerocallis citrine

Corollas of lemon-yellow shade reach a diameter of about 10 cm.

There are about 30,000 daylily varieties - the painstaking work of breeders.

They can be divided according to the shape of the inflorescences:

• Simple (the closest to natural species);
• Terry (have a double, triple set of petals);
• Arachnids (elongated petals make the flower look like this insect);
• Form unusual or indeterminate;
• Multiforms (can be assigned to several groups at once).

Daylilies are distinguished by the flowering period:

• The dates are early and late, there are varieties with wave flowering (several times per season).
• There are also day and night views.

Height classification:

• Miniature varieties 30-40 cm high (corolla diameter 7-8 cm)
• Tall, reaching a maximum height of 1.5 m (corolla diameter can reach 15-17 cm).

The best varieties of daylily with photo names and descriptions

Frans Hals - plant height 60-80 cm, peduncle ends in yellow-orange corollas with a wavy edge, diameter is 12-15 cm.

Bonanza - in the center of the yellow corolla there is a spray of red-wine tint. Differs in regular flowering, high frost resistance.

There are varieties of daylilies, the inflorescences of which resemble gladioli in appearance:

Daylily ‘Longfields Pearl’ Longfields Pearl photo

Longfields Pearl - yellow-cream flowers bloom in August, delighting until mid-autumn. The diameter of the corolla is 10 cm.

Daylily Stella De Oro Stella De Oro photo

Stella De Oro - the height of the bush is 30-40 cm. The yellow corollas are 6-7 cm. It has a long flowering period. The baby will become a real star of the garden: undersized bushes will look spectacular along the paths, in curb plantings.

New varieties of daylilies:

Catherine Woodbery - the petals of the classic form for a daylily have a quivering lilac shade, which changes depending on the lighting (under the bright sun it becomes pink-yellow, and in the shade it shows lilac-pink sophistication). Diameter - 12-16 cm.

Night Beacon - colorful contrast of yellow-green core and purple petals, does not fade under the sun. Corollas reach a diameter of 8 cm.

Double River Wye - terry whisks with a diameter of about 12 cm, the color is rich yellow.

Bestseller - the height of the bush is 60-70 cm. Large corollas (14 cm in diameter) are impressive in shape and color. They are simple, but on the edges of the pink-purple petals there is a convoluted frill of a greenish-yellow hue.

Daylily Divas Choice Hemerocallis Diva’s Choice photo

Diva's Choice is a spot of creamy yellow at the bottom of the neck, fading into pink-cream petals that turn salmon-coral as it blooms. The record diameter of inflorescences is 17 cm. One peduncle holds 3-4 corollas.

Daylily Pandoras box Hemerocallis Pandora’s box photo

Pandora's box - with a half-meter height of the bush, it pleases with inflorescences with a diameter of about 10 cm. The neck of the corolla is lime-colored, then the bright middle is like a handful of ripe cherries, ending in pastel-yellow petals.

Daylily Pardon Me Hemerocallis Pardon Me photo

Pardon Me is the leader among undersized varieties. Blooms from June to late September. The neck is a shade of lime, the petals are dark cherry.

Night Embers - the height of the bush is 75 cm. The corollas are terry, with a diameter of 12-15 cm. The petals are like velvet, raspberry-wine hue.

Lacy Doily - the bush is 60-80 cm high. Graceful double flowers have a soft pink hue.

Double Dream is truly a dream. Huge (15 cm in diameter) terry whisks from creamy cream to salmon. It blooms early, ready to grow in the sun, tolerates the lack of a strait, is not afraid of frost.

Red Rum - scarlet inflorescences with a diameter of 10 cm delight in the period June-August.

Black Stockings is new (released in 2015). It strikes with a corolla diameter of 15 cm and a purple-violet tint of petals, a yellowish core illuminates from the inside. The edges of the petals are corrugated.

Little Anna Rosa - miniature 40 cm tall, rim diameter - 8 cm. lemon color, petals of a pale pink shade with corrugated edges. Has 2 waves of flowering.

Mildred Mitchell - beaters huge size(18 cm in diameter) open in June-July, repeating flowering in autumn. The coloring is the most delicate, in pink-purple tones.

Burgundy Love - you can expect 2-3 waves of flowering from him. Corrugated petals have a noble burgundy hue.

Daylilies in garden design photo selection:

Do you want to forget all the sorrows and hardships? Get one magical flower in your backyard - a handsome daylily.

IN last years"floral fashion" increasingly favors unpretentious perennials, rather than capricious and refined. Daylilies, outwardly very similar to lilies, occupy a leading place in this series.

These flowers have a lot of advantages - they are not demanding and winter-hardy, grow very well, retain their decorative effect for a long time, and are almost not damaged by pests and diseases.

Another daylily in our country is known under the name "Krasnodnev", which comes from the translation of the scientific name - Hemerocallis, where hemera - day, and callos - beauty.

• There is a belief among the people that if you touch its petals, all misfortunes will immediately run away from you, and luck and joy will come instead.

A delicate flower lives like a butterfly - just one day. But this does not detract from its merits at all. Strong flower arrows instead of one departed give dozens of other buds with exquisite shapes and amazing colors.

Krasnodnev has long been familiar to people (almost three thousand years before the birth of Christ), you can read about it in the writings of the legendary Confucius and the Roman naturalist Pliny.

At that distant time, these flowers were eaten (buds and petals replaced vegetables, shoots went to salads, and buds served as seasoning for various dishes).

• Daylily is still readily eaten in Asian countries. There he is especially widespread and revered.

Chinese healers also used the medicinal properties of the flower (they treated liver diseases, stopped bleeding). They are also sure that this amazing flower lifts the spirit, gladdens the heart and helps to cope with grief.

And only in late XIX century Krasnodnev began to gradually win the love of gardeners and turned from a garden dweller into a wonderful decorative culture.

let's get acquainted

Krasnodnev is a perennial herbaceous plant of rhizome type. Its roots are interesting - they resemble thick, juicy shoelaces that can form stolons (root shoots).

The leaves of the king of the flower world are straight and curved. But, of course, the main thing is the flowers.

• Large in size, funnel-shaped, they amaze with the variety of their color. Salmon, brown-red, black, purple, lilac, golden, orange flowers are collected in lush inflorescences up to 10 flowers each.

This spectacle of extraordinary beauty can be observed on average from July to early autumn. In just one season, an adult daylily bush can produce up to 30 flower stalks.

The peduncles themselves proudly rise above the crown and can reach a height of a meter. At the same time, up to 3 flowers can bloom on the peduncle (many of them begin to bloom at night).

daylily types

Breeders happily worked on improving and creating new types of handsome. The selection history of unusual flowers can be divided into two stages:

♦ Diploids. Hybrids created before the 60s of the last century. These were the first selective ornamental plants.

• Diploids are flowers that have two sets of chromosomes in their body. Diploidy leads to an increase in the reproductive and vegetative organs of the plant.

As a result, gardeners got the opportunity to grow especially large, weather-resistant, unpretentious in care and magnificent in appearance daylilies, the varieties of which quickly won love and adoration.

♦ Tetraploids. Improved diploid daylilies that already contain 4 sets of chromosomal genes. The appearance of tetraploids was a real breakthrough in flower breeding.

• Tetraploid plants began to develop faster, bloom more abundantly and brighter. They have acquired remarkable protective qualities against diseases and pests.

Cultures of fabulous beauty were obtained - with a tricolor color and petals of various shapes (corrugated, wavy, fringed, with colored edging). Such flowers were extremely expensive (their price sometimes reached 250-300 dollars).

But breeders working with diploids did not lose heart. They were able to create new flower hybrids that are not inferior in quality to tetraploids, but are more affordable in finance.

Daylilies modern

Modern breeders are creating new types of amazing culture. They work with daylilies in many countries (France, Germany, England, New Zealand, Australia).

• In Russia, unfortunately, there are no own varieties of daylily yet. Interest in Krasnodnev has awakened quite recently.

Daylilies in the gardens of our country until some time grew only in the wild. Occasionally it was possible to find only diploids of 40-50 years.

Flower classification

Ornamental gardening classifies Krasnodnevs based on a number of their characteristics:

♦ Peduncle length (stem height)

1. Dwarf(up to 30 cm).
2. Low(30-60 cm).
3. medium height(60-90 cm).
4. High(from 90 cm).

♦ Vegetative

1. Evergreens. Such flowers, even in frosts, do not shed their foliage. As soon as the air begins to warm up, evergreen daylilies independently grow their shoots and leaves.
2. Semi-evergreen. These species retain their crown under the snow cover only partially, but they perfectly tolerate cold and other adverse climatic conditions.
3. Sleepers(deciduous). Such cultures, at the first onset of autumn, immediately shed all the leaves from themselves and safely "fall asleep", waking up only with the onset of spring.

♦ Flowering time

1. Early. They bloom around the first half of June.
2. Mid-early. Such species bloom a little later (late June-mid-July).
3. Medium. The flowering period of these crops falls on the very end of July-beginning of August.
4. Middle late. They begin to delight with flowers closer to the middle of the month of August.
5. Late. Release their flower arrows in the most last days summer.

♦ Color type

1. Single color. The simplest flowers, the petals of which are painted in just one color.
2. Bicolor. The buds of these species spoil us with a more interesting color in two bright colors.
3. Multicolor(polychrome). The most interesting in color daylilies. They are proud of very attractive colors, in which there are already from 3 different tones.
4. Blend. The colors of these cultures were singled out in a separate group. They differ in that they have the color of the petals of more than 2 bright, contrasting, iridescent shades.

♦ Dimensions (diameter) of the flower

1. miniature(up to 7.5 cm).
2. Small-flowered(7.5-11.5 cm).
3. large flowers(11.5-17.5 cm).
4. Giant(more than 17.5 cm).

Everyone, of course, will say that the best are giant varieties. But you can find a use for each type.

Krasnodnevy-giants and large-flowered are especially good for solitary (single) landings.

To decorate rockeries (stone flower garden), alpine slides miniature flowers are ideal.

And small-colored pretty species are suitable for borders.

Spider-shaped daylilies are now considered the most fashionable, having a spider-shaped (narrow petals that do not overlap each other).

These varieties look best near ornamental ponds.

Over the past decades, foreign breeders have created tens of thousands of new varieties. Modern daylilies, planting and caring for which already require increased attention, knowledge of agricultural technology and great love of the owner, have become a chic decoration of a modern garden.

Before advising you the most suitable varieties for our climate, we will make some important clarifications.

Remember:

• Due to the short summer, the red day may not bloom again (just not in time).
• The color of many flowers in a cold climate becomes more saturated (sometimes a flower can even completely change color). Fertilizing also affects the color of the petals.
• Daylily is a perennial plant. In the first year of life, he may not show himself in all its glory (there will be smaller buds, a small number of flowers). The plant will demonstrate its true splendor when it is mature. So arm yourself with patience.

Experienced gardeners recommend for cultivation in our country the following varieties this graceful flower: Middendorf, Yellow, Ochroleuca, Royal Sovereign, Folkore, Brown-yellow, Radiant, Parthenope, Nilbio, Marguerite Perry, Lady Gesket, Dr. Regel, Graminea, Golden Dust, Apriko.

beauty in the garden

Before sending daylilies for planting, their stems should be briefly immersed in a growth stimulator solution (you can take Zircon, Epin, Humat).

When buying seedlings, carefully inspect the rhizome, if it is weak and thin, then you can lose 2-3 years, waiting for your plant to get stronger and bloom.

If you are transplanting mature plants or rooted cuttings, remove any rotten root shoots and cut the leaves to a length of 15 cm (this will help the culture develop better).

• The daylily is perfectly preserved when dug up. It is able to lie in a dry place for up to 3 weeks without losing its qualities. By the way, during this time you can find a suitable place for him in the garden.

Received plants by mail usually come with already cut roots and dry. Such planting material can be revived in a "clay mash".

We do it like this: add clay to the water, a little potassium permanganate, complex mineral fertilizer and, for better effect, Kornevin.

In this talker we soak our planting material for 6-10 hours. There the flower will come to life and swell.

♦ How to plant daylilies. Our fleeting beauties are perennial plants, so the choice of a place for them should be approached responsibly. They need to choose a place taking into account the final color of the petals.

• Varieties of delicate colors need full and constant illumination. More saturated in color species should be protected from scorching rays ( dark color absorbs heat better and burns out quickly, forming ugly spots).

But a permanent shadow is also undesirable - the plant will grow too weak and thin. The best option for bright daylilies - sun exposure for about 6 hours daily.

♦ Soil. The flowers tolerate any kind of soil well. But, if the ground is too heavy, add a mixture of humus and peat / sand to the areas. This will improve the structure of the earth.

In lighter (sandy) soil, clay or compost can be added to help the soil retain moisture better.

• Don't forget drainage! Flowers are very fond of drained soil. Sawdust, broken small red brick, crushed stone, expanded clay are suitable as drainage.

If your garden is characterized by damp, wetlands, growing daylilies will be more successful in high ridges (8-15 cm high).

♦ Planting a daylily. Flowers can be planted at almost any time (spring-autumn). But consider the location of the garden (in more northern areas, plant them better in spring so that the flowers have time to take root and get comfortable before the cold weather).

1. We dig a hole about 30 cm deep. We pour a small amount of peat-humus mixture and potassium-phosphorus fertilizer into it.
2. Carefully immerse the flower stem into the hole to the level of the neck of the root.
3. We fall asleep with garden soil, slightly compact and water well.
4. Be sure to mulch to prevent evaporation of moisture (compost or peat will do).

Landing care

The old varieties of daylilies are so unpretentious that the Germans even called them "Intelligent Lazy Plants".

New hybrids are more capricious than their parents. But still, they cannot be attributed to too demanding plants; care for daylilies is subject even to novice gardeners.

But make sure that when watering the earth is moistened to a depth of 30-35 cm.

• It is better to carry out this procedure in the evenings (before dark).

♦ Fertilizers. Flowers are very responsive to feeding. They only need a few nutritional supplements.

• Early spring. We feed the daylily full range mineral additives. It is better to scatter them near the bush, without pouring them on the leaves.
• Early summer(before flowering). Liquid top dressing from 10% infusion of bird droppings (2 liters per plant) or ammonium nitrate (10-12 g per bush) will be useful.
• The end of the summer. At this time, the flowers need potassium and phosphorus supplements (a solution of 10 liters of water and 200 g of the substance). These fertilizers should be applied in a previously prepared groove, retreating from the stem 20-25 cm.

♦ Preparing for winter. Krasnodnevy bloom until the deepest autumn. But after the end of summer, watch for their flowering, remove faded flower stalks in time (they can take strength from the plant).

The flower tolerates winter cold without any problems.

• Front winter period it is necessary to cut off the entire ground part of the culture. If the leaves suffer from cold, they will become very soft and weak.

In very cold climates late autumn well mulch the neck of the plant root with humus or compost (mulch layer should reach 2 cm). Carefully cover your pet with spruce branches.

♦ Reproduction. The most beautiful daylilies can be propagated. The easiest way is to divide the bush.

For this, an adult plant aged 5-7 years is suitable. It can be propagated in autumn and spring.

• Carefully dig up the bush and divide the plant into several equal parts. Try not to damage the roots (in a mature plant, the root system is very intertwined).

Treat the cutting site with ash or crushed coal (just fill in the wound). And the plant can be planted immediately or after some time.

The flower is propagated by seeds very rarely (in this case, you have to wait for flowering for too long - several years).

Possible diseases and pests

The owners of these magically beautiful plants may face many dangers that threaten the health of the precious beauty.

First of all, these are numerous diseases that experts divide into several categories:

• Bacterial infections(soft rot of the neck of the root, opening rot of the roots). Too warm, humid time contributes to the development of dangerous ailments. To prevent diseases, flowers should be regularly treated with Bordeaux mixture.
• fungal diseases(leaf striping, iris spotting, fusarium, cercosporosis, rust). Fungi are spread by the wind, with the help of rain. Pathogens overwinter in plant debris, under roots and on weeds.
• Viral diseases. They are very difficult to diagnose and distinguish from other ailments. Many of these diseases occur without much harm to the plant, manifesting themselves in the form of spots, stripes, specks, or deformation of the leaves. In more difficult cases, the flowers should be destroyed.

The daylily has one mysterious disease, the causes of which are still not understood. The disease always proceeds in early spring and affects only one fan near the bush.

At the same time, the sprout of a diseased plant begins to grow already with deformations of the leaves, holes on their surface. Such a flower develops very poorly.

• This disease is not fatal, just the plant takes on a stunted, non-decorative appearance. Experienced gardeners advise better covering tender plants for the winter to prevent spring sickness.

The most important factor influencing the appearance of ailments in a flower is stress. It is he who in 85% of cases (according to statistics) leads to diseases.

Stressful situations in a flower can cause poor care, excessive watering, lack / excess of nutrients, unsuitable conditions and illiterate planting, an abundance of weeds.

Its appearance can be guessed from the severe deformation of the leaves, on which spots, dots, white stripes appear.

• Thrips are massively distributed in a hot, dry season. They hibernate in the roots of flowers.

Good help and laundry soap(Spray the plants with soapy water twice a week).

Daylilies are also threatened by the larvae of the May beetle, nematodes (the pests eat the roots of the flower). If this is reflected in appearance plants, it should be dug up, the roots cleaned and transplanted to a new place.

So we met with another bright representative of our flower garden. Flowers are a whole world, a world of beauty and grace that never ceases to amaze, delight and delight us endlessly.

See you soon, dear readers!