Daylilies are one of the easiest kind of plants to grow in the United States. Daylilies are best grown outside, but on some occasions can be grown indoors. Click here for books we recommend on Daylilies and Daylily care.

Locations Grown: Daylilies are grown in all states in the Continental U.S. The type of Daylily to grow in your area depends on what kind of plants you choose. The plants we sell are Hardy Daylily Garden are for growers in climates where the ground freezes at some point during the winter. Growers from the South are where people who live in the South should buy their plants.

Types of Daylilies: Growers in the North, where the ground freezes at some point during winter are best off growing Dormant Daylilies. Dormant Daylilies go to sleep in the winter and their above ground foliage dies until spring. Southern growers can grow Dormant Daylilies, but these Daylilies often grow many more plants, and smaller. These plants will bloom better in a climate that gets cold in the winter. These Daylilies are considered Hardy (get it? same as our name.. just kidding).

Growers in the North and South can both grow Semi Evergreen Daylilies. These Daylilies drop their foliage/leaves in the winter for growers in the North and keep their foliage for growers in the South. These plants are considered somewhat Hardy.

Southern growers generally do best with Evergreen Daylilies. These plants flourish in the South and often rebloom many times. If the parentage of an Evergreen Daylily is hardy, these can be grown in the North as well, but should be mulched, or covered with pine needles, wood chips, leaves or other material.

Colors and styles: Daylilies come in all colors, including yellow, close to white, purple, close to green, pink and more. There is no black, perfect white or blue Daylily. Many Daylilies have beautiful eyezones and variations. Many have ruffling on flower edges, many have no ruffling.

Sizes: Some plants are bred to have huge flowers, others are miniatures with small flowers and smaller foliage/leaves, some have wide petals, and others have long spider like petals, called spiders.

Light: Dayliles love full sun, but can tolerate as little as 4-5 hours in a day. Dappled shade is fine, as long as the plants don't get less than 4 hours of sunlight.

Air: Air movement is important for Daylilies. Generally nothing needs to be done to improve this, but air movement can be poor if plants are grown indoors or grown too closely together. To fix, space plants out enough so that air can move.

Watering: Daylilies love water, but can also tolerate periods without much water. Basically, water when you can and your plants will love you.

Fertilizing: Daylilies like pretty much any type of fertilizer you choose. We sometimes use 20-20-20 or 10-10-10 timed release fertilizers or quick fertilizers, meaning we mix with water and then fertilize again in about a week.

Blooming: Daylilies bloom in the summertime (June-Aug) for those in the North and at many times of the year for those in the South. A typical scape/stem of flowers will bloom from anywhere between 1 week and 1 1/2 months.