HEMEROCALLIS (DAY LILY) “STAFFORD”

“HEMEROCALLIS” (DAYLILY)STAFFORD

• CATEGORY                     “HEMEROCALLIS” (DAY LILY)
• VARIETY                          “STAFFORD”
• DESCRIPTION                  SCARLET LILY-LIKE BLOOMS WITH YELLOW THROATS
• HEIGHT                              80 CM
• BLOOMS                            SUMMER
• TYPE                                   BARE ROOT PERENNIAL
• SIZE                                    GRADE 1
• QUANTITY PER UNIT             1

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

THE “DAYLILY” IS BY FAR ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR SUN-LOVING PERENNIALS AVAILABLE. IT IS MOST REVERED FOR ITS RELIABLITY, EASE OF GROWTH AND BEAUTY. THE MID-TO LATE-SUMMER BLOOMING “STAFFORD” OFFERS MASSES OF SCARLET LILY-LIKE FLOWERS WITH YELLOW THROATS THAT APPEAR CONTINUOUSLY IN MID-SUMMER THEY ARE DAY BLOOMING AND ARISE FROM NEAT CLUMPS OF GREEN STRAP-LIKE LEAVES THAT GO FULLY DORMANT IN WINTER.

“STAFFORD DAY LILY” HAS RECEIVED THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY’S AWARD OF GARDEN MERIT (AGM) WHICH IS FOR PLANTS OF OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE.

ALL DAYLILIES HAVE SIX TEPALS (A TERM FOR THE FLOWER’S SHOWY PETAL-LIKE SEPALS). THE BLOOMS ARE USUALLY HELD ABOVE THE FOLIAGE ON BRANCHED LEAFLESS STEMS. EACH BLOOM OPENS FOR ONE DAY AND IS USUALLY FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER BUD OPENING ON THE STEM. SOME FLOWERS OPEN AT DAWN AND CLOSE AT DUSK, SOME ARE OPEN FOR MORE THAN SIXTEEN HOURS AND A FEW OPEN IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND STAY OPEN UNTIL DAWN. BLOOM TIME IS VARIABLE DEPENDING ON THE SPECIES, BUT MOST ARE SUMMER FLOWERING.

DAY LILIES GROW BEST IN FERTILE SOIL WITH AVERAGE DRAINAGE. THEY PREFER FULL TO PARTIAL SUN. AFTER PLANTS BLOOM, IT IS WISE TO SHEAR BACK THEIR FOLIAGE TO ALLOW FOR A FRESH FLUSH OF GROWTH. ENJOY THESE TRIED AND TRUE ORNAMENTALS, IN MIXED BEDS, BORDERS AND LARGE MASS PLANTINGS. CAN ALSO BE GROWN IN CONTAINERS

CARE OF BARE ROOT PERENNIALS

REMOVE THE PLANT FROM ITS PACKAGING AND CAREFULLY REMOVE ALL LOOSE PACKING MATERIAL. SOAK THE ROOTS IN A BUCKET OF WARM WATER FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. EXAMINE THE ROOT SYSTEM AND TRIM AWAY ANY ROTTED, MOULDY OR BROKEN ROOTS WITH A SHARP KNIFE. DIG A HOLE DEEP AND WIDE ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE ROOTS TO FAN OUT FROM THE CROWN AT ABOUT 45º ANGLE. IT SOMETIMES HELPS TO MAKE A CONE-SHAPED MOUND OF SOIL IN THE BOTTOM OF THE HOLE AND SPREAD THE ROOTS AROUND IT. REMEMBER THE CROWN OF MOST PERENNIALS SHOULD BE ROUGHLY LEVEL WITH THE SURROUNDING GROUND. COVER THE ROOTS WITH SOIL AND PRESS DOWN FIRMLY.MAKE SURE ALL THE ROOTS-ESPECIALLY THOSE UNDER THE CROWN-ARE IN CONTACT WIH THE SOIL. WATER THE PLANT WELL AND ADD A LAYER OF MULCH (SOIL COVERING)

DAYLILY CLUMPS SPREAD SLOWLY OVER TIME AND NEED TO BE DIVIDED EVERY TWO OR THREE YEARS.