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DAYLILIES

One of the easiest plants to grow, daylilies will grow in almost any climate in Australia. However the dormant varieties tend to do better in the cooler areas and some evergreens may prefer a warmer climate. Our stock is all grown in a climate similar to Melbourne’s. They need little maintenance but prefer moderate fertilizing and water to perform at their best. They are great for holding soil on banks and when established are quite drought tolerant. The modern daylilies provide wonderful clumps of colour without becoming invasive as some older varieties do. Many rebloom having two to four flushes of flowers in a season, with the first flush starting in about October. Whilst each individual bloom lasts only one day, each flower stem (scape) has up to 35 buds and each clump may have many scapes, thus giving a very long and showy display.

Originally daylilies had only one pair of chromosomes (Diploid) but some were then bred with a double set of chromosomes (Tetraploid) to give improved substance. However many of the newer diploids are as good, if not better, than some tetraploids. If you are interested in hybridizing you cannot cross diploids with tetraploids.

Small flowered daylilies are dainty flowered forms have blooms under 10cm (4") in diameter, although the plants are not always much shorter than standard daylilies, they usually have finer foliage. Many of the blooms have striking eyezones and they make a wonderful display. Cultural conditions are as for standard daylilies.

Descriptions - Bloom Season (E, M, L) Habit (Ev SEv Dor) Ploidy (Dip, Tet) Rebloom Re, Plant flowering height in cm, Bloom Size in cm

NAME CHANGES Please note that a number of Salter bred daylilies had their names changed after release and were later given an extra name to meet full registration acceptance. We use the official registration name, not the original release name eg Mandalay Bay Music not Mandalay Bay.

 

Please click the appropriate letter below to see listings for daylilies starting with that letter

Recent Releases A-J Recent Releases M-Z Established Varieties Garden A-I Garden K-Z Spiders Doubles Small Flowered FAVOURITES A-D FAVOURITES E-O FAVOURITES P-Z CLEARANCE A-L CLEARANCE M-Z

 

DAYLILY TERMS

Ev – Evergreen: Green foliage all year round,

SEv – Semi-evergreen: Leaves die off somewhat in winter, more so in colder climates.

Dor – Dormant: leaves die off completely in winter and sprout again in spring.

Re – Recurrent blooming: has more than one flush of flowers in a season, often three or four.

Dip – Diploid: single set of chromosomes.

Tet – Tetraploid: double set of chromosomes.

 

 

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