Plant Min Zone: 3a
Plant Max Zone: 8b
Sunlight: Part Sun, Shade, Deep Shade
Water / Rainfall: Low, Average, High
Soil Quality: Poor, Average, Rich
Bloom Season: Early Summer
Flower Color: Orange
Berry / Fruit Color: None
Spring Foliage Color: Green
Summer Foliage Color: None: Dormant
Fall Foliage Color: Green, Yellow
Evergreen Foliage: No
Winter Interest: No
Scented Flowers: No
Drought Tolerance: Medium, High
Wet-Feet Tolerance: Medium, High
Humidity Tolerance: Medium, High
Wind Tolerance: Medium, High
Poor Soil Tolerance: Rocky Soils, Sandy Soils, Shallow Soils, Clay Soils, Acidic Soil (low PH), Alkaline Soils (high PH)
Height: 1.5' - 3'
Width: 1.5' - 3'
Growth Rate: Medium, Fast
Service Life: Extremely long: over 20 years
Maintenance Need: Medium
Spreading Potential: High
Yearly Trimming Tips: Trim Perennial to Ground Around First Fall Freeze: No Winter Interest.
Plant Grouping Size: Mass Planting of 10 or more
Best Side of House: South Exposure, West Exposure, East Exposure, North Exposure
Extreme Planting Locations: Root-Bound Soils Under Tree, Survives Severe Drought
Ornamental Features: Fine Texture
Special Landscape Uses: Groundcover, Erosion Control
Possible Pest Problems: Foliage Disease
Plant Limitations: Aggressive Rhizomes / Runners, May Be Too Invasive for Garden Use
Hemerocallis fulva is a great dry-shade groundcover useful under trees with competitive root systems. Growth in the spring is the most attractive with typical bright green daylily foliage. Orange flowers with red throat follow in summer for about a month. If dry in summer, it will go partially dormant and look bedraggled. If this happens, simply 'mow and regrow". With regular water in the fall, beautiful growth will resume. It can be invasive and should only be grown in a confined area or container. For the home garden, the species is generally too aggressive to mix with other plants. However, in a difficult dry-shade garden, it will thrive, flower, and be relatively tame. It is one of the few plants that can survive under an established Silver Maple!