Large 6" tangerine orange flowers stay open 16 hours or more for an extended burst of brilliant color. The Baja Daylily blooms for weeks in mid to late summer and reblooms later in the season.
Spring Hill presents Designer Daylilies--improved Hemerocallis hybrids to give your garden a sense of style, as well as outstanding color; on the hottest summer days. Many begin flowering early in summer; and some rebloom later in the season. Established plants produce 50 or more blooms. Grow in any well-drained soil, withstand drought and are insect and disease resistant. Space 18-24" apart.
Flower Color: Bright velvety red self with a bright yellow halo and green throat.
Flowering Date: Midsummer and reblooms in late summer.
Planting Requirements: Dig a hole large enough to accommodate roots without bending them. Firm soil well and water in thoroughly.
Soil Requirements: Adaptable to many soil conditions.
Growth Rate: Moderate to fast.
Unique Characteristics: Showy bright sunfast red. Good form. Rebloomer. Blooms for several weeks and then repeats later in the season. Tetraploid with double the chromosomes give it more vigor, foliage strength and more dense, flowers that are larger and more numerous and of brighter colors and with heavier substance. A long-lived, hardy garden plant with low maintenance requirements.
Pruning: Cut back spent flower stems.
Additional Information: Hybridizer: Durio 1974. Awards: JC '74, HM '77, AM '80. Hemerocallis means "beautiful for a day".
