Daylily aka Hemerocallis

The daylily's scientific name is Hemerocallis, which means beauty and day in Greek, referencing the daylily's one day life span. Although the flower has many flower buds on each stalk that increase the flowering period to several weeks. Daylilies are the best perennial flower because they come in a variety of colors and can survive in different landscapes with low maintenance. 


Daylilies come in a variety of colors that range from yellow to pink to purple. 

The colors may be simple, but the patterns these colors create are not. There are 11 different color patterns; however, Self and Blend are the patterns that are shown above.

Self patterned daylilies are a solid color throughout the whole flower, petals and sepals included. This is the simplest pattern that is mostly seen in pink and rose colored daylilies. 

Blend patterned daylilies have a blend of two or more colors that can be seen through the petals and sepals. The pattern is pictured in the pink and purple lilies above.

My personal favorite blend pattern and color in daylilies is picotee purple daylilies. I like this flower because it has various shades of pink and purple and the edges of the flower are very distinctive. 

Garden Vocabulary

Gardening has obtained a reputation of being a past time and hobby for retired individuals, but in recent years gardening has become a popular activity for all. In order to develop a "green thumb" every good gardner must have a general understanding of garden terminology. I have selected a few garden terms that will help generate a basic garden terminology for any gardener.

Whorl: A collection of three or more similar structures at a common point. The outer whorl is the sepal, the middle whorl is the petals and the inner whorl is the androecium and gynoecium which are the reproductive parts of the flower.

Sepal: The leaves that support the flower and make the outer part of the whorl, located general at the top of the stem.

Corolla: All of the flower petals grouped together

These terms will help new and old gardeners enhance their knowledge.