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Daylily

Daylily is listed botanically as Hemerocallis fulva. It may also be listed as Orange Daylily, orange day-lily, tawny day-lily, tawny daylily. Vigorous perennial with arching leaves and orange trumpet-shaped flowers. Each bloom lasts only a day, but established clumps produce many buds over several weeks. PlotPal's canonical care record lists full sun and moderate water needs. The current taxonomy reference places it in the genus Hemerocallis and in the family Asphodelaceae. Its source-backed growth habit is listed as forb/herb. PlotPal currently carries Daylily as an outdoor growing and flower reference. Growing note: Grow in full sun for best flowering, though some afternoon shade is tolerated. Divide crowded clumps every few years and remove spent flower stalks if you want a tidier planting. Propagation or sowing note: Usually planted from divisions or nursery-grown crowns rather than seed. Plant-health prevention note: Provide airflow, avoid waterlogged crowns, and remove badly affected foliage at the end of the season. Pest-prevention note: Inspect buds and leaves for thrips and aphids and manage slug habitat around dense clumps. Common pests in the reference include Aphids, Thrips, Slugs. Common plant-health issues in the reference include Daylily rust, Crown rot, Leaf streak. Use this guide as practical growing context, then adjust decisions to the actual weather, soil, container or bed, variety, and conditions in your garden.