Rising 8 feet tall over the prairie, a large stand of native turk's cap lilies in full bloom during mid-July is a dramatic scene. The massive plants can have up to 50 blooms per stalk, each nearly ...

Lilies and daylilies are quite distinct and require different care. You can also tell them apart by the look of the plant, ...

Daylilies belong to the genus Hemerocallis, and lilies to the genus Lilium, which makes the latter the "true" lilies of this perennial pair. True lilies grow from bulbs, while daylilies don’t.

A shady backyard in a city neighborhood is home to a variety of rare and native plants. State University College of Environmental Science and Forestry professor Donald J. Leopold grows 55 ...

Daylilies, or Hemerocallis, originate from underground bulbs and produce large, showy blooms that come in a rainbow of colors. They are perennials and are named for the fact that each individual ...

Answer. A few daylily blooms may linger on during the summer but most plants are only making new growth. A local grower once said he felt daylilies were almost aquatic plants.

Plants still will have the ability to root and establish for next year's bloom cycle. It might be wise just to get in the habit of cutting back every time you replant the daylilies and iris.

You can easily tell lilies and daylilies apart just by looking at the plants, because daylilies have long strap-like leaves that arch outward from a central crown at ground level.