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Chicago Apache Daylily
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Daylilies are rugged, adaptable, vigorous perennials that endure in the garden for many years with little or no care. Daylilies adapt to a wide range of soil and light conditions. They establish quickly, grow vigorously, and survive winters with little or no injury.
Daylilies belong to the genus Hemerocallis and are not true lilies. This Greek word is made up of two parts: hemera meaning day and kallos meaning beauty. The name is appropriate, since each flower lasts only one day.
Each daylily plant produces an abundance of flower buds that open over a long period of time. There are many varieties, a wide range of flower colors, and the flowers continue during the heat of the summer.
Daylilies are useful in the perennial flower border, planted in large masses, or as a ground cover on slopes, where they form a dense mat in just a few years.
Source: University of Minnesota | Extension | Growing Daylies
More Daylily information:
Iowa State University | University Extension | Daylilies
Daylilies Available at Country Landscapes in 2011
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