How do you make a daylily garden?

How do you make a daylily garden?

Limiting the number of daylily colors in a flower bed makes it more cohesive. Choose daylily colors that will either complement or contrast with the other flowers in your garden. And don’t forget foliage! Plants with maroon, blue, silver or gold foliage provide stunning color contrast for daylily blooms.

What should I plant between daylilies?

Echinacea, Perovskia, Achillea, Coreopsis, Phlox, Salvia, and Buddleia are wonderful daylily companions and they will bring your garden alive with the flitting of butterflies and hummingbirds. Ornamental grasses make an outstanding backdrop for daylilies.

Are daylilies good for a garden?

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 are useful in the perennial flower border, as a backdrop to other plants or as a ground cover on slopes, where they form a dense mass in just a few years.

How do you use daylilies in landscape?

Because of their low maintenance and because they do come back year after year, daylilies make great additions to any landscape. Use them as ground covers, to hold banks, as borders along fences and walks, and in decorative beds throughout the landscape. They also make attractive containerized displays!

What time of year do you plant daylilies?

Plant daylilies in the late spring or early fall for best results. However, if you find a plant that you simply must have during a summer sale, bring it home and plant it immediately. Just keep an eye on it and water frequently during the first few weeks.

What perennials compliment daylilies?

Daylilies are long blooming, brightly colored perennials that are extremely popular in gardens….Some good flowers to plant with daylilies include:

• Echinacea.
• Lavender.
• Shasta daisy.
• Bergamot.
• Phlox.
• Black eyed Susan.
• Baby’s breath.
• Yarrow.

Can I plant daylilies close together?

Certain plants are okay to be planted close together in a garden, while others will suffer if they are too close together. In general, a daylily is a plant that needs a bit of space to thrive, so when you plant them for the first time, you will want to give them at least 12 inches between each plant.

Can you plant hostas and daylilies together?

Because of their spiky leaves and colorful flowers, Daylilies are a good Hosta companion plant if they are planted in part shade. (They won’t bloom well if the area is too shady). Alternating the Daylilies and Hostas makes a beautiful border along a path, or edge of a retaining wall.

Will daylilies spread?

Daylilies quickly spread into larger clumps, and eventually they become so crowded that they do not bloom as well. You may want to divide your daylilies every few years, particularly if you notice fewer blooms.

Where should I plant daylilies in my garden?

Daylilies should be planted in full sun or partial shade that receives 4-6 hours of sun per day. Despite the preference of full sun, occasionally colorful daylily blooms can be found under the shade of tall trees. Wherever some shade is present, the daylily flowers will face away from it toward open sky.

How far apart do you plant daylilies?

As an edging along a walk, space the daylily plants 12-18 inches apart in a single line. One to four inches of mulch will retain soil moisture and inhibit weed growth among the daylily plants.