Hemerocallis 'LONGFIELDS GLORY'

Daylilies are flowering queens for one day. Each bloom lasts a day but there is no need to worry – every stem bears more blooms and as the plants grow older they have numerous stems each. This low-maintenance perennial is a miracle for those who have limited time to spend looking after their gardens because apart from occasional watering on hot and dry summer day it needs ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. And still it can leave us gazing at their beautiful, lily-like blooms of every possible colour you can think of (except for blue and black).

Longfields Glory is a daylilyfrom 2006, bred by Dutch specialist nursery Heemskerk. It has beautiful, elegant flowers of soft salmon pink colour with a clear yellow throat. There is a light midrib inside the main three petals, otherwise it has no other decorations such as differently coloured eye, curly margins etc. Just a simple flower of a gentle colour. It flowers from mid June and older, well-established plants can bloom for as long as 2 months, allegedly until September.

The leaves are deep green, strong and healthy. They appear early in the spring and persist until winter unlike spring bulbs whose leaves wither away after flowering. Apart from occasional slug attack there are no pests or diseases they would suffer from. Put your day lilies on a sunny spot and fertilize it for better flowering every spring, if you want to. It tolerates all types of soil, preferably it likes moist soil. Extremely hardy to -45°C (USDA zone 2).

Last update 15-06-2012.