Hemerocallis 'HAWAIIAN PARTY DRESS'

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).

I love variety names. They let your fantasy play with images and expect you to visualize exactly the same thing the breeder had in mind when naming the plant. How would you imagine a party dress in Hawaii? Well, Soules - hybridizer of this daylily - meant this beautiful rich pastel shade of apricot-salmon pink with a thin purple pink stripe and a yellow throat = Hawaiian Party Dress. Imagine a beautiful Hawaiian dancer with a huge Rose-of-Sharon flower in her dark her and the picture is complete. Sturdy stems about 60 cm tall, late July and early August blooming.

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. Very hardy to min. -34°C (USDA zone 4).

Last update 22-07-2016