Hemerocallis 'LONGFIELDS MAXIM'

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 Maxim is a large-flowered, double daylily from the Longfields series bred by Dutch specialist nursery Heemskerk. The flowers are fragrant, up to 20 cm across, semi- to fully double, vibrant yellow with slightly deeper yellow veins running from the throat. Flowering begins in mid July on about 85 cm tall stems and last longer than other diploids, and strong plants repeat flowering in late summer. Each rhizome can produce up to 3 flowering stems. Registered in 2005.

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. -40°C (USDA zone 3).

Last update 24-07-2017