Red daylilies: popular varieties and care secrets

Red daylily varieties will be an excellent decoration for any garden composition, they are unpretentious in content and are in perfect harmony with most plants.

Daylily is a perennial herb with large inflorescences of various shades and long xiphoid leaves. The flower opens its petals for only a day, and then they wither and fall off. This feature is associated with its Latin name - Hemerocallis (hemerokallis), derived from the words hemera - "day" and kalos - "beauty", and the Russian name "krasodnev".

In the inflorescences there are from 2 to 10 spreading inflorescences, and at the same time 1-3 flowers can bloom, therefore, in general, the flowering of the bush lasts 25-30 days.

The red daylily is a highly decorative variety. It has a powerful rhizome with large fleshy roots. Leaves are green, linear, forming sprawling and dense bushes. Flowers resemble lilies in shape, more often funnel-shaped, there is a small tube at the base. The plant adapts to any lighting conditions of the site, but only on the sunny side will bloom be distinguished by greater brightness, splendor and full disclosure. In cloudy weather or with constant shade, the buds may not open.

The color range of inflorescences varies from light scarlet to black-red shades. The petals open in early July, do not fade in the sun and delight with their flowering until August. Some varieties are characterized by remontability (re-flowering) and lack of odor.

The perennial is unpretentious tolerates drought well. Frost resistant, does not need pruning and shelter for the winter. In late autumn, it is advisable to add peat compost to the bushes.

Most flower growers may be interested in the following representatives of red daylilies.

• Autumn Red ("Otum Red"). The herbaceous bush does not exceed 65 cm in height. The flowers are large, star-shaped, dark red in color, 13-14 cm in diameter. The petals are corrugated, slightly curled, with longitudinal yellow lines in the middle. General long flowering from July to August, associated with remontant, is characteristic.

• Big Red Wagon ("Big Red Wagon"). The variety has gorgeous bright red inflorescences with a golden border around the edge of the petals and a yellow base. The circumference of the flower is 16-17 cm. The height of the bush is 69-70 cm.

• Little Red Baron ("Little Red Baron"). Low re-flowering perennial. The growth of an adult bush is about 45 cm. Flowers are double, red-pink, more than 300 of them can appear per season. With abundant watering, it tolerates partial shade and shade.

• "Lil" Red Wagon ("Lil Red Wagon"). Eye-catching thanks to its rich red color. The flowers are small, corrugated along the edge, 12 cm in diameter. The bush grows up to 60 cm. It is unpretentious to the soil. Looks spectacular when decorating alpine slides and the banks of reservoirs.

• Naughty Red. Inflorescences of a burgundy shade with corrugated yellow edges, in a circumference of 14-15 cm. It usually blooms in July, with warm and sunny weather in early September, it can please with repeated flowering. Winter-hardy and drought-resistant.

• Red Rum ("Red Ram"). Refers to a small-flowered variety. The height of the peduncle is 40 cm, the diameter of the inflorescences is about 10 cm.The flowers are orange-red with a narrow white longitudinal line. The petals are wavy along the edge. The aroma is not felt. Wet, slightly acidic soils are preferable for planting.

• Red Suspenders ("Red Suspenders"). Tall perennial (reaches a height of 78–80 cm). The flowers are large, with curving ruby-colored petals, 28–30 cm in diameter. The inflorescence base (throat) is yellow.

• Siloam Red Toy. Low-growing bush (about 50 cm). The flowers are red with a green base. The edges of the petals are wavy, bent down. It does not lose its decorative effect until late autumn. Prefers clay soils.

Many gardeners will love the varieties of red daylilies.

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