Terry daylilies: an overview of the best varieties and care tips

When choosing flowers for planting on a personal plot, we usually focus on their attractive appearance. Terry daylily is one of the most beautiful ornamental plants. Today we will tell you about its varieties, as well as give you useful tips for care.

The main difference between the double daylily and other species is the presence of additional perianth petals. Their number and shape vary depending on the variety:

• flowers with a peony type of doubleness have special petals, called petaloids - these are reborn stamens;
• the type "flower in a flower" is characterized by more than two-level arrangement of true petals (the usual daylily has only 2 levels).

Consider the most popular varieties of terry daylilies.

• "Condilla" (Condilla). Even the sun seems to envy the brightness of this flower. Its rich yellow color stands out among the lush greenery. The flower of "Condilla" is rather large - up to 12 cm in diameter, the edges of the petals are corrugated. This variety belongs to the early, blooms in early June. The stem height is about 50 cm.

• Burgundy Love. The noble burgundy shade of the petals turns into yellow at the core. There is a light stripe in the middle of each of them. Flower diameter - 15 cm. Stem height - 50 cm. Flowering period - late June - early July.

• Siloam Double Classic. Its color cannot be described - it must be seen. The most delicate peach shade of corrugated petals smoothly turns yellow closer to the base, eventually flowing into green. The flowers are quite large (about 13 cm in diameter), the stem reaches 45 cm in height. It belongs to the mid-early varieties, the flowering begins in July.

• Double Pompon. It has an interesting structure of petals - they seem to be edged with ruffles, while they can curl in different directions. The color of "Pompom" is pink with a yellow tint, which becomes brighter towards the neckline. The diameter of the inflorescence is 15 cm, the height of the stem is 75 cm. This plant is famous for the fact that it begins flowering in June and ends in autumn.

• Double Red Royale. One of the most beautiful double daylilies. Has a rich wine-red color, the petals along the edge are "trimmed" with a silvery border, in the middle of each there is a light stripe. The core of the flower is bright yellow with a greenish tint. The diameter of the inflorescence is up to 14 cm, the height of the bush is 75 cm. The "Double Red Royal" blooms as long as the previous variety.

• Double Firecracker. It is not for nothing that the plant was given such a name - "double fireworks", its bright colors speaks for itself. The red tone of the petals turns into yellow towards the neck, their edges are slightly corrugated. The size of the flower is about 13 cm, the height of the stem is up to 60 cm. It blooms from July to August.

• Double River Wye. Another yellow variety, however, unlike the same "Condilla", whose shade is closer to sunflower, has lemon-yellow petals with a greenish core. The diameter of the inflorescence is 13-15 cm, the height of the bush is up to 100 cm. "Double River Wye" blooms repeatedly, from the end of July until the very autumn.

• Doublelicious. It has rather large (up to 17 cm in diameter) peduncles of salmon color with a yellow center. Stem height - 65 cm. Flowering begins in June, ends in July.

• "Double dream" (Double dream). The petals of this variety have a very delicate shade - light orange, becoming almost orange in the center. Flowers up to 12 cm in diameter, the bush reaches a height of 60 cm. It blooms from July to August.

• Double Cutie. Another lemon-yellow variety. Compared to the rest, the size of the inflorescence is small - only 10 cm in diameter. The height of the stem is up to 40 cm. It blooms all summer.

• Kwanso. A stunningly beautiful plant. Its flowers flaunt a combination of orange and "splashes" of red on the petals, bent downward. The diameter of the inflorescence is 15 cm, the height of the bush is up to 100 cm. The flowering period is August.

• Roswitha. It has a very interesting color of petals: the main tone is peach-cream, turning into wine-burgundy closer to the core. Among all the double varieties of daylilies, this is perhaps the smallest - the flower has a diameter of only 8 cm, the length of its stem is 35 cm. It begins to bloom at the end of July.

To make your “pets” happy all summer long, you need to take proper care of them. Here are some useful tips.

• When watering the daylily, remember that moisture should not get on the foliage and inflorescences - pour water on the root collar.
• In the springtime, before the daylily blooms, add nitrogen-containing top dressing to the soil. When you see the first buds appear, feed the plant with a fertilizer containing phosphorus and potassium. And at the end of flowering, pamper your pet again with a phosphorus-potassium mixture - this way you will stimulate the laying of buds for next year.
• Your daylily will overwinter better if you cover it with spruce branches or straw after removing dried flowers and leaves.

For information on how to properly grow and propagate daylilies, see the next video.