Orange daylily: description of popular varieties

The orange daylily belongs to unpretentious plants that do not require special care. It is undemanding to watering and soil composition; it is not necessary to cover it for the cold season.

Daylily (krasodnev) is a perennial culture belonging to the daylily subtype. Its homeland is East Asia. People have known this culture for a long time. For the first time they started talking about it in the 18th century.

In our country, daylily is called krasodnev, which means beauty that exists during the day. Not only cultivated plants look beautiful, but also those that grow in natural conditions. He is just a godsend for lazy gardeners, because he does not feel the need for special conditions of detention. Caring for it is pretty simple.

Daylily has cord-like, usually wide and succulent roots extending from the stem, helping the culture to survive a very hot time. Leaves near the roots are wide, straight or curved. Funnel-shaped flowers, predominantly yellow or orange.

The basket is formed from several flowers, up to three flowers bloom at the same time, the flowering time lasts up to 19 days. The bush consists of one or more inflorescences. The fruit of the daylily is a box with three sides, inside it are seeds.

The common orange daylily is characterized by deep green curved leaves. Their width is 30 mm, the height at the top of the inflorescences is 1 m, the diameter of the flowers is 120 mm. The flower has an orange center with a dark red undertone. There is no smell. They begin to bloom in July.

Daylily "Orange Nassau" is used to decorate the front garden with beautiful flowers in a bright shade... This is an early variety. The color ranges from peach to orange, with a golden eye and a bright yellow neck. The petals are, as it were, dented, and their edges are corrugated.

Daylily of this variety is a good flower for cutting, making bouquets, used as decorations during banquets. Since it is odorless, it does not cause allergies.

Daylily red is a natural species. It combines visual appeal and undemanding care. Its description boils down to the following:

• has long and narrow leaves;
• plant height 1.2 m;
• stalks are thick, branching at the top;
• one peduncle forms almost 100 buds;
• flowers are collected in inflorescences of several pieces;
• blooms for 30 days.

• Autumn Concerto is a type of orange daylily. It is characterized by an original combination of orange and purple colors. Tall plant - 100 cm. Flower diameter - 10 cm.

• Better by design - an original look with a neck applique, which is rare for such a color palette, which is a color ornament. It seems to "flow" out of the neck and is distributed outward along the middle vein and petal. The flowers are large, orange, with a rich burgundy eye and the same color edging on the petals.

• Burning for you. A variety obtained not so long ago by crossing Halloween Kisses and Ima Bigtimer. A variety of red-orange colors with a purple eye and the same edging. All streaks are red.The diameter of the flower is 10 cm.

• Halloween Kisses. A relatively new variety, bred 11 years ago by crossing Halloween Mask with Hank Williams. An unusual plant of pink-orange color with a dark eye and openwork edges with a white border. Flowers are small in size, but clearly visible in the garden.

• Matthew Kaskel. Obtained by crossing Wyoming Wildfire with Sunset Alpha. The view is memorable, it is a complex of a rich orange hue with a red eye and a golden lace edging. The flowers are large - up to 190 mm - and the plant itself is quite tall.

• Orange City. Created 12 years ago by crossing Lucky Dragon and Jane Trimmer. A plant with small flowers. But it is clearly visible in any garden thanks to a burgundy eye, which occupies almost the entire flower, in combination with a rich orange base.

• Orange Grove. Derived 12 years ago by crossing Orange Electric with Pumpkin Prince and Special Ovation. A good look that combines many of the positive characteristics of the parent varieties. This includes the size, appearance, height of the plant, a wide openwork edging of two colors.

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