Colors include white, lavender, pink, coral, and red. When grown well in a spot they like, astilbes will spread rapidly by underground rhizomes, covering a lot of ground. Though it is most often grown in sun, the daylily is remarkably shade tolerant. It is one of the most carefree perennials as it s tough as nails. They come in different heights and different flower forms double, ruffled, etc.
Daylilies look best planted in masses.
They make good companion plants for spring bulbs, as the emerging daylily foliage camouflages the dying leaves of daffodils and others. Daylilies bloom in early summer. It is not a showy plant, but it flowers in summer, when most woodland plants are finished blooming. Flower stems grow 24 to 30 inches, but tend to flop over and are hard to stake. The plant is probably best grown on a bank or at the top of a retaining wall spots where the floppy stems can cascade downward in a froth of white flowers.