With a selection of varieties, color can extend from late spring through early fall. Plant just below soil level in moderately rich, well-drained soil. Daylilies, too, need to be lifted, divided and replanted after several years, when blooms are fewer and plants less vigorous. They're great multipliers, so after a few years, you will have quite a supply of offshoots for friends, garden clubs and garage sales. Blooms are edible, either raw in salads or battered and sauteed.
Blossoms are three to four inches in diameter and long-lasting, so they make a good bouquet flower.
Provide a trellis or other growing support immediately, before delicate roots can be damaged. Keep soil evenly moist and at about 65 degrees for stocky root development. Grow in strong sunlight, but shade the plant during the hottest part of the day. Bloom will last from late spring through summer. As flowering diminishes in the fall, reduce watering until the foliage has withered.