A well established daylily clump may produce as many as 400 flowers in a single season. By planting several different cultivars, it's easy to have continuous show of blooms throughout the entire summer. There are literally hundreds of different types of daylilies in many colors, shades, and even a few fragrant nocturnal varieties. For the best quality flowers, daylilies should be grown in full sun, however they will tolerate light shade. Daylilies take quite a bit of water and food so they shouldn't be planted to close to trees or shrubs which compete for the moisture and nutrients.
Daylilies grow best in slightly acidic, well drained soil which has a high organic content.
A pH of 6 to 6.5 might be considered ideal. Although daylilies can tolerate drought, they perform best when they receive a deep watering of an inch of water or more each week. More frequent watering may be necessary if they are planted in sandy soils. Remove the seed capsules after the bloom has faded to prevent seed production which weakens the plant and would decrease the number of flowers next year. Daylilies can be divided every three to four years.