I found that daylily blooms start out with rich, vivid color and don't fade. Their hardy, mounded leaves withstand everything the high desert throws at them. Daylilies, it turns out, are the perfect high desert flower. For More Than a Day Daylilies got their name because one individual flower on the long scape lasts for about a day. There are lots of flowers on each long scape, and sometimes a half dozen or more scapes blooming from one plant.
Most daylilies bloom for four to six weeks.
Stella D'Oro,' the most widely known yellow daylily, blooms freely from mid-spring till fall. Red Magic' blooms from June to July, then 'Frans Hals' takes over in July and blooms until August. When the blooming period is over, daylilies continue to earn their place in the garden. The soft mounds of dark green strap-like leaves make impervious ground covers. An added bonus is that they've never been bothered by pests or disease in my garden.