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Daylily
* Daylilies adapt to a wide range of soil and light conditions
  - most soils, including sand at the beach and heavy clay
  - when dug, washed, boxed and shipped to a new garden
* Daylilies also come in lots of different colors and shapes
  - do well in containers
  - have a vast range of sizes
  - offer tremendous durability and have few insect or disease problems
  - respond favorably to additional moisture before bloom
  - work well in mixed borders and beds
  - are North Florida's peonies
* Daylilies are a good choice to hide the lower stems of the lily
  - relatively disease free plant
  - able to withstand being divided during the heat of summer
  - amazingly tolerant of over watering and under watering
* Daylilies are among the most adaptable of all perennials
  - popular herbaceous perennials grown in Florida
  - colorful and they are a low maintenance plant
  - drought resistant and almost disease and insect free
* Daylilies are easy to breed
  - grow and require little care
  - grow, require minimal care, and thrive in most places
  - hybridize
  - especially desirable since their bloom begins just as the irises finish
  - field grown in full sun
  - great flowering plants, blooming from spring through summer
* Daylilies are hardy herbaceous plants with a perennial growth habit
  - perennials that grow well in Minnesota
  - heavy feeders, so use enough compost to supply plenty of nutrients
  - highly adaptable but perform best in well-drained soil in high organic matter
  - ideal for full sun
  - long-lived if given even moderate care
* Daylilies are native to Asia
  - the Orient
* Daylilies are one of the easiest perennials to grow
  - hardiest perennial plants throughout the many planting zones
  - most versatile perennials, and offer a full spectrum of flower colours
  - practically disease and pest free
  - remarkably drought tolerant, but do best when supplied with frequent watering
  - some of the most tolerant and popular of the garden perennials
  - useful, tolerant plants which produce flowers on tall stems
  - usually pest-free
  - vigorous growers and can be divided every three to four years
  - bloom in early summer
* Daylilies can be velvety or smooth or creped or satiny
  - fit into many spots in the landscape
  - grow in almost any kind of soil
  - survive temporary dry conditions very well, due to their extensive root systems
* Daylilies come in a wide variety of colors and sizes
  - virtually every shape, size, bloom period, and foliage habit imaginable
  - date back thousands of years and originated in Asia
* Daylilies do fine in raised beds as long as there is good drainage
  - have some pests, but many do only minor damage
  - love nitrogen, but remember that it does make for taller scapes and more robust growth
  - grow best in direct sun or light shade
* Daylilies grow best in full sun
  - sunlight
  - slightly acidic, well drained soil which has a high organic content
  - when planted in full sun to partial shade
  - in large clumps of arching, sword-shaped leaves
  - rapidly to form dense clumps
* Daylilies have colored sepals
  - few pests and diseases
  - trumplike flowers
* Daylilies live for many years
  - virtually forever
* Daylilies love full sun, but grow surprisingly well in some part sun situations
  - summer water
  - prefer a well-drained soil in a sunny location
* Daylilies prefer a well-drained soil with abundant organic matter and moderate fertility
  - adequate organic matter
  - full sun for as much of the day as possible
  - provide great splashes of color
  - seem to be immune to most pests and plant diseases
  - stem from Asia, where they are actually a food crop
* Daylilies thrive almost anywhere and they multiply and spread
  - and bloom on a very meager diet
  - in full sun to partial shade in any good garden soil
  - tolerate and grow in many conditions but perform best under the following conditions
  - usually grow adequately without fertilizer but grow best when lightly fertilized
  - vary in the part of the summer they bloom
  - work well, providing a contrast of leaf type and bloom time, without being invasive
* Most daylilies are only open during the day.
* Most daylilies bloom for a single day, beginning in the early morning and lasting until the evening
  - four to six weeks
* Some daylilies start to get twisted or deformed shoots as they begin to grow.