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Hemerocallis citrina var. vespertina
Daylily
Plant Type:
DAYLILY (HEMEROCALLIS)Hemerocallis citrina var. vespertina - A very elegant Daylily with a long bloom period. Flowering mid-July through August with bright medium-light yellow fragrant trumpets; there are reports of happy, established colonies blooming until October. Trumpets emit a pleasant, sweet fragrance. The word "vespertina" refers to its predilection for buds opening under cover of night, clarion calling the nymphs and pixies of the shadow world to find cover before they trumpet-in the dawn only to dance and sway sunlit in summer breezes. So, if you're someone who is in the garden near dusk or out in the early morning then this plant will be a blessing. If you're a night owl who haunts the garden in the evening then this plant is a good bet. There's just nothing wrong with this plant! We especially love Hemerocallis citrina var. vespertina for its lovely tint that lights the night, its long procession of bloom, its height, gentility and performance. We would not be without it. We look forward to it every year, glance in its direction whenever we are near and sniff its lovely perfume when we are adjacent. May arrive bare root or potted.
3 to 4”/ L / H64"/ / F / D / dor
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Characteristics and Attributes for Hemerocallis citrina var. vespertina
Season of Interest (Flowering)
- Summer / Late Summer
Nature Attraction
- Butterflies
- Honey Bees & Native Bees
Light
- Full Sun
Attributes
- Border
- Drought Tolerant
- Natural Garden
- Cottage Garden
Growth Rate in the Garden
- Medium
Soil
- Fertile
- Average
- Draining
Origins
- Japan
Propagated By
- Division
Genus Overview: Hemerocallis
Common Name: Daylily
The well-known daylily. We have become increasingly taken with the late and very late bloomers. Those glorious daylily trumpets add such rich and contrasting texture to mops and strands of goldenrods, Joe-pye weeds and late season daisy flowers that occur in abundance at this time; they are splendid with the broad flattened domes of ironweeds, the spikes of Persicaria amplexicaulis ‘Firetail’ plus the seeds and berries that so opulently populate the landscape in the late season. We are offering a handful of mid-season bloomers. Of course, most of the breeding has centered about these and for this reason many of these cultivars are fancier. But we find there is elegance in the simpler flower form and gentler colors, often soft pastels, in the later selections. Most of the late bloomers but not all have originated with Olallie Daylily Gardens in South Newfane, VT. All cultivars are hardy in USDA zones 3 to 9 unless otherwise marked. All of the following are sent as bareroot divisions of our plants.
Please refer to the following descriptive codes for all daylilies:
Flower Size: is measured in inches (“)
Bloom Season: Very Early = VE
Early = E
Early Middle = EM
Middle = M,
Middle Late = ML
Late = L
Very Late = VL
Height: with an upper case “H” is measured in inches (“)
Rebloom: is indicated with an upper case “R”
Fragrance: is indicated with an upper case “F”
Very Fragrant: is indicated with an upper case “VF”
Diploid: is indicated with an upper case “D”
Tetraploid: is indicated with an upper case “T”
Dormant: is indicated with a lower case “dor”
Evergreen: is indicated with a lower case “ev”
All Daylilies are sold bare root