Planting Daylilies: A Complete Guide for Perennial Garden Success

Sun-Loving, Drought-Tolerant, Year-After-Year Beauty

Daylilies are perennials that thrive in harsh conditions—even drought—yet reward minimal care with spectacular blooms. Here's how to plant them right.

What You Need

Garden hose, organic matter, hand shovel, gloves, daylily plants.

Steps

1. Site: Full sun.
2. Spacing: Large-flowered: 18–30"; small-flowered: 16–24".
3. Hole: 12" deep. Add organic matter/manure.
4. Plant: Form a soil cone in hole. Spread fibrous roots over it. Crown 1" below surface.
5. Backfill and water thoroughly.

Ongoing Care

• Fertilize: Spring (pre-bloom) and bloom season.
• Mulch: Summer, to conserve moisture.
• Deadhead: Remove spent blooms for more flowers.
• Best planting times: Spring and fall.

Extra attention yields exceptional plants—but even neglected daylilies persist. A gardener's dream perennial.