One of the Perennial plants which is both fully hardy and also with exquisite flowers is the daylily (Hemerocallis).
Our garden has quite a lot of dappled shade and at this time of year they are at their very best. In your own garden they may well flower earlier, Daylilies really do prefer full sun to flower profusely. Although each flower does only last for the one day, each individual stem carries numerous buds, so at any one time the plant can look laden with flowers.
One over rated Hemerocalis is the dwarf growing Stella d’Orro, it was held in high esteem as supposedly it was the first to give continuous blooms all summer, does not stand up to the claims.
’Golden Chimes’ is a well-loved variety which the Royal Horticultural Society gave their Award of Garden Merit as a plant of outstanding excellence. It has star-shaped, deep yellow flowers with reddish brown backs and thrives in both full sun and partial shade, this one is clump forming about 70cm tall. Go on try Hemerocallis, may take a couple of years to settle down, but well worth the wait.
Golden Chimes
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