Common Name: Daylily
Scientific Name: Hemerocallis
While they aren’t true lilies, both the common name, daylily, and the Latin name, Hemerocallis, refer to the beautiful — but brief — bloom of the individual flowers. The brightly colored blooms generally last about one day, but the plant quickly replaces the lost flowers and can exhibit blooms for about a month. Daylilies are native to Asia, but have been introduced all over the world due to their hardiness and beauty. With more than 35,000 cultivated varieties on the market, daylilies are available in a wide range of colors and sizes.
The Arboretum’s Daylily Collection features a delightful variety of cultivars with amusing names including ‘A Bloom with a View’, ‘Red Zeppelin’, 'Not Named After My Wife Linda' and more. In addition to the mass of blooms in the Daylily Collection, you’ll find daylilies in the Spiegel Entrance Garden, MacMillan Terrace Garden, Home Demonstration Gardens and other gardens throughout the grounds.
If you’d like to incorporate daylilies into your own garden, you can learn more about growing daylilies in Minnesota from the University of Minnesota Extension.