day lilies

Orange roadside flowers

Day lilies is the plural of day lily, a flowering plant with trumpet-shaped blooms that each last only a single day.

Despite the name, they're not true lilies.

The plants are hardy perennials popular in gardens because they spread easily and tolerate neglect: The day lilies along the fence come back every summer without any care.

Related
  • leafPlant's photosynthetic organ
  • bloomFlower or flourishing state
  • budUnopened plant growth
  • scapesLeafless flower stems
  • daylilyFlower lasting one sunrise

summer · flower bed · cottage garden · cultivars · perennial · floral · yellow · trumpet · transience · morning glory · tawny · vibrancy · beauty · petals · deadheading · herbaceous · ornamental · ephemerality

Opposites
botanical classification

day liliesEaster lilies

White trumpet flowers for spring

tiger lilies · calla lilies · lily of the valley · peace lilies

flower longevity

day lilieschrysanthemums

Ornamental fall-blooming flowers

orchids · carnations · roses · everlasting flowers · dried flowers

Family

day, days, daily, daytime, daylight, midday, today, lily, lilies

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G