daylily

One-morning flower perennial

A daylily is a flowering plant with long, slender leaves and trumpet-shaped blooms that each last only a single day.

Despite the name, daylilies are not true lilies.

They grow in clumps and produce multiple flowers on tall stalks, blooming successively through the season: The daylilies along the fence are finally opening.

flower

petals

Colored bloom segments

  • bloomFlower or flourishing state
  • stamenPollen-producing flower organ
  • pistilSeed-producing flower organ

sepals · nectar · corolla · anther · filament · pollen · bract · scape · trumpet-shaped · ruffled

cultivation

hybridization

Mixing distinct genetic lines

clump-forming · rhizome · scape · rebloom · dormant · semi-evergreen · evergreen · shade-tolerant · drought-resistant · fertilization

garden

coneflower

Spiky-centered native wildflower

  • salviaMint-family genus, some hallucinogenic
  • phloxPolemoniaceae genus, bright blooms
  • peonyFragrant, many-petaled ornamental

echinacea · ornamental · border · edging · groundcover · landscape · companion · naturalize · pollinator-friendly

ephemeral

fleeting

Passing very quickly

dawn · dusk · impermanent · momentary

Categories
Opposites
botanical classification

daylilyEaster lily

White trumpet flower

tiger lily · trumpet lily

bloom duration

daylilyorchid

Showy tropical flower

chrysanthemum · carnation · rose · strawflower · statice

bloom timing

daylilynight-blooming jasmine

Shrub releasing scent nocturnally

moonflower · evening primrose · angel's trumpet

Phrases
Family

daylight, daylilies

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G