Daylilies come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and colours, so there is surely one to fit into any spot in the garden.
They can be triangular in form.
The petals and sepals can be fully rolled back...called a bagel.
Doubles have extra tissue on the pistils.
Spiders have petals that must be least 4 times as long as they are wide.
They can be tiny (Thumb Thing is just under 2") or huge (Strung Out is over 9").
They can have a darker center colour called an eye.
They can have another colour on the edge...edge, no eye.
A lighter colour where an eye would be is called a watermark.
The petals and sepals can be 2 different colours...called a bi-tone.
Another colour can be dotted over the surface....called stippled.
They can have both an edge and an eye.
Unusual Forms come in 3 basic types (these types can be combined to form multi-character Unusual Forms)
Cascade - petals and sepals gracefully fall back
Spatulate- the petal is widest toward the middle
Crispate - the petals and/or sepals are pinched or quilled
Red Lane Gardens 2008
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© Nancy Oakes
© Nancy Oakes