Does one keep it's foliage all year? Is one bigger? I have tried to compare online, but it looks like they are very similar. Thanks.
What is the difference between Lilys and Daylilys?
I have wondered that same thing.Hope we get an answer.
Phew! I am glad I am not the only one! I swear I really thought I might get rocks thrown at me ; )
For the daylilies there's evergreen which keep their foliage year round...semi evergreen..in certain zones
and then dormant..which dies off and comes back in spring...
You can check on plant files and it'll tell you which one each kind is...
As far as lilies I think they all die off after their done blooming...setting seeds...
Not sure...
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It's funny you have Daylily,Astatic Lily,Lily,Tiger Lily....ECT.....LOL.I feel like Lucy.Splain Ricky.....LOL.
They are completely different daylily blooms only last a day and the foilage is different. Here is a website that has lots of info on daylilies. http://www.daylilies.org/
Here is a website for lilies I do not have as many lilies as I do daylilies, lily blooms last several days and the foilage grows from a large stalk. http://www.lilies.org/
Lilies have a bunch of different types...like dreams said they grow on stalks..anywhere from 12" to well over 6'
depending on the type...the flowers last a week + for me...
Some/most Orientals have a nice fragrance...
Daylilies grow green leaves out from the ground and get scapes that come out of the leaves with buds on them...
The flower only lasts a day..but usually have buds opening up everyday for about 2 weeks..
Then some are rebloomers...
Wow, thanks! I guess now I need some suggestions for Evergreen Daylilys.
Post a Thread in the daylily forum asking for anyone's input and pictures of their best growing
evergreen Daylilies...But semi evergreen would probably stay green in your zone too...
Thank you guys so much! I didn't expect such a warm welcome ;)
I am parital to lilys, my daughter's name is Lillian (Lilly) and I love having them around.
Thanks again, Jennifer
I say just grow both, most of us here do! Trumpet and Oriental lilies can provide nice fragrance from July into September, long after my daylilies have finished blooming. They don't make the near impossible-to-divide clumps that daylilies do. Many do make offset bulblets that can be separated and replanted. As lilsista said, some can be quite tall and provide that back of the garden element that is often sought after.
In my zone 8 garden, even some of the so called "dormant" daylilies stay green all winter once a clump is established. They get ratty looking though. Same with the "evergreens". Winter can be rough in spite of the zone!
Very true! We got 12 inches of snow in South Lousiana in December. Who would have ever thought! Thanks for the help.
Nice to think we are just a few weeks from new growth getting started. That new foliage is always so welcome as the gardens get a kickoff for the coming season.
I can't wait! I have also ordered 6 Gloriosa Lily tubers from Buried Treasures and can't wait to get them started. I couldn't bring myself to buy them last year, and finally waited too late.
jlp222 go to the daylily forum we will get you hooked on them. There are around 60,000 registered daylilies.
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/f/hemhead/all/
Yay! I have been lurking there for about an hour. I made it to about page 12. I don't want to ask a question that has already been asked. Thanks SO much! Jennifer
Looking at the flowers only, I can see how daylilies (Hermercallis) and true lilies (Lilium) might seem similar. But don't just look at one part of the plant, look at the whole plant.
This is a daylily
http://www.daylilies.org/ahs_dictionary/ImageMap.html
This is a lily
http://www.lilies.org/care.html
scroll down to the pic where it talks about staking
-----notice where the leaves emerge from on each
-----notice daylily leaves are at least 3 times the length of lily leaves
-----see that lilies have bulbs, daylilies have only roots
There are many other differentiations, but these, IMO, are the major ones.
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Excellent! Thanks : )
Both are worth growing!! See my Journal for more daylilies. Soon I'll be expanding my lily collection from incoming co-op bulbs, whoo hoo! Come on spring!
