hemerocallis 'little wine cup' (daylily) brown

hemerocallis 'little wine cup' (daylily) browndeep purple bloom with green throat re bloomer sword like leaves, arranged in pairs, grow at the base of the plant bloom time: mid june to mid july the name "hemerocallis" is derived from the greek words for "day" and "beautiful," referring to the individual flowers lasting for about 24 hours both the flower buds and open flowers of the daylily are edible, with the petals and sepals frequently used for colour contrast in salads zone 3 height 45 50cm

central group of stamens

easy to grow in full sun in the perennial border

green with a thin white margin

seed stems produce delicate pendulous seeds in late summer

bloom time: mid-spring

foliage can be left standing all winter

can spread rather quickly by seed

height 75-100 cm

spread 60-80c

bloom time: late june into july

leaves turn dark green in late summer

after flowers finish