Double Firecracker Daylily

Description:

Bright, large, double, reblooming, multi-toned, red trumpets with gold throat; sturdy, strong, easy to care for, great grassy texture and form; good for the beginner gardener and the pro

Ornamental Features:

Double Firecracker Daylily features bold red trumpet-shaped flowers with gold throats at the ends of the stems in early summer. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It's grassy leaves remain green in colour throughout the season. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.

Landscape Attributes:

Double Firecracker Daylily is an herbaceous perennial with a shapely form and gracefully arching foliage. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage.

This is a relatively low maintenance perennial, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. It is a good choice for attracting butterflies to your yard. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Double Firecracker Daylily is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• General Garden Use
• Mass Planting
• Groundcover

Plant Characteristics:

Double Firecracker Daylily will grow to be about 18 inches tall at maturity extending to 24 inches tall with the flowers, with a spread of 24 inches. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years.

This perennial does best in full sun to partial shade. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist locations, and should do just fine under typical garden conditions. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This plant can be propagated by division.

This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.