Thursday 31 March 2016

'DECATUR APRICOT' DAY LILY

Daylily is the common name for plants of the genus Hemerocallis. Daylily cultivar flowers are highly diverse in colour and form, as a result of hybridisation efforts of gardening Hemerocallis enthusiasts and professional horticulturalists.

Thousands of registered cultivars are appreciated and studied by local and international Hemerocallis societies. is now placed in family Xanthorrhoeaceae, subfamily Hemerocallidoideae, but formerly was part of Liliaceae (which includes true lilies).

This is the 'Decatur Apricot' cultivar: A tropical coloured delight. Blooms are a beautiful coral pink with a deeper rose halo around a large yellow throat. Ruffled edges, fragrant.

This post is part of the Floral Friday Fotos meme.

2 comments:

  1. This is a wonderful flower ..... very nice ...
    Greetings, Karin

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  2. Wow! That was a grand day lily. So much brighter than the orange day lily I have growing in my garden.

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