Strawberry Candy Daylily is a re-blooming perennial with arching grass-like deep green foliage. The ruffled pale pink flowers with a broad strawberry red eye and yellow-green throat bloom heavily first in early summer and again near fall. Best bloom in deep rich well-drained soils. Drought and salt tolerant once established.
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. Relatively pest free, but watch for mites, aphids, and thrips. Daylily Rust can be problematic in some areas. Divide every 3-4 years in fall or spring.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Wildlife Gardens, Coastal Gardens, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Echinacea, Shasta Daisy, Cranesbill
IMAGES: Photo by David J. Stang, Hemerocallis Strawberry Candy 1zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Photoset by F. D. Richards, (1) Hemerocallis 'Strawberry Candy', 2017, (2) Hemerocallis 'Strawberry Candy' 7/2021 Dily-, (3) Hemerocallis 'Strawberry Candy' (Stamile, 1989) Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan, 7/2020, (3) Photoset by Wylie, Strawberry Candy (1)+(2), (4) F. D. Richards, Strawberry Daylily, CC BY-SA 2.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
