{"id":12990,"date":"2024-08-26T16:00:35","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T20:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meadowsfarms.com\/?p=12990"},"modified":"2025-02-12T15:17:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T20:17:03","slug":"daylilies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meadowsfarms.com\/blog\/daylilies\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Daylily Varieties to Grow in Virginia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Daylilies are not your grandmother\u2019s yellow and orange summer flowers growing out by the mailbox anymore. The genus <em>Hemerocallis<\/em> (Daylilies) has gone through tremendous hybridization in the past ten years. Many of today\u2019s daylily varieties are tetraploid hybrids, meaning they&#8217;ve been bred to include extra sets of chromosomes, which leads to larger blooms, a wider range of colors, and more vigorous growth. Most of these new hybrids are also repeat bloomers or re-bloomers meaning they will continually shoot up scapes (flower stalks) with multiple buds over several months during the summer.<\/p>\n<p>As one of the most adaptable perennials, daylilies thrive in Virginia gardens. Once established, they\u2019re highly drought-tolerant and can handle our intense summer sun while also enduring the Mid-Atlantic&#8217;s colder winters.<\/p>\n<p>To keep your daylilies flourishing, remove dead flowers and trim back flower stalks throughout the season to encourage fresh growth and more blooms.<\/p>\n<h2>Daylily Varieties Available at Meadows Farms<\/h2>\n<p>Remember, the daylilies listed below are just a selection of the varieties that Meadows Farms carries. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meadowsfarms.com\/hours-locations\/\">Please call your local Meadows Farms<\/a>\u00a0for other varieties or special requests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daylilies are not your grandmother\u2019s yellow and orange summer flowers growing out by the mailbox anymore. The genus Hemerocallis (Daylilies) has gone through tremendous hybridization in the past ten years. 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