In nature, many beautiful things are fleeting. Such is the case with the daylily, with flowers that last for no more than one day. Luckily, daylilies are profuse bloomers producing a new flower each ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What a joy it is to see the lilies breaking the ground this time of year. It makes me realize it will not be long before I have an ...

Lilies herald summer's arrival with beautiful blooms at a time when most flowers are still in a holding pattern. Their bright flowers suit all types of gardens—whether classically designed, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Orientals are the most exotic of the lilies. They bloom midsummer to early fall, with big (up to nine-inch) fragrant flowers of ...

Last May, I had the pleasure and privilege of visiting Marsha Crisler’s beautiful Crawford Daylily Gardens in Crawfordville. As the numerous deer that regularly visit my yard prevent me from ...

How’s your flower knowledge? Do you know the difference between a lily and a daylily, and can you recognize which is which in a flower garden? It might sound like splitting lily hairs, but it’s ...

Daylilies are easy-to-grow perennials popular for borders and edging. In addition to the most commonly known variety, the yellow Stella D'oro, daylilies come in many different varieties in shades of ...

Q Can daylilies change color? My friends seem to think these beautiful purple blooms are Dutch irises or another type of iris. I suspect they are daylilies that have changed their color from last year ...

Two perennials now beautifying gardens rival annuals for their splendor. They are daylilies and true lilies, and I don't know which I like best of the two. Daylilies are more fleeting. True lilies ...

I am in the process of renovating part of one of my largest flower beds. It has gotten completely out of control due to several years of neglect. The first thing I did was to cut back all the ...

Several years ago a member of my church brought daylily petals for our coffee hour. They were beautiful, spread out on the table, but they were not for decoration — they were to eat. Imagine the ...