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Sold out for the seasonLarge, burgundy purple flowers with a contrasting light yellow, ruffled edge. Heavy blooming with sturdy, thick petals. Midseason flowering that may rebloom.
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Bettylen Daylily | Hemerocallis 'Bettylen'
Height: 24 inches
Spacing: 12 inches
Sunlight: full sun to part shade
Hardiness Zone: 3a
Description:
Deep purple-red trumpets with bright yellow throats and ruffled creamy yellow edges; great grassy texture and form; tetraploid; a visually pleasing addition to the garden or border
Ornamental Features
Bettylen Daylily features bold purple trumpet-shaped flowers with yellow throats and buttery yellow edges at the ends of the stems from mid to late summer. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its grassy leaves remain green in color throughout the season.
Landscape Attributes
Bettylen Daylily is an herbaceous perennial with a shapely form and gracefully arching foliage. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.
This is a relatively low maintenance plant, 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.
Bettylen Daylily is recommended for the following landscape applications;
Planting & Growing
Bettylen Daylily will grow to be about 20 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 15 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 12 inches apart. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. As an herbaceous perennial, this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter, and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!
This plant 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 particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. It can be propagated by division; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.
Bloom or Harvest Time | June, July |
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Sun Preference | Full-Sun, Part-Sun |
USDA Hardiness Zone | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
Common Family Name | Daylily |
Mature Spread (Range) | 12" - 24" |
Mature Height (Range) | 13" - 24" |