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A mature Orange Daylily (Hemerocallis fulva) growing in a residential garden bedShrubs

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Orange Daylily

Hemerocallis fulva

Orange Daylily is a fast-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 3-9, that matures to about 2-2.5 ft × 2-2.5 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained soil. Expect orange blooms in summer. It attracts butterflies and hummingbirds, stands up well to drought, erosion and heat.

USDA zones
3-9
Sun
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Medium
Mature size
2-2.5 ft × 2-2.5 ft
Growth rate
Fast
Maintenance
Low
Soil
Well-drained
Foliage
Green
Bloom color
Orange
Bloom season
Summer
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Tough against
Drought, Erosion, Heat, Humidity, Pollution, Poor soil, Rabbits
Toxic to
Cats
Native to
China or Japan

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