ShrubsOrange Daylily
Hemerocallis fulva
Orange Daylily (Hemerocallis fulva) 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
- Watch out for
- Problem for cats
- Native to
- China or Japan
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Orange Daylily is hardy to about -40°F (estimated from USDA zone 3), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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