How to raise day lilies? How long is the florescence of day lilies?

Day lily is a common ornamental flower with orange color, long stalk and shaped like lilies. In fact, it is the cauliflower we often eat in our lives. Many people also like to breed day lilies to watch. Let's take a look.

Culture method of Hemerocallis

1. Soil

Although Hemerocallis does not have high requirements for soil, in order to make its growth more robust, the soil should be sandy soil with more humus, loose, good drainage and permeability, and can be made of rotten leaf soil, garden soil and river sand if there are conditions.

2. Lighting

Day lilies like the sun and can grow normally in a semi-shady environment, so if conditions permit, they can be kept in full light or managed in a ventilated and semi-overcast place.

3. Temperature

Hemerocallis is relatively cold-resistant and heat-resistant, it can also survive the winter smoothly in the open field in North China, it can be seen its ability to adapt to temperature, but in the environment of 15-25 degrees, its growth is the fastest, so if you want it to grow well, it is best to control the temperature at about 20 degrees.

4. Fertilization

Topdressing begins in the second year after planting, the first time is when the new bud grows to about 10 cm, the second time is when the scape is trimmed, and the third time is before flowering, fertilization is mainly liquid fertilizer, which can promote its growth and flowering, so fertilization is very important in the breeding methods and matters needing attention of Hemerocallis.

5. Watering

Day lilies are more drought-resistant, but they prefer humid environments, so they can be watered by climate change during the growing season, less watering or no watering in the rainy season, and watering every 3-5 days in summer to prevent the soil from being too dry.

6. Prevention of diseases and insect pests

The common diseases of Hemerocallis are leaf spot, leaf blight, rust and so on, and the common pests are red spiders, aphids and so on. Keeping the environment clean, tidy and ventilated, and timely fertilization to improve its resistance to diseases and insect pests can play a good preventive effect.

Florescence of Hemerocallis

The florescence of Hemerocallis lasts about 10 days from early June to mid-July, and each flower blooms for one day. The flower color is diverse, the flower shape is similar to the lily, the florescence is shorter, not only can be used for ornamental cut flowers, some varieties can also be used as medicine and edible.

The origin of Hemerocallis

Xuan grassland is native to China, Siberia, Japan and Southeast Asia. Its leaf shape is flat and long linear, and the underground stem has a small amount of poison, so it can not be eaten directly. The flower shape is to grow slender green flowering branches at the flowering stage, with orange flowers, long stalks, tube-like lilies, and winged fruit. At the same time, Hemerocallis is also the mother flower of China.