Hemerocallis 'Squash Tempura'
Details

Common Name: daylily
Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Asphodelaceae
Zone: 3 to 9
Garden Location: Enterprise Rent-A-Car Flower Borders
Height: 2 to 2.5 feet
Spread: 1.5 to 2 feet
Bloom Time: July
Bloom Color: Orange, Yellow
Bloom Description: Yellow-orange with green throat
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low
Flowers: Showy Flowers
Wildlife: Attracts Butterflies
Tolerates: Air Pollution, Rabbits
Uses: Erosion Control

Culture

Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Daylilies perform well in a wide range of well-drained soils, but prefer a deep, fertile loam. Deadhead spent flowers daily for neatness and remove scapes when flowers have completed bloom. Tolerant of summer heat and humidity, but appreciates deep watering in dry spells to keep foliage attractive. Daylilies should be divided to maintain vigor when the clumps become overcrowded.

Noteworthy Characteristics

‘Squash Tempura’ is a tetraploid daylily cultivar that features ruffled, yellow-orange flowers with green throats. Flowers appear on naked stems (scapes) that typically rise to 30” tall above a clump of arching, linear, blade-like, green leaves. Individual flowers open up for one day. Flowers bloom in midseason. Klehm, 2003.

Problems

No serious insect or disease problems. Daylilies are extremely adaptable perennials. They are easy to grow and virtually pest free.

Garden Uses

Borders. Mass over large areas or grow in clumps. Fountain-like leaves provide elegant foliage, color and texture for the garden when flowers are not in bloom. Daylilies can crowd out weeds and form a verdant ground cover.