Gardening Flowers Perennials The 39 Best Daylilies to Grow in Your Garden These are the best reblooming daylilies, longest-blooming daylilies, and overall top performers. By Viveka Neveln Viveka Neveln Viveka Neveln is the Garden Editor at BHG and a degreed horticulturist with broad gardening expertise earned over 3+ decades of practice and study. She has more than 20 years of experience writing and editing for both print and digital media. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process and Sheryl Geerts Sheryl Geerts Sheryl Geerts is an editor and author who has nearly three decades of writing and editing experience. She enjoys writing about garden, food, and home topics. Her bylines have appeared in Better Homes and Gardens, Allrecipes, Martha Stewart Living, and several other publications. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Updated on June 15, 2023 Trending Videos Close this video player Photo: Alise O'Brien Daylilies are one of the best perennials for adding color to your garden. According to the American Daylily Society, there are nearly 89,000 registered cultivars of daylilies. Modern hybrid daylilies have come a long way from the wild types from which they’ve been bred. These days they’re available in colors ranging from near-whites, pastels, yellows, oranges, pinks, reds, crimson, purple, nearly true-blue, and color blends. The only colors that are unavailable are pure white and pure blue. These easy-to-grow perennials require very little care and grow in all types of landscapes. Even though each flower lasts only one day, there are many flower buds on each daylily flower stalk and many stalks in each clump of plants, so a single daylily plant usually blooms over several weeks. Many cultivars even have more than one flowering period. This list includes some of the best daylilies to grow in your garden, highly rated for their outstanding blooms and performance by the American Daylily Society and other organizations. 01 of 39 'All American Chief' Peter Krumhardt This beauty is a top choice for many daylily growers. You'll want to add it to your list of favorites for your daylily-filled garden plan. Its 9-inch flowers are flaming red with a yellow throat and they rebloom often. Bloom Season: Early to Mid-Season Size: 32 inches tall Zones: 3-9 02 of 39 'Bela Lugosi' Bryan E. McCay If you love purple in the garden, you're going to love the 6-inch blooms of this dayllily. Its blooms are deep purple and have bright green throats. This very popular award winner adds variety to any garden. Bloom Season: Mid-Season Size: 33 inches tall Zones: 3-9 03 of 39 'Dorothy and Toto' Janice Wood You'll do a double take when you see this award-winning daylily. It looks like a double lily and is slightly fragrant. The 6-inch ruffled flowers are a creamy, rose-peach color and have a green throat. Bloom Season: Mid-Season Size: 30 inches tall Zones: 4-10 04 of 39 'Fooled Me' Janice Wood What's not to love about this vibrant daylily? This popular bright yellow cultivar with a dramatic red eye zone and green throat is sure to attract attention. Bloom Season: Early to Mid-Season Size: 24 inches tall Zones: 3-9 05 of 39 'Heavenly Angel Ice' Janice Wood If you want to add texture to your garden, grow this popular daylily. It's a strong rebloomer with ruffled petals and sepals. The perennial's long, narrow petals form large white blooms that are 8 inches across with yellow and lime-green throats.Bloom Season: Mid-to-Late Season Size: 36 inches tall Zones: 3-9 06 of 39 'Heavenly United We Stand' Claude Carpenter Plant this tall daylily as a dramatic focal point in your garden. Its 9-inch blood-red blooms have a green throat but don't have a fragrance. Bloom Season: Mid-Season Size: 51 inches tall Zones: 3-10 07 of 39 'Primal Scream' Denny Schrock Create a pretty pollinator garden with this popular, fiery orange-tangerine daylily. Its ruffled petals will make a dramatic statement whether you plant it in a sunny perennial border or a container garden on your patio. Bloom Season: Mid-Season to Late Size: 34 inches tall Zones: 3-9 08 of 39 'Rose F. Kennedy' Marlene Harmon This popular daylily with its vibrant green throat has been the parent of many other award-winning daylilies. Its green 7½-inch green flowers are framed with a wide purple border. Bloom Season: Mid-Season Size: 29 inches tall Zones: 4-9 09 of 39 'Ruby Spider' Bryan E. McCay Catch a glimpse of this popular daylily early in the morning when its large, 9-inch flowers are in full bloom. This tall cultivar has won many awards and stands out in any garden. Its fragrant ruby-red blooms have a yellow throat. Bloom Season: Early Size: 34 inches tall Zone: 3-9 10 of 39 'Webster's Pink Wonder' Janice Wood You'll fall in love this popular daylily as soon as you see its giant flowers. Its 13-inch pink blooms with green throats sit on tall stems that are sure to bring lots of curb appeal to your garden space. Bloom Season: Mid-Season Size: 34 inches tall Zones: 4-10 11 of 39 'White Eyes Pink Dragon' Janice Wood Make a dramatic statement in your garden with this popular, award-winning pink cultivar. Its vibrant 8½-inch rose-pink flowers are fragrant and have a white watermark and green throat. Bloom Season: Mid-Season Size: 38 inches tall Zones: 3-9 12 of 39 'Little Grapette' Peter Krumhardt This award-winning miniature daylily offers lots of purplish flowers in early and midsummer. Bloom Season: Early to midsummer Size: 1 foot tall Zones: 3-9 13 of 39 'Catherine Woodbery' Matthew Benson An old, time-tested favorite, 'Catherine Woodbery' offers delightfully fragrant, pale-pink flowers. Bloom Season: Midsummer Size: 30 inches tall Zones: 3-9 14 of 39 'Country Melody' Kritsada Panichgul In midsummer, this award-winning variety erupts with fragrant, 5 ½-inch, bright pink blooms that fade to yellow at the throat. Bloom Season: Midsummer Size: 30 inches tall Zones: 3-9 15 of 39 'Fellow' Marilyn Stouffer It's hard to go wrong with this daylily variety. It produces a profusion of large, purple, 7-inch blooms in summer. Bloom Season: Early to midsummer Size: 2 feet tall Zones: 3-9 16 of 39 'Abluted Pink' Marilyn Stouffer 'Abluted Pink' offers deep pink blooms through the summer on a low-maintenance plant. Bloom season: Midsummer; may rebloom Size: 28 inches tall Zones: 3-9 11 Low-Maintenance Small Garden Design Ideas for Your Landscaping 17 of 39 'Rose Swan' Marilyn Stouffer An award-winning variety, 'Rose Swan' features large, rose-pink flowers in midsummer. Bloom Season: Midsummer Size: 2 feet tall Zones: 3-9 18 of 39 'Charles Johnston' Kritsada Panichgul 'Charles Johnston' offers loads of fragrant, cherry-red blooms accented with a green throat. Bloom Season: Midsummer; may rebloom Size: 2 feet tall Zones: 3-9 19 of 39 'Karen Sue' Kritsada Panichgul This variety features beautiful pink bicolored blooms; the ruffled petals are rose-pink with a yellow throat, and the sepals are a contrasting creamy-white. Bloom Season: Midsummer Size: 2 feet tall Zones: 3-9 20 of 39 'Wineberry Candy' Lynn Karlin 'Wineberry Candy' features orchid-pink petals with ruffled edges, accented by a rosy purple throat. Bloom Season: Early to midsummer; may rebloom Size: 2 feet tall Zones: 3-9 21 of 39 'Broadway Magic' Marilyn Stouffer This rose-pink daylily offers beautiful flowers that fade to a greenish yellow throat and tend to rebloom. Bloom Season: Early to midsummer Size: 30 inches tall Zones: 3-9 22 of 39 'Iona Pink Promise' Alise O'Brien A beautiful daylily variety, 'Iona Pink Promise' produces large, pink blooms with ruffled petals and a yellow throat. Bloom Season: Early to midsummer; may rebloom Size: 2 feet Zones: 3-9 23 of 39 'Raspberry Lehi' Roy Inman This outstanding daylily variety offers lots of charming, fuchsia-pink flowers with greenish yellow throats. Bloom Season: Early to midsummer Size: 2 feet tall Zones: 3-9 24 of 39 'Bright Sunset' Peter Krumhardt This boldly colored daylily is favored for its fragrant, coppery-orange, 6-inch blooms accented with golden yellow tones. Bloom Season: Early summer Size: 3 feet tall Zones: 3-9 25 of 39 'Open Hearth' Roy Inman For gigantic, eye-catching flowers, grow 'Open Hearth' daylily. Its coppery red, 9-inch flowers will be the centerpiece of your garden. Bloom Season: Midsummer; may rebloom Size: 2 feet tall Zones: 3-9 26 of 39 'Pat Mercer' Marilyn Stouffer An eye-catching variety, 'Pat Mercer' offers bright orange flowers that fade to green at the throat. Bloom Season: Midsummer Size: 28 inches tall Zones: 3-9 27 of 39 'Hyperion' Jerry Pavia An old variety from the 1920s, 'Hyperion' is a classic daylily that's still popular for its ease of growth and clusters of fragrant, lemon-yellow flowers atop tall stems. Bloom Season: Midsummer; may rebloom Size: 40 inches tall Zones: 3-9 28 of 39 'Mormon Spider' Marilyn Stouffer This variety offers large beige and bright yellow flowers. The 8 ½-inch blooms and narrow petals make this daylily variety extra eye-catching. Bloom Season: Midsummer Size: 28 inches tall Zones: 3-9 29 of 39 'Siloam Space Age' Roy Inman 'Siloam Space Age' offers large, bright yellow blooms with slightly ruffled petal edges over an extended season. Bloom Season: Midsummer; may rebloom Size: 2 feet tall Zones: 3-9 30 of 39 'Stella de Oro' Marty Baldwin Perhaps the best-known daylily of all time, 'Stella de Oro' offers masses of golden yellow flowers all through the summer on compact plants. Bloom Season: Early to late summer Size: 1 foot tall Zones: 3-9 31 of 39 'Creepy Crawler' Marilyn Stouffer Don't let its name scare you away; 'Creepy Crawler' offers large and fragrant golden-yellow flowers with narrow petals. Bloom Season: Early to midsummer Size: 30 inches tall Zones: 3-9 32 of 39 'Lenox' Marilyn Stouffer 'Lenox' offers 6-inch, soft yellow blooms that fade to a creamy green throat. Bloom Season: Early to midsummer; may rebloom Size: 2 feet tall Zones: 3-9 33 of 39 'Mary Todd' Marilyn Stouffer A popular variety among daylily experts, 'Mary Todd' offers large, ruffled, golden-yellow blooms early in the summer. Bloom Season: Early summer Size: 2 feet tall Zones: 3-9 34 of 39 'Lady Elizabeth' Roy Inman Another old-time variety, it's no wonder 'Lady Elizabeth' is still popular. The pale yellow (near-white) flowers are striking when they appear in summer over the green foliage. Bloom Season: Early to midsummer Size: 2 feet tall Zones: 3-9 35 of 39 'Joan Senior' Kritsada Panichgul About as close to pure white as daylilies come, 'Joan Senior' offers creamy, pale yellow, 6-inch blooms with a brighter yellow throat and ruffled petal edges. Bloom Season: Midsummer; may rebloom Size: 2 feet tall Zones: 3-9 36 of 39 'Gentle Shepherd' Peter Krumhardt Another top-rated variety, 'Gentle Shepherd' produces near-white, 5-inch flowers. Bloom Season: Early to midsummer Size: 30 inches tall Zones: 3-9 37 of 39 'Cherry Cheeks' Marilyn Stouffer This award-winning variety features bold, cherry-pink flowers in mid to late summer. Bloom Season: Mid to late summer Size: 28 inches tall Zones: 3-9 38 of 39 'Siloam Merle Kent' Peter Krumhardt An award-winning variety, 'Siloam Merle Kent' offers orchid-pink blooms with purple throats. Bloom Season: Midsummer; may rebloom Size: 18 inches tall Zones: 3-9 39 of 39 'Apple Tart' Peter Krumhardt 'Apple Tart' offers rich red flowers with yellow throats early in the summer, held above finely textured foliage on tall stems. Bloom Season: Early to midsummer Size: 24 inches tall Zones: 3-9 Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit