Little Business Daylily is a re-blooming semi-evergreen perennial with strap-like deep green foliage that is notable for its heavy blooms. The large brilliant red flowers with a yellow throat bloom on upright stems repeatedly in summer attracting butterflies and pollinators. Best bloom in deep rich well-drained soils. Little Business is drought and salt tolerant once established.
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Type:
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Perennial
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Origins:
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Asia
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Height:
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1' - 1.5'
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Spread:
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0.5' - 1’
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Spacing:
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1’
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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4 - 9
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Culture:
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Full Sun, Part Sun
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Bloom Color:
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Red
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Season of Interest:
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Summer, Year-Round
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. Relatively pest free, but watch for mites, aphids, and thrips. Daylily Rust can be problematic in some areas. Divide every 3-4 years in fall or spring.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Wildlife Gardens, Coastal Gardens, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Blanket Flower, Rudbeckia, Echinacea
IMAGES: Photoset by F. D. Richards, (1) Hemerocallis 'Little Business', (2) Daylily Red, (3) Slall Red Daylily, (4) Hemerocallis 'Little Business', 2017 ( 1)+( 2)
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown
