Desert Flame Daylily | Shop Hemerocallis

The surprising blend of colors on wide open petals sets Desert Flame apart from typical red and orange blooms. In a pot by your front door, all along a garden bed, in a pretty vase on your kitchen table, these exotic blooms are a work of art. And it’s not hard to get the look—daylilies are extraordinarily sturdy perennials. Desert Flame is great in a mixed perennial border too, as it’s a reliable performer that’ll extend the interest with a late-summer rebloom. Hemerocallis ‘Desert Flame’ We provide such a great selection of daylilies, like Desert Flame, because they’re so easily long-lived. You can expect a handsome mound of foliage from spring into fall, joined by tons of one-a-day flowers through a long bloom season. Come drought, deer, poor soil, slopes, pests and diseases, these daylilies will shine for years to come.

Is Jumbo the Way to Go?
This daylily is available in a Jumbo Bareroot size. Ideal for gardeners who hate to wait, jumbo bareroots have a considerable head start over our standard #1 size.

Jumbo bareroot benefits:

Instant landscape impactFaster plant growthEarlier blooms—likely within the first year
Our jumbo bareroot, multi-fan clumps have larger, more established root systems to produce more blooming scapes per plant than standard #1 bareroots. Botanical Name:Hemerocallis ‘Desert Flame’
Form:Perennial
Sun Exposure:Full Sun, Partial Sun
Height/Habit:34 – 36 inches
Spread:18 – 24 inches
Spacing:18 – 24 inches
Hardiness Zone:3-9
Flowering Date:Midsummer, with rebloom later in summer.
Planting Instructions:Dig a hole large enough to accommodate the roots without bending them. Work soil in and around the roots with fingers, firm well and water thoroughly.
Winter Care:Mulch the first winter to prevent heaving of plants from the ground due to alternate freezing and thawing weather.
Shipped:JUMBO BAREROOT
Growth Rate:Moderate
Shipping Season:Spring
Flower Color:Orange
Flower Form:5 1/2″ trumpet-shaped flowers.
Foliage Type:Grass-like, long, linear, green foliage. Foliage dies back in winter and stays dormant until spring.
Pruning:Remove spent flower stems to keep plants attractive. Remove old foliage in late fall to keep the area clean after flowering.
Soil Requirement:Adaptable to many well-drained soil conditions.
Watering Requirement:Average water needs
Additional Information:Parentage: (Latin Passion x Tet. Big Apple) Seedling # 97-3
Restricted States:AE AK GU HI PR