Botanical Name: Hemerocallis 'Bitsy'
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Common Name: Bitsy Daylily  
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Water Saving Tip:

Change spray sprinklers to low-flow bubbler or drip systems. Shrubs and trees are ideal candidates for this type of irrigation because the water is applied directly to the root zones.

  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Perennial

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

Yellow

 

Flower Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Full, Half

 

Water

Medium, Extra in Summer

 

Growth Rate

Fast, Moderate

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Poor, Well-drained, Dry

 

Soil pH

Acid, Neutral, Basic

 

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

English Cottage, Meadow, Mediterranean, Ranch, Seascape, Spanish, Tropical, Woodland

 

Accenting Features

Showy Flowers

 

Seasonal Interest

Spring, Summer, Fall

 

Location Uses

Entry, Perennial Border, Shrub Border, Foundation, Parking Strip, Patio, Parking Lot, Raised Planter, Walkways, With Rocks

 

Special Uses

Container, Filler, Mass Planting, Naturalizing, Small Spaces

 

Attracts Wildlife

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Greenwood Daylily Gardens

  • Description

  • Notes

This dependable perennial has thin, strap-like, grass-like leaves reaching 12 to 18 inches tall. Bright yellow flowers are high above the foliage, making the overall height of this plant about 20 inches tall. A reblooming daylily, it has its heaviest flowering in early summer, but blooms off and on all summer long.
Grow in well drained soil in full sun to a little shade. The ideal soil is a loam-sand or clay-loam soil, though daylilies are very adaptive. Avoid overhead watering, as that can cause spots on the flowers, or cause them to wilt. As flowers along the scape are spent, you can break them off to keep a tidier appearance, or simply remove the entire scape after flowering is completed. Remove old foliage and any remaining scapes in late winter to early spring, as new foliage emerges. Very heat tolerant. Though moderately drought tolerant, adequate watering during the spring when buds are forming is essential to vigorous summer flowering. Daylilies are discribed as being early-, mid-, or late bloomers and refers to when they bloom compared to other daylilies. Generally, daylily season is June through August, so early is usually around June, mid is July, and late is August. 'Rebloomers' usually have a primery bloom, followed by intermittant blooming the remainder of the season.