Golden Zebra Daylily
Hemerocallis 'Golden Zebra'
Height: 18 inches
Spacing: 18 inches
Sunlight:
Hardiness Zone: 2b
Description:
Rich, velvety golden trumpets with a darker gold throat emerge above striking butter yellow and green striped foliage that is as showy as the flowers; excellent for the front of borders where the foliage can be appreciated after the blooming is finished
Ornamental Features
Golden Zebra Daylily features bold gold trumpet-shaped flowers at the ends of the stems in mid summer. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its attractive grassy leaves remain green in colour with showy buttery yellow variegation throughout the season.
Landscape Attributes
Golden Zebra Daylily is an herbaceous perennial with a shapely form and gracefully arching foliage. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.
This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. It is a good choice for attracting butterflies to your yard. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Golden Zebra Daylily is recommended for the following landscape applications;
- Mass Planting
- General Garden Use
- Groundcover
Planting & Growing
Golden Zebra Daylily will grow to be about 14 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 24 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 18 inches apart. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 7 years. As an herbaceous perennial, this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter, and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!
This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist locations, and should do just fine under typical garden conditions. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. It can be propagated by division; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.
