What is the difference between daylilies and lilies

They display three to 12 flowers per stem, according to Calyx Flowers. Cultivars are available in shades of white, tan, orange, yellow and red.

Popular Asiatic lily cultivars include 'Grand Prix' red , 'Roma' white , 'Enchantment' orange , 'Moulin Rouge' red and 'Sterling Star' white , and yellow lily species include the cultivar 'Connecticut King'. To see several types of lilies and pictures, visit Pacific Bulb Society. One difference between Asiatic and Oriental Lilies is that Asiatic lilies present little or no fragrance, while Oriental lilies often have a strong smell.

Asiatic and Oriental lilies are popular with the floral industry as long-lasting cut flowers for arrangements and corsages. Daylilies grow up to 60 inches tall and some blooms grow 15 inches wide, and the flowers last for only one day, notes the American Daylily Society.

Daylilies typically bloom in the morning and die in the evening. There are also daylily varieties that are nocturnal, only blooming during nighttime hours.

Because of their short blooming period, they are unsuitable as cut flowers. There are many varieties of daylilies in many sizes and flower colors including red, orange, yellow, pink, purple and blue. Daylilies are deer- and disease-resistant. Hemerocallis 'Bright Sunset' is a hybrid that displays flowers up to 6 inches wide in deep shades of orange and red. They will appear as whorls or spirals. Lilies can grow rather tall, up to 10 feet. Lilies are often used as a cut flower with blooms lasting up to a week or so.

So, although they share a common name, lilies and daylilies are not the same. Hopefully, this information will help with any confusion one may have about these garden beauties. Good golly….. Great article. Thank you. Glad you found our Daylilies vs. Lilies post informative. Daylilies also grow from thick, tuberous roots that are easily divided. Daylilies are popular with hybridizers, and there are over 30, named varieties. Each flower blooms for only one day, which is why daylilies do not make good cut flowers.

The name Hemerocallis comes from the Greek words "Hemera," which means day and "kallos", which means beauty. The flowers are borne on thin stalks, or scapes, that grow from the base of the plant. The scapes may be multi-branched. Older varieties needed to be deadheaded every day, to keep them in bloom. Newer hybrids tend to deadhead themselves.

Most plants have multiple buds that will bloom over a period of time. The top three are the actual petals. The bottom three are sepals. The center of the flower, the throat, is often a contrasting color.

Each flower has either six or seven stamen and an additional two-lobed anther. Daylily flowers come in a variety of forms, including circular, triangular, double, ruffled, star-shaped, and spider-shaped. All true lilies are grown from a bulb of overlapping scales. They have one central, unbranched stem that grows from the lily bulb , with the flower buds forming at the top of the stem.

The leaves grow around the entire length of the stem, in whorls or spirals. Lilies always have six petals and six anthers. Each bloom lasts a week or more. True lilies are popular cut flowers.