Hemerocallis 'ELSIE DOLL'

Daylilies are flowering queens for one day. Each bloom lasts a day but there is no need to worry – every stem bears more blooms and as the plants grow older they have numerous stems each. This low-maintenance perennial is a miracle for those who have limited time to spend looking after their gardens because apart from occasional watering on hot and dry summer day it needs ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. And still it can leave us gazing at their beautiful, lily-like blooms of every possible colour you can think of (except for blue and black).

Elsie Doll is a subtle daylily variety which does not scream with wild colours or extraordinary shapes. It is a diploid with elegant flowers 10 cm across, beige to pale orange with a red-blushed eye around a less conspicuous yellow throat. They come out in July atop 50-60 cm tall stems above deciduous foliage. It is a cross between Siloam French Doll and Else Spalding by Pillow from 1992.

Daylily leaves are deep green, strong and healthy. They appear early in the spring and persist until winter unlike spring bulbs whose leaves wither away after flowering. Apart from occasional slug attack there are no pests or diseases they would suffer from. Put your daylilies in a sunny spot and fertilize it for better flowering every spring, if you want to. It tolerates all types of soil, preferably it likes moist soil. Very hardy to min. -40°C (USDA zone 3).

Last update 11-01-2019