Hemmerocallis

Day Lilies (Hemerocallis) The rain god hit again last night with high winds and 

thunder and lightening. I spend more time more time picking up downed limbs 

and branches than gardening. These day lilies in the front of the house have 

never done well but  are currently thriving with the drenching. They are the

original Stella de Ora cultivar and the plant blooms for months and re-blooms

rather than for just 2 weeks.

Hemerocallis is Greek for beautiful for the day and alludes to the fact that the

flower blooms usually last for only a day. They are now placed in the Family

Xanthorrhoeaceae rather than Liliaceae and thus they are not True Lilies.