DESCRIPTION: Prairie Blue Eyes Daylily features bold lilac purple trumpet-shaped flowers with lemon yellow throats at the ends of the stems from early to mid summer. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its grassy leaves remain green in colour throughout the season.

BOTANICAL NAME: Hemerocallis x 'Prairie Blue Eyes'
AVERAGE HEIGHT: 60-80 cm
AVERAGE SPREAD: 45-60 cm
SUN EXPOSURE: Full Sun to partial shade
FLOWER COLOUR: Lilac with lemon yellow throats
FLOWERING TIME: Mid summer
FOLIAGE COLOUR: Glossy green
COLD HARDINESS: Zone 3 ( Should survive up to -39.9° Celsius )
WATER NEEDS: Drought tolerant
OTHER FEATURES: Attracts Butterflies, Border, Cut Flowers, Rabbit Resistant

Landscape Attributes

Prairie Blue Eyes Daylily is an herbaceous perennial with tall flower stalks held atop a low mound of foliage. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage.

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.

Prairie Blue Eyes Daylily is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Mass Planting
• General Garden Use
• Groundcover

Planting & Growing

Prairie Blue Eyes Daylily will grow to be about 24 inches tall at maturity extending to 32 inches tall with the flowers, 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 10 years.

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.