The daylily Stella De Oro in the garden looks like a real yellow fountain. A scattering of medium-sized bright flowers among the dark green foliage can become a real decoration and delight with its decorative look during almost the entire summer season.
Description
This variety is a short and tiny plant, is an ornamental, very compact shrub. Its height can reach 35 centimeters, and the size of lily flowers in diameter is about 5 centimeters. For their surprisingly bright color, the plant acquired another name - Daylily yellow.
The leaves are oblong, emerald green. There are both straight and slightly curved. Daylilies daylily Stella De Oro fell in love due to the abundant flowering, which occurs several times and can please, from late spring to autumn. At the same time, each flower keeps on the stem for no more than 16 hours, and another appears instead, and this happens throughout the summer.
Growing Features
The plant is unpretentious in care and can grow on almost any soil. When choosing a landing site, it is necessary to take into account that daylily loves sunlight - abundant flowering will depend on its quantity. If you plant a bush on a shaded area, then it stops, and the leaves begin to stretch.
Due to the fact that daylilies grow quite quickly, you can decorate any site in a short time. A very long period the bush can live in one place.
The plant tolerates wintering very well, feels great in almost any climatic zone. Daylily Stella De Oro is very fond of moisture, although it can tolerate dried soil pretty well.
Planting daylilies in their garden
The main way to propagate a flower is to divide the bush into several parts. Autumn is considered the best time for transplanting, since before the first frosts the plant manages to take root well and in the spring can please with its magnificent flowering. If you transplant in early spring, then flowering can be expected only next year.
A feature of daylilies is that the dug rhizomes can be without land for a long time and are well preserved in a dark, cool room. Before planting daylily Stella De Oro in the ground at a constant place of growth, it is necessary to slightly prune the roots and large leaves. After that, wait a few hours for them to dry slightly.
The pit needs to be dug up a little more than the size of the rhizome. This is done so that in the middle it was possible to pour a mound, place a plant on it and sprinkle it gently with earth. It is necessary to cover all parts of the root, but do not completely fall asleep. To prevent the occurrence of diseases, the earth around the flower must be mulched periodically and watered well. Despite the fact that the plant does not require fertile soil, at least once every 2 years it is recommended to make a small top dressing with mineral fertilizers.
Landscape design application
Since the daylily Stella De Oro, the description of which is given above, is a decorative undersized shrub, it is very often used to design a personal garden as a border or a frame of garden beds. Also can be used to create floral arrangements. Due to the fact that the plant loves moisture, it is preferable to plant it near any reservoirs, as well as as partitions between other flower stands.
Daylilies have a rather sweet aroma, which is very attractive to honey bees. Therefore, it is not recommended to plant flowers near the recreation area. The range of application of this amazing plant is quite wide.