Description
Hemerocallis Cosmic Hummingbird description
Red eyed, peach coloured trumpet flowers in summer.
A pollinator friendly plant including bees.
This is a butterfly friendly plant.
How easy is it to grow:
This has won the RHS Award of Garden Merit [1]. To win this impressive accolade the plants must have outstanding excellence for decorating a garden, be robust, not require highly specialist growing conditions or care and not be particularly susceptible to any pest or disease.
Good for the middle of a border, Cottage Garden, or by a patio. and it is reliable in a well drained soil, provided it isn’t too dry.
Common name: Day Lily Cosmic Hummingbird
The best position in the garden:
Prefers sun.
What type of soil:
Well drained soil,but not too dry.
How much moisture:
Normal.
Hardiness and, or, lifespan:
Hardy if it doesn’t sit in the wet over the winter.
Care and maintenance:
When newly planted always keep it watered until the roots have grown down and it is able to find its own moisture.
Size of plant:
Height 80 cm.
Spread 50 cm.
Planting density – to calculate how many plants are required in a planting scheme:
Allow 4 plants per square metre.
Reference:
[1] Royal Horticultural Society – opens in a separate window.
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