Hemerocallis ‘Happy Returns’
Blooming Time
Exposure
Bred by the accomplished hybridizer Daryl Apps, ‘Happy Returns’, a descendent of ‘Stella de Oro’, demonstrates a very long blooming season (late spring through fall), superb heat tolerance, and fragrant canary yellow 3½-inch wide flowers that go nicely with other colors in the landscape. ‘Happy Returns’ is a tremendous landscaper’s plant, filling out rapidly and making a bold visual statement. It has won numerous awards and is extremely popular.
Details
Hardiness Zone:
Blossom Color:
Yellow to Chartreuse
Growth Habit:
Clump Forming
Max Height:
16"
Texture:
Recommended Spacing:
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Special Characteristics
Features
Attractive green sword shaped leaves and canary yellow reblooming flowers that arise from early summer through fall.
Landscape Value
Moderate to large scale ground cover, edging, accent, or companion. Rugged, drought tolerant, greatly valued for colorful summerborne flowers.
Care
Watering:
'Happy Returns' Daylily is moderately drought tolerant but benefits from occasional watering, to maintain soil in a moist but not wet condition, during the summer months.
Fertilizing:
'Happy Returns' Daylily is a moderate feeder, benefiting from a couple of annual applications of slow release fertilizer. A spring application of a 3-1-2 ratio (such as a 15-5-10) can be applied at a rate of about 10 pounds per 1000 square feet, and during early fall, an application of a 2-1-2 ratio (such as a 10-5-10) can be applied to encourage root development and cold hardiness.
Pruning:
'Happy Returns' Daylily should be enjoyed all winter long, then, during early April before it begins to grow again, it should be pruned or mowed back to ground level.