Daylily Velvet Eyes

Hemerocallis Velvet Eyes has pure velvet red flowers with dark red to almost black eye above the green throat. Very unusual color combination. Five-way branching with 30-35 buds. Absolutely striking in the garden and an exciting parent for eyes and edges. In temperate climate ‘Velvet Eyes’ will bloom, most of the time, as red with a black eye.  In some climates the red colour of the petals on ‘Velvet Eyes’ will present as being slightly more subdued in intensity (that is, the red colour will be slightly duller).

How to grow daylilies

Reserve full sunlight or light shade area in your garden to plant daylilies. Daylilies like sunshine so much but be careful, in hot areas, they do not grow well in completely dry soil on sunny place. Daylilies also like an average amount of moisture in the soil but will not be happy in soils that are water logged. Give them water regularly during their first one or two growing seasons. Their flowers will be larger and will bloom richer if regularly watered in the first part of the season.

When in bloom, feel free to cut the flowers for bouquets or even decorating of salads (as the flowers are edible). This will not injure your plants. While each flower blooms only a single day, choose stems with several larger buds.

After blooming has finished, leave the foliage in place, don't cut it off. The leaves will gather sunlight and will provide nourishment for the next year's show. Your daylilies will need rest for a few months, before beginning the next growing season.