day lily are so colourful and hardy that you could devote an entire garden to them , but why miss out on the variety and texture that companion plant can declare oneself ? Whether you have daylilies already in the earth or you ’re begin a new venture and want to admit them , take time to explore possibility . Work with bloom clip , colouring material and overall effect ; for ripe measuring , hurl in an ever - blooming variety of daylily to bind your plan together .
Late Spring Through Early Summer
Companion plant such as decorative catnip ( Nepeta ) , the salvias " May Night " and " Blue Hills , " and untrue indigo ( Baptisia ) are hardy , long - blooming choices in purples and bluing to complement the yellow pallet of the other day lily . Besides their color , the low - produce dianthus " Bath ’s Pink " and the Battle of Magenta " Firewitch " give a mounding effect in front . The bluish foliage adds spare direct contrast . industrial plant annuals such as petunia to weave coloration in between .
Mid-Season Possibilities
Mid - July through mid - August is prime daylily time of year , according to Olallie Daylily Gardens in Vermont . Color is more various ; and blossom are larger and have thicker marrow , some having ruffled edges and double forms . Intersperse a few varieties along with an ever - blossom one such as the lemon - yellow " Happy takings " between purple coneflowers ( Echinacea ) , Russian sage ( Perovskia ) with its electric juicy spikes and silver leafage , and " Becky " Shasta daisies ( Leucanthemum " Becky " ) . Try feathering reed grass ( Calamagrostis " Karl Foerster " ) in the back .
Late Summer Into Fall
The late August garden does n’t have to be tired . Sedums are amount into people of color , perennial sunflowers ( Helianthus ) and fountain grasses ( Pennisetum ) are in their resplendency , and the Russian sage still has its heyday and leafage . slay spent flowers , also called deadheading , from coneflowers and " Becky " Shasta daisies can protract efflorescence . Plant Blue Mist Shrub ( Caryopteris ) because there ’s no other blue like it in the late - summer garden . ( Check your local USDA hardiness , as it acquire in Zone 6 - 9 ) . And yes , there are recent daylily . Bloomingfields Farm in Connecticut lists several in the Extra - previous category , which in USDA Hardiness Zone 5 goes to the final stage of September .
Don’t Overlook Foliage
You do n’t always demand flowers to complement your day lily ; foliage can be efficacious as well . Viette Nurseries in Virginia recommend using foliation plants such as Artemisia " Silver Mound " and Heuchera " Caramel " with its tender orange - colored leave-taking to advantage alongside daylily and other companion plant .
