Daylily Red Sakura

Hemerocallis Red Sakura is a remarkable daylily. With its striking red blooms and the noticeably toothed edges of its petals, it almost appears as if it's ready to bite you. These charming teeth are adorned in a vivid yellow, which perfectly complements the color of the eye. A single encounter with this daylily is all it takes to fall head over heels for it. If you have a fondness for daylilies with extravagant, eye-catching flowers, you've just discovered your new favorite. An interesting fact about this daylily is that its name was chosen by a student named Julia Stam from De Noordwijkse School, a primary school in the Netherlands. In 2021, around 500 students from the school were asked to suggest a name for it. Among approximately 70 proposals, the name "Red Sakura" was selected, a suggestion put forth by student Julia Stam. The plant was introduced to the market by Heemskerk in 2023.

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.