Kick Off Your Show With the Assistance of Plant Markers
The pressure that’s on a daylily. You have one day to shine, to let your glorious petals open in a burst of blended color shades. Thank heavens for the multiple buds that bloom consecutively along the same slender green stem. Blooming in the summer, they are reminiscent of fireworks that burst open, one after another on a hot Fourth of July evening. More than red, white or blue, daylilies offer many creamy and vibrant colors to your yard. Plant markers can help you remember the beautiful names that go with those beautiful blooms.
If you already have daylilies, you know their wonderful advantages. On hillsides they spread and help prevent erosion. Their thick grass-like tufts cascade into graceful clumps and keep weeds down and lock moisture in. Even when their blooms are done, the clumps of leaves provide beauty in the garden. That’s when those plant markers come in handy, reminding you and informing others that there are multiple types of daylilies that will appear or reappear again.
Besides bare hillsides, where are the best places to showcase your daylilies? While some gardeners like the cascading waterfall effect of putting all daylilies on a slope or in a pool-shaped garden, other gardeners like to blend their daylilies with plants that have contrasting leaves. Leaves that are oval, fuzzy, purple or another color or flat, wide and rounded make a nice blend with the daylily leaves.
If your yard feels one-dimensional, daylilies can be added in front of or around evergreen bushes near a stand of trees. The shape of the flexible stems will move softly in a breeze while the solid shrubs and trees provide the larger stability. Daylilies with ruffled edges add an extra softness over the straighter slender petals.
Your plant markers in a garden with daylilies may be to help you find where that foliage will appear in the early spring or it may be to identify the different types of daylilies that you plant in your yard. Some gardeners suggest keeping the variety of daylilies down to a minimum and letting those blooms blend and fill in garden spaces.
While some people may think that daylilies only last a short time, some varieties will last for weeks. Many varieties will combine to give more of a Fourth of July grand finale that lasts and lasts. So, if you choose subtle, go for a few varieties, but if you want liveliness in your garden, branch out to explore many shades and shapes to the starry daylilies. A solid green hedge or bush can give a soothing smooth background to make your daylilies of various colors shine.
Kincaid Plant Markers can help you identify your daylilies no matter their size. We offer plant markers that come in heights of 6”, 8″, 10”, 12″, 15”, 17″ and 20.” While the Fourth of July is past, we hope you’ll keep enjoying the burst of blooms in your backyard.
