From Dr. Darrel Apps, the breeder of 'Happy Returns'. The fragrant, rose-pink flowers with a purple eye and a green throat just keep on coming. Plants grow to just 15in tall, so they're ideal placed along walkways or at the front of borders. PP 9,779

Daylilies are the plants every gardener dreams of. They offer glorious flowers in every shade except blue, a long season of bloom (though individual flowers last but a day), and a robust disposition that makes them easy to transplant, easy to maintain, quick to multiply, and resistant to pests. Planted together in large numbers, they quickly crowd out weeds and make a carefree and colorful ground cover.

We ship large, field-grown plants that usually bloom the first year. They will outperform lesser grades offered elsewhere. Except as noted, all are "dormant" varieties, meaning they are deciduous.