Especially when it comes to perennials and their diverse appearance, this beautiful late summer sea of flowers, which accompanies us through the classic tidying up time in the garden, is particularly highly valued. The daylily or Hemerocallis from the grass tree family received the greatest attention in August. It was voted "Perennial of the Year 2022" by the Association of German Perennial Gardeners and is also very popular among allotment gardeners.

The daylily: Perennial of the Year 2022

The new variety 'Samtriese' (photo credit: GMH/Anna Bremermann)

Whether only delicately tinged or brightly coloured, there are countless varieties of pink and violet in the huge range of daylilies.

Bred by Hanne Rupp and introduced by Anna Bremermann, the 120 cm tall stems of this novelty are clearly visible above the attractive foliage.

Daylilies - Gorgeous blooms that only last for hours

But that is what is special and unique about this plant. A beautiful, magnificent perennial that is also particularly easy to care for and that you should definitely make a note of for your garden. Their shapes and colors are just as different as the diameter of their flowers, which is between 4 and a proud 20 cm. The entire splendor of flowers can be admired for many weeks, while a single one only lasts a few hours. And vegetarians will be particularly happy, because a very tasty salad can be prepared from the edible flowers.

Brief biography of the daylily

  • What does it need?: To encourage the plants to bloom, you can treat them to a portion of complete fertilizer in spring; every few years the perennial is divided towards autumn;
  • It thrives particularly well: in a sunny environment; in semi-shade, the intensive flowering is somewhat reduced; good neighbors are typical cottage garden plants (phlox and asters); Can also be reared in pots with good watering, frost-protected overwintering as well;

The "Stem of the Year" campaign

This campaign was launched by German perennial gardeners as early as 2001, so the list of prizewinners who have been honored with it every year is correspondingly long. Incidentally, in 2022 it was the Bergenia, which is also very common in German gardens and is available in 14 different varieties. The Bund deutscher Staudengärtner has published a detailed profile for each prize-winning perennial on its portal, so a visit there will definitely be worthwhile for perennial lovers. Even if not all of the perennials presented there are edible, the salads presented in the following article are:

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Herbs