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    From "Garden Sense"
    episode DGAR-203


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    Hemerocallis 'Cream Desire' – Cream Desire Daylily

    • Deciduous daylily with creamy flowers with ruffled edges and a chartreuse throat
    • Late-blooming
    • Plant in full sun to light shade
    • Plant in fertile, moist but well-drained soil; drought tolerant once established
    • Prune back after first frost; divide and fertilize in spring
    • Height: 12 inches Width: 18 inches
    • Hardy in zones 3-9:

      • Zone 3: Plant in spring; plant in full sun; mulch heavily after first hard frost to prevent winter heaving; protect from salt; pull mulch back in spring; may be marginally hardy in this zone.
      • Zone 4: Plant in spring; plant in full sun; mulch heavily after first hard frost to prevent winter heaving; protect from salt; pull mulch back in spring.
      • Zone 5: Plant in spring; plant in full sun; mulch heavily after first hard frost to prevent winter heaving; protect from salt; pull mulch back in spring.
      • Zone 6: Plant in spring; plant in full sun; mulch in fall; pull mulch back in spring.
      • Zone 7: Plant in spring; plant in full sun to light shade; mulch in fall; pull mulch back in spring.
      • Zone 8: Plant in spring; plant in full sun to light shade; mulch in fall; pull mulch back in spring.
      • Zone 9: Plant in spring or early fall; plant in full sun to light shade; mulch in fall; pull mulch back in spring.

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    Hemerocallis 'Green Flutter' – Green Flutter Daylily

    • Deciduous daylily with yellow flowers with ruffled edges and a green throat
    • Late-blooming
    • Plant in full sun to light shade
    • Plant in fertile, moist but well-drained soil; drought tolerant once established
    • Prune back after first frost; divide and fertilize in spring
    • Height: 18-24 inches Width: 18 inches
    • Hardy in zones 3-9:

      • Zone 3: Plant in spring; plant in full sun; mulch heavily after first hard frost to prevent winter heaving; protect from salt; pull mulch back in spring; may be marginally hardy in this zone.
      • Zone 4: Plant in spring; plant in full sun; mulch heavily after first hard frost to prevent winter heaving; protect from salt; pull mulch back in spring.
      • Zone 5: Plant in spring; plant in full sun; mulch heavily after first hard frost to prevent winter heaving; protect from salt; pull mulch back in spring.
      • Zone 6: Plant in spring; plant in full sun; mulch in fall; pull mulch back in spring.
      • Zone 7: Plant in spring; plant in full sun to light shade; mulch in fall; pull mulch back in spring.
      • Zone 8: Plant in spring; plant in full sun to light shade; mulch in fall; pull mulch back in spring.
      • Zone 9: Plant in spring or early fall; plant in full sun to light shade; mulch in fall; pull mulch back in spring.

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