Plant field guide
Daylily (Kwanso)
A striking double-flowered daylily with ruffled orange blooms that look like peonies. Much more ornamental than the common orange ditch lily it resembles. Vigorous and reliable with dramatic flowers.
Growing requirements
- Scientific name
- Hemerocallis fulva 'Kwanso'
- Sun
- full sun
- Water
- moderate
- Height
- 24 in (61 cm) – 36 in (91 cm)
- Spread
- 24 in (61 cm) – 36 in (91 cm)
- Spacing
- 24 in (61 cm)
- Hardiness zones & minimum temperature
- USDA 3–9; average annual extreme minimum from -40°F (-40.0°C). Hardiness does not predict local frost dates.
- Difficulty
- easy
Planting & seasonal timing
Northern Hemisphere planting months: not yet verified in our database.
Northern Hemisphere pruning months: March.
For the Southern Hemisphere, these seasonal windows shift approximately six months. Check your local frost forecast, soil temperature, and species requirements; calendar months are not a guarantee of planting safety.
Spreads vigorously - give it room or use barriers. The double flowers are showier than single types. Extremely tough and adaptable. Can handle part shade but blooms best in sun.
Pruning
Cut back old foliage in spring. Remove spent flower scapes at base.
Fertilizer
Balanced perennial fertilizer
Early spring
Mulch
2-3 inches of organic mulch.