Orange Smoothie has 4-inch mango orange flowers with a light rose band, pink midribs and a green throat. Four-way branched scapes carry up to about 32 buds each, so the plant puts on a heavy display.
It starts in early midseason and reblooms into early fall, and the fragrant flowers sparkle in direct sun. It is a good size for borders and containers.
What it looks like
Flowers about 4 inches across with rounded petals in warm mango orange, a light rose band around the center, pink midribs, a green throat and a diamond-dust sparkle. Each bloom lasts a day, but many buds open in turn on branched scapes rising to about 24 inches above a fountain of long, arching, strap-shaped medium green leaves. The foliage clump is about 14 inches tall and 18 to 24 inches wide. At peak bloom many mango orange flowers are open along the heavily budded scapes.
Growing it with lavender
Its mango orange blooms make a warm, long-season contrast to lavender in the same full sun and well-drained soil.
Care
Grow in full sun to light part shade (at least six hours of sun for the best bloom) in average, well-drained soil; once established it handles heat, clay and dry spells. Hardy in zones 3 to 9. Deadhead regularly and pull spent scapes to keep new buds coming, and divide crowded clumps every few years.
At a glance
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Botanical name: Hemerocallis
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Flower color: Mango orange with a light rose band and green throat
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Foliage: Medium green
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Growth habit: Arching, fountain-like clump
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Mature size: 24 in tall × 18–24 in wide
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USDA hardiness zones: 3–9
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Light: full sun, part sun to part shade
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Bloom start: Early-July
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Peak bloom: Mid-July
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Bloom pattern: Long Blooming
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Deer resistance: Susceptible
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Pollinator value: Good
Sizes and shipping
Dormant bare-root plant, sold in boxes of 25 per variety (order in multiples of 25). Bare-root plants ship or are picked up March 1–May 31 only. They are soil-free, so they may ship to every state in that window. Dormant plants often show little or no top growth on arrival; plant or heel them in promptly.