Rocket City Daylily - Bare Root Plant

Name: Rocket City Daylily - Bare Root Plant
Brand: Great Lakes Lavender Farm
SKU: GLLF-PER-6125A785-BR
Price: 18.55 USD
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Live plants are pickup only June 1–September 30. Plugs and potted plants cannot use our shipping path to AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT, or WA; pickup may remain available. Soil-free bare root plants may ship to those states during March 1–May 31 when all remaining rules pass. Montana plug and potted-plant arrivals must be October 1–May 31.

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Bare root arrives dormant

Expect new growth in about 6 weeks after planting. Until then it can look lifeless, so you won’t be able to tell within 24 hours of arrival whether it will grow.

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About the Product

Rocket City is a tall, easy-growing daylily with 6-inch bittersweet orange flowers marked by a darker orange eye. The throat and midribs are a lighter orange-yellow, and the crimped petals curve back gracefully.

It blooms in July on 36-inch scapes, and each flower stays open 16 hours or more.

What it looks like

Large flowers about 6 inches across with recurved tepals in bittersweet orange, a darker orange eye zone, lighter orange-yellow throat and midribs, crimped petal edges and smooth sepals. Each bloom lasts a day, but many buds open in turn on branched scapes rising to about 36 inches above a fountain of long, arching, strap-shaped medium green leaves. The foliage clump is about 22 inches tall and 18 to 24 inches wide. At peak bloom tall scapes hold bright orange flowers above the leaves.

Growing it with lavender

Its orange flowers stand tall behind lavender, making a warm contrast in 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. Snap off faded flowers for a tidy look, cut bare scapes to the base after bloom and divide crowded clumps every few years.

At a glance

Botanical name: Hemerocallis
Flower color: Bittersweet orange with a darker orange eye
Foliage: Medium green
Growth habit: Arching, fountain-like clump
Mature size: 36 in tall × 18–24 in wide
USDA hardiness zones: 3–9
Light: full sun, part sun to part shade
Bloom start: Early-July
Peak bloom: Mid-July
Bloom pattern: Single Flush
Deer resistance: Susceptible
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.

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Mature height: 36.0 in
Mature spread: 24.0 in
Bloom: Early-July – peak Mid-July
Fragrance: None
Deer: Susceptible

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How to grow Rocket City

Daylily · Hemerocallis

Plant daylilies in full sun in most any well-drained soil. They're tough, long-lived and adaptable, and bloom best with at least 6 hours of sun and water during dry spells.

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Full sunLight
Moderate waterAverage drainage
pH 6.0–7.5Soil
Zones 3a–9bHardiness
36″ tall24″ wide
SusceptibleDeer · rabbits some resistance
Toxic to petsPets

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Hardy in zones 3a–9b

Spring or late summer to early fall, at least 4–6 weeks before frost.

Dormant bare-root daylily as it arrives, laid on burlap

When it arrives

Your bare-root plant

You'll get one or more 'fans' of trimmed leaves on a crown with thick, tuberous roots. Soak roots for a few hours, then spread them over a mound of soil in the hole and cover so the crown sits no more than 1 inch deep.

Expect new growth in about 6 weeks after planting. Bare root ships March–May while dormant, with little or no top growth, and it can look lifeless until then. That’s normal. Green shoots break through in early to mid spring. Evergreen types may look mushy after winter but regrow. Bloom varies by variety, from early summer to late summer.

You won’t be able to tell within 24 hours of arrival whether a dormant plant will grow.

When to plant

Spring or late summer to early fall, at least 4–6 weeks before frost.

How deep

Set the crown, where the leaves meet the roots, no more than 1 inch below the soil surface. Planting deeper reduces bloom.

Spacing

18–24 inches.

Soil

Most soils, from sand to clay · pH 6.0–7.5

Fix-it tip: Work compost into heavy clay or very sandy soil before planting.

Sun

Full sun (tolerates part shade).

Shade cuts down flowers. Dark reds and purples can like light afternoon shade.

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Is it alive? What spring looks like

Green shoots break through in early to mid spring. Evergreen types may look mushy after winter but regrow. Bloom varies by variety, from early summer to late summer.