Tiger Swirl stands out for its unusual form: huge 6½-inch triangular flowers in light golden yellow with a pronounced raspberry red eye. The smooth lower sepals often twist and curl for a swirling effect.
The fragrant flowers bloom in July on 32-inch scapes, and it makes a natural companion to other spider-form daylilies.
What it looks like
Huge triangular flowers about 6½ inches across with light golden yellow petals, a pronounced raspberry red eye and smooth lower sepals that twist and curl. Each bloom lasts a day, but many buds open in turn on branched scapes rising to about 32 inches above a fountain of long, arching, strap-shaped medium green leaves. The foliage clump is about 19 inches tall and 18 to 24 inches wide. At peak bloom large swirling yellow-and-red flowers stand above the leaves.
Growing it with lavender
Its gold-and-raspberry flowers make a lively contrast behind lavender 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
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Botanical name: Hemerocallis
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Flower color: Light golden yellow with a raspberry red eye
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Foliage: Medium green
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Growth habit: Arching, fountain-like clump
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Mature size: 32 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: Single Flush
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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.