Unpack bare roots or rhizomes on arrival and plant them within a week. Until then, keep them somewhere cool and ensure the roots remain slightly moist, never wet.
Here we have a daylily that is hugely enigmatic. On the one hand, each flower offers real drama, with a striking contrast of colours. Yet on the other hand Hemerocallis 'Celebration of Angels' is flamboyant, fun and full of pizzazz. You decide! In mid- to late-summer, fragrant, pearly cream flowers, some 12cm across, open to reveal a ring of claret-coloured blotches, the colour of which extends to the edges of some of the petals. Then, right in the centre, there is a pale green throat. Hemerocallis 'Celebration of Angels' is a hardy, herbaceous perennial, so it will come back year after year. It reaches around 64cm in height when in flower. It forms a decorative clump of arching, strap-like leaves of bright green.
Of course, daylilies are so-named because each flower lasts for just one day. However, the blooms come in profusion, on multiple flower spikes, and in sequence, so there is a glorious continuous display for several weeks, making these some of the most-often purchased plants when in season. And Hemerocallis 'Celebration of Angels' a perfect border plant for full sun or part-shade, should really be on your shopping list!
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Remove the packaging straight away, check the compost and water thoroughly if dry. Check the plant’s hardiness before placing it outdoors. Plant into a border or permanent container within a month, choosing the position recommended for the variety. Keep the top of the root ball level with the surrounding soil, firm gently and water well.
Soak the roots in water for three to six hours immediately before planting. Keep any crown, buds or emerging shoots above the water where possible.
Pot most bare roots into 15–20cm pots filled with peat-free multipurpose compost. Large or depth-sensitive roots, including peonies, are often best planted directly into borders.
Arrange the roots naturally without bending them. Cover the roots completely, positioning the crown and buds at the depth recommended for that particular perennial.
Keep pots in a sheltered outdoor position and water whenever the compost begins to dry. Grow on until roots hold the compost together when lifted from the pot.
Plant into a suitable border or permanent container once well rooted. Add a label and water regularly throughout the first growing season while the perennial establishes.
- Botanical name
- Hemerocallis 'Celebration of Angels'
- Flower colour
- Cream, purple, brown
- Established height
- 50-70cm
- Established spread
- 20-30cm
- Growing skill
- Easy to grow
- Habit
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Upright
Clump-forming - Hardiness
- Fully hardy
- Leaf colour
- Green
- Mouse resistant
- No
- Plant size
- 1
- Plant spacing
- 25 plants per m2
- Pollinator friendly
- Yes
- Position
- Sheltered
- Rabbit resistant
- No
- Scented
- Yes
- Soil acidity
- Any
- Soil moisture
- Free draining
- Soil type
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Loam
Sandy
Clay
Multipurpose compost
Loam-based compost - Suitable for
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Large containers
Borders
Gravel gardens
Wildlife gardens
Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens - Sunlight
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Full sun
Part shade - Toxicity
- No report
- Years to establish
- 1-2 years
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