The ‘A Thousand Likes’ daylily is a highly popular, resilient, and visually striking daylily (Hemerocallis) cultivar. It is a vigorous perennial known for producing an abundance of massive, trumpet-shaped flowers, requiring very little maintenance in the garden. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Key Characteristics
- Flower Appearance: Features large 15 cm blooms with warm cerise-pink, recurving, and heavily ruffled petals.
- Eye & Throat: Boasts an intense cherry-red eye zone that contrasts beautifully with a bright, luminous chartreuse throat.
- Plant Size: It is a robust grower with a scape height (stem length) reaching roughly 98 cm. [1, 2]
Growing Conditions
- Sunlight: Prefers full sun for maximum blooming but will tolerate partial shade.
- Soil: Highly adaptable but thrives in moist, fertile, well-drained soils.
- Hardiness: These resilient perennials are quite drought-tolerant once established and are famous for returning year after year with little special attention. [1, 2, 3]
Fun Facts
- True to the scientific name Hemerocallis (which translates to “beauty for a day”), each individual blossom lasts only a single day. However, ‘A Thousand Likes’ has a high bud count and blooms in succession, keeping your garden colorful for weeks.
- Daylilies are also known for their edibility; in some Asian cuisines, the unopened flower buds are stir-fried or deep-fried.
- While widely admired, all parts of the daylily are known to be toxic to felines, so keep this in mind for the safety of your pets. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
