What Springtime Lilies Grow By Roadside?

Ditch lilies, native to eastern Asia, are invasive flowers that can be found along roadsides, back alleys, and old gardens. They are easy to grow and can persist for years after being seeded in open habitats. Common daylilies, such as the orange daylily (Hemerocallis fulva), are cultivated forms of wild types of daylilies that have “escaped” and are growing as if they were native.

For optimal growth, daylilies prefer slightly acidic (pH 6 to 6.5) well-drained soil with plenty of organic matter. If drainage is a problem, daylilies can be planted in raised beds. The best time to plant daylilies is mid-summer, with stems 3-4 feet tall and blooms 4-5 inches wide.

Rain lilies bloom repeatedly from spring to fall following each drenching rain, with some blooming primarily in spring and others in summer or fall. Day lilies are bright orange, 3-4 ft tall flowers with long leaves that were introduced from Asia as garden flowers but quickly found homes in meadows and meadows.

In Holland, new daylily hybrids are created every year, derisively calling the old orange one “ditch lily” for obvious reasons. Phacelia bipinnatifida (purple phacelia) form a river of lilac on roadsides in the Smokies. Wild flowers, especially calla lilies or arum lilies, Zantedeschia aethiopica, bloom in spring along roadsides in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. Tiger lilies, also known as Ditch Lilies, are found in moist woods in light shade and can reach mature heights of 2 to 5 feet.

In summary, daylilies are invasive plants that thrive in damp ditches and other natural environments. They are easy to grow and can be difficult to kill once established.