Big Yellow Ruffled Daylily Flower Card

This big and beautiful bright yellow daylily loaded with ruffles is a real treat decorating this birthday card for a dear friend. Sure to brighten his or her day! This particular daylily cultivar is called H. Big Yellow Taxi and is so appropriately named. It's a pale yellow with a green throat and has a hint of pink in it and lots of diamond dusting (glitter). The flowers on this one measure an average of 6.75" in diameter and the bloom scape reaches an average of 20" tall. Daylilies are one of the most carefree of all garden perennial flowers to grow with over 80,000 different varieties registered with the American Hemerocallis Society. Collectors go wild for them and anxiously await new introductions each year, which can sell for hundreds of dollars (no joke!). The botanical name is Latin and means "beauty for a day". Each bud opens for one day only, usually in the early morning and then closing in the late evening or overnight. Even though each flower only lasts a day, a large clump can have hundreds of buds with one to dozens open each day. An established clump can be quite spectacular in full bloom! They grow best in full sun with well-drained fertile soil, however, they will also do pretty good if the growing conditions are not optimal. I grow them in the low Sonoran Desert of Arizona, and here they require afternoon shade, as the sun is too intense in the summer. Customise the text on this card using Zazzle's many font styles and colours. You may also add any of the fun icons that Zazzle has provided for you. Have fun making it your own! If you need any help, please don't hesitate to contact me, and I will be more than happy to assist you. You may contact me through my Wolf Moon Art and Design Facebook page. You can find the link on my about page in my store. Look at the bottom of the page where it says "connect with Wolf Moon Art and Design". Original photography copyright 2019 by Karen Coffelt.