Daylily 'Pardon Me'

Questions about daylily 'Pardon Me'

Does daylily 'Pardon Me' need sun or shade?

Daylily 'Pardon Me' grows in full sun (6 or more hours of direct sun a day) and part sun (4 to 6 hours of sun, including some afternoon sun).

It wants ordinary well-drained soil, of average fertility, and a good soak in dry spells.

What zones does daylily 'Pardon Me' grow in?

USDA zones 3 to 9. It is hardy to zone 3, which means it survives winter nights down to about −30 °F (−34 °C).

Gardening in Canada? Use the USDA zone for your town: Canada's own zone map uses different numbers.

When does daylily 'Pardon Me' flower in my zone?

In zone 5 it flowers mid July to early September. As a summer flower it moves about half a week for every zone: earlier where it is warmer.

Worked out from Hopkins' bioclimatic law: spring arrives about four days later for each degree of latitude north, and one zone is roughly two degrees. A warm spring or a cold one moves any garden two weeks either way.

How far apart should daylily 'Pardon Me' be planted?

16 in (40 cm) apart, from the middle of one plant to the middle of the next. That is a little closer than its full width of 18 in (45 cm), so a group knits into one patch.

It grows 18 in (45 cm) tall. Give it the full distance from anything taller, or it will lean out towards the light.

How many daylily 'Pardon Me' plants do I need?

At 16 in apart, set out in staggered rows:

• 7 to fill 10 square feet (about 1 m²)
• 8 for a single row 10 ft (3 m) long
• 21 to fill a 4 × 8 ft bed on its own

In a mixed border, plant it as a group of three or five, with a second group further along in the other number.

In the bed above, the planner used three in one group.

Is daylily 'Pardon Me' poisonous to cats?

Yes: severe toxicity to cats. Extremely poisonous to cats: eating even a small amount, including pollen, can cause kidney failure. Not considered poisonous to dogs or people.

It is not recorded as toxic to dogs.

Rated from the ASPCA. Where references disagree, the more cautious rating is used.

Is there a pet-safe plant like daylily 'Pardon Me'?

These come closest to doing what daylily 'Pardon Me' does, and no toxicity is recorded for them:

• Black-eyed Susan 'Little Goldstar': the same job in a bed, the same size and the same flowering time; yellow, not red.
• Coreopsis 'Jethro Tull': the same job in a bed and the same size; flowers mid June to late August, yellow, not red.
• Japanese aster 'Blue Star': the same job in a bed and the same size; flowers late June to mid September, lavender, not red.

Matched the way the planner's Swap button matches plants: the same job in a bed, then size, then flowering time.

What flowers after daylily 'Pardon Me'?

Daylily 'Pardon Me' is over by early September. These start as it finishes and carry the same spot on, so it never goes flat:

• Garden chrysanthemum: from mid September to late October, 24 in tall.
• October daphne: from mid September to late October, 8 in tall, to stand in front of it and cover its fading stems.
• Bottle gentian: from late August to early October, 20 in tall.

What does daylily 'Pardon Me' look like in winter?

Daylily 'Pardon Me' dies down to the ground and there is nothing to see until spring. The old stems can be cut in autumn, or left until spring as shelter for overwintering insects.