While daylily growers brag about the range of colors and forms, rest assured there are many orange varieties available. To be sure you get the orange you want, buy your daylily in bloom.

Q: What is the orange daylily I see growing wild along roadsides? It blooms in May and June. A: You are probably seeing the tawny daylily. Some people mistakenly refer to it as a native wildflower.