High Country Gardens
Fragrant Returns Reblooming Daylily
Best low-maintenance perennial for busy gardeners seeking season-long pollinator blooms.
Enjoy a continuous bloom of fragrant, lemon-yellow flowers from early summer to fall with the Fragrant Returns Reblooming Daylily. This hardy perennial is celebrated for its reblooming habit, attracting pollinators like bees and butterflies. Its lush green foliage offers attractive groundcover interest, making it ideal for mass plantings, containers, or waterwise borders. Requiring minimal care, this daylily is also rabbit resistant and drought tolerant, ensuring a reliable and beautiful addition to your garden.
$14.99
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4.6
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Category Rank
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#864 in Landscaping & Garden Plants
Price vs Category Average
-46%
Below average
Mature Height
18
/ inches
Who it's for
- Gardeners seeking long-lasting seasonal color
- Homeowners planting near outdoor living spaces
- Busy gardeners wanting low-maintenance perennials
Who should skip it
- Gardeners looking for strictly hands-off plants
- Collectors searching for rare or exotic color varieties
- Perfectionists desiring pristine foliage throughout the season
Performance breakdown
Bloom Duration
Continuous reblooming habit provides vibrant color from early summer through fall.
Maintenance Ease
Low-water requirements and hardy nature make this a set-and-forget perennial.
Pollinator Appeal
Fragrant lemon-yellow blooms act as a magnet for local bees and butterflies.
Environmental Resilience
Drought tolerance and rabbit resistance ensure survival in challenging garden conditions.
Landscape Versatility
Compact growth habit excels in containers, borders, or expansive mass plantings.
Climate Adaptability
Wide USDA zone range allows for successful growth in diverse regional climates.
Key Specs
Mature Height
18 inches
Ships As
Bare Root
Planting Depth
1 inch below the soil line
Water Tolerance
Low-Water
Sun Exposure Requirement
Full Sun, Partial Sun
USDA Hardiness Zones
3-9
Foliage Color
Green
Bloom Time
Summer, Fall
Features
- Reblooming flowers all season long
- Fragrant lemon-yellow blooms
- Attracts pollinators
- Low maintenance and easy care
- Provides groundcover interest
- Rabbit resistant
- Drought tolerant
- Suitable for containers
What customers say
Customers consistently praise the Fragrant Returns Daylily for its exceptional quality and reliable performance. Its signature strong, sweet fragrance is a frequently celebrated highlight. Reviewers value its dependable reblooming, confirming its status as a garden favorite. Buyers receive healthy plants that establish quickly, offering beautiful, long lasting blooms season after season. This daylily proves to be a robust and rewarding addition to any garden, delivering consistent beauty and delightful scent.
Know before you buy
This variety is a rebloomer, meaning it produces lemon-yellow flowers continuously from early summer through the fall.
Yes, its compact 18-inch height makes it an excellent choice for containers, provided the pot has good drainage and receives adequate sunlight.
This is a drought-tolerant perennial that thrives with low water once established. It prefers well-drained soil and should not be kept in consistently soggy conditions.
The Fragrant Returns Daylily is hardy in USDA zones 3 through 9, making it suitable for a wide range of climates across the country.
Yes, this daylily is known for being rabbit resistant, which makes it a reliable choice for gardens where local wildlife tends to browse on ornamental plants.
Plant the bare root in a spot with full to partial sun, ensuring the crown is positioned about one inch below the soil line.
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