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Key characteristics

Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae
Height: 18 to 24 inches
Width: 18 to 24 inches
Flower color: Deep red
Foliage color: Dark green
Bloom time: Early to mid-summer
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Water: Moderate
Maintenance: Low; requires occasional deadheading and dividing every few years
Growing zone: USDA zones 3 to 9
Wildlife: Attracts butterflies

Perennials

Hemerocallis 'Early Bird Cardinal'

Early Bird Cardinal Daylily

Hemerocallis 'Early Bird Cardinal' is an early-blooming daylily celebrated for its graceful, cardinal-red flowers with a subtle gold throat. It produces large, trumpet-shaped blooms with ruffled edges that create a vivid and dramatic display in the garden. The flowers begin appearing in early summer, extending the daylily blooming season with their vibrant color.

Originating from hybridization efforts in the United States, 'Early Bird Cardinal' was bred for its early bloom time and eye-catching color.

Light

Full sun to partial shade

Water

Moderate

Bloom time

Early to mid-summer

Find this plant

Works well in

Borders
Cottage Gardens
Pollinator Gardens
Containers

Companion plants

Bergenias · Sedums · Columbines · Lungworts · Daylilies · Japanese anemones

Design tip

Summer flowers carry the middle of the season, so place it where the bed needs color once spring bulbs fade. Because it is easy about light, use it to carry a planting from a sunny end of the bed into the shadier side.