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Orange daylily and Northern blue flag: growing conditions and wildlife benefits.

COMMON CHOICE Orange daylily Hemerocallis fulva	NATIVE ALTERNATIVE Northern blue flag Iris versicolor
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Native range
Asia, including China and Japan	Central & E. Canada to N. Central & E. U.S.A.See state guides
Sunlight
Full sun to part shade	Full sun
Soil moisture
Average moisture; well-drained soil	Moist to wet / Average moisture
Mature height
3–6 ft including flower stalks	2–3 ft
Mature spread
2–2½ ft; colonies spread farther	2–2½ ft
USDA hardiness zones
3–8	3–9
Season of interest
Summer	Blue-violet flowers
Garden & wildlife value
Used in butterfly and pollinator gardens for its flowers.	Native wetland flowers bring color and upright foliage to a rain garden or pond margin.
Growing notes
Spreads rapidly by underground rhizomes. Each orange flower lasts a single day.	Keep roots moist; tolerates shallow standing water and some shade.
Growing information	Growing information Native range: Kew

Sizes describe the species; individual cultivars can differ.