Product Description
Hemerocallis 'One Hit Wonder' (25) Bare Root Plants
Hemerocallis 'One Hit Wonder' is a truly distinctive Daylily cultivar that promises to be a standout feature in any garden. Its large, 5-inch apricot-orange flowers are elegantly contrasted by a striking dark purple edge, creating a visually captivating display. Further enhancing their appeal, the blooms are accented by bold dark purple eyes, which deepen the contrast and add a touch of sophistication and charm to the garden landscape. This beautiful daylily is typically supplied as mature, field-grown bare root plants, ready for successful establishment in your garden.
'One Hit Wonder' typically reaches a mature height of 28-30 inches with a spread of 18-24 inches. Its foliage is semi-evergreen, offering a continuous green presence throughout a significant portion of the year, depending on the climate. The distinguishing feature of this cultivar is its large, 5-inch apricot-orange flowers. Each petal is gracefully edged in dark purple, and the throat of the flower features a prominent, bold dark purple eye. As a tetraploid variety, it possesses forty-four chromosomes, which generally translates to a more robust plant with larger, stronger characteristics compared to diploid daylilies.
- Flower Color: Apricot-orange with dark purple edges and a dark purple eye (categorized as Yellow/Gold Shades with purple accents).
- Foliage Color: Green shades
- Bloomtime: Late Midseason, typically blooming in Late July, extending into Midsummer to Late Summer.
- Height: 28-30 inches
- Spread: 18-24 inches
- Growth Rate: Medium
- Foliage Type: Semi-Evergreen
- Ploidy: Tetraploid
- Attracts: Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Bees
- Critter Resistant: Rabbit resistant
- Other Features: Border Plant, Container Plant, Easy To Grow, Mass Planting, Salt Tolerant, Focal Point.
- Origin: Not Native to North America.
Daylilies, including 'One Hit Wonder', are among the easiest and most adaptable perennials to grow, making them an excellent choice for gardeners of all experience levels. Their remarkable resilience allows them to thrive in challenging conditions where many other plants would struggle. These include polluted city environments, sloped terrains, poor or dry soils, areas near pavement where salt is used in winter, and even under Black Walnut trees, as they are unaffected by juglone. 'One Hit Wonder' embodies these robust qualities while delivering unique and captivating floral aesthetics with its distinctive color combination. While deadheading spent blooms is a common practice for cosmetic purposes, it generally does not significantly extend the overall bloom duration for daylilies.
While 'One Hit Wonder' is a cultivated hybrid, the genus Hemerocallis is native to East Asia. Through extensive hybridization efforts over centuries, numerous cultivars like 'One Hit Wonder' have been developed, specifically bred for their enhanced ornamental qualities and broad adaptability to various garden environments globally.
Landscaping Design Tips
Hemerocallis 'One Hit Wonder' is a highly versatile and visually striking plant that can be incorporated into various garden styles, including Patio Container, Cottage, and Eclectic designs.
- Mass Planting: Its vibrant, contrasting colors make 'One Hit Wonder' an excellent candidate for mass planting. Planting in drifts or large groups creates a dramatic and cohesive display of color, particularly effective along borders, pathways, or on slopes. For optimal coverage and mature growth, space plants 18-24 inches apart.
- Focal Point: With its uniquely colored, large blooms and elegant form, 'One Hit Wonder' can serve as an eye-catching focal point in a mixed perennial border, a dedicated daylily bed, or a container arrangement.
- Border Plant: Its moderate height and consistent mid-to-late summer bloom make it an ideal choice for the middle or back of a perennial border, providing continuous interest and structure.
- Containers: The manageable size and striking flowers allow this Daylily to thrive in large containers, bringing its unique beauty to patios, decks, or balconies.
- Tolerant of Difficult Sites: Its inherent hardiness and tolerance for a wide array of challenging conditions (including poor soil, dry periods, salt exposure, and resistance to juglone from Black Walnut trees) make it an invaluable plant for difficult-to-establish areas where other species might struggle.
Hemerocallis 'One Hit Wonder' is exceptionally hardy, reliably thriving across USDA Hardiness Zones 3 through 9. This extensive hardiness range underscores its robust capacity to withstand a broad spectrum of winter temperatures, from very cold to relatively mild climates.
Planting and Cultivation
Daylilies are renowned for their ease of cultivation and minimal maintenance requirements, making them highly rewarding plants for any gardener. 'One Hit Wonder' is typically supplied as mature, field-grown bare root plants, which should be planted promptly upon arrival.
- Bare Root Planting: Upon receiving your bare root plants, inspect them. If the roots appear dry, soak them in water for a few hours prior to planting. Dig a hole that is sufficiently wide to accommodate the spread of the roots, ensuring that the crown of the plant (where the roots meet the foliage) is positioned at or just slightly below the soil surface after planting. Backfill the hole with soil, gently firming it around the roots to eliminate air pockets, and then water thoroughly.
- Sunlight: For the most abundant blooms and the most vibrant flower colors, 'One Hit Wonder', like most newer daylily hybrids, requires Full Sun (more than 6 hours of direct sun daily). While some older varieties might tolerate partial shade, full sun exposure is crucial for optimal performance of this specific cultivar.
- Water Requirements: This cultivar has Low to Average Water Needs. Once established, Daylilies are quite drought-tolerant. However, providing consistent moisture, especially during prolonged dry spells and throughout their peak blooming period, will promote more vigorous growth and a more impressive floral display.
- Soil Quality: 'One Hit Wonder' is remarkably adaptable to various soil types and will perform well in Poor Soil Quality, Average Soil Quality, and Fertile Soil Quality. It tolerates normal, slightly wet, or dry soils, though good drainage is always beneficial for overall plant health.
- Soil Chemistry: It is tolerant of a wide range of soil pH levels, including Acidic Soil (pH < 7.0), Neutral Soil (pH = 7.0), and Alkaline Soil (pH > 7.0).
- Fertilization: While not strictly necessary in naturally fertile soils, a balanced granular fertilizer applied in early spring can encourage robust growth and a more prolific blooming season.
- Maintenance: Daylilies generally require minimal care. Deadheading spent blooms can improve the plant's aesthetic appeal by removing fading flowers, although this practice typically does not extend the overall bloom duration for daylilies. Dividing overcrowded clumps every 3-5 years, either in spring or fall, can help rejuvenate the plant and maintain its vigor.
- Pest and Disease Resistance: Daylilies are generally known for their good resistance to most common garden pests and diseases.
Mature field grown roots shipped bare root.
Other Details
The most important part of the plant is its root system. Healthy roots are the foundation of a healthy, vibrant plant. The type of plug container used is based on the specific needs of the plants. Perennials offered as bare root traditionally perform better when planted as bare root.Planted in a specialized mix, potted plants have well established root systems. Top growth stage will vary depending on the current life cycle and time of year when shipped. In Winter and early Spring dormant plants may be shipped. Dormant plants may be planted right away, even before the last frost date.
Most bare root varieties are field grown for at least one season, though Hemerocallis and Hosta are grown for two seasons. The bulk of the soil is removed during the harvesting process and the tops of most varieties are trimmed back to the crown. They are graded, packed in shredded aspen or sphagnum moss and stored in freezers until ready to be shipped.
See our Container Sizes and Bare Root Perennials pages for more information.
Plant information and care is provided in the Overview section, Plant Genus Page and general information is provided in the Planting Care & Guides. Additional questions can be asked on each Plant page.
Plant Spacing: Using the maximum mature spread or width of a plant to guide spacing, ensures space to grow to full size. To fill an area sooner, plant them closer together. Just remember, future thinning or transplanting may be needed.
Water: Keep a close eye on newly planted perennials, especially throughout the first growing year. Most early plant loss is due to too much or too little water!
