Afternoon shade helps red and purple varieties maintain ... though they won't kill the plants. Some daylilies show marked resistance to these diseases. If you see leaves with spots or streaks ...

Plant your daylilies in full sun for the best blooms; but they can tolerate some late afternoon shade. Too much shade and plants will stop blooming. Water weekly until established and then as needed.

Longtime East Moline gardener Barb Papenhausen began growing daylilies in 1999 when her yard lost several trees, creating a need for sun-loving plants to replace her shade-loving hostas.

While they will grow and even bloom fairly nicely in part shade ... and you can still find it at some nurseries. Jackson & Perkins has introduced two new daylilies this spring: 'Ruby Stella ...

Most daylilies are not fragrant; however, you will find that some have a light fragrance ... and it grows fairly well in partial shade. Also, I recently noticed a cultivar called ‘Hyperion ...

is replacing the rose garden at Red Wing Park with shade-loving flowers such as camellias, daffodils and perhaps daylilies, said Ann Brown, chairwoman of the council’s landscaping committee.