Hemerocallis 'Entrapment'

Hemerocallis 'Entrapment': Blue-Tinged Lavender Ruffles on Repeat

'Entrapment' lures you in with ruffled lavender-purple petals and a bluish cast, then won't let you leave the nursery without it. YOU CAME FOR POTTING SOIL. YOU LEFT WITH THIS.

Plant Characteristics:

• Botanical Name: Hemerocallis 'Entrapment'
• Common Name: Daylily
• Height: 60–70 cm (24–28 in) in flower
• Spread: 45–60 cm (18–24 in)
• Flowers: Ruffled lavender-purple to rose-purple with a bluish cast and a yellow-green throat, about 15 cm (6 in) across
• Bloom Time: Early to midsummer, with rebloom in late summer (July to August)
• Foliage: Arching, strap-like green leaves in a compact mound; semi-evergreen type
• Features: Reblooming

Where to Plant: Put it in the middle of a sunny border in a group of three or more, where the ruffles can be admired up close. Clay soil and cold winters are fine. Deer and rabbits like daylilies, so keep it away from their usual routes.

Companion Plants: Purple daylily flowers look rich beside Sedum Puff Pastry™ White Chocolate, which adds cream flowers from August to October. Kalimeris 'Blue Star' brings blue daisies from June to September at 30 to 45 cm. Plant Symphyotrichum laeve behind for lavender asters from August to October on 60 to 100 cm stems. This group is at home in full sun or part sun.

Plant Care: Choose full sun for the heaviest bloom and the best rebloom. Part sun is fine, with fewer flowers. Plant the crown about 2.5 cm (1 in) below the soil surface in average, well-drained soil. Keep it watered through its first summer. After that, it rides out dry spells, but a deep watering during a long drought supports the second flush. Remove spent flower stalks. Clear tired foliage in late fall or early spring. Lift and divide every three to five years, in spring or late summer, when the clump gets crowded.

History: The breeder of 'Entrapment' couldn't be verified. Daylilies are native to eastern Asia, and decades of crosses have pushed modern hybrids beyond the original oranges and yellows into purples, pinks and near-whites.

Final Thoughts: It reblooms later in summer, so the trap gets sprung twice. Plant it where guests will fall for it too. CAUGHT PURPLE-HANDED.