Hemerocallis 'Mini Pearl'
Miniature daylily
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Supplied as an established plant in a 3 litre pot
Aspect
Full sun to partial shade
Hardiness
Fully hardy
Flowers
Summer
Soil
Loam, sand, clay, chalk
About this plant
Dainty pearl-pink blooms in miniature scale
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Description
Hemerocallis 'Mini Pearl' is a compact, clump-forming herbaceous perennial producing dainty, pale pink to cream flowers above a neat mound of narrow, arching, grass-like foliage. As a miniature daylily it is notably smaller in both flower and habit than standard cultivars, making it well suited to the front of a border, edging, or container growing where larger daylilies would be out of scale. Each individual flower opens for a single day before being replaced by another from the same prolific stems, sustaining a generous and continuous display through the height of summer. It is a reliable and undemanding plant, and an attractive choice for pollinators throughout its flowering period. -
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Specs & details
The particulars
- Botanical name
- Hemerocallis 'Mini Pearl'
- Common name
- Miniature daylily
- Supplied as
- 3 litre pot
- Flower colour
- Pink
- Eventual height
- 30–45 cm
- Eventual spread
- 30–40 cm
- Flowering period
- Summer
- Habit
- Compact clump-forming perennial with arching foliage
- Life cycle
- Herbaceous perennial
- Hardiness
- Fully hardy
- Aspect
- Full sun to partial shade
- Soil type
- Loam, sand, clay, chalk
- Moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Position
- Front of border, edging, patio container, cottage garden
- Plant spacing
- 5–6 plants per m²
- Growing skill
- Easy to grow
Plant calendar
When to plant, when it performs
Planting & care
Help it thrive
Planting guide
Hemerocallis 'Mini Pearl' tolerates a wide range of soils, including moderately heavy clay, provided drainage is reasonable and the position is not permanently waterlogged. It performs best in full sun but will flower well in partial shade. Plant the crown at or just below soil level, spacing plants around 35 cm apart to allow for the compact mature spread. Incorporate garden compost at planting on poorer soils to improve fertility and moisture retention. Its smaller scale makes it particularly well suited to container growing; use a good loam-based compost and a pot of reasonable size to accommodate the clump as it matures. It establishes readily and needs little aftercare once settled.
Care tips
Hemerocallis 'Mini Pearl' is one of the easiest perennials to maintain. Remove individual spent flowers daily if you wish to keep the display looking immaculate, though this is entirely optional as the spent blooms are not especially conspicuous among the fresh ones opening each day. Once an entire flowering stem has finished, it can be cut back to the base of the clump. Cut back the foliage to ground level in late autumn once it has died down naturally. No regular feeding is needed on reasonably fertile soils; a light application of balanced fertiliser in spring supports good flowering on poorer ground. Given its compact habit, division is needed less frequently than for larger daylily cultivars, but congested clumps can be lifted and divided every four to five years in spring or just after flowering.
Winter care
Hemerocallis 'Mini Pearl' is fully hardy and requires no winter protection anywhere in the UK. The foliage dies back naturally in autumn; cut back the dying leaves to ground level once they have turned brown and collapsed, typically in late autumn. Fresh foliage will emerge reliably the following spring from the dormant crown. No mulching or protection is necessary in normal UK conditions, though a light mulch of garden compost in autumn helps maintain soil structure and fertility. Division is needed less often than for larger daylilies given the compact habit, but congested clumps can be divided every four to five years in spring or immediately after flowering.