Community Corner
Orange Daylilies Spread Throughout the Region
Travel along any country road in Pennsylvania during the summer, and you're bound to see groupings of these pretty, yet invasive flowers.
Visit the "Nature Nook" each Monday to learn a little something about a plant, animal, insect or woodland creature that you might come across as you are out and about this summer.
This week, we help you to get up close and personal with the common daylily.
The common daylily also known as the orange daylily is often seen throughout our area through the hot summer months.
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These tall orange flowers look exotic because they are. They were brought into the United States from Europe in the late 1800s and admired by gardners. Since then they have been termed an "invasive exotic plant" due to their rapid spread throughout the region.
According to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, these plants are difficult to control because of their "thick tuberous roots."