Nutmeg Elf is a rare miniature spider-type variety. Masses of dainty golden orange blooms with thin petals. A pleasant surprise in the early to mid season garden.
I’m going to go ahead and say that I’m not crazy about spider type daylilies. And to be honest I’m not sure what convinced me to buy Nutmeg Elf – except that I was aiming for this colorway. The first year I had this planted it did well I just wasn’t sure I liked it. But I find it’s grown on me as time has gone on. This daylily has a long bloom period in my yard and seems to do well even in drier conditions. Despite the small flower size the color and length of display makes this a noticeable plant.
I planted three of these this spring. They all have been blooming like crazy ever since. Nothing bothers them-they bloomed when it was hot and dry, they’re blooming now that it’s hot and rainy. The color is a lovely pale orange, and sometimes the tips of the petals have white on them. They look like little stars and are just a very cheery flower in my garden.
Nutmeg Elf is a “tought cookie” – I ordered a half dozen last year as part of a very large (too large!) order for several new beds. I potted the entire order as usual when it arrived (I thought) It was a BIG order and somehow one of the several boxes got lost in the garage and I didn’t miss it for almost two weeks. When I found it, it was six sad shriveled up babies. I was going to toss them, but instead put them right in the ground and babied all summer. They were a poorly looking bunch (6 Flutterbye – or similar) was in the box too. and I didn’t expect them to survive, and didn’t mulch either. SURPRISE – they are fine this year – still a little small, but the “Elf” is a gorgeous gold – though has no shading like the picture. Maybe in another year – a very dainty flower that moves gracefully in the wind. An “8” for petiteness and valor!
You can request a specific date in the Order Notes box during checkout, and we will ship your plants as close to the time you request as possible.
We ship February — October.
Or we will send at the proper time for planting:
Winter and Early Spring Orders:
We will send at the appropriate time for Spring planting in your area. See the chart below for approximate starting shipping dates by zone.
Late Spring and Summer Orders :
After shipping has started to your area, we will send as soon as possible, normally within one to two weeks.
PLEASE NOTE – We will do our best to ship as quickly as possible, but the plants are growing in the ground, not sitting on a shelf, so it takes some time to get them dug and ready to ship.
Fall Orders:
We will send as soon as possible, up until it is too late to plant in your area. Orders placed after that time will ship the following spring. See the chart below for last shipping date by zone.
Approximate Dates We Start Shipping by USDA Hardiness Zone:
Zones 9-10: Mid-late February
Zone 8: Early-mid March
Zone 7: Mid-late March
Zone 6: Late March – early April
Zone 5: Early-late April
Zones 2-4: Late April – early May
Approximate Dates We Stop Shipping by USDA Hardiness Zone:
Zones 2-4: Mid-September
Zone 5: Mid-late September
Zone 6: Late September
Zone 7: Early October
Zone 8: Mid October
Zones 9-10: Late October
It’s pretty simple: most of you can grow any of the daylilies we sell. If you live in an area with a sustained cold period like we do in East Tennessee, you can grow all the varieties. However, If you live in an area that doesn’t get freezing weather in the winter, dormant varieties won’t work for you; you need to choose evergreen or semi-evergreen varieties.
We normally include bonus plants equal to about 20% of your order. And these aren’t “leftover” plants, or “whatever we’ve got lying around.” These are the same huge, healthy plants we sell. Just leave the decision up to us— we’ll pick something we know you’ll love!
Daylily Stickers!
After the year we’ve all had, we’re trying to wring whatever joy we can find out of every day— even Tax Day*. So we put our thinking caps on and thought, “What is silly and fun and makes everyone happy?”.
That’s when it hit us: stickers! To make your day brighter, we are offering 13 stickers free with every order today through April 19!!!
Stick ’em on your water bottle, your cooler, your laptop (even your wheelbarrow!) or wherever else you could use a bit of cheery color.
*We know that Tax Day has officially been moved to May 17. Since today is traditionally Tax Day, though, we’re going for it.
Katherine Lincourt (verified owner) –
I’m going to go ahead and say that I’m not crazy about spider type daylilies. And to be honest I’m not sure what convinced me to buy Nutmeg Elf – except that I was aiming for this colorway. The first year I had this planted it did well I just wasn’t sure I liked it. But I find it’s grown on me as time has gone on. This daylily has a long bloom period in my yard and seems to do well even in drier conditions. Despite the small flower size the color and length of display makes this a noticeable plant.
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M Cookson (verified owner) –
I planted three of these this spring. They all have been blooming like crazy ever since. Nothing bothers them-they bloomed when it was hot and dry, they’re blooming now that it’s hot and rainy. The color is a lovely pale orange, and sometimes the tips of the petals have white on them. They look like little stars and are just a very cheery flower in my garden.
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Bloomington, MN –
Nutmeg Elf is a “tought cookie” – I ordered a half dozen last year as part of a very large (too large!) order for several new beds. I potted the entire order as usual when it arrived (I thought) It was a BIG order and somehow one of the several boxes got lost in the garage and I didn’t miss it for almost two weeks. When I found it, it was six sad shriveled up babies. I was going to toss them, but instead put them right in the ground and babied all summer. They were a poorly looking bunch (6 Flutterbye – or similar) was in the box too. and I didn’t expect them to survive, and didn’t mulch either. SURPRISE – they are fine this year – still a little small, but the “Elf” is a gorgeous gold – though has no shading like the picture. Maybe in another year – a very dainty flower that moves gracefully in the wind. An “8” for petiteness and valor!
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