Many people think of daylilies as common orange ditchweed growing by the roadside. Today they come in most colors of the rainbow, only lacking a blue to complete the spectrum. Daylilies are carefree plants that like sun and average soil - full sun in the North and maybe a bit of shade to keep the blossoms from fading so quickly in the South. They are heat, drought and pest resistant. They prefer a fertile moist soil, but be careful when adding any fertilizer high in nitrogen, or you may end up w