Part of our family river property in western PA used to be a daylily farm. These day lilies have been growing wild for about 4 decades. Although they originally were named varieties, over the years they have grown and hybridized with the help of Mother Nature..
Many of these day lilies are growing well in the woods that has sprouted up. Mostly tulip type trees and some large wild cherry trees with the occasional misplaced pine tree. Every summer they bloom away in the shade.
These simple dips seem to do fine. I imagine that they are probably slower to take off and grow and bloom. The ones I have transplanted take at least two years to bloom here. But these day lilies have adapted to being in mostly shade. Hardy plants for sure.
It's not that they can't grow in the shade, it's that they perform better in sunlight.
