Illustration
Bela Lugosi
Hemerocallis 'Bela Lugosi'
Bela Lugosi blooms from July through August.
Months here are Northern Hemisphere months; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.
Growing Bela Lugosi
Plant it in full sun. It prefers moderate water. It is hardy in USDA zones 3–9. Expect it to reach about 2.5 ft tall and 2 ft wide at maturity, in roughly 2 years (not yet checked).
What was checked
Mature height and spread, hardiness zones, sun and the trait tags were checked against named botanical sources for this plant. The bloom months and water need on this page were not, and each fact above says which. The planting, spacing and size sections are derived from these checked facts by a fixed rule, not checked separately, and the plant type is the library's own classification.
When to plant Bela Lugosi
Plant Bela Lugosi in early spring as soon as the soil is workable, or in early fall at least six weeks before your first frost, so roots establish in cool weather. In zone 6, the middle of its hardy zones 3 to 9, spring means March to May and fall means August or September. Once settled, it blooms from July to August.
Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar; if you garden near zone 6, the middle of this plant's hardy range, start with zone 6 in March. Derived from the plant's category, zones and bloom months plus typical zone frost dates, not checked separately.
How big does Bela Lugosi get?
2.5 fttall5 ft 7 inan adult2 ftwideSee Bela Lugosi in a garden plan: the planner shows it in 3D beside everything else you add, growing toward this size over the years.
How far apart to plant Bela Lugosi
Derived from the mature spread above by a fixed rule, not checked separately: spacing is the spread, center to center.
Space Bela Lugosi about 2 ft apart, center to center, so each plant has room to reach its full width.
Add Bela Lugosi to a garden plan and the planner draws it at its full width, so you see the spacing before you buy.
Where these facts come from
Bela Lugosi's height, spread, hardiness zones, sun and trait tags were checked against 12 published sources on July 31, 2026. Each one is linked below with every fact it carried, which can include a fact this page still marks as not yet checked, because a source carrying a value is not the same as the value being held to the standard. Facts not in that list, and the planting, spacing and size sections, are not covered by these sources.
- NC State ExtensionHemerocallisheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun, years to mature size and trait tags
- plants.longfellowsgreenhouses.comLongfellow's Greenhouses (NetPS Plant Finder)height, spread, hardiness zones, sun, years to mature size and trait tags
- Walters Gardensheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun, years to mature size and trait tags
- kiefernursery.comKiefer Nurseryheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun and years to mature size
- Plant Addictsheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun and trait tags
- Pleasant Run Nurseryheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun and trait tags
- BBC Gardeners' WorldMagazineheight, spread, sun and trait tags
- Chicago Botanic GardenPlant Finderheight, hardiness zones, sun and trait tags
- gertens.comGertensheight, spread, hardiness zones and sun
- Clemson Home and Garden Information CenterDaylilyheight, sun and trait tags
- daylilydatabase.orgAmerican Daylily Society, cultivar registrationheight
- Holland Bulb Farmssun
How the checking works, and what each standard covers, is on the verified plants page.
Good to know about Bela Lugosi
Curated from university extensions, botanic gardens and other primary sources, with the source named on every note.
Safety
Highly toxic to cats: any part, even the pollen, can cause fatal acute kidney failure, the same effect true lilies have. Not toxic to dogs. per ASPCA and NC State
Featured in these guides
Explore similar plants
You might also like
Design a garden with this
Drop this plant onto a 3D plan, see how it fills in, and watch your whole garden bloom across the year.