Homeowner Explains Why Planting Ditch Lilies Makes You 'the Devil'–and Stirs Up Controversy
"Anybody who ever plants daylilies in their lifetime is the devil."
That's what creator Kasey K (@kaseykfit) stated at the beginning of a recent TikTok video, which racked up 2.7 million views and thousands of comments debating Kasey's claim. In fact, her video drew so much controversy that she quickly followed up her original post with an apology video.
So what's the problem with ditch lilies? Keep reading to learn more.
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What's Wrong With Ditch Lilies? A TikTok Creator Says They're Impossible to Get Rid Of
As Kasey explained in her TikTok, which she filmed while walking around her yard, she and her family moved into their house last September (around eight months before recording the video), so they're currently experiencing their first summer in the home.
"We had daylilies everywhere, and they were not being upkept (sic) with who was living here before. So they spread," she explained. (As she found out later, her daylilies are a specific breed called ditch lilies.)
"They spread outside of garden beds, they spread into your grass, they're gonna spread into your gravel," she continued. "They spread everywhere. And not only that - if you think that you are just going to pull those things out, no you're not."
She then shared that she tilled an entire area of her yard and thought that she had gotten rid of all the daylilies there. However, when she went to plant a new cut garden in that spot, she found daylily roots everywhere, all throughout the ground.
@kaseykfit Nightmares about day lillies at this point #cottagegarden#newgardener#diylandscaping
original sound - Kasey K
Kasey's Daylilies Are Actually Ditch Lilies
In the comments, many people pointed out that they plant Kasey was complaining about was actually a specific species of daylily called Hemerocallis fulva and known as the ditch lily.
"I feel like you're talking about what we call ditch lilies in my area? Regular daylilies won't really do that they aren't anymore invasive than a typical perennial but ditch lilies are super invasive," someone commented. "Only the orange ones (ditch lilly) are invasive. I have regular day lillies and they mound yearly but don't spread like that," another commenter added.
Others commented that they didn't see an issue with Kasey's situation. "oh wow I love them. my first house I had them all along the fence line. ," someone commented. "This feels-my steak too juicy, lobster too buttery," someone else joked.
Kasey Apologized for Complaining About Her Ditch Lilies
Soon after her video went viral, Kasey issued an apology in a followup TikTok. Kasey explained that her mother told her the flowers growing in her yard were called daylilies, which is why Kasey referred to them as such. And that classification is technically correct - just not as specific as it could have been.
She then explained that the ditch lilies were overgrown and unkempt in various spots all over her yard, and that she spent hours outside in the heat trying to pull out the root bulbs of all of the ditch lilies. "And there are still so many of them in places where they just don't look very nice," she said, adding that she's "overwhelmed with trying to understand how to upkeep those."
In the comments, followers supported Kasey and agreed with her that ditch lilies can be a stressful plant to maintain.
"Ditch lilies are a type of day lily, so you weren't wrong. It's just the ditch lily isn't a cultivated flower so it spreads like crazy AND is considered invasive. Glad you're taking it out!" someone commented on her video. "Nah I agree with you. It took me 5 years to fully be rid of them. They're messy and don't provide a bloom for the full season. I like a tidy garden too!" someone else added.
@kaseykfit Ope I apologize to the day lily loving community! #newgardener#diylandscaping#cutgardenbeginner#daylily
original sound - Kasey K
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This story was originally published June 22, 2026 at 2:05 PM.