Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Stamile
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1995
Foliage type: Dormant
Scape height: 17 inches
Bloom size: 6 inches
Bloom time: Late
Plant Traits: Extended Bloom
Rebloom
Rust Resistance: Shows Susceptibility
Rust Resistance Decimal Score: 3.3
Bloom Traits: Bicolor or Reverse Bicolor
Eye or Band
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: lavender bicolor with gray blue eyezone and charcoal bands above a green throat
AHS Awards: Honorable Mention: 2006

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Flowers: Showy
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Always Afternoon x Tet. Priscilla's Rainbow
Child plants: 26 child plants

Image
Common names
  • Daylily

'Magnificent Rainbow' was a featured
Plant of the Day for March 3, 2023.
Photo Gallery
Location: Stoneham MA
Date: July 21, 2022
FFE
Location: My Garden, Ontario, Canada
Date: 2018-07-28
Location: My Garden, Ontario, Canada
Date: 2019-08-02
Location: white lake, Michigan
Date: 2015-08-02

Date: 2009-06-01
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2010-07-11
Uploaded by mlt
  • Uploaded by mlt
Location: In my Wisconsin, zone 4 garden.
Date: 2014-07-25
Location: Central Ohio
Date: 7/2011
  • Uploaded by mlt
Location: BX Creek Daylilies, Vernon, BC.
Photo by Gail Morgan of BX Creek Daylilies. Used with permission.
Uploaded by mattsmom
Location: My garden.
Date: Aug 08, 2011
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2008-07-10
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2008-07-10
Location: My garden in Warrenville, SC
Date: 2017-06-11
Uploaded by stilldew
Location: Kingwood Garden and Estate, Mansfield, Ohio 
Date: 2020-07-24
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2018-06-28
Location: SE Michigan (taken at Along the Fence Daylilies, Dansville, MI)
Date: 2015-07-25
Location: My garden in Warrenville, SC
Date: 2016-06-04
Uploaded by mlt
  • Uploaded by mlt
Location: Chatham-Kent, Ontario   5b
Date: 2013-07-22
Location: Lake Country Gardens, Perry, Missouri 
Date: 2015-07-10
Location: Lake Country Gardens, Perry, Missouri 
Date: 2015-07-10
Uploaded by mattsmom
Location: In my Wisconsin, zone 4 garden.
Date: 2014-08-03
Location: My garden.
Date: Aug 26, 2011
Uploaded by mistyfog

Photo Courtesy of Keast Daylily Gardens. Used with Permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2009-07-10

Date: 2010-07-01
Photo Courtesy of Lobo Rose and Daylily Gardens Used With Permiss
  • Uploaded by vic
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2011-07-08
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2010-06-28

Photo Courtesy of Cheryl's Daylilies. Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy
Uploaded by mlt
  • Uploaded by mlt

Photo Courtesy of Homestead Farms Nursery. Used with Permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Briscos' Best Blooms. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Te Sligte Gardens. Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Crossview Gardens. Used with Permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Comments:
  • Posted by mistyfog (southeast - Zone 6b) on Jan 2, 2012 9:10 PM concerning plant:
    Gorgeous eye in pastel colors. Very late in zone 6b.
    Blooms low in foliage. Recommend crossing with a taller cultivar.
  • Posted by Zoia (Stoneham MA - Zone 6b) on Dec 2, 2021 10:42 PM concerning plant:
    A complete rust bucket during the great infestation of 2021
Plant Events from our members
Bunilla On July 29, 2016 Obtained plant
Seedfork On September 21, 2019 Miscellaneous Event
Plant not showing at all, weakened by the oak root invasion. Waiting for spring to see if it returns.
Seedfork On May 20, 2018 Bloomed
First bloom ever on this plant in my garden.
Seedfork On September 8, 2017 Obtained plant
September 8, 2017: Received from Stilldew in box of ten: 2 fans
» Post your own event for this plant

« Add a new plant to the database

» Search the Daylilies Database: by characteristics or by cultivar name

« See the general plant entry for Daylilies (Hemerocallis)

« Visit the Daylilies forum

» Read our note about daylily rust scores

« The Daylilies Database Front Page

« The Plants Database Front Page

Today's site banner is by Lucius93 and is called "Bigleaf hydrangea"

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.