Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Gossard
Year of Registration or Introduction: 2011
Foliage type: Dormant
Scape height: 38 inches
Bloom size: 9.5 inches
Bloom time: Midseason
Plant Traits: Rebloom
Diurnal
Bud Count: 21-25
26-30
Branching: 3-way
5-way
Fertility: Pod Fertile
Pollen Fertile
Bloom Traits: Eye or Band
Bloom Form: Unusual Form
Unusual Form - Cascade
Color description: maroon pink with a patterned magenta eyezone above a very green throat

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
Fragrant
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Diploid
Parentage: (((Heavenly Pink Butterfly x ((Joseph's Coat x (Elfin Etching x Spirited Style))) x (Kaleidoscope Effect x Smoke Scream))) x (Magic Maker x (Smoke Scream x Morphin Time))
Child plants: 13 child plants

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Common names
  • Daylily

'Rainbow Maker' was a featured
Plant of the Day for October 6, 2016.
Photo Gallery
Location: home garden VA
Date: 2013-07-11
Location: My garden
Date: 7-20-2020
Location: my garden-zone 6b
Date: 2023-07-09
Location: Bochum, Germany
Date: 2021-07-13
Location: home garden VA
Date: 2013-08-18
Location: Koeln,  Germany
Date: 2014
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2022-07-22
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2017-07-07
Location: Koeln,  Germany
Date: 2016
Location: Nashville, TN
Date: 2019-06-30

Date: 2013-07-22
Location: Florence, KY
Date: 2016-07-01
Location: My Garden in PA
Date: 2021-07-17
Location: my garden
Date: July 13, 2022

Photo courtesy of James Gossard of Heavenly Gardens
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-07-15
Location: Koeln,  Germany
Date: 2016
Stormy weather in Cologne :-)
Location: Bochum, Germany
Date: 2021-07-13

Photo Courtesy of Lobo Rose and Daylily Gardens. Used with Permis
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Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: 2017-06-23
Location: Hollis NH
Date: July 19, 2022
The Stern Collection
Location: backyard/courtyard
Date: 7/2/2015
My pride & joy! First bloom of the fabulous Rainbow Maker!!!
Location: Melvindale, Michigan
Date: 2014-07-20
Location: Hollis NH
Date: July 19, 2022
The Stern Collection
Location: Backyard/courtyard
Date: 5/28/2015
New fans coming up on my Rainbow Maker Daylily!!!
Location: Warne, NC
Date: 2019-06-29
Location: Warne, NC
Date: 2019-06-29
Location: Blue Ridge Daylilies, North Carolina, ADS National Convention
Date: 7/8/2022

Photo courtesy of Nova Scotia Daylilies

Photo courtesy of Nova Scotia Daylilies
Plant Events from our members
carpathiangirl On August 18, 2019 Obtained plant
from Angie Bowald
Friesfan1 On May 8, 2020 Obtained plant
Gift plant from Bonnie Nichols - Oak Hill Daylily Farm.
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