Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Childs-F.
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1961
Foliage type: Dormant
Scape height: 36 inches
Bloom time: Midseason
Plant Traits: Diurnal
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: pink blend with gold throat
AHS Awards: Honorable Mention: 1962
JC: 1961

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
Child plants: 6 child plants

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  • Daylily

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Erin Farmer
Location: Houston, Tx
Date: 2023-06-12
Erin Farmer
Location: Brockton , MA
Date: 2014-07-16
Location: Lincoln NE (5b)
Date: 2017-06-26
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Erin Farmer
Location: Melvindale, Mi. 48122
Date: July 2012
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2009-07-12
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Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2009-07-12
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Location: Houston, Tx
Date: 2023-06-21
Erin Farmer
Location: Houston, Tx
Date: 2023-06-17
Erin Farmer late afternoon
Location: Melvindale, Mi. 48122
Date: Mid season 2011
Love this older cultivar!!!!
Location: Kalama, Wa
Date: Jul 25, 2011 5:53 PM
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Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Comments:
  • Posted by BradKY (Wilmore, KY - Zone 6b) on Sep 13, 2017 7:44 AM concerning plant:
    I'd call the color pink or coral pink, and it is a bitone as well.
  • Posted by ShakespearesGarden (Lincoln, NE - Zone 5b) on Jan 30, 2019 9:37 AM concerning plant:
    Erin Farmer produces albino seedlings. Crossed it with Smiling Ladies (SL x EF). Planted 50 seeds and saw around 25% albinism in the seedlings.
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