Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Maryott
Year of Registration or Introduction: 2005
Foliage type: Semi-evergreen
Scape height: 37 inches
Bloom size: 5.75 inches
Bloom time: Early midseason
Plant Traits: Extended Bloom
Rebloom
Bud Count: 26-30
Branching: 2-way
Bloom Traits: Eye or Band
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: red orange blend with red eye above orange throat
AHS Awards: Honorable Mention: 2013

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Flowers: Showy
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Bill Norris x Fooled Me
Child plants: 10 child plants

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Common names
  • Daylily

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Location: My zone 4b garden
Date: 2019-07-10
Location: My zone 4b garden
Date: 2018-07-14
Location: My Garden
Date: 2014-07-25
Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Date: 2013-05-26
Location: my garden
Date: 07/16/2022
Location: southern KY
Date: 2018-06-18
Photo by Newyorkrita
Photo by lovemyhouse
Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Date: 2015-05-27

Date: 2014-10-22
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Photo by jon
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Location: southern KY
Date: 2018-06-18
Location: southern KY
Date: 2019-06-12

Taken at Maryott's Daylily Gardens
Location: Mexico, Missouri 
Date: 2021-06-24
Location: central New Hampshire
Date: 2015-12-31
Photo by lovemyhouse
Location: central New Hampshire
Date: 2019-07-23
Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Date: 2012-05-09
Location: central New Hampshire
Date: 2019-07-17
Location: southern KY
Date: 6/20/2019
Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Date: 2013-05-31
Looks like a squash. :-)
Photo by DianeSeeds
Photo by Newyorkrita
Photo by Newyorkrita

Photo Courtesy of Spring Fever Daylilies. Used with Permission
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Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-07-01
Location: My garden
Date: JULY-12-2016

Photo Courtesy of Cheryl's Daylilies. Used with Permission
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Photo Courtesy of Ellies Daylilies Used with Permission
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Photo courtesy Maryott's Gardens. Used with permission.

   Photo Courtesy of Manatawny Creek Farm Used With Permission
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Photo by julrich
Location: my zone 4a garden
Date: 2016-07-20
Partial clump of Oktoberfest
Location: Jacksonville, TX
Date: 2015-05-19
Photo by Newyorkrita
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Comments:
  • Posted by lovemyhouse (Garland, TX (NE Dallas suburb) - Zone 8a) on May 26, 2013 11:24 AM concerning plant:
    True bright orange. Really stands out in the garden. Clay soil, afternoon shade.
  • Posted by Newyorkrita (North Shore, Long Island, NY ) on Sep 21, 2013 4:15 PM concerning plant:
    Oktoberfest is an older Maryott (in California) introduction that I have had for many years in my garden. You can count on the vivid orange blooms to always grab your attention. Really nice in a clump.
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