Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Always Afternoon') in the Daylilies Database

Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link:	AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer:	Morss
Year of Registration or Introduction:	1987
Foliage type:	Semi-evergreen
Scape height:	22 inches
Bloom size:	5.5 inches
Bloom time:	Early
Plant Traits:	Extended Bloom Rebloom
Bud Count:	16-20
Branching:	5-way
Rust Resistance:	Shows Susceptibility
Rust Resistance Decimal Score:	3.8
Fertility:	Pod Fertile Pollen Fertile
Bloom Traits:	Eye or Band Edged
Bloom Form:	Single
Color description:	medium mauve edged buff with purple eyezone and green throat
AHS Awards:	Stout Silver Medal: 1997 Award of Merit: 1995 Honorable Mention: 1992 JC: 1988 DCS: 1993

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:	(Ring of Change x Tiffany Palace) x Opus One
Child plants:	198 child plants

Common names

Daylily

'Always Afternoon' was a featured
Plant of the Day for November 23, 2015.

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Location: Stoneham MA
Date: 2021-06-27
Photo by Julia McCarthy, taken in my garden

Uploaded by Zoia

Location: Robertsdale, AL
Date: 5/14/22
Morning

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Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2022-07-26

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Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2022-08-17

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Location: In my Wisconsin, zone 4 garden.
Date: 2015-07-16

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Location: Shamong, NJ
Date: 2020-06-27
The true color captured better than my last photo!

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Location: Huron County, Michigan
Date: 2019-07-25

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Location: West Jefferson, North Carolina
Date: 2023-06-28

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Location: West Jefferson, North Carolina
Date: 2023-07-08

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Uploaded by JWWC

Location: Bassett, VA (Zone 7a)
Date: 2023-06-09
Second year bloom.

Uploaded by BlueRidgeGardener23

Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2022-07-27
In bright morning sun, shot with my Nikon

Uploaded by DuluthDaylily

Date: 2012-03-08
Image courtesy of Charlotte's Daylily Diary. Used with permission

Uploaded by vic

Location: Stoneham MA
Date: July 24, 2019

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Location: Stoneham MA
Date: 2023-07-07
Always Afternoon

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Location: West Jefferson, North Carolina
Date: 2022-06-24

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Location: Stoneham MA
Date: July 8, 2022

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Location: My garden in Warrenville, SC
Date: 2016-05-20

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Posted with permission and photographed by Marianne Joordens http

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Posted with permission and photographed by Jim Healey http://www.

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Location: West Jefferson, North Carolina
Date: 2017-06-25

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Location: Haley Springs Farm
Date: 2021-07-07

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Location: Robertsdale, AL
Date: 5/14/21
Morning

Uploaded by Kayakcowgirl

Location: My Garden in Janesville, WI
Date: 2014-07-12

Uploaded by tveguy3

Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2023-07-23

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Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2023-07-24

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Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar BC
Date: 2014-07-19
7:33 pm.

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Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2023-08-01

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Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2021-06-15
Early Afternoon Image

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Photo Courtesy of May's Acres Daylilies. Used with Permission.

Uploaded by Joy

Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2022-08-06

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Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2022-08-03

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Location: West Jefferson, North Carolina
Date: 2018-06-28

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Photo Courtesy of Bluegrass Daylily Gardens. Used with Permission

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Location: In my garden.
Date: 2009-07-08

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Photo Courtesy of Fairyscape Daylilies. Used with Permission

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Location: July, 2009--Bordines Nursery Rochester, MI
Date: 2009-09-27

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Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2023-07-19

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Photo Courtesy of Mystic Meadows Daylily Farm. Used with Permissi

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Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2023-07-22

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Location: Robertsdale, AL
Date: May 2021
Morning

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Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date: 2016-07-28

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Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2023-07-26

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Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar BC
Date: 2013-07-22
10:22 am.

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Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2023-07-30

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Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2023-07-31
A rare but beautiful POLY bloom on Always Afternoon

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Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2023-07-29
A rare poly bloom on Always Afternoon!

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Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2023-07-15

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Location: Myrtle Beach, SC
Date: 2022-06-19
Just got this plant this morning at Lowe's. Have had it before a

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Location: Stoneham MA
Date: July13, 2021

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Location: Longwood Florida
Date: 2020-06-10

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Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2022-08-02

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Location: Jones OK,
Date: June 2014
Always Afternoon

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Photo courtesy of Karen Newman, Delano Daylilies

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Location: Haley Springs Farm
Date: 2020-05-20

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Photo Courtesy of Homestead Farms Nursery. Used with Permission.

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Photo Courtesy of Nottawasaga Daylilies. Used with Permission.

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Location: North Carolina
Date: 2023-06-13
Always Afternoon

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Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2014-06-27

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Location: In my garden.
Date: 2011-07-10

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Location: In my garden.
Date: 2006-08-11

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Courtesy of Peace on Earth Gardens Used with permission

Uploaded by vic

Location: garden of botanist Robert R. Kowal in Madison, Wisconsin
Date: June 24, 2012
photo by James Steakley

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Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission

Uploaded by vic

Location: Daylily garden
Date: 2016-06-27

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Location: My backyard in Allentown, PA
Date: 19 July 2016
Early morning sunlight highlights Always Afternoon on 19 July 201

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Location: Local garden Lexington, KY
Date: 2014-06-30

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Location: Stone Mountain,GA
Date: 2015-06-16
Always Afternoon

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Photo Courtesy of Alcovy Daylily Farm. Used with Permission.

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Photo Courtesy of Ellies Daylilies Used with Permission

Uploaded by vic

Date: 1999-07-01
Image courtesy of Archway Daylily Gardens Used with permission

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Location: Wentworth, NS, Canada
Date: 2016-07-18

Uploaded by Raven

Image Courtesy of Monches Farm Used with Permission

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Location: My backyard in Allentown, PA
Date: 4 June 2016
Newly arrived plant on r June 2016.

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Location: Bowling Green, Ky
Date: 2013-07-07

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Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2015-12-05

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Comments:

Posted by Legalily (Central Iowa - Zone 5a) on Sep 30, 2016 12:16 PM concerning plant:

This is one of my first daylilies to bloom. It has been split and moved more than once and remains hardy and thrives quite well in zone 5. It has lush beautiful blooms and has extended blooms, but it depends on the weather as to whether or not it has reblooms. Last year it had several reblooms and this year none.

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Posted by Joy (Kalama, Wa. - Zone 8b) on Dec 3, 2011 4:35 PM concerning plant:

Strong growing, lush foliage. Opens early and well. Very good performer, easily split up and propagated.

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Plant Events from our members
dorothythomas98	On June 8, 2014	Bloomed
value4dollars	On April 22, 2015	Obtained plant
Pat236	On May 28, 2023	Obtained plant Picked up three potted double fans from Lowe's. Planted two in the outer flats. Planted a third double in the side bed.
Pat236	On September 18, 2020	Obtained plant Received as a bonus from Deanna Treece on fb. Planted in patio pot #3.
Pat236	On June 9, 2019	Bloomed First bloom of the season.
Pat236	On June 5, 2016	Bloomed Bloomed today and yesterday.
Pat236	On August 28, 2015	Obtained plant Received my second order of this plant from Garden Judy on Ebay.
SunriseSide	On June 28, 2020	Miscellaneous Event Deer debudded all 5 scapes
SunriseSide	On July 2, 2019	Miscellaneous Event Scapes observed
SkirtGardener	On July 24, 2020	Obtained plant
DeweyRooter	On September 6, 2021	Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) Dug up and donated to a northern home.
DeweyRooter	On May 24, 2020	Bloomed Blooms splotchy

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