Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Fay
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1967
Foliage type: Semi-evergreen
Scape height: 26 inches
Bloom size: 6 inches
Bloom time: Early
Plant Traits: Diurnal
Rust Resistance: Shows Susceptibility
Rust Resistance Decimal Score: 4.6
Fertility: Pod Fertile
Pollen Fertile
Bloom Traits: Self
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: buff self
AHS Awards: Stout Silver Medal: 1978
Award of Merit: 1973
Honorable Mention: 1970
RCP: 1974
PC: 1972

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)
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: sdlg x Crestwood Ann
Child plants: 82 child plants

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'Mary Todd' was a featured
Plant of the Day for September 1, 2021.
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Date: 2008-07-26
Location: Beckley, WV
Date: 07/12/2015
Location: Stoneham MA
Date: July 12, 2022

Photographed on a garden tour in Ohio
Location: 52301
Date: 2023-06-25
First bloom summer 2023.
Photo by pixie62560
Location: Western North Carolina
Date: Summer
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Location: My garden, North Central Idaho
Date: 6-20-2015
Location: Chatham, VA
Date: 06/20/2023
Location: Stoneham MA
Date: 2023-07-06
Mary Todd
Location: My zone 5 garden.
Date: 2020-07-09
this ia very nice yellow that has a lot of blooms.
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar BC
Date: 2015-07-19
 8:55 am. Very fragrant - but watch out - somebody has their eye
Location: Madison, AL
Date: 2023-06-13
Mary Todd
Location: Stoneham MA
Date: July 3, 2021
Location: my Zone 7b garden in North Georgia Mountains
Date: 2023-05-23
Location: Madison, AL
Date: 2022-05-29
Mary Todd
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Date: 2017-06-05
Location: North Carolina
Date: 2022-06-05
Mary Todd
Location: Lincoln NE zone 5
Date: 2018-06-30
Location: My zone 5 garden.
Date: 2021-07-03
this is a very photogenic plant.
Location: West Jefferson, North Carolina
Date: 2022-07-13
Location: Lower Saxony, Germany
Date: 2017-07-15
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-05-30
Location: My Gardens
Date: July 11, 2014
In Partial Sunlight
Location: KALAMA WA
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Photo Courtesy of Crossview Gardens. Used with Permission.
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Location: West Jefferson, North Carolina
Date: 2018-07-19
Location: 52301
Date: 7/5/2022
Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2017-10-22
"Hemerocallis 'Mary Todd', 2015, Buff Daylily, hem-ur -oh-KAL-iss
Location: Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2010-07-11
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Location: West Jefferson, North Carolina
Date: 2022-07-07
Location: Coastal San Diego County 
Date: 2018-04-28
Location: West Jefferson, North Carolina
Date: 2022-07-13

Photo Courtesy of Valley of the Daylilies. Used with Permission
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Location: In my garden in Lenore, ID
Date: 6-25-14
Location: My zone 5 garden.
Date: 2017-07-04
Location: 52404
Date: 2018-09-15
Location: Kalama, Wa
Date: 2009-07-26
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Location: In my garden in Lenore, ID
Date: 6-27-14
Location: In my garden in Lenore, ID
Date: 6-27-14
Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2017-10-22
"Hemerocallis 'Mary Todd', 2015, Buff Daylily, hem-ur -oh-KAL-iss
Location: Maine
Date: 2013-07-16
power-house bloomer!
Location: Coastal San Diego County 
Date: 2018-04-28
Location: Stoneham MA
Date: July 24, 2021

Image Courtesy of Monches Farm Used with Permission
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Location: My zone 5 garden.
Date: 2018-07-12
Location: southern KY
Date: 6/20/2019
Location: My zone 5 garden.
Date: 2017-07-07
Photo by Newyorkrita
Location: BX Creek Daylilies, Vernon, BC.
Photo by Gail Morgan of BX Creek Daylilies. Used with permission.
Location: Jacksonville, TX
Date: 2012-05-09
Location: My zone 5 garden.
Date: 2017-07-06
Photo by touchofsky
Location: my garden zone 7b NC
Date: 2012-05-29
Location: My zone 5 garden.
Date: 2017-07-12
All the blooms were fluted today - I like it for a change!

Photo Courtesy of Earlybird Daylilies. Used with Permission.
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Date: 2011-07-19
Showing the back side.
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Date: 2011-06-25
A prolific performer and increaser
Location: kitchener
Date: 2015-08-18
Location: Mark's Park (home)
Date: 2021-07-17
My tall Mary Todd - 8"bloom 42" height
Location: Florida
Date: 2016-05-05
First time bloomer
Location: Kalama, Wa
Date: 2011-07-18
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Photo by Newyorkrita

Date: 2021-06-21
Location: Naperville, IL
Date: July 2020
Location: southern KY
Date: 2018-06-18
Location: my zone 5 garden
Date: 2016-07-02

<B>Mary Todd</B>

Date: 2002-07-27
Photo Courtesy of Nova Scotia Daylilies Used with Permission
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Photo Courtesy of May's Acres Daylilies. Used with Permission.
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Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2010-07-25
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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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Date: 2008-06-17
Posted with permission and photographed by Marifrances Hiltz http
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Location: Local garden Lexington, KY
Date: 2014-06-30
Photo by hazeleyes

Date: 2014-06-05
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Location: Private Daylily Garden, MI
Date: 7-2008
Location: Private Daylily Garden, MI
Date: 7-2008

Photo Courtesy of Garden Perennials. Used with Permission.
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Comments:
  • Posted by tugg (Kitchener , Canada - Zone 5b) on Jan 11, 2016 4:07 PM concerning plant:
    Mary Todd is one of my favorite daylilies! It comes through every winter with no problem and I'm in zone 5b freeze/thaw. It's planted in poor soil, part shade and still it performs well every year. Love it!
  • Posted by sandnsea2 (Cape Cod, MA, USA - Zone 7a) on Oct 22, 2011 6:43 AM concerning plant:
    Love this Daylily. It is a reliable, long bloomer for me both here in NC and in Mass. Everyone remarks on it and wants a division. A star!
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