Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Moldovan
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1994
Foliage type: Semi-evergreen
Scape height: 26 inches
Bloom size: 6 inches
Bloom time: Midseason
Plant Traits: Extended Bloom
Rebloom
Fertility: Pod Fertile
Pollen Fertile
Bloom Traits: Edged
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: burgundy red to bright wine red blend with bold white picottee edge above a pale yellow to green throat
AHS Awards: Award of Merit: 2004
Honorable Mention: 1999

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
Fragrant
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Abba x Shaka Zulu
Child plants: 13 child plants

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Location: Whitesboro, TX
Date: 2017-05-23
Location: Bronx NY
Date: July 2019
Full shade.
Location: North Carolina
Date: 2022-07-06
Francis of Assisi
Location: My garden, Ukraine, Zaporizhzhya region Zone: 6a 
Date: 2021-07-26
Location: Elberfeld, Indiana
Date: 2011-07-09
Location: My garden, Ukraine, Zaporizhzhya region Zone: 6a 
Date: 2021-07-24
Location: Iowa
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2022-07-08
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Location: University City, Missouri, zone 6
Date: July 4, 2004
Location: Kalama, Wa
Date: 2011-08-07
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Date: 2020-07-09
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Date: 2012-07-06
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2015-07-17
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2014-08-15

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Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2022-07-03
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Date: 2017-07-16

Date: 2008-07-29
Location: Iowa
Date: 2018-09-04

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Location: Elberfeld, Indiana
Date: 2011-07-07
Location: Iowa

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Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2014-08-15
Location: Bochum, Germany
Date: 2017-07-01

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Location: Maine
Date: 2012-07-29
Location: Valley of the Daylilies in Lebanon, OH. Home of Dan and Jackie Bachman
Date: 2005-07-09

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Location: Waldoboro Maine
Date: 2019-08-06

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Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2021-06-29
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Location: BX Creek Daylilies, Vernon, BC.
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Location: Valley of the Daylilies in Lebanon, OH. Home of Dan and Jackie Bachman
Date: 2005-07-09
Location: Kalama, Wa
Date: 2011-08-11
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Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2022-07-03
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Location: Vermont
Date: 2014-08-09
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Location: My Yard, Zone 6a
Date: 2007-07-21

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Date: 2013-04-27

Date: 2010-07-16
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Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2014-07-27
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Location: Iowa
Date: 2017-07-20
Location: Upperco, MD
Date: 2018-07-07
Hemerocallis "Francis of Assisi"
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2015-07-30
Location: The Perennial Plant Peddler, Findlay, Ohio
Date: 2017-07-26
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2007-06-18

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Comments:
  • Posted by Joy (Kalama, Wa. - Zone 8b) on Dec 3, 2011 4:26 AM concerning plant:
    Excellent color. Blooms shorter than registered. Needs to kept divided in order to perform well.
  • Posted by bxncbx (NYC - Zone 7a) on Apr 20, 2018 7:50 AM concerning plant:
    I've had Francis of Assisi for years now. I love it and wanted to use it in crosses. Checking the database I saw that it was both pod and pollen fertile, so I was very disappointed that for years I was unable to either set a pod on it or any other plant using its pollen. But after years of trying I am finally able to do both. I'm not sure what has changed, but last year I had two pods and the year before I got my first pod. So far the pods have had very low numbers of seeds (1-5), but I'm happy to get any! The plant itself is healthy, blooms well, and is increasing. I haven't changed anything, so I'm not sure why it decided to finally start reproducing. So, if anyone else has issues with using FOA in their breeding program, just keep trying!
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