Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Yancey
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1979
Foliage type: Dormant
Scape height: 26 inches
Bloom size: 4.5 inches
Bloom time: Early midseason
Plant Traits: Rebloom
Diurnal
Bloom Traits: Self
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: deep Christmas red self with a green throat
AHS Awards: Award of Merit: 1985
Honorable Mention: 1982
JC: 1979

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
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Diploid
Parentage: ((sdlg x Prairie Warrior) x (Battle Hymn x Cherry Festival)) x Cherry Festival
Child plants: 28 child plants

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Photo Courtesy of Daylily Sweetheart. Used with Permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: My Gardens
Date: July 22, 2008
Out Of Space: Donated
Location: Lower Saxony, Germany
Date: 2015-08-11
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar BC
Date: 2013-07-14
 9:25 am.
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar BC
Date: 2013-08-17
 12:12 pm. So incredibly bright and perky!
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar BC
Date: 2014-07-18
 5:17 pm. A different look - totally rounded and curved.
Photo by Halfprice
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar BC
Date: 2014-07-18
 3:37 pm. Blooms for a whole month.

Photo courtesy of Karen Newman, Delano Daylilies
Location: My Garden in Janesville, WI
Date: 2014-07-24
Location: Dayton, Ohio
Date: 2017-06-24
Location: Naperville, IL
Date: July 2020
Location: Garden of eScapes Bellevue KY
Date: 2015-07-16

Photo courtesy of MaryAnn Pruden of Lily House
Location: Maine
Date: 2010-07-16

Courtesy of Peace on Earth Gardens Used with permission
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Photo Courtesy of Cheryl's Daylilies. Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Rural Roots Gardens. Used with Permission
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Photo Courtesy of Homestead Farms Nursery. Used with Permission.
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Photo Courtesy of Mystic Meadows Daylily Farm. Used with Permissi
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Photo by daroy

Date: 2006-07-18
Image Courtesy of Monches Farm Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by vic
Location: My zone 5 garden.
Date: 2017-07-31

Photo Courtesy of Crossview Gardens. Used with Permission.
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Comments:
  • Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on Aug 26, 2014 10:18 PM concerning plant:
    Hemerocallis 'Christmas Is' is very popular with gardeners because of its red color with a big striking green throat. Beautiful and a good grower.

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