Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Trimmer
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1995
Foliage type: Dormant
Scape height: 34 inches
Bloom size: 6 inches
Bloom time: Late
Plant Traits: Diurnal
Rust Resistance: Shows Susceptibility
Bloom Traits: Self
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: near white self with green throat

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: Tetraploid
Parentage: Arctic Snow x Candor
Child plants: 10 child plants

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Common names
  • Daylily

'August Frost' was a featured
Plant of the Day for May 10, 2017.
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Location: Nashville, TN
Date: 2020-07-04
Location: Southern Maine
Date: 2019-08-10
Beautiful bloom
Location: all photos from my gardens
Date: 2018-06-09
Location: Horse Cave, KY  Zone 6b
Date: 2016-06-29

Photo Courtesy of Fairyscape Daylilies. Used with Permission
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Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania 17565
Date: 2017-07-08
Photo by pinkiris
Location: Naperville
Date: july 2019
Location: kitchener
Date: 2015-07-21
Location: Liverpool, England
Date: 2019-07-11
Location: Kalama, Wa
Date: 2011-08-18
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Location: Kalama, Wa
Date: 2010-08-20
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Location: Wentworth, NS
Date: 2014-07-25

Date: 2013-07-26
Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Date: 2017-07-14

Photo Courtesy of Homestead Farms Nursery. Used with Permission.
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Location: Kalama, Wa
Date: 2010-08-09
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Location: Blue Ridge Daylilies, North Carolina, ADS National Convention
Date: 7/8/2022
Location: My garden - zone 5
Date: 2015-08-11
Nice flower, but I don't know if I like the green throat...
Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania, USA
Date: 2018-07-13

Photo Courtesy of Nottawasaga Daylilies. Used with Permission.
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Location: my zone 5 garden
Date: 2016-07-16
Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania 17565
Date: 2017-07-08
Comments:
  • Posted by Joy (Kalama, Wa. - Zone 8b) on Jul 14, 2013 11:24 PM concerning plant:
    August Frost opens well after a cool morning, making it a good cultivar for the PNW or other cooler regions.
  • Posted by Paintedtrillium (Southern Maine - Zone 6a) on Aug 13, 2019 7:35 PM concerning plant:
    Each 'August Frost' flower opens beautifully in southern Maine! It is one of my favorite August daylilies.
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