Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Sir Francis Drake') in the Daylilies Database

Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link:	AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer:	Stamile
Year of Registration or Introduction:	2008
Foliage type:	Evergreen
Scape height:	32 inches
Bloom size:	6.5 inches
Bloom time:	Midseason
Plant Traits:	Rebloom Diurnal Early Morning Opener (EMO)
Bud Count:	26-30
Branching:	4-way
Fertility:	Pod Fertile Pollen Fertile
Bloom Traits:	Eye or Band Edged
Bloom Form:	Single
Color description:	bright yellow with red eye and edge
AHS Awards:	Award of Merit: 2022 Honorable Mention: 2018

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Flowers:	Showy
Propagation: Seeds:	Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods:	Division
Ploidy:	Tetraploid
Parentage:	Morning Colors x Peppermint Delight
Child plants:	5 child plants

Common names

Daylily

'Sir Francis Drake' was a featured
Plant of the Day for November 7, 2015.

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Location: home garden VA
Date: 2013-06-20
SIR FRANCIS DRAKE

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Location: My garden in Cortland, OH
Date: 2023-06-25

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Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2017-05-31

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Location: Fort Worth TX
Date: 2014-05-23

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Location: Wood County, TX
Date: 2023-05-24

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Location: Northwest Florida
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Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2021-06-09
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Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2022-06-11
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Location: my garden-zone 6b
Date: 2023-06-20
Sir Francis Drake

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$Location: Fort Worth TX Date: 2009-06-20 Daylily \"Sir Francis Drake\"$

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$Location: Fort Worth TX Date: 2009-05-27 Daylily \"Sir Francis Drake\"$

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Date: 2008-09-22
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Location: Stockbridge, GA
Date: 2016-05-26

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Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2018-06-10

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Location: Central MD zone 6
Date: 2013-06-26

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Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2015-12-30

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Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2015-11-28

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Location: Southern Indiana
Date: Early morning. June 2022

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Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2018-05-31

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Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2018-06-01

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Comments:

Posted by Barbalee (Amarillo, TX - Zone 6b) on May 24, 2016 4:32 PM concerning plant:

The Maryott catalog notes Sire Francis Drake as rust susceptible.

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