Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Alexander
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1957
Foliage type: Evergreen
Scape height: 32 inches
Plant Traits: Extended Bloom
Rebloom
Bloom Traits: Self
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: red self
AHS Awards: Honorable Mention: 1967

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: Diploid
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Daylily

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Location: Koeln,  Germany
Date: 2012
Location: Virginia
Date: 2016-10-9
Location: My garden near Victoria, Tx. 
Date: 2018-06-16
Who could not love this daylily?  It blooms repeatedly and produc
Uploaded by pinkiris
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2009-07-25
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Location: Virginia
Date: 2016-08-29
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Date: 2011-05-10

Photo courtesy of Daylilies of Kenefick
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2015-06-23
oldie but goodie
Location: Virginia
Date: 2016-09-05

Photo Courtesy of E and B Farm Used with Permission
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Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2011-08-02
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2010-07-31
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Date: 2009-07-02
Photo Courtesy of Nova Scotia Daylilies Used with Permission
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Location: Virginia
Date: 2016-09-21

Courtesy DIG Daylilies
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Location: Knoxville, TN
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2007-07-11
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2011-08-02
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2008-07-19
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Comments:
  • Posted by DeweyRooter (southeast Georgia - Zone 8b) on Jun 8, 2022 8:03 AM concerning plant:
    This one was extremely rust-prone in my zone 8b garden, and I had to get rid of it.
Plant Events from our members
SkirtGardener On July 24, 2020 Obtained plant
DeweyRooter On September 6, 2021 Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)
Dug up and donated to a northern home.
DeweyRooter On August 30, 2020 Obtained plant
Received plant from Oakes Daylilies. Planted in bed next to first one.
DeweyRooter On March 10, 2020 Obtained plant
Received large plant from Oakes Daylilies. Planted in bed.
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