Background history:

'Chicago Arnie's Choice' is a dormant introduced in 1981 by Marsh-Klehm.

This plant can be found in our Plant Database at:
Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Chicago Arnie's Choice') .

Please join in, if you own this plant! We would love to know more! I award an acorn for performance information posted to this thread.



Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Chicago Arnie's Choice')

This is an oldie in my garden. I purchased a bunch of Chicago cultivars from Seawright in the 90s and 2000s. This is one that survived and thrived. When I redid the Island Bed last Fall, Chicago Arnie's Choice was split up and planted in a few spots on the edges. It looks great with most colors of Daylilies but very striking with bright yellow. I have it next to Rainbow Gold, which is a great pairing.


It's a strong plant, unfussy. It has a relatively short bloom window, July 13-31 this year ( July4-30th last year), but it blooms strongly when it's time has come.

Here's a few more photos from other pairings this year


CAC with Rocket City




CAC with Hall's Pink



CAC with Miss Jessie



CAC with some NOIDS



Another photo with Rainbow Gold and Hall's Pink



It's not a fancy plant but the shortish stature and solid bright color on a relatively large flower makes it a good choice for a border with other things.

Thank you Zoia for all of the photos! It is so helpful to see a plant next to other plants that enhance their color or shape. CAC looks like a plant version of the "little black dress" that goes well with most!

2023, huge year for Chicago Arnie's Choice. It bloomed from July 8- August 24.