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'Reindeer Antlers' is a semi-evergreen introduced in 2008 by Hensley-D..

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Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Reindeer Antlers') .

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Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Reindeer Antlers')

I got Reindeer Antlers a few years ago because it was listed as a late bloomer. It seems to be more of a mid late here though. Not a large or fancy daylily, it is a beautiful rich color that glows. Good bud count in upper teens for me, scapes are about 40", nice and sturdy.

I second what Nancy has said about Reindeer Antlers. I received a DF of this plant in the spring of 2022, so I have had it a little over a year. During its first season it grew and bloomed beautifully, and I was delighted with it.

This year it has gotten much taller (34") and has increased by a fan. Its FFO was May 18, and as of today (July 9), it is still blooming though it is down to its last few buds. It is a vigorous, beautiful daylily with tall, sturdy scapes. Blooms have velvety texture, lovely rich color, and are more sunfast than most reds. I thought for sure I would be able to recommend this plant without reservations.

Unfortunately, this summer (unlike last summer), Reindeer Antlers has developed a bad case of rust. I trimmed the leaves a bit at a time and finally had to cut almost all of them off. I like the plant so much that I am going to give it another summer, but if the rust is this bad again, I am going to have to replace it. This will not affect those of you above the "rust belt," but I thought I would mention it for those in the warm southern zones.

This is its FFE last summer. I included this so you can contrast its height with this year.


Here it is this spring, before the rust hit.


After a spring rain:


Here it is today with one spent bloom, one bud left, and not much foliage.

Reindeer Antlers has been a great plant here, it seems to have multiplied as well as any plant I recall having. I have two clumps of it in the ground and three pots of it.
I wanted to enter it in our show this year, but it bloomed one day too late. I need more plants that bloom late. Tall straight scapes, beautiful blooms and multiplies rapidly, just a great plant in my garden.

I love this daylily even though it is only a so-so grower here. This year it's been pretty bad, but I know it's because of the horrid weather conditions. But, never seen any rust, hope that never happens. The color of Reindeer Antlers is fascinating to me, that blue cast to the petals always gets me.
Here are some of my favorite photos, from 2021.:

REINDEER ANTLERS is a fantastic plant in my Zone 5 garden. Once established, it reached its registered height. Blooms for a long period of time. It is usually a ML bloomer. It increases at a moderate rate. At times, it almost has a blue red color to it. My only complaint is that I find it difficult to get an accurate picture of it. Nan's third picture and Avedon's 3rd and 4th pictures are pretty close to what I see in my garden. It is a worthy addition to the garden.

David