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LarryW said:The bright orange daylily known to many of us as "Lady Lucille" is unregistered. It has been around for many, many years - - probably introduced in the 1970's or perhaps before that. What the site in question appears to have done is trade mark the name and list the date they did so on their page (2006) which makes it look legitimate as a registered cultivar to those who don't know otherwise. There was a daylily registered with the AHS in 2012 that actually has the name H. Lady Lucille (Warrell, 2012) that looks nothing like the orange one. The ATP database correctly shows the 2012 registered daylily. It appears that this company has done the same thing with some of the other older daylilies, even AHS registered daylilies. Look at Lavender Vista. There is no photo in the AHS database, but when you Google it, you get many pictures that look just like the All American picture and one or two that have a red-purple eye as described in the AHS registration. The picture in the ATP database does not have the red-purple eye.

Also, based on what their web site says, All American Daylilies is a brand name used to sell their products and has no connection with or endorsement from the AHS or any other daylily organization. They say all "All-American" daylilies have bee tested and grow well across 5 USDA hardiness zones. Their advertising methodology is, at best, misleading.

Hi Larry,
I bought the orange 'Lady Lucille' when it was introduced years ago by Blooms of Bressingham. This was long before AHS approved the registration of Warrell's 'Lady Lucille' in 2012 which I also purchased.

I can confirm that the Blooms of Bressingham introduction is hardy in southern Maine (zone 5 - 6). Actually, all of their "Lady..." series daylilies are hardy and wonderful!)

Warrell's 'Lady Lucille' is hardy in Southern Maine and blooms intermittently for me over a three week period July through August.

I like and recommend either of these daylilies for southern Maine.