Jean Swann is tied with another Joiner for favorite double. JS is listed as a rebloomer, but if so, the blooms all happen in one period. You can see by the photo shown how pretty it is in full bloom, but those are four plants. Also, once the bloom period is over, I am guessing the plants go into summer dormancy here. The foliage just about disappears and then reappears when the weather cools. I bought these plants as a three plant package deal more than ten years ago, and the fourth is a proliferation that was planted several years ago. I have never divided them, maybe that might be a good idea, for this year they seemed to not do as well as usual. The planting location probably isn't the best and with shade from trees and tree roots bound to be a factor, the scapes may not be as tall as registered, but they are above the foliage, and that works for us. The color is listed as a yellow self, but here there are some variations of color such as ivory and peach blended in. We did have some rust show last year, but not this year for the extremely cold winter killed the rust, so northern growers should not worry about that. Double daylily lovers who like this color would probably be very happy with this one. As long as we are here, Jean Swann will be here with us.
