Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Santa Lucia
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1995
Foliage type: Dormant
Scape height: 32 inches
Bloom size: 6 inches
Bloom time: Midseason-Late
Plant Traits: Diurnal
Bloom Traits: Self
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: cerise red self with yellow-green throat

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Flowers: Showy
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Latin Passion x Tet. Big Apple
Child plants: 3 child plants

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Location: My garden 
Date: 2020-07-28
Cherokee Star
Location: Ed Burton, NE Wisconsin
Date: 2007-08-04
Photo by LarryR
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2019-07-16
Cherokee Star's deep red blooms glow when sun-lit from behind.
Location: Grand Chute, WI, Ed Burton garden
Date: 2011-08-07
Cherokee Star
Location: Mark's Park (home) zone 6a
Date: 2021-08-02
1st year, shiny red. should be better next year.
Location: Iowa
Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Date: 2014-06-26
One of my three favorite reds.
Location: my garden-zone 6b
Date: 2023-07-23
Location: Iowa
Photo by shive1

Date: 2021-06-30
Cherokee star
Location: Iowa
Date: 2017-07-17
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2019-07-21
I found this last July, jammed into the too-short bottom shelf of
Photo by shive1
Location: My garden in Warrenville, SC
Date: July 2015
New addition to the garden
Location: Iowa

Date: 2021-07-26
Cherokee star
Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Date: 2012-05-31
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2019-07-16
This was the day I bought it. It hadn't been treated kindly on th
Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Date: 2013-06-21

First year.  7-3-11
Location: Squire Gardens, central Ohio, zone 5/6
Date: 2002
Photo © Squire Gardens
Location: My garden
Date: 2018-07-20
Location: Merryville, Louisiana
Date: 2018-06-17
Location: Ed Burton, NE Wisconsin
Date: 2013-08-29
Photo by LarryR

Posted with permission and photographed by Kathy Rinke http://www
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Location: My garden in Warrenville, SC
Date: 2016-06-04
Location: My garden in Warrenville, SC
Date: 2017-05-31
Location: Naperville, IL
Date: July 2020
Location: Georgetown, KY
Date: 2015-07-11
Taken at Jackie & Dan Canner's garden.
Location: Dreamy Daylilies - Chatham-Kent, Ontario   5b
Location: Dreamy Daylilies - Chatham-Kent, Ontario   5b
Date: 2013-07-18

Photo Courtesy of Crossview Gardens. Used with Permission.
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Location: My garden, North Central Idaho
Date: 7-12-2015
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Comments:
  • Posted by Natalie (North Central Idaho - Zone 7a) on Jul 17, 2015 10:22 PM concerning plant:
    If you are only going to grow one red daylily, you may want to consider this one. The color is outstanding! It looks like red velvet to me, and has really helped me to appreciate red flowers. It adds a burst of brightness to the garden, and I really love it!
Plant Events from our members
Bootch On June 23, 2017 Obtained plant
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srinehart On August 26, 2017 Obtained plant
August 26, 2017: Obtained plant (Purchased at Hosta, Daylily, Iris Sale at Buffalo Botanical Gardens)
MrKGDickie On July 16, 2019 Obtained plant
Purchased 2 pots from the too-short bottom shelf of a Walmart plant clearance rack. $3.92 each, with 3 fans in each one. Best money I've ever spent!
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