Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Stout
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1949
Foliage type: Evergreen
Scape height: 48 inches
Bloom time: Midseason
Plant Traits: Extended Bloom
Rebloom
Rust Resistance: Shows Resistance
Bloom Traits: Self
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: RM1: Red medium self
AHS Awards: Honorable Mention: 1953

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Flowers: Showy
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Diploid
Child plants: 9 child plants

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Location: Toccoa GA
Date: 2021-07-30

Date: 2011-07-13
Challenger FFO
Location: Fairfax, VA | June, 2022
Location: Plainfield, NJ
Date: 2012-07-28
Challenger

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Date: 2004-08-31
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Date: 2011-07-15
Challenger over my head!

Date: 2010-03-24
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Photo courtesy of Daylilies of Kenefick
Location: In my garden.
Date: 2012-08-07
Challenger single bloom

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Date: 2006-07-29
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Location: Chester, MA
Date: 2014-08-17

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Comments:
  • Posted by nutsfordaylily (Mesa, AZ - Zone 9b) on Oct 8, 2012 10:33 AM concerning plant:
    Love this tall, late cultivar. Very hardy and vigorous here in my zone 6b Massachusetts garden. Great for adding late color.

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