Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Cat Dancer') in the Daylilies Database

Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link:	AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer:	Moore-G.
Year of Registration or Introduction:	1992
Foliage type:	Dormant
Scape height:	28 inches
Bloom size:	4.5 inches
Bloom time:	Midseason
Plant Traits:	Extended Bloom
Bloom Traits:	Eye or Band
Bloom Form:	Single
Color description:	salmon pink with lavender rose eyezone above radiating lime green throat
AHS Awards:	Award of Merit: 2015 Honorable Mention: 2012

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:	Diploid
Parentage:	Siloam Bo Peep x Will Return
Child plants:	9 child plants

Common names

Daylily

'Cat Dancer' was a featured
Plant of the Day for September 27, 2016.

Photo Gallery

Location: My garden, Baltimore MD
Date: 2017-06-26

Uploaded by Jillz

Location: my garden-zone 6b
Date: 2023-07-17

Uploaded by jkporter

Uploaded by Pattyw5

Location: central MD , zone6
Date: 2011-07-10

Uploaded by kimkats

Uploaded by mljohnson19

Uploaded by 4susiesjoy

Location: Wentworth, NS, Canada
Date: 2020-08-01

Uploaded by Raven

Uploaded by jkporter

Location: Jones OK,
Date: June 2014
Cat Dancer

Uploaded by kidfishing

Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar BC
Date: 2015-07-13
9:40 am. WOW!

Uploaded by HemNorth

Uploaded by pixie62560

Location: Oswego, Illinois
Date: 2020-07-18

Uploaded by Sherrylyn

Uploaded by jkporter

Uploaded by Hemophobic

Uploaded by Joy

Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar BC
Date: 2013-07-31
6:55 pm. First bloom is huge!

Uploaded by HemNorth

Uploaded by Hemwitch

Location: Wisconsin zone 5a
Date: 2013-08-04

Uploaded by petruske

Uploaded by Johanvanheusden

Uploaded by Lilydaydreamer

Location: central New Hampshire
Date: 2019-07-28

Uploaded by celestialrose

Uploaded by Hemwitch

Uploaded by Nelumba

Location: BX Creek Daylilies, Vernon, BC.
Photo by Gail Morgan of BX Creek Daylilies. Used with permission.

Uploaded by mcash70

Uploaded by Jillz

Location: Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2010-07-04
Showing Cat Dancer the evening before it opens completely

Uploaded by Joy

Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar BC
Date: 2015-07-24
4:56 pm. In full sun, the colour bleaches out at end of day.

Uploaded by HemNorth

Location: central New Hampshire
Date: 2015-12-31

Uploaded by celestialrose

Date: 2007-08-08
Photo Courtesy of Nova Scotia Daylilies Used with Permission

Uploaded by vic

Location: Southeastern MN
Date: 2012-07-26

Uploaded by Christine27360

Uploaded by cocoajuno

Location: Saaremaa, Estonia
Date: 2023-07-30

Uploaded by D3LL

Location: my garden zone 7b NC
Date: 2012-06-14

Uploaded by sandnsea2

Uploaded by mainstreet

Location: my zone 5 garden
Date: 2016-07-22
1st bloom on a new plant this year.

Uploaded by ljb5966

Location: At home in Aiken, SC
Date: 2017-01-10

Uploaded by SheilaC

Location: Garden of eScapes Bellevue KY
Date: 2015-07-09

Uploaded by LilySue

Location: central New Hampshire
Date: 2019-07-31

Uploaded by celestialrose

Uploaded by janicewood549

Location: Hollis NH
Date: July 19, 2022
The Stern Collection

Uploaded by Zoia

Uploaded by kimkats

Uploaded by Lilydaydreamer

Location: My zone 5 garden.
Date: 2018-08-02

Uploaded by ljb5966

Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-07-05

Uploaded by Joy

Location: My zone 5 garden.
Date: 2018-07-21

Uploaded by ljb5966

Uploaded by Char

Location: my zone 5 garden
Date: 2016-07-22

Uploaded by ljb5966

Photo Courtesy of Daylilies by the Pond. Used with Permission.

Uploaded by Joy

Location: Garden of eScapes Bellevue KY
Date: 2017-06-27

Uploaded by LilySue

Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2015-07-22
12:21 pm. Showing some of the parentage between Will Return and

Uploaded by HemNorth

Uploaded by kimkats

Location: Private Daylily Garden, MI
Date: 2008-08-10

Uploaded by DaylilySLP

Photo courtesy of Nate Bremer of Solaris Farms

Uploaded by Calif_Sue

Location: Concord, NC
Date: 2015-06-24
FFO

Uploaded by Hemophobic

Uploaded by Joy

Uploaded by Joy

Uploaded by joy

Photo Courtesy of Cheryl's Daylilies. Used with Permission

Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Crossview Gardens. Used with Permission.

Uploaded by Joy

Location: Garden of eScapes Bellevue KY
Date: 2015-07-13

Uploaded by LilySue

Uploaded by DaylilySLP

Location: Private Daylily Garden, MI
Date: 2005-08-01
In hot, bright sun

Uploaded by DaylilySLP

Photo courtesy of Paul J. Owen of Slightly Different Nursery

Uploaded by Lalambchop1

Location: my zone 5 garden
Date: 2016-07-24

Uploaded by ljb5966

Location: My zone 5 garden.
Date: 2018-07-18

Uploaded by ljb5966

Comments:

Posted by Joy (Kalama, Wa. - Zone 8b) on Dec 3, 2011 5:27 PM concerning plant:

Can be slow to establish, but once it is established, it's a very good performer. Takes two days to open fully, so you get two different looks. See my photo to see what day-one blooms look like.

Reply to this comment
Posted by Pattyw5 (La Salle Illinois - Zone 5a) on Dec 1, 2014 11:27 AM concerning plant:

Cat Dancer is an impressive performer here. Color changes a bit with the temperature and cloudy days. In its 2nd and 3rd years, CD was in bloom past hard frost. Daylilies, of course, are not that pretty when night temperatures are in the 30s and low 40s.

Reply to this comment

Discussion Threads about this plant

Thread Title	Last Reply	Replies
Beautiful happy blooms! by Calif_Sue	Nov 11, 2020 11:24 PM	0

« Add a new plant to the database

» Search the Daylilies Database: by characteristics or by cultivar name

« See the general plant entry for Daylilies (Hemerocallis)

« Visit the Daylilies forum

» Read our note about daylily rust scores

« The Daylilies Database Front Page

« The Plants Database Front Page

Daylilies Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Cat Dancer')

Daylilies

Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Cat Dancer')