Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Sellers
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1995
Foliage type: Evergreen
Scape height: 24 inches
Bloom size: 3.75 inches
Bloom time: Early midseason
Plant Traits: Rebloom
Diurnal
Rust Resistance: Shows Resistance
Rust Resistance Decimal Score: 1.3
Bloom Traits: Eye or Band
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: red with dark red eyezone
AHS Awards: Award of Merit: 2003
Honorable Mention: 1999
DCS: 2006

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: Tetraploid
Parentage: (Gay Cravat x Tet. Siloam Virginia Henson) x Tet. Spell Fire
Child plants: 81 child plants

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'Mister Lucky' was a featured
Plant of the Day for September 3, 2015.
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Photo by blue23rose
Location: Koeln,  Germany
Location: Lower Saxony, Germany
Date: 2023-06-30
Location: Lincoln NE (5b)
Date: 2017-07-24

Posted with permission and photographed by Robin Nichols http://w
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Location: Elberfeld, Indiana
Date: 2011-06-26
H. Mister Lucky is a difficult plant to get a true picture of its
Location: Stoneham MA
Date: July 24, 2019
Location: Enterprise, Al. 36330
Date: 2018-07-01
Mister Lucky
Photo by blue23rose
Location: São Paulo- Brasil
Date: 2017-10-27
Location: Enterprise, Al. 36330
Date: 2016-06-18

Date: 2005-07-01
Photo Courtesy of Nova Scotia Daylilies Used with Permission
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Location: Starkey,NY
Date: 2014-07-19
Mister Lucky
Location: Elberfeld, Indiana
Date: 2011-07-01
Location: Elberfeld, Indiana
Date: 2012-05-24

Photo Courtesy of Crossview Gardens. Used with Permission.
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Location: Koeln,  Germany
Date: 2010

Photo courtesy of Daylilies of Kenefick
Photo by DandBatlake
Photo by snickerspooh
Location: Elberfeld, Indiana
Date: 2011-06-22

Photo Courtesy of Wood-Eden Daylilies & Cannas. Used with Permiss
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Location: Waynesboro MS
Date: 2007-06-26

Courtesy of Shaw's Sunshine Gardens
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Date: 2007-08-09
Posted with permission and photographed by Tanarae Tomlinson http
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Date: 2008-07-03
Posted with permission and photographed by Jim Healey http://www.
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Date: 2009-02-08
Posted with permission and photographed by Leslie Mauck http://ww
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Photo Courtesy of Te Sligte Gardens. Used with Permission
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Photo Courtesy of Woods Daylily Gardens, Au. Used with Permission
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Location: Vermont
Date: 2019-07-24

Photo Courtesy of A-1 Daylilies. Used with Permission.
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Comments:
  • Posted by blue23rose (southern Indiana - Zone 6b) on Feb 2, 2013 8:44 AM concerning plant:
    H. Mister Lucky has been a wonderful performer in my zone 6b garden.
Plant Events from our members
Seedfork On April 22, 2018 Bloomed
First bloom on this plant this year .
Seedfork On April 6, 2018 Miscellaneous Event
First scape on this plant for the year.
Seedfork On October 11, 2017 Maintenance performed
Clump in bog bed moved and raised.
Seedfork On September 5, 2017 Maintenance performed
Moved one clump of Mister Lucky from the bog bed to a dryer location inside the fence.
Seedfork On May 27, 2017 Miscellaneous Event
Rebloom already !
Seedfork On April 21, 2017 Bloomed
First bloom on this plant for the year
Seedfork On March 23, 2017 Miscellaneous Event
Mister Lucky's first scape of 2017.
Seedfork On April 30, 2016 Bloomed
Observed first blooms on largest clump Mister Lucky
Seedfork On April 8, 2016 Miscellaneous Event
Observed first scape on this plant
Seedfork On June 18, 2015 Obtained plant
Received three fans from Amador Flower Farm
Planted two in one spot and one in another spot, all in the same row.
beckygardener On October 4, 2015 Transplanted
Planted in raised bed.
beckygardener On July 23, 2015 Obtained plant
Received 3 fans from Vickie - blue23rose. Potted them up.
UncleWill On May 20, 2020 Bloomed
FFE had trouble opening in cool rainy weather.
UncleWill On October 18, 2018 Transplanted
East end of peach bed.
UncleWill On October 17, 2018 Obtained plant
DeweyRooter On March 11, 2024 Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)
Plant did not return in spring
DeweyRooter On May 19, 2022 Obtained plant
Received 3F via trade with DaylilyDazzled (Marcia)
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