Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Kirchhoff-D.
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1981
Foliage type: Evergreen
Scape height: 28 inches
Bloom size: 5.25 inches
Bloom time: Early
Plant Traits: Extended Bloom
Rebloom
Rust Resistance: Shows Resistance
Rust Resistance Decimal Score: 1.3
Fertility: Pod Fertile
Pollen Fertile
Bloom Traits: Edged
Halo
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: pastel ivory pink touched peach edged gold and wide yellow halo with lime green throat
AHS Awards: Award of Merit: 1989
Honorable Mention: 1985
JC: 1981
LAA: 2001

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
Fragrant
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Ring of Change x Tet. Lullaby Baby
Child plants: 94 child plants

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Common names
  • Daylily

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Location: Stoneham MA
Date: 09/07/20
Yes! Proof that’s what that flower is!
Location: My Yard
Date: 2018-05-05
Second year in my collection. Settling in nicely.
Location: BX Creek Daylilies, Vernon, BC.
Photo by Gail Morgan of BX Creek Daylilies. Used with permission.
Location: Poland
Date: 2021-07-03

Photo courtesy of Daylilies of Kenefick
Photo by Seedfork
Photo by Hemophobic
Location: Lewisville, AR (zone 8a)
Date: 2016-05-10
First bloom of the 2016 season.
Location: Virginia
Date: 2012-05-19
Location: Stoneham MA
Date: July 30, 2021
Location: Stoneham MA
Date: July 25, 2022
Location: My Yard
Date: 2017-05-27

Photo Courtesy of Garden Perennials. Used with Permission.
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Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2019-06-20

Image courtesy of Charlotte's Daylily Diary. Used with permission
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Location: My Yard
Date: 2017-05-27

Photo Courtesy of Crossview Gardens. Used with Permission.
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Courtesy of Peace on Earth Gardens Used with permission
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Photo Courtesy of Homestead Farms Nursery. Used with Permission.
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Photo by Seedfork
Photo by Seedfork
Photo by ElizabeteRutens
Location: Wood County, TX
Date: 5/19/19
One of the best performers here
Location: Concord, NC zone 7
Date: 2016-05-31

Photo Courtesy of Cheryl's Daylilies. Used with Permission
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Photo Courtesy of Harbour Breezes Daylilies. Used with Permission
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Photo by ElizabeteRutens
Location: Lewisville, AR (zone 8a)
Date: 2016-02-17
'Ming Porcelain'
Location: Private Daylily Garden, MI
Date: 2004-07-03
Location: Enterprise, Al. 36330
Date: 2016-07-04
Location: Lewisville, AR (zone 8a)
Date: 2017-05-06
'Ming Porcelain', May 2017, in new location in flowerbed.
Location: Enterprise, Al. 36330
Date: 2016-06-18
Location: Kannapolis, NC
Date: 2012-05-17
FFO

Date: 2011-07-25

Photo Courtesy of Island Daylily Farm. Used with Permission.
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Photo Courtesy of May's Acres Daylilies. Used with Permission.
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Date: 2006-06-22
   Photo Courtesy of Manatawny Creek Farm Used With Permission
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Photo Courtesy of Nottawasaga Daylilies. Used with Permission.
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Posted with permission and photographed by Jim Healey http://www.
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Location: Private Daylily Garden, MI
Date: 2004-07-03
Location: Dreamy Daylilies - Chatham-Kent, Ontario   5b
Date: 2013-07-03

Image courtesy of Johnson Daylily Gardens Used with permission
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Comments:
  • Posted by DeweyRooter (southeast Georgia - Zone 8b) on Jul 4, 2022 6:12 AM concerning plant:
    This is a lovely plant, very floriferous and a fast increaser, but it is rust-prone.
Plant Events from our members
value4dollars On May 1, 2014 Obtained plant
Seedfork On June 21, 2019 Maintenance performed
DIVIDED LARGE CLUMP: 40+ FANS.
Seedfork On April 26, 2018 Bloomed
First bloom on this plant for the year.
Seedfork On April 10, 2018 Miscellaneous Event
First scape on this plant for the year.
Seedfork On April 21, 2017 Bloomed
First bloom on this plant for the season.
Seedfork On March 13, 2016 Bloomed
First bloom ever on this plant, and also the very first bloom of the season of all the plants.
Seedfork On February 22, 2016 Miscellaneous Event
Very first scape on any of the daylilies this year.
Seedfork On October 15, 2015 Obtained plant
Received from Cheryl's Daylilies and planted the same day.
GaNinFl On May 24, 2017 Bloomed
FFE in my garden
GaNinFl On March 28, 2017 Obtained plant
Received two fans in a plant swap at our daylily club meeting.
SunriseSide On May 17, 2021 Bloomed
FFO on 2 separate fans
UncleWill On September 12, 2019 Obtained plant
DeweyRooter On September 4, 2022 Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)
Sent up north.
DeweyRooter On September 4, 2021 Obtained plant
Received four fans from Sonrise Flower Farm. Potted up.
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