Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Hayward-M.
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1976
Foliage type: Semi-evergreen
Scape height: 30 inches
Bloom size: 3.5 inches
Bloom time: Early
Plant Traits: Rebloom
Nocturnal
Bloom Traits: Self
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: near white self with green throat

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Diploid
Child plants: 9 child plants

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  • Daylily

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Location: North Carolina
Date: 2022-06-21
May May
Location: My zone 5 garden.
Date: 2017-09-08
Location: Wentworth, NS, Canada
Date: 2018-07-14

Photo Courtesy of Floral and Hardy Gardens. Used with Permission.
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Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2014-07-02
Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 2020-08-10
May May
Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.
Date: 2009-07-25
 8:43 am. Beauty and fragrance - a great combination.

Photo Courtesy of May's Acres Daylilies. Used with Permission.
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Date: 2016-07-27

Courtesy of Quarles Daylilies Used with Permission
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Photo Courtesy of Sugar Bay Daylilies. Used with Permission.
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Location: My zone 5 garden.
Date: 2018-07-01

Photo Courtesy of Mystic Meadows Daylily Farm. Used with Permissi
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Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 2022-07-25
Daylily (Hemerocallis 'May May') in bloom
Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.
Date: 2009-07-18
 8:30 pm. A smaller, but favourite long bloomer
Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.
Date: 2009-07-24
 9:55 am. Exquisite form and shape of blossom.
Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.
Date: 2009-07-31
 9:22 am. A simple beauty and elegance in a fragrant blossom.

Photo Courtesy of Daredevil Daylilies. Used with Permission
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Location: Brown City, MI
Date: aug 6, 2014
Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 2021-07-15
Daylily 'May May'

Image Courtesy of Monches Farm Used with Permission
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Photo Courtesy of Nova Scotia Daylilies Used with Permission
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Photo Courtesy of Earlybird Daylilies. Used with Permission.
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   Photo Courtesy of Smokeys Daylily Gardens Used with Permission
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Photo Courtesy of Eclectic Gardens. Used with Permission
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Photo Courtesy of Mystic Meadows Daylily Farm. Used with Permissi
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Courtesy DIG Daylilies
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