Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Belden
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1988
Foliage type: Dormant
Scape height: 26 inches
Bloom size: 5 inches
Bloom time: Midseason
Plant Traits: Diurnal
Rust Resistance: Shows Resistance
Rust Resistance Decimal Score: 2.0
Bloom Traits: Bitone or Reverse Bitone
Toothed or Fringed Edge
Halo
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: red bitone with cream halo and green throat
AHS Awards: Honorable Mention: 1999

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: Tetraploid
Parentage: Broadmore Red x My Sunshine
Child plants: 75 child plants

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Common names
  • Daylily

'Startle' was a featured
Plant of the Day for October 30, 2015.
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Location: Starkey,NY
Date: 2011-08-09
STARTLE
Location: all photos from my gardens
Location: My Garden
Date: 2013-08-09
Location: Maine
Date: 2013-08-03

Photo Courtesy of Daylilies by the Pond. Used with Permission.
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Photo by Betja
Location: RavenCroft Cottage
Date: 2008-08-03

Date: 2004-07-03
Photo Courtesy of Nova Scotia Daylilies Used with Permission
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Location: Miss Becky's Lily Farm, Carleton, MI
Date: 2007-08-04
Location: Wiesbaden - Germany
Date: July 25th 2012
Location: Wiesbaden - Germany
Date: July 25th 2012

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Location: Melvindale, Mi. 48122
Date: July 2012
Location: Dreamy Daylilies - Chatham-Kent, Ontario   5b
Date: 2013-07-18
Location: BX Creek Daylilies, Vernon, BC.
Photo by Gail Morgan of BX Creek Daylilies. Used with permission.
Photo by virginiarose
Location: Melvindale, Mi. 48122
Date: Mid season 2011
Nice northern hardy plant.
Location: Wentworth, NS, Canada
Date: 2015-08-18

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Location: Cantonment, FL
Date: 2012-05-25
Location: Wiesbaden - Germany
Date: July 25th 2012
Location: Jackie and Dan Canner Garden, Georgetown, KY
Date: 2015-07-11

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Photo Courtesy of Homestead Farms Nursery. Used with Permission.
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Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
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Location: Cantonment, FL
Date: 2012-06-04
Photo by Cat
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Date: 2010-06-24
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Comments:
  • Posted by Hemlady (Melvindale, Mi - Zone 5b) on Jul 26, 2012 7:18 AM concerning plant:
    Startle looked the best in 2012 than it ever has.
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