Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Lenington-G.
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1969
Foliage type: Semi-evergreen
Scape height: 30 inches
Bloom size: 5.5 inches
Bloom time: Midseason
Plant Traits: Diurnal
Early Morning Opener (EMO)
Rust Resistance: Shows Susceptibility
Fertility: Pod Fertile
Bloom Traits: Self
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: near white self with green throat
AHS Awards: Honorable Mention: 1974

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
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Diploid
Parentage: sdlg x White Formal
Child plants: 29 child plants

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  • Daylily

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Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2019-06-27
First bloom.  Happy in a container. :-)
Location: Franklin, WI
Date: August 2013
This plant makes a statement in the late summer garden!
Location: springfield MO
Date: 2015-06-28
Location: Franklin, WI
Date: September 2013
Late bloomer, pod powerhouse on a tall plant.
Location: Home garden
Date: 2021-07-11
By KYgal
Location: Mark's Park (home) zone 6a
Date: 2021-07-21
So Lovely
Location: Melvindale, Mi.
Date: 2015-10-24
Had an excellent bloom season in 2015.

Date: 2010-08-07
Location: Home garden
Date: 2020-07-07
By KYgal
Location: North Carolina
Date: 2022-07-04
So Lovely
Location: Spring, TX 
Date: 2023-06-12
Scapes 37" tall
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2014-08-16
 4:47 pm.  The lovely firm crepe, highlights the flow and beauty
Location: KALAMA WA
Date: 2018-07-19
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Location: Stoneham MA
Date: July 31, 2022
Location: Horse Cave, KY  Zone 6b
Date: 2016-06-29
Location: southern KY
Date: 2018-08-02
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2016-07-24
 8:45 am.  Always opens with a more yellow appearance.
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2016-07-24
 7:54 pm.  In the evening, there is a change to a pale cream colo
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2016-08-11
 6:07 pm.  In the evening, the fragrance still holds true.
Location: My garden in Northwest Missouri
Date: 2010-06-27
Location: white lake, Michigan
Location: Stoneham MA
Date: 2023-08-09
So Lovely
Location: KALAMA WA
Date: 2018-07-19
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Location: My garden in Southeast Virginia, Zone 8
Date: 2013-07-03
BLOOM
Location: Friend's garden, MI
Date: 2005-08-01
Photo by Avedon
Photo by Joy
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Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2012-07-14
FFO (First flower open)
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Location: BX Creek Daylilies, Vernon, BC.
Photo by Gail Morgan of BX Creek Daylilies. Used with permission.
Photo by sooby
Location: Wentworth, NS, Canada
Date: 2023-07-28
Location: My garden in Southeast Virginia, Zone 8
Date: 2013-07-02
Entire plant
Location: My garden in Southeast Virginia, Zone 8
Date: 2013-07-02
Closeup of buds, sepals and receptacles

Photo Courtesy of Garfield Gardens Used with Permission
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Photo Courtesy of May's Acres Daylilies. Used with Permission.
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Location: Western Washington
Date: 2015-08-04
Location: West Jefferson, North Carolina
Date: 2022-07-08
Location: Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2011-08-06
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Photo by Joy
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Location: Melvindale, Mi. 48122
Date: Late season 2010
Very nice later bloomer.
Location: West Jefferson, North Carolina
Date: 2022-07-08

Posted with permission and photographed by Marifrances Hiltz http
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Location: Kalama, Wa
Date: 2011-08-01
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Photo Courtesy of Bluegrass Daylily Gardens. Used with Permission
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Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2011-08-24
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Photo Courtesy of Lilywood Farms. Used with Permission.
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Photo Courtesy of Island Daylily Farm. Used with Permission.
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Photo Courtesy of Homestead Farms Nursery. Used with Permission.
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Photo Courtesy of Harbour Breezes Daylilies. Used with Permission
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Photo Courtesy of Nottawasaga Daylilies. Used with Permission.
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Comments:
  • Posted by Genevievegrows on Jun 12, 2023 5:19 PM concerning plant:
    My "So Lovely" has flower scapes that are 37" tall (in its second year, zone 8b, Texas)
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