Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Hager
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1988
Foliage type: Evergreen
Scape height: 24 inches
Bloom size: 2.5 inches
Bloom time: Early
Plant Traits: Extended Bloom
Rebloom
Bloom Traits: Bicolor or Reverse Bicolor
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: yellow brown and brown yellow reverse bicolor
AHS Awards: Honorable Mention: 2008

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: Diploid
Parentage: (Pizza x (sdlg x Raindrop)) x Gold Thimble
Child plants: 17 child plants

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Common names
  • Daylily

'Sir Blackstem' was a featured
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Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 2023-07-24
Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Sir Blackstem') in bloom, with dark scapes
Location: SE Michigan
Date: 2016-10-12
FFE! Just look at the beautiful, dark color on that scape!
Location: Little garden of Big Dreams, Dayton KY
Date: 2013
Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 2023-07-17
Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Sir Blackstem') buds and stem
Location: SE Michigan
Date: 2016-10-12
Location: Milford, New Hampshire
Date: 2023-07-07
photo by:  Rob Duval
Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 2023-07-17
Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Sir Blackstem') scape to buds

Photo Courtesy of Eclectic Gardens. Used with Permission
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Date: 2009-07-17
Photo Courtesy of Nova Scotia Daylilies Used with Permission
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Photo Courtesy of Woods Daylily Gardens, Au. Used with Permission
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Photo Courtesy of Fairyscape Daylilies. Used with Permission
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Photo Courtesy of Crossview Gardens. Used with Permission.
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Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2020-07-02
Photo credit: Robert Duval

Photo Courtesy of Daylilies by the Lake. Used with Permission.
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robertduval14 On July 7, 2023 Bloomed
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First scape from sir blackstem
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