Lyonnesse has nice, strong scapes, and this is one of her best attributes. The blooms aren't very big, but they are of a decent size and have nice color (near-white with something of a light yellow to peachy undertone) and good substance. Bud/branch count could be improved upon.

Almost all of my daylilies, including Lyonnesse, were purchased/transplanted this year but Lyonnesse seems to have the hardest time setting pods. I'm watching it to see whether she is truly a difficult pod parent or just fussy about being divided and transplanted. Almost all of my daylilies had an adjustment period before they would set pods for me, and Lyonnesse IS one of my newer ones, but the others I purchased the same day as her have already begun setting pods whereas she has not...not yet, anyway.

Lyonnesse is one of my latest-blooming varieties this year (2015) and she also takes awhile to open with nearly every bloom (the bloom begins mid-day and doesn't fully open until the following day). This is a lazy Lyonnesse, but still a strong, beautiful queen of the jungle. I really like this flower so far and I look forward to crossing her with cultivars that have larger blooms.

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