Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Lambertson
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1998
Foliage type: Evergreen
Scape height: 36 inches
Bloom size: 9 inches
Bloom time: Midseason
Plant Traits: Diurnal
Bud Count: 16-20
Branching: 3-way
Rust Resistance: Shows Susceptibility
Bloom Traits: Eye or Band
Edged
Bloom Form: Unusual Form
Unusual Form - Crispate
Color description: medium orange with burnt orange eye and edge above green throat
AHS Awards: Honorable Mention: 2006

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: Tetraploid
Parentage: (sdlg x sdlg) x Tet. Spindazzle
Child plants: 3 child plants

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  • Daylily

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Location: home garden VA
Date: 2014-06-28
ON SILKEN THREAD LAMBERTSON
Location: Bochum, Germany
Date: 2022-07-04
Location: Bochum, Germany
Date: 2022-07-02
Location: Cantonment, FL
Date: 2014-06-16
Location: Bochum, Germany
Date: 2021-06-30
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2021-06-25
Early Morning Image
Location: Bochum, Germany
Date: 2019-06-17
Warmer nights - better colours
Location: Wentworth, NS, Canada
Date: 2018-07-18
Location: 52404
Photo by Calif_Sue
Location: Bochum, Germany
Date: 2019-06-10

Date: 2020-06-19
Photo by kimkats
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2013-06-25
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Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2008-06-16
Photo by Calif_Sue

Photo courtesy of Karen Newman, Delano Daylilies

Courtesy of Peace on Earth Gardens Used with permission
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Location: Central MD zone 6
Date: 2013-07-01

Photo Courtesy of Nova Scotia Daylilies Used with Permission
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Location: Private Daylily Garden, MI
Date: 2012-07-06
Location: Private Daylily Garden, MI
Date: 2011-07-24
Location: Private Daylily Garden, MI
Date: 7-2008
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2016-03-31
Location: Wentworth, NS, Canada
Date: 2017-07-14

Date: 2003-07-21
Photo Courtesy of Nova Scotia Daylilies Used with Permission
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Photo Courtesy of Mystic Meadows Daylily Farm. Used with Permissi
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Photo Courtesy of Harbour Breezes Daylilies. Used with Permission
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Photo Courtesy of Crossview Gardens. Used with Permission.
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Photographed in Florida
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2012-07-01
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Photo Courtesy of Cheryl's Daylilies. Used with Permission
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Image Courtesy of Art Gallery Gardens Used with Permission
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Location: Private Daylily Garden, MI
Date: 2011-07-24
Location: Private Daylily Garden, MI
Date: 2011-07-24
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2016-01-21

Photo Courtesy of Nottawasaga Daylilies. Used with Permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2012-06-30
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Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: Mid Summer
1st. year bloom didn't show as much color, but still pretty.
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Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: Mid Summer
1st. year bloom didn't show as much color, but still pretty.
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Photo by Joy
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Photo courtesy of Briscos' Best Blooms. Used with permission.
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Comments:
  • Posted by Joy (Kalama, Wa. - Zone 8b) on Dec 3, 2011 6:31 AM concerning plant:
    ON SILKEN THREAD is a tall, titanic, twisting crispate unusual form with a medium orange petal and lighter sepal color, burnt orange eye and dark green throat. ON SILKEN THREAD dances in the garden and has a very long bloom season. 3-4 way branching, 25 buds. Pollen fertile. Super vigorous!

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