Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Grace-Smith
Year of Registration or Introduction: 2005
Foliage type: Semi-evergreen
Scape height: 35 inches
Bloom size: 6 inches
Bloom time: Early
Early midseason
Midseason
Plant Traits: Rebloom
Diurnal
Early Morning Opener (EMO)
Bud Count: 21-25
Branching: 3-way
Fertility: Pod Fertile
Pollen Fertile
Bloom Traits: Eye or Band
Edged
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: cream with mahogany eye and edge above green throat

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
Fragrant
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Jane Trimmer x Hank Williams
Child plants: 82 child plants

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Location: Fort Worth TX
Date: 2011-05-11
Daylily \"Crazy Ivan\"
Location: Québec
Date: 2021-07-17

Photo courtesy of Bill Jarvis
Location: southern KY
Date: 2020-06-17
Photo by plantstoshare
Location: home garden VA
Date: 2018-06-16
CRAZY IVAN
Location: Stoneham MA
Date: August 14, 2022
Location: southern KY
Date: 2005-01-02
Location: Naperville, IL
Date: July 2020
Location: Home garden
Date: Summer 2021
By KYgal
Location: Stoneham MA
Date: 2023-07-30
Crazy Ivan
Location: SE Michigan
Date: 2019-09-12
Rebloom

Date: 2022-05-24
Location: My garden in Southeast Virginia
Date: JUNE
Stamens, filaments and pistils
Location: Robertsdale, AL
Date: June 2021
Late afternoon
Location: Home garden
Date: Summer 2021
By KYgal
Location: My garden
Date: July-13-2015
Photo by Ladylovingdove
Location: Stoneham MA
Date: July 19, 2021
Location: my garden zone 7b NC
Date: 2012-06-02

Date: 2022-07-04

Date: 2019-07-19
Location: Waynesboro MS
Date: 2007-06-03
Location: Uazzo Gardens, North Italy
Date: June 2019
Crazy Ivan in front of Hydrangea Glam Rock
Photo by mistyfog
Photo by Ladylovingdove
Location: all photos from my gardens
Date: 2020-06-02
Location: Robertsdale, AL
Date: 2022-05-10
Morning
Location: all photos from my gardens
Date: 2020-05-19

Date: 2019-07-21
Location: Robertsdale, AL
Date: 5/12/22
Morning
Location: Robertsdale, AL
Date: 5/17/21
Early morning
Location: my zone 5 garden
Date: 2016-07-08
Location: SE Michigan
Date: 2015-07-25
On a hot (80+ degrees), humid day...
Location: SE Michigan
Date: 2015-07-27
Photo by ARoseblush
Location: Haley Springs Farm
Date: 2020-06-24

Date: 2012-04-28
Courtesy of Peace on Earth Gardens Used with permission
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Location: Robertsdale, AL
Date: 5/10/22
Morning

Date: 2019-07-16
Location: Germany, Bavaria, my private garden
Date: 2014/07/15
Location: My zone 5 garden
Date: 2016-07-13

Photo Courtesy of Fred Manning, Daylily Place. Used With Permissi
Photo by pinkiris
Location: southern KY
Date: 2020-06-08
Location: My Garden- Vermont
Date: 2014-08-05
Photo by ARoseblush

Date: 2011-07-03
Photo Courtesy of Mr. Fancy Plants Daylily Nursery Used with Perm
  • Uploaded by vic
Location: Cantonment, FL
Date: 2012-05-29
Photo by tink3472
Location: Manchester, PA
Date: 2020-07-13
Location: Manchester, PA
Date: 2021-06-29
Photo by DianeSeeds
Location: My garden in Southeast Virginia
Date: 2014-06-18
BLOOM

Photo Courtesy of Bluegrass Daylily Gardens. Used with Permission
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Photo courtesy of Michael Bouman of Daylily Lay
Location: Haley Springs Farm
Date: 2020-06-14
Photo by farmerbell
Location: My zone 5 garden
Date: 2016-07-01
1st bloom on a one year old plant - love it.

Photo courtesy of Karen Newman, Delano Daylilies

Date: 2008-06-27
Posted with permission and photographed by Leslie Mauck http://ww
  • Uploaded by vic

Date: 2019-07-21
Location: all photos from my gardens
Date: 2018-06-05
Location: Cantonment, FL
Date: 2012-05-08
Location: SE Michigan
Date: 2017-07-16

Date: 2018-05-31

Date: 2019-07-18
Location: Albany Georgia 
Date: 2016-05-29
Love this Man. So handsome
Location: Indiana Dunelands
Date: 2023-07-09
Location: SE Michigan
Date: 2015-07-25
Comments:
  • Posted by Zoia (Stoneham MA - Zone 6b) on Nov 22, 2021 2:59 PM concerning plant:
    This cv was moderately rusty during the infestation of 2021
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