Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Intelligent Design') in the Daylilies Database

Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link:	AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer:	Emmerich
Year of Registration or Introduction:	2003
Foliage type:	Semi-evergreen
Scape height:	36 inches
Bloom size:	6 inches
Bloom time:	Early midseason
Plant Traits:	Rebloom Diurnal Early Morning Opener (EMO)
Bud Count:	10-15
Branching:	3-way
Bloom Traits:	Eye or Band
Bloom Form:	Single
Color description:	pink lavender with merlot wine eye above green throat
AHS Awards:	Award of Merit: 2011 Honorable Mention: 2007

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:	Mask of Eternity x Ancient Reflections
Child plants:	27 child plants

Common names

Daylily

'Intelligent Design' was a featured
Plant of the Day for April 1, 2020.

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Uploaded by mattsmom

Location: Van Buren, MO
Date: 2019-07-13
Last one this season - every bloom was perfect.

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Location: My garden in Lake Elmo, MN
Date: 2021-07-15
Intelligent design

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Location: Cantonment, FL
Date: 2014-06-16

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Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2019-06-29

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Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2021-07-02
Early Morning Image; Heavy rain overnight

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Uploaded by Legalily

Location: My garden in Southeast Virginia
Date: 2013-08-12
BLOOM

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Photo courtesy of Karol Emmerich of Springwood Gardens

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Uploaded by daylilydreams

Location: My garden in Southeast Virginia
Date: JUNE
Closeup of buds, sepals and receptacles

Uploaded by virginiarose

Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2017-09-24

Uploaded by Sscape

Location: Along The Fence Daylilies, Dansville, MI
Date: 2019-08-03

Uploaded by twixanddud

Uploaded by Calif_Sue

Location: At home in Aiken, SC
Date: 2016-08-05
Very reliable rebloom and every bloom is perfect! Love it!

Uploaded by SheilaC

Location: Garden of Jim Stauffer Lancaster, Pa
Date: 2013-07-21

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Uploaded by bloominholes2fill

Location: My garden in Southeast Virginia
Date: 2014-06-23
BLOOM

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Location: Long Island, NY
Date: 2013-07-16

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Location: My garden in Southeast Virginia
Date: AUGUST
Entire plant

Uploaded by virginiarose

Location: My garden in Aurora, Ontario zone 5b
Date: 2015-07-17
A real beauty and rebloomer in my garden

Uploaded by acer5050

Photo Courtesy of Harbour Breezes Daylilies. Used with Permission

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Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2017-05-31

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Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2015-12-22

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Posted with permission and photographed by Tee Money http://www.h

Uploaded by vic

Date: 2005-07-01
Photo Courtesy of Nova Scotia Daylilies Used with Permission

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Location: Private Daylily Garden, MI
Date: 2010-07-14

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Uploaded by Newyorkrita

Date: 2009-02-08
Posted with permission and photographed by Leslie Mauck http://ww

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Uploaded by DaylilySLP

Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2018-06-03

Uploaded by Sscape

Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2016-07-06

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Comments:

Posted by mattsmom (WI) on Dec 3, 2011 6:12 AM concerning plant:

Very vivid & dramatic eye zone on this daylily. Multiplies & blooms well in my zone 4a garden.

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Posted by Newyorkrita (North Shore, Long Island, NY ) on Sep 19, 2013 6:19 PM concerning plant:

Intelligent Design is another one of hybridizer Karol Emmerich's stunning creations. It has a lovely light purple flower with a darker purple, dramatic eye zone. I have mine close to my back kitchen door where I can always easily see it as it blooms.

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Posted by Pattyw5 (La Salle Illinois - Zone 5a) on Feb 6, 2015 11:13 AM concerning plant:

Took a couple of years to settle in for me. The color is good and strong with ample rebloom. In very rich soil this year, it scaped 3 times. That was certainly a surprise.

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