Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Salter-E.H.
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1990
Foliage type: Semi-evergreen
Scape height: 18 inches
Bloom size: 3.5 inches
Bloom time: Early midseason
Plant Traits: Rebloom
Rust Resistance: Shows Resistance
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: amber butterscotch blend with green throat
AHS Awards: Honorable Mention: 1998

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
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Child plants: 7 child plants

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  • Daylily

'Bahama Butterscotch' was a featured
Plant of the Day for June 11, 2022.
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Location: Wood County, Texas
Date: 2018-05-20
Location: Statesboro, Georgia
Date: 2022-05-28
Location: Iowa
Date: 2020-07-14
Location: southern KY
Date: 2005-01-03
Location: Private Daylily Garden, MI
Date: 2006-07-28
Location: Temple, Texas
Date: 2022-05-19
First bloom on new planting last Fall.
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Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-06-29
Location: southern KY
Date: 2005-01-03
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Location: Mexico, Missouri 
Date: 2021-06-24
Location: Murfreesboro TN
Date: 2023-06-17
Bahama Butterscotch, McGray Garden
Location: Private Daylily Garden, MI
Date: 2006-07-28
Location: Iowa
Date: 2020-07-14
Location: Iowa
Date: 2020-07-14
Location: central New Hampshire
Date: 2019-07-18
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Location: home garden VA
Date: 2010-06-07
Location: southern KY
Date: 6/22/2019
Location: Mexico, Missouri 
Date: 2020-06-30
Taken on an overcast morning
Location: Private Daylily Garden, MI
Date: 2006-07-01

Photo Courtesy of Cheryl's Daylilies. Used with Permission
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Location: Haley Springs Farm
Date: 2020-07-01
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Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-06-28
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Photo courtesy of Daylilies of Kenefick

Date: 2008-06-02
Posted with permission and photographed by Marifrances Hiltz http
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Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2013-07-03
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Location: Rhode Island
Date: 2013-07-14
Location: Virginia
Date: 2012-07-03
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2012-07-06
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Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-07-07
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Comments:
  • Posted by Newyorkrita (North Shore, Long Island, NY ) on Sep 7, 2013 8:18 PM concerning plant:
    Bahama Butterscotch is a very nice flower that opens well with smaller flowers. I like hot colors, so I love the orange-yellow color of the flowers.
  • Posted by Joy (Kalama, Wa. - Zone 8b) on Jul 14, 2013 11:25 PM concerning plant:
    Bahama Butterscotch opens well after a cool morning, making it a good cultivar for the PNW or other cooler regions.
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