Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Joiner-J.
Year of Registration or Introduction: 2003
Foliage type: Evergreen
Scape height: 32 inches
Bloom size: 8 inches
Bloom time: Midseason
Plant Traits: Rebloom
Diurnal
Bud Count: 26-30
Branching: 3-way
Bloom Traits: Self
Bloom Form: Double
Unusual Form
Unusual Form - Crispate
Color description: apricot cream self above green throat
AHS Awards: Award of Merit: 2012
Honorable Mention: 2009
IM: 2012
L/W: 2017

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
Fragrant
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Diploid
Parentage: Ruffled Ruckus x Fluttering Beauty
Child plants: 13 child plants

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  • Daylily

'Sebastian the Crab' was a featured
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Location: home garden VA
Date: 2009-06-30
SEBASTIAN THE CRAB

Date: 2020-06-28

Photo Courtesy of Wynn's Daylily Garden. Used with Permission
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Location: My garden
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Location: Melvindale, Mi.
Date: 2015-07-12
Huge bloom!!!!
Location: Northern Germany
Location: Maly garden, West Chester OH
Date: 6/30/21
Location: DeCooman daylilies, Arcadia, Ohio
Date: 2019-07-12

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Photo Courtesy of Nova Scotia Daylilies Used with Permission
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Comments:
  • Posted by Joy (Kalama, Wa. - Zone 8b) on Dec 3, 2011 7:18 AM concerning plant:
    These ruffled, curled and large double blooms with long slender segments are very popular. This one is apricot cream with a hint of pink and ruffles that appear to be rosettes at the ends. It has a green throat.
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