Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Wild
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1977
Foliage type: Dormant
Scape height: 27 inches
Bloom size: 6.5 inches
Bloom time: Midseason-Late
Rust Resistance: Shows Susceptibility
Fertility: Pod Fertile
Pollen Fertile
Bloom Traits: Eye or Band
Halo
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: light orange with rose halo and gold throat
AHS Awards: Honorable Mention: 1980
JC: 1977

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Flowers: Showy
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Child plants: 20 child plants

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Location: Bronx NY
Date: July 11, 2015
Partial shade.
Location: central Md, zone6
Date: 2011-07-10
Location: Stoneham MA
Date: August 2, 2021
Location: Stoneham MA
Date: July 22, 2022
Location: Stoneham MA
Date: 2023-07-30
Real Wind
Location: Jacksonville IL
Location: my front yard
Date: 2014-07-13
Location: Stoneham MA
Date: July 30, 2020
Photo by jaymalick
Location: Kalama, Wa
Date: 2009-07-30
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Location: Cortland, OH
Date: 2023-07-05
Location: Northville, MI
Date: 2022-07-26
Location: Buford, Georgia
Date: 2020-06-23
Bloom June 17 2020
Location: Quad Cities Botanical Garden, Rock Island, Il.
Date: 2012-07-02
Location: my front yard
Date: 2012-07-04
Location: Overland Park, KS
Date: 2022-07-30

Date: 2020-07-14
Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2020-07-25
Photo credit: Robert Duval

Date: 2010-07-18
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Image courtesy of Charlotte's Daylily Diary. Used with permission
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Location: my garden-zone 6b
Date: 2023-07-17
Location: Northville, MI
Date: July 22, 2020, 1:15 PM
Photo by sooby
Location: warne, NC
Date: 2017-06-25
Real Wind
Photo by Hemophobic
Location: Belmont garden
Date: 2007-0712
Photo by Hemlady
Photo by Joy
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Image Courtesy of Monches Farm Used with Permission
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Date: 2016-08-28
Location: Porch garden
Date: 2006-0718
Love the contrast on 'Real Wind'.

Photo Courtesy of Daylily Sweetheart. Used with Permission.
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Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2019-08-08
photo credit: Robert Duval
Location: Hamilton, Ohio
Date: 2016-06-30

Date: 2010-03-27
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Date: 2019-07-23
Location: Concord, NC zone 7
Date: 2016-06-05
Location: My Garden- Vermont
Date: 2013-07-27
Location: New York
Date: 2016-07-10

Photo Courtesy of Homestead Farms Nursery. Used with Permission.
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Location: New York Botanical Gardens Bronx NY
Date: July 2014
Full sun.

Photo Courtesy of Cheryl's Daylilies. Used with Permission
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Date: 2005-07-23

Photo Courtesy of Island Daylily Farm. Used with Permission.
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Photo Courtesy of Ellies Daylilies Used with Permission
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Photo Courtesy of Mr. Fancy Plants Daylily Nursery Used with Perm
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Photo Courtesy of E and B Farm Used with Permission
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Location: Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2010-07-18
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Date: 2010-07-18
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Photo Courtesy of Nottawasaga Daylilies. Used with Permission.
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Location: Rock Island, Il.
Date: 2012-07-02
Comments:
  • Posted by Joy (Kalama, Wa. - Zone 8b) on Dec 3, 2011 6:56 AM concerning plant:
    Pink/orange w/rose halo; long blooming and late. A favorite that has a unique eyezone. Productive, Good increaser.
  • Posted by DeweyRooter (southeast Georgia - Zone 8b) on Jun 8, 2022 8:02 AM concerning plant:
    This one did not thrive in my zone 8b garden. In addition, it was very rust-prone, so I got rid of it.
Plant Events from our members
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dgoddard On July 10, 2019 Obtained plant
Purchased from Oakes.
DeweyRooter On September 6, 2021 Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)
Dug up and donated to a northern home.
DeweyRooter On March 10, 2020 Obtained plant
Received two large plants from Oakes Daylilies. Potted up and then planted in bed.
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