Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Mead-C.
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1996
Foliage type: Evergreen
Scape height: 27 inches
Bloom size: 6.75 inches
Bloom time: Early
Plant Traits: Rebloom
Diurnal
Bloom Traits: Self
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: blood red self and green gold throat

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
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Seductor x Red Volunteer
Child plants: 2 child plants

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  • Daylily

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Location: Macleay Island, Queensland, Australia
Date: 2019-10-22
Photo by bron

Date: 2008-07-17
Location: My Yard
I dislike that this photo looks so fake... smart phone not so sma
Location: Northern California Zone 9b
Date: 2014-05-27
Donna Mead bloom.
Location: Northern California Zone 9b
Date: 2014-05-27
Donna Mead after 12 hours in 90 degree full sun.
Location: Hidden Hills CA zone 10b
Date: 2013-06-09
Location: Hidden Hills CA zone 10b
Date: 2013-06-09
Location: Hidden Hills CA zone 10b
Date: 2013-06-18
Taken in the afternoon (85 degrees) - still looking good
Location: Hidden Hills CA zone 10b
Date: 2013-06-09
Location: Northern California Zone 9b
Date: 2014-06-02
Donna Mead scape.

Photo Courtesy of Wood-Eden Daylilies & Cannas. Used with Permiss
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Photo Courtesy of Merrilily Gardens. Used with Permission.
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Photo Courtesy of Merrilily Gardens. Used with Permission.
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