Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Crimson Pirate') in the Daylilies Database

Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link:	AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer:	Sass-H.E.
Year of Registration or Introduction:	1951
Foliage type:	Dormant
Scape height:	30 inches
Bloom size:	4 inches
Bloom time:	Midseason
Plant Traits:	Extended Bloom Rebloom Bud Builder
Fertility:	Pod Fertile Pollen Fertile
Bloom Traits:	Eye or Band
Bloom Form:	Spider
Color description:	RM2-S: Red medium with spot or eyezone
AHS Awards:	Honorable Mention: 1955

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:	Diploid
Parentage:	Honey Redhead x Queen Esther
Child plants:	25 child plants

Common names

Daylily

'Crimson Pirate' was a featured
Plant of the Day for March 27, 2017.

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Location: Enterprise, Al. 36330
Date: 2018-05-07
Crimson Pirate

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Location: Enterprise, Al. 36330
Date: 2014-05-24
I was so disappointed when this plant finally bloomed with its pu

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Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2022-07-26

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Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2022-08-05

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Location: Bochum, Germany
Date: 2018-08-18

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Location: Tucson, Arizona
Date: June 3, 21015
First bloom today. Standing up well to several days of 100 plus

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Date: 2011-08-29
Crimson Pirate scape 8-29-11, this one scape had over 30 bud scar

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Location: Bochum, Germany
Date: 2018-08-11

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Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2021-07-21

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Location: Wiesbaden - Germany
Date: 2015-07-19

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Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2015-07-10
"Hemerocallis 'Crimson Pirate', 2015, Red Spider Daylily, hem-ur

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Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2021-07-17

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Location: In my garden, Lenore, ID
Date: 6 July 2014

Uploaded by Natalie

Location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date: 2008-07-15
An old variety which always impresses!

Uploaded by JRsbugs

Location: Enterprise, Al. 36330
Date: 2014-05-13

Uploaded by Seedfork

Location: Waldoboro Maine
Date: 2019-08-10
Please follow me on Facebook "Scapegoat Daylilies"

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Date: 2007-05-12
Posted with permission and photographed by Tanarae Tomlinson http

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Location: Chatham, VA
Date: June 22nd, 2021 7:30 am

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Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2022-07-24

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Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2016-07-23

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Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2018-08-12

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Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2014-07-19

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Location: Lithuania
Date: 2022-07-24
Crimson Pirate

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Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2022-07-24
First bloom of the season on Crimson Pirate up here in Duluth! Wo

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Uploaded by piksihk

Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2019-07-23
photo credit: Robert Duval

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Location: Lewisville, AR (zone 8a)
Date: 2016-05-26
'Crimson Pirate' (Sass-H.E., 1951).

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Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2014-06-26

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Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Date: 2015-06-10

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Location: Lower Saxony, Germany
Date: 2015-07-23

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Location: Stone Cottage Gardens, Gladwin, MI
Date: 7-2008

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Location: my garden, Germany
Date: 2014-07-04

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Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2022-07-27

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Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2018-07-10
photo credit: Robert Duval

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Location: Mexico, Missouri
Date: 2020-06-30
Taken on an overcast morning

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Location: My garden, North Central Idaho
Date: 6-20-2015

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Location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date: 2008-07-12
The backs are ineresting too!

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Location: In my garden in Lenore, ID
Date: 6-29-14

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Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2015-07-16
Crimson Pirate taking 'spider' form to the limits!

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Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2023-07-29

Uploaded by DuluthDaylily

Date: 2011-07-10
This bloomed continuously for over a month in 2011

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Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2021-07-20

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Uploaded by Sidegate

Location: central New Hampshire
Date: 2019-07-22

Uploaded by celestialrose

Location: Central Illinois
Date: June 29, 2020
Crimson Pirate

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Location: all photos from my gardens
Date: 2018-07-10

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Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2022-07-29

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Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2022-07-25

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Photo Courtesy of Mystic Meadows Daylily Farm. Used with Permissi

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Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2023-07-21

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Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2018-07-15
photo credit: Robert Duval

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Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2014-08-23

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Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2023-08-16

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Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2023-08-07

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Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2023-07-26

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Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2023-07-25

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Location: my garden - east side
Date: 2014-06-03

Uploaded by piksihk

Uploaded by Joy

Location: Stockbridge, GA
Date: 2016-06-05

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Location: Enterprise, Al. 36330
Date: 2016-04-30
Bloom with lots of buds and scape with 5 way branching

Uploaded by Seedfork

Location: Milford, New Hampshire
Date: 2022-07-04
photo by: Rob Duval

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Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2017-07-13
photo credit: Robert Duval

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Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2016-07-06

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Location: Lewisville, AR (zone 8a)
Date: 2016-05-22
'Crimson Pirate', a classic that's as great now as it was in 1951

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Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: July 24, 2013

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Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2020-07-11
Photo credit: Robert Duval

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Posted by Seedfork (Enterprise, Al. 36330 - Zone 8b) on Apr 14, 2014 4:34 PM concerning plant:

This plant multiplies rapidly!

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Posted by Joyruthie on Jun 24, 2018 2:41 PM concerning plant:

My first Crimson Pirate was planted this spring and bloomed today (June 24, Zone 9a Florida). I haven't given it any special treatment, and I will have to say this daylily is spectacular! It is much prettier in person than any photo I have seen of it. It is a keeper!

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Posted by Claudia (Greencastle IN - Zone 5b) on Jul 30, 2015 8:21 PM concerning plant:

Crimson Pirate was my very first spider daylily. Have had this plant for several years, but finally decided to get rid of it this year. This plant was either really good or did not do much. This year was a year when it did not do much. My main reason for getting rid of this plant is that it just multiplies too fast and needs to be divided too often.

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Posted by robertduval14 (Milford, New Hampshire - Zone 5b) on Mar 21, 2014 7:23 PM concerning plant:

Sometimes the old ones are some of the best. A fantastic garden plant. Increases very fast. Tall scapes with TONS of buds.

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Posted by Joy (Kalama, Wa. - Zone 8b) on Dec 3, 2011 5:48 PM concerning plant:

Long-blooming. Very fertile parent for spider breeding. Weatherproof pigments: a very good garden plant. Looks like red velvet in the garden.

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Posted by Natalie (North Central Idaho - Zone 7a) on Jul 17, 2015 11:01 PM concerning plant:

Crimson Pirate glows! I have never been able to get an accurate picture of the color, and my camera takes very accurate pictures. There is just something special about this one that won't let me capture it the way it looks in person. I actually got this as the wrong plant, and luckily it is very commonly grown, so the ID was easy to get. I like it much better than the one I was purchasing! Can't imagine the garden without it now.

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Plant Events from our members
piksihk	On June 4, 2023	Bloomed
piksihk	On May 21, 2020	Bloomed
piksihk	On May 12, 2019	Bloomed
piksihk	On May 19, 2018	Bloomed
piksihk	On August 31, 2016	Bloomed last daylily to keep blooming; two today; couple of more to go on two separate plants
piksihk	On May 11, 2016	Bloomed
piksihk	On September 26, 2015	Transplanted HW
piksihk	On August 3, 2015	Potted up
piksihk	On May 1, 2015	Bloomed
robertduval14	On July 5, 2023	Bloomed
robertduval14	On July 4, 2022	Bloomed
robertduval14	On July 5, 2018	Bloomed
robertduval14	On July 6, 2016	Bloomed
Seedfork	On October 18, 2018	Maintenance performed Dug up one clump of Crimson Pirate and divided the fans, shipped them off and potted a few.
Seedfork	On April 21, 2018	Bloomed First blooms on this plant this year.
Seedfork	On April 6, 2018	Miscellaneous Event First scape on this plant for the year.
Seedfork	On March 23, 2017	Miscellaneous Event Crimson Pirate's first scape of 2017.
Seedfork	On January 29, 2017	Miscellaneous Event Moved a large clump from the bog bed to the new slope bed.
Seedfork	On January 29, 2017	Miscellaneous Event Moved a large clump from the bog bed to the new slope bed.
Seedfork	On April 30, 2016	Bloomed Observed first blooms on several clumps
Seedfork	On April 16, 2016	Miscellaneous Event Observed first scape
Seedfork	On May 4, 2015	Bloomed FFO
flaflwrgrl	On April 2, 2015	Maintenance performed Weeded, alfalfa pellets, mulched, corn gluten pre-emergent.
flaflwrgrl	On October 19, 2014	Miscellaneous Event Planted in ground. Fed a healthy helping of alfalfa.
flaflwrgrl	On July 4, 2014	Potted up Fed with alfalfa meal.
flaflwrgrl	On June 26, 2014	Obtained plant From Debra, 2 clumps.
Cat	On June 30, 2014	Bloomed
Cat	On May 10, 2014	Obtained plant
GaNinFl	On April 9, 2017	Bloomed First bloom of 2017 season.
GaNinFl	On May 2, 2016	Bloomed
Pat236	On May 4, 2017	Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) Moved to another area and plant died.
beckygardener	On January 7, 2017	Obtained plant Received 3 roots in a "Final Touch" cultivar bag from Walmart. At least 2 of the roots were Crimson Pirate. The other root was for Final Touch.
KJMarionGallant	On July 8, 2018	Bloomed
UncleWill	On October 18, 2018	Transplanted Daylily bed
UncleWill	On October 17, 2018	Obtained plant

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