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Jan 27, 2017 6:01 PM CST
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Name: Becky
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Background history:

'Cranberry Baby' is a dormant diploid introduced in 1984 by Croker. No further information is known about this hybridizer other than there are 57 registered cultivars under the hybridizers name.

Cranberry Baby is an early to mid-season extended bloomer with possible re-bloom. It has a 4.4 rust susceptibility rating. It has earned the following AHS awards: Honorable Mention: 1988 and JC: 1985. It is both pod and pollen fertile with currently 30 registered children: https://garden.org/plants/pare...

This plant can be found in the NGA Plant Database at:
Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Cranberry Baby') .

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Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Cranberry Baby')
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Jan 28, 2017 6:17 PM CST
Name: Glen Ingram
Macleay Is, Qld, Australia (Zone 12a)
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Mine was bought from a nursery last year. It has been tissued cultured here in Australia and sold commercially by the hundereds, apparently. It is easily fertile both ways and mine has multiplied quickly and bloomed continually since October.
The blurb says:
"A prolific, repeating display of deep crimson coloured flower from summer to autumn.
Compact variety with neat, mounding habit of weeping, evergreen foliage.
Fast and easy to grow.
Low maintenace and dry tolerant.
Height 40cm X spread 50cm.
Grows well in most soil types which are well draining. Apply a slow release fertiliser during late autumn."
So far it has been rust free in my garden.

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Jan 29, 2017 2:00 AM CST
Name: Marilyn, aka "Poly"
South San Francisco Bay Area (Zone 9b)
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I had this one for a great many years, having originally obtained it from the local daylily club. (The "had" is because I finally got rid of it last autumn, when I was reworking the bed that was in. I dithered a bit over removing it, but ultimately I am not really a fan of miniature daylilies and I have a lot of large flowered daylilies needing garden spots.)

I have to question the "dormant" registration info, as it has been evergreen (or possibly at worst, semi-evergreen) here in my (Zone 9) garden. It persisted many years with minimum care, in a location that got only a few (4 or so?) hours of sunlight a day. (Basically, it stayed here until I dug it up and removed it.) Under these conditions, it had a budcount of maybe around 10-12, at best. I don't recall getting rebloom on it (but I never really took care of it, either, and for most of the years that it was here, it was subject to deer predation.)

Another reason (besides those given above) that I got rid of it was because of the supposed rust susceptibility. I have to say, though, that I don't recall ever seeing rust on it. Confused This might have been because it (and a handful of other daylilies) were off in a part of the garden that was some distance from where I have had rust.

Overall, the mini blooms had a nice color and opened well (always a concern here), displaying just above the top of the foliage (and maybe occasionally down in the foliage). The blooms did not have a great, modern ruffled form, and the budcount and branching weren't great, but it was an "okay" plant while it was here (and one of the few daylilies that I ever won a purple rosette for, lol! Rolling on the floor laughing ).

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Jan 29, 2017 5:19 AM CST
Name: Glen Ingram
Macleay Is, Qld, Australia (Zone 12a)
(Lee Reinke X Rose F Kennedy) X Unk
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Polymerous, I missed that it was supposed to be a dormant but I agree with you that it must likely is not. Certainly, not in the subtropics. I purchased mine in the first month of winter here and I am sure it continued to grow through the cold months. I will note its behavior this year to be certain, however.
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Jan 29, 2017 5:58 AM CST

I love daylilies. The flowers have different colors. Im very fond of flowers that have attractive colors.
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Jan 29, 2017 6:04 AM CST
Name: Cynthia (Cindy)
Melvindale, Mi (Zone 5b)
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I have a noid daylily and I think Cranberry Baby may be it. It was purchased many years ago, before I was taking any special care to mark my flowers with signs. It is growing at my cottage which is in zone 4 and struggles in that zone. It is only about 5 fans and have had it for over 15 years. I did get a chance to see it bloom last summer and was trying to figure out what it was. I now think it is Cranberry Baby.
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Jan 29, 2017 5:59 PM CST
Name: Glen Ingram
Macleay Is, Qld, Australia (Zone 12a)
(Lee Reinke X Rose F Kennedy) X Unk
Amaryllis Hybridizer Canning and food preservation Lilies Native Plants and Wildflowers Orchids
Plant Lover: Loves 'em all! Pollen collector Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge) Plays in the sandbox Sedums Seed Starter
Welcome to NGA Andrea021683! Welcome!
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Nov 30, 2023 6:18 PM CST
Name: Zoia Bologovsky
Stoneham MA (Zone 6b)
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I put in Cranberry Baby this June, 2023. I was checking if it was another cv that I have ( which turned out to be Raspberry Wine). Still, it turned around and flowered July 11-19 with 6 blooms. It ended the season with 6 fans, so I think it will have lots of bloom next year.
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