Background history:

'Egyptian Queen' is a evergreen tetraploid introduced in 2000 by Trimmer.

It has earned the following AHS awards:
Honorable Mention: 2006
ESB: 2010

This plant can be found in our Plant Database at:
Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Egyptian Queen') .

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Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Egyptian Queen')

Very dependable here in Ohio, and mine did rebloom here, where most do not. The only negative I had with it was that it
frequently showed a yellow cast unlike Moonlit Masquerade which is a warm pale peachy pink perfect color. It will
increase very well, and has the strappy unusual form flowers that are not ruffled- but it is dependable!

I have had EQ for many years. I had it planted in a location that didn't get sun until mid afternoon and for soooo many years it never bloomed. Just barely kept the same number of fans. Then FINALLY I got around to moving it to a sunny spot where it now gets lots of sun and a little afternoon shade (perfect). Now for the last couple years it has begun to increase and blooms very nicely. I even used it in a cross this summer (2017).

We'll see what we get

I planted Egyptian Queen purchased from Sterrett Gardens in Virginia in August 2017 and was surprised to see it bloom in early October. I love its flower and look forward to watching its performance starting in 2018.

Egyptian Queen is new to me this year, having planted it in late fall. So far, the leaves are looking good through this winter. I can't wait to see it bloom, and will post a comment and photos when it does.

Gorgeous! Love it! Looks like Wild Horses.

csandt said: Gorgeous! Love it! Looks like Wild Horses.

There's a reason for that! It's a full sibling.

Yes, there is an article by Dan Trimmer in which he stated, "This sibling to last year's WILD HORSES is a pale peach with a huge, extremely intense royal purple eye that covers much of the face. The overall effect is much like purple ink spilled on parchment. EGYPTIAN QUEEN can have up to 40 buds and five lateral branches, topped by a terminal Y..."

I have both Egyptian Queen and Wild Horses in my gardens and, despite being sibs, there are definite differences. Egyptian Queen is slightly taller, has slightly better branching and is less 'cream' and more 'white' than Wild Horses. Both do extremely well here in my zone 3 gardens, bloom reliably every year and are quite hardy. Despite their similarities, they each have earned their own place in the gardens.