Background history:

'Savannah Debutante' is a dormant diploid introduced in 1986 by Joiner.

It has earned the following AHS awards:
Award of Merit: 2007
Honorable Mention: 2003

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

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Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Savannah Debutante')

This one has been in my garden for many years. I keep on thinking that I will replace it but somehow I never do. I guess that says something. It just looks so nice in its spot and is a later bloomer which I appreciate. It never wows me but always pleases me.

Jill pretty much said it all. Mine is not in a prime location, but blooms and multiplies well. I am not a big fan of doubles, but I keep this one because it does well and a late bloomer.

I don't have Savannah Debutante anymore, but only because I simply had too many daylilies and doubles are really not my thing unless they are the hose-in-hose variety.

Savannah Debutante multiplied well for me and I am sure I divided it several times over the years to give some away. It has sturdy scapes and holds the blooms up very well. I'm not sure if this would be called top-branched or not, but the blooms do seem to bunch up some. The blooms were held well above the foliage and that is always a plus in my book. It definitely reached the stated 32" in height.

My pictures database shows that it usually started blooming around July 1 and went for about three weeks, so for me it is definitely a mid-late bloomer in my southern Indiana garden.

I believe it gets 2 to 3-way branching with about 15 buds.


I don't ever recall seeing rust on Savannah Debutante.

I found this picture showing that it is not double 100% of the time, but I would bet it is 95%. Rarely saw a single bloom on it.


I highly recommend it if you love doubles!

Reliable and attracts attention. Increases well here.

It does not like the heat of the Gulf coast. It dwindled slowly until it expired.