I obtained 4 fans of Laura Harwood in September 2015 which were transplanted into a new raised bed in October 2015. This bed unfortunately, may be getting too much shade during parts of the day due to a neighbor's tree. It currently has the original 4 fans (no increase at this time .... a year later - September 2016). The fans and leaves look quite lush and healthy. I've not seen any rust on it. So far, it seems to be pretty resistant to thrips in my garden as well. I sure hope it blooms next year. I would love to see this beauty perform at her peak!

Becky, my Laura Harwood took three years in ground, here, before giving me blooms. The patience was worth it, I think.

Debra - Thanks for that information! I hope mine blooms in LESS than 3 years.

Mine was shoved into heavy clay and left to sink or swim--I'd say yours will bloom sooner.

Sounds like a tough cultivar!

In addition to my previous comments, this season, after dying down in winter, the height of the foliage has doubled and the clumps are much larger.

I planted two separate plantings of 'Laura Harwood' in late 2015. The plant took some time to get established and still the scapes are not as tall as registered, but they are getting better. The scapes need to be a little taller for the large blooms to stand above the foliage. The two clumps are not in sync with each other with the blooming times. One is reblooming now the other is not. The two clumps are about the same size, 'Laura Harwood' has done very well here as a plant and multiplies well with nicely formed fans. The short scapes are the main drawback, and here in my garden so far the plant has displayed a low bud count of 7 and only two or three way branching. But, it has been good about reblooming.
One of the clumps when first planted:

The same clump today, it has been moved one time. It has a couple of seed pods and is reblooming again. I tried to count the fans but they were just too many so close together, but well over 20.

This is it back in peak bloom time. I really like the bloom.

LH is very pretty when the bloom colors right but most of the time, the blooms are splotchy. It is disappointing but I think it is because she is so late to bloom, Aug. 8 to Sep. 17, in the time when our nights are getting cold. She has increased quickly, has a bud count of 10 with 3 way branching and is actually a little taller than registered. However, canoeing and splotchiness mean she is moving out this year to the club $5. table. Maybe she will do better in the south of Nova Scotia.

As a recent daylily enthusiast, I had been dazzled by pictures of Laura Harwood, and I bought a double fan from Oak Hill Daylilies in the spring of 2020. Bonnie was running low on LH and sent the fans as a favor to me. I was so eager for the plant to succeed that when Oakes had a sale that summer, I ordered another clump, which I planted next to the first plant at the edge of an azalea bed underneath some pine trees. The site received dappled sunlight, and I thought that might be good as Laura Harwood adjusted to growing in the Deep South.

Laura Harwood did not bloom that first summer but seemed healthy. Both plants rewarded me with blooms in June of 2021, but they did not bloom together. (Since then, all have been in sync, blooming in mid-June.) I did notice some of the flaws that have been noted in the previous reviews: occasional canoeing, short scapes, and slow increase. But on the plus side, she never showed rust. And her blooms were just lovely. Every time I posted a picture of Laura, friends would ooh and aah.


I decided this spring (2023) to move Laura Harwood. Roots were invading the site, and the soil was not great in spite of my frequent amendments. I did not have a plan for which bed to put her in, so I moved Laura and another daylily next to her to a planter temporarily.

Well, Laura Harwood seems to like the planter. She still hasn't increased much if at all (I have six fans as of this morning), but she put on a good bloom show this last season and even rebloomed. Her short scapes were not a disadvantage in the planter. I am going to leave her there for the time being and enjoy those lovely blooms.