Background history:

'Cameroons' is a evergreen tetraploid introduced in 1984 by Munson-R.W..

It has earned the following AHS awards:
Honorable Mention: 2000

This plant can be found in the ATP Plant Database at:
Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Cameroons') .

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Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Cameroons')

One of my favorite watermarked daylilies.
If you had me guess what year it is by only looking at the flower, I would never guess anywhere near 1984.
Doesn't have a lot of buds.
It does set pods.

Just got this cultivar this past season from Oakes. I got it after they had already bloomed so I can't report on it this year.

I've grown Cameroons since the late '80s, and it has proved to be a strong, healthy grower. It's an early and reliable opener, and with low humidity and cool nights followed by bright, cloudless days, complete and early opening is a prerequisite for flower performance. Not too many daylilies in this color range look like much after 11:00 or so.

A trip through the ATP database will reveal that Cameroons has a long list of kids and grandkids, many of which are also well-known, top-notch garden subjects.

Ken

I received Cameroons in 2012, and it has a velvety bloom with a nice watermark. My favorite thing about Cameroons is that many of the blooms have a funky look, like they have ears. It has multiplied at a medium rate here, has strong scapes, holds well in the heat, and blooms are above the foliage.

Gale

It is one of my favorite Munsons and is very fertile.You can get both unusual forms and bagel types from it.

I love the Dark with watermark daylilies that Munson made. Cameroons is one of the better ones in that it readily produces seeds. My favorite of it's progeny is Cameroons Twister. CT has a longer scape and produces more flowers per scape, but does not have as good a color. I wonder if crossing it back to Cameroons would produce an improved Cameroons?

Here is Cameroons Twister:







As you can see, it has many faces---depending on the temperature at bloom-time, amount of water during development, fertilizer/soil, etc., etc..

Cameroons was the first watermarked Daylily I purchased, lots of buds and great color.
A keeper in my garden.

Cameroons grew here for about 15 years, and only was sold completely out this fall. It was one of my favorite Munsons. Good plant, high susceptiblity to rust, I've heard but haven't seen it here. The color is rich and the watermark is good! Average bud count here.

Floota, what is average bud count? It's old enough not to have bud counts listed.

Thanks,
Barb

Around 15-18.

I have had Cameroons for a couple of years, definitely improved this last year. Beautiful rich colors, I am very partial to the watermarked look. Not a high bud count in my garden, around 15 per scape. Good grower.