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Sep 6, 2016 6:01 PM CST
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Name: Jonathan Whitinger
Grapevine, TX (Zone 8a)
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Background history:

'Thin Man' is a evergreen tetraploid introduced in 2002 by Trimmer.

It has earned the following AHS awards:
Award of Merit: 2009
Honorable Mention: 2006
LAA:
L/W: 2008

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

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Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Thin Man')
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Sep 6, 2016 6:09 PM CST
Name: Natalie
North Central Idaho (Zone 7a)
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One of my very favorite daylilies! It stops me in my tracks because it is so amazing! The color holds really well in the heat that we get here, and the scapes are nice and strong so it has never flopped, even though we have almost non-stop wind here. I love the color too! It's just fantastic!
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Sep 6, 2016 6:12 PM CST
Name: Glen Ingram
Macleay Is, Qld, Australia (Zone 12a)
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One of my favourite daylilies. It is so photogenic and draws visitor's eyes. It increases well and reblooms. Sometimes I have to stake the scapes in the sea breezes. It is pollen fertile but I have never managed to set pods on it. It is susceptible to rust but definitely not a rust bucket and quite manageable.
The problem is that when you are young your life it is ruined by your parents. When you are older it is ruined by your children.
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Sep 6, 2016 6:16 PM CST
Greencastle IN (Zone 5b)
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I just added this one this past spring. It did surprise me with 2 very small blooms this season! I have moved it to its permanent spot so I can't wait to see what it does in the future! Crossing Fingers!
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Sep 6, 2016 6:45 PM CST
Name: David McCausland
Horseheads, NY (Zone 5a)
Daylilies Hostas Hybridizer Region: New York Plant and/or Seed Trader Enjoys or suffers cold winters
THIN MAN does well for me in my Zone 5 garden. Even though it is an evergreen, it does thrive and increase. I can't speak about its fertility. It does not flop over even though it is reaching for the sun as it is in some shade.
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Sep 6, 2016 6:50 PM CST
Name: Betty
MN zone 4b
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This daylily is a keeper in my garden it does very well considering it is an evergreen and I live in the north in zone 4. The sturdy scapes produce large blooms that are stunning to view it holds the color throughout the day.
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Sep 6, 2016 7:53 PM CST
Athens, Ohio (Zone 6a)
Last year it was spectacular. This year, along with many others, not so good. As others have noted, it is sturdy and the color is durable.

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Sep 6, 2016 9:50 PM CST
Name: Natalie
North Central Idaho (Zone 7a)
Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Dog Lover Daylilies Irises Plant Lover: Loves 'em all! Hummingbirder
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Gleni said:One of my favourite daylilies. It is so photogenic and draws visitor's eyes. It increases well and reblooms. Sometimes I have to stake the scapes in the sea breezes.


Glen, I wonder why yours has to be staked sometimes? Mine is so strong that it shocks me! We get some really bad wind here, and each time it hits hard, I expect Thin Man to be laying on the ground, but it's standing straight up, demanding that I stare at it for a while. Hilarious! I know that you take excellent care of your plants, so I can't imagine why you would be having that problem. Seems like the scapes are strong for many of us. Has it just been added recently? That's the only thing I can think of.
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Sep 7, 2016 12:07 AM CST
Name: Glen Ingram
Macleay Is, Qld, Australia (Zone 12a)
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Heaven knows Natalie. The clumps grow strong but I certainly wouldn't consider the scapes to be strong.
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Sep 7, 2016 8:10 AM CST
Name: Nancy
Bowling Green Kentucky (Zone 6b)
Thin Man is new to my garden this spring. Not all new ones that come in the spring bloom the first year, but this one did, & did nicely except the scapes were shorter. It even increased a bit. I'm really looking forward to seeing it next year.
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Sep 7, 2016 8:32 AM CST
Name: Liz Quinn
Statesville, NC (Zone 7a)
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Thin Man for me is a tough Daylily. It was in the path of a tree when it fell. Took a couple of years but it came back strong. This summer it bloomed for several weeks.
Liz
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Sep 16, 2016 9:25 PM CST
Name: Edith
Sebastopol, CA (Zone 9a)
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Oh yes, 'Thin Man' is brawny, it made a huge clump the second year in my clay soil and the flowers were huge and kept coming for a long time.
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Dec 10, 2019 8:54 AM CST
Name: Bob
Northeast Florida (Zone 9a)
Edie34 said:Oh yes, 'Thin Man' is brawny, it made a huge clump the second year in my clay soil and the flowers were huge and kept coming for a long time.


Hi Edie,
How has the rust been on 'Thin Man'? I think we are in the same zone but my humidity might be higher than yours. Thanks!
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Dec 10, 2019 12:03 PM CST
Name: Bob
Northeast Florida (Zone 9a)
Edie34 said:Oh yes, 'Thin Man' is brawny, it made a huge clump the second year in my clay soil and the flowers were huge and kept coming for a long time.


Hi Edie,
How has the rust been on 'Thin Man'? I think we are in the same zone but my humidity might be higher than yours. Thanks!
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Oct 27, 2021 4:30 PM CST
Name: Zoia Bologovsky
Stoneham MA (Zone 6b)
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I planted Thin Man in April 2021 at the top of Back Daylily Hill. I even got 9 blooms this summer! Starting early on June 23 but done by July 3, TM was brief but spectacular. I'm very much looking forward to new seasons with this cv.
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Dec 27, 2022 1:03 PM CST
Name: Zoia Bologovsky
Stoneham MA (Zone 6b)
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2022 update… this Spring, Thin Man was still at 2 scapes. He bloomed from July 4- 29, with 17 blooms, almost doubling last year's output. By October, he was up to 4 fans. I like this Daylily, the flowers are large and showy and I have no trouble with leaning even though TM is planted in a relatively shady spot.
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Jan 1, 2023 12:51 PM CST
Name: Edith
Sebastopol, CA (Zone 9a)
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Belated answer to Bobjax: yes , my Thin Man gets rust every year, to the point that I have considered taking it out, but it puts on such a show that I can't do it. So I just cut back the foliage
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Nov 24, 2023 10:32 AM CST
Name: Zoia Bologovsky
Stoneham MA (Zone 6b)
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2023 update… TM bloomed from July 8-21 with 19 flowers, a little bit short of a bloom time. However it doubled itself from last year, ending with 8 fans in October.
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