Background history:
"Lavender Stardust" is a diploid that was introduced in 1991 by Jack Carpenter. Jack owned and operated The Lily Farm until he sold it to his nephew, Mark, in 2010. Story can be found here:
http://lilyfarm.com/changingha...
More info about Jack Carpenter can be found on this thread:
The thread "ATP Series: The Daylilies of Jack Carpenter" in
Daylilies forum
This cultivar can be found in the ATP Plant Database:
Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Lavender Stardust')
"Lavender Stardust" was added to my collection in May 2015. It came as a double fan (or 2 separate fans.... I can't remember now) from Theresa (tgarden711) which I immediately potted up. (I am in the process of creating several raised beds for new daylilies being added to my garden.)
My new plant proceeded to send up a scape which had 9 buds on it. I didn't think to hand-pollinate it until most of the blooms were already spent. The last 4 blooms I did indeed cross pollinate and each has produced a pod. Will update how many seeds per pod once the pods ripen. I also used the pollen and set some pods. So this cultivar is very pod and pollen fertile. My scape is 15" tall, with 2 branches (of which one is a "Y" branch). It is listed to produce 26" scapes, but no branching or bud count is listed on this cultivar in the AHS database. My plant is currently growing in a pot, which does not accurately show what this cultivar is capable of! Will update in a year or two for the branching and bud count.
This plant starts out in the morning as a pink color:
But as the day wears on, it becomes the Lavender color it is named for:
This is a beautiful plant that has a rust resistant rating of 1.0. I have not seen any signs of rust on the leaves whatsoever. A great southern plant because of it's beautiful foliage!
Here is a photo of the plant in the pot showing the 4 developing pods:
Would love to hear how this plant does for others as well, so please join in, if you own this plant!
Also, please consider adding a local report to the ATP Plant Database!!! Thank you!
Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Lavender Stardust')
