Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Polston
Year of Registration or Introduction: 2013
Foliage type: Dormant
Scape height: 26 inches
Bloom size: 5.5 inches
Bloom time: Midseason
Plant Traits: Rebloom
Diurnal
Bud Count: 21-25
Branching: 5-way
Bloom Traits: Edged
Toothed or Fringed Edge
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: red with a white toothy edge and a green throat
AHS Awards: Honorable Mention: 2018
JC: 2012

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Flowers: Showy
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Red Ragamuffin x Larry's Obsession
Child plants: 19 child plants

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Common names
  • Daylily

'Van Helsing' was a featured
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Location: Cowansville, Quebec, Canada
Date: 2022-07-27
DormantScape height: 	26 inchesBloom size: 	5.5 inchesBloom time:
Location: Woodhenge garden- North Garden VA
Date: 2015-07-05
Location: Stoneham MA
Date: 2024-07-22
Van Helsing
Location: My garden, Zaporizhzhya region Zone: 6a 
Date: 2024-07-05

Courtesy of Pleasant Valley Gardens. Used With Permission.
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Location: Indianapolis
[Van Helsing] photo and plant of Chris Wilhoite
Location: My garden, Zaporizhzhya region Zone: 6a 
Date: 2024-07-09
Location: Cowansville, Quebec, Canada
Date: 2022-07-25
DormantScape height: 	26 inchesBloom size: 	5.5 inchesBloom time:
Location: My garden in zone 5/6 Indiana.
Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2023-08-13
Location: Uazzo Gardens, North Italy
Date: 12 July 2020
Polston’s Van Helsing classical beauty in front of a classical
Location: Uazzo Gardens, North Italy
Date: 15 July 2019
Van Helsing
Location: My Garden
Date: 2024-07-07
Location: Cowansville, Quebec, Canada
Date: 2022-07-27
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2024-06-27
Mid Morning Image
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2022-06-16
Mid Morning Image

Date: 2017-06-28
Location: Stoneham MA
Date: 2023-08-02
Van Helsing
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2017-06-30

Photo courtesy of Northern Lights Daylilies

Date: 2017-07-10

Photo Courtesy of Lobo Rose and Daylily Gardens Used With Permiss
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Location: Northern Germany

Date: 2017-07-04
Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2023-08-09
Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2023-08-07
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2023-06-29
Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2023-08-21
Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2023-08-05
Location: Duluth, MN (4b)
Date: 2023-08-12
Discussion Threads about this plant
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Hemerocallis Van Helsing by designerdonna Aug 15, 2015 10:55 PM 1

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