Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Smoke Scream') in the Daylilies Database - Garden.org

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Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link:	AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer:	Gossard
Year of Registration or Introduction:	2004
Foliage type:	Dormant
Scape height:	42 inches
Bloom size:	6.5 inches
Bloom time:	Midseason
Plant Traits:	Diurnal
Bud Count:	10-15
Branching:	3-way
Fertility:	Pod Fertile Pollen Fertile
Bloom Traits:	Eye or Band
Bloom Form:	Unusual Form Unusual Form - Crispate
Color description:	purple blend with dark purple eye above green white throat
AHS Awards:	Honorable Mention: 2008

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:	Diploid
Parentage:	Starman's Quest x Malachite Prism
Child plants:	70 child plants

Common names

Daylily

'Smoke Scream' was a featured
Plant of the Day for March 14, 2020.

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Location: Heavenly Gardens, OH
Date: 2012-07-15

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Location: my garden-zone 6b
Date: 2023-06-28

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Location: Zone 6b.
Date: 2023-07-29

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Location: Haley Springs Farm
Date: 2018-06-14

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Location: Robertsdale, AL
Date: May 2022
Blooming Polymerous

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Location: Eden's Edge Garden
Date: 2023-06-16

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Location: Robertsdale, AL
Date: 5/17/22
Mid morning

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Location: Koeln, Germany
Date: 2017
in full shade

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Location: Stoneham MA
Date: July 20, 2022
LFO

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Date: 2023-07-16

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Location: My garden
Date: 2022-07-04

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Location: Carleton Place, Ontario Canada
Date: 2016-07-28

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Location: Wilmington, DE
Date: 2012-07-13

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Location: My garden
Date: 2023-06-23

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Location: Jones OK,
Date: June 2014
Smoke Scream

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Location: central New Hampshire
Date: 2014-07-13

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Location: Zone 6b.
Date: 2023-07-24

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Location: My garden, Eagle Point, Oregon
Date: 2019-07-13

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Location: Robertsdale, AL
Date: 6/9/22
Early morning

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Photo courtesy of MaryAnn Pruden of Lily House

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Date: 2007-07-30
Photo Courtesy of Nova Scotia Daylilies Used with Permission

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Location: My zone 5 garden.
Date: 2017-07-13

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Location: KALAMA WA
Date: 2018-07-31

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Location: KALAMA WA

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Location: Dej
Date: 2024-11-29

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Location: home garden VA
Date: 2008-06-28
SMOKE SCREAM GOSSARD 04

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Location: Robertsdale, AL
Date: 6/12/21
Late morning

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Location: My zone 5 garden
Date: 2016-06-28
This is one gorgeous flower and looks just like it is supposed to

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Location: Denver, Colorado Zone 6a
Date: 2024-07-26

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Location: Stoneham MA
Date: 2024-07-10
Smoke Scream

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Location: My garden
Date: July-13-2015

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Location: My zone 5 garden.
Date: 2017-07-05

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Location: Jackie and Dan Canner Garden, Georgetown, KY
Date: 2015-07-11

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Location: My garden in Warrenville, SC
Date: 2017-06-07

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Photo courtesy of James Gossard of Heavenly Gardens

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Photo courtesy of James Gossard of Heavenly Gardens

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Location: Poland, Maine
Date: 2013-07-11

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Location: My zone 5 garden.
Date: 2017-07-12

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Location: My garden, Eagle Point, Oregon
Date: 2018-06-28
Love this one, very unique bloom.

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Location: Haley Springs Farm
Date: 2019-06-08

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Location: Lower Saxony, Germany
Date: 2021-07-21

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Location: Chapin, SC
Date: 2015-06-14

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Date: 2010-06-19
Photo Courtesy of Lobo Rose and Daylily Gardens Used With Permiss

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Location: Bochum, Germany
Date: 2024-07-19

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Location: Bochum, Germany
Date: 2023-06-27

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Location: Wentworth, NS, Canada
Date: 2016-07-20

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Location: Chapin, SC
Date: 2016-06-07

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Location: Bochum, Germany
Date: 2023-07-12

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Location: Bochum, Germany
Date: 2023-06-26

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Location: Stoneham MA
Date: 2023-07-09
Smoke Scream

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Location: My zone 5 garden
Date: 2016-06-27
My very first bloom on a new plant this spring. Love it.

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Location: Mexico, Missouri
Date: 2022-07-04

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Location: Haley Springs Farm
Date: 2020-06-11

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Location: My garden, Eagle Point, Oregon
Date: 2019-06-19
Still one of my favorite purple daylilies, love it!

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Photo Courtesy of Something New Gardens. Used with Permission.

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Location: Robertsdale, AL
Date: 6/12/21
Late morning

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Photo Courtesy of Crossview Gardens. Used with Permission.

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Photo Courtesy of Fairyscape Daylilies. Used with Permission.

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Location: Chapin, SC
Date: 2016-06-19
Pod fertile!

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Comments:

Posted by DeweyRooter (southeast Georgia - Zone 8b) on Jun 8, 2022 8:07 AM concerning plant:

This one did not thrive in my southern garden. It was also extremely rust-prone, and I had to get rid of it.

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Posted by Zoia (Stoneham MA - Zone 6b) on Dec 2, 2021 11:08 PM concerning plant:

Somewhat rusty during the great Infestation of 2021

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Plant Events from our members
DeweyRooter	On September 6, 2021	Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) Plant was not thriving. Dug up and donated to northern home.
DeweyRooter	On March 22, 2021	Obtained plant Received plant as replacement for Indian Giver from Partridge Hill Gardens. Planted in bed.
Mlbdphillips	On July 27, 2021	Obtained plant Ken Anderton North Ridgeville
Kayakcowgirl	On June 7, 2020	Obtained plant Ordered online from heavenly Gardens
Seedfork	On October 11, 2024	Obtained plant RECEIVED FROM JM

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